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9．Mark is leaving．Please excuse me if I'm a little pensive today．You probably don't know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years，performing professional skills．He's never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it superbly well．And now he's moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we're genuinely，sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us，when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation．A terrific neighbor moves away．A child in the family graduates．Another child finds new love through marriage．
Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．But how do we do that？
A friend of mine，Gibbon，who works for the government，is fond of reminding his colleagues that survivability depends upon adaptability．And there's Chris，the California surf-rat，who once told me that the answer to life's problems can be summed up in four words："Go with the flow．""It's like surfing，"Chris explained，"You can't organize the ocean．Waves just happen．You ride them where they take you．Sure，you're always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get，but mostly you just take them the way they come．"
I'm not exactly sure，but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of events-both good and bad．No matter how deft your organizational skills，there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control．The truly successful person expects the unexpected，and is prepared to make adjustments if the need arises．
We're going to miss Mark，just as you'll miss that neighbor or that graduate．But rather than dwell on the sadness of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．

31．The underlined word"pensive"in Paragraph 1 probably meansC．
A．thankful       
B．pleased       
C．unhappy       
D．shameful
32．According to para.1，which of the following sentence is NOT true？A
A．Mark is lucky enough to know someone like him and gets promoted．
B．Mark is quite professional about his work and seldom asks for praise．
C．Mark is leaving for an exciting new professional opportunity．
D．Mark is the center in the office because he is skillful at his job．
33．What can we infer from Paragraph 2？B
A．Although there are so many incidents in our lives，we should feel happy．
B．Life is full of unexpected changes that surprise people．
C．Life is filled with disappointments that upset people．
D．It's easy for us to cope with the relationships with people around
34．Both Gibbon and Chris support the idea that people shouldD．
A．ignore the problems in life and live happily
B．hope for the best but prepare for the worst
C．stop trying to take control of everything in life
D．follow the trend and accustom themselves to it
35．The author probably does NOT agree thatA．
A．one can take control of everything with skills and determination
B．those who are successful are able to adapt themselves to the changes
C．paying too much attention to the past is not a wise choice
D．people should spare no efforts to struggle for a brighter future．

分析 本文主要讲述了作者的朋友马克要离开去一个新的工作岗位，说明人生中会出现不断的变化，我们要适应这样的变化，应对变化，可很大程度上决定我们的快乐幸福．文章表达了作者的一种生活态度，即当生活中出现不可控因素影响我们的生活时，我们要随遇而安．这并不意味着我们不需要不断努力去实现梦想，而是在解决问题后，按原计划继续前行．

解答 31．C 词义辨析题．根据第一段Mark is leaving．Please excuse me if I'm a little pensive today．可知马克要离开了，作者感到有点悲伤．由此推知"pensive"的意思是"不开心"．故选C．
32．A 细节理解题．根据第一段He's never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it superbly well．可知马克对他的工作很专业，很少要求表扬．故B项表述正确；根据And now he's moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．可知马克得到了一个新的令人兴奋的专业机会．故C项表述正确；根据He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years，performing professional skills．可知马克是办公室里的中心，因为他对工作很熟练．故D项表述正确；根据You probably don't know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．可知本文并没有说明马克很幸运地知道有人喜欢他．故选A．
33．B 理解推断题．根据第二段Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us，when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation．A terrific neighbor moves away．A child in the family graduates．Another child finds new love through marriage．可知生活中充满了意想不到的变化和令人惊讶的人．故选B．
34．D 细节理解题．根据第四段讲述了Gibbon和克里斯如何应对生活中的变化，可知他们都认为人们应该追随潮流，使自己习惯于它．故选D．
35．A 细节理解题．根据第五段No matter how deft your organizational skills，there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control．可知无论你的组织能力多么灵巧，总是会有寿命影响因素是你无法控制的．故选A．

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