A Full-Time School Called Life

       You are enrolled in a full-time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.

       Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very ling time. What we and our ancestors have overlooked, however, is there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual. 全品高考网

Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else's. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life.

       As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don't have to face, while other spend years struggling with challenges that you don't need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn; whether you choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.

The challenge here, therefore, is to align（与…保持一致）yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be faced with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others. But, remember, don't compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth. 全品高考网

       Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equity—the assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult lift path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out of the comparing phase of “it’s not fair”. Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feelings of bitterness and anger.

11．According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?

       A．Having the same opinions as others.

       B．Taking the distinct path from others.

       C．Learning the lessons presented to you.

       D．Doing the different things from others.

12．From the passage we can conclude            .

       A．everyone has his own track to follow

       B．the same things usually happen to the peers

       C．a painful divorce must lie in financial problems

       D．a wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage

13．In your lifetime, the lessons you are faced with           .

       A．are beyond your power   B．keep you from growth

       C．limit your development   D．help you with your success

14．Which of the following is TRUE?

       A．All things are equal and justice will always prevail.

       B．You should learn to appreciate your specific uniqueness.

       C．One has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.

       D．You have to complain “it’s not fair” whenever possible.

15．Life is called a full – time school, because           .

       A．it is full of all lessons to learn

       B．you have plenty of time to learn lessons

       C．you meet with specific lessons every day

       D．there are so many subjects for you to choose

A Full-Time School Called Life
You are enrolled in a full-time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.
Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors overlooked, however, is there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual.
Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is a key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life.
As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you don’t need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you specifically need to learn; whether we choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.
The challenge here, therefore , is to align（与…保持一致）yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be faced with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others. But, remember, don’t compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth.
Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equity—the assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult lift path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out the comparing phrase of “it’s not fair”. Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feeling of bitterness and anger.
【小题1】.According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?

I heard a shotgun blast．I must have been hit because I was down and felt it in my stomach．I was lying on the ground of a parking a lot in the dark，scared，hurt and alone，not knowing if I would live or die．It seemed so real，ever thought it was a dream．

This dream，after my father’s death，help me understand the shock and physical hurt I was going through．I bad never experienced the loss of someone I loved．It was as if a part of me had died．

I soon began to receive and experience the incredible healing(康复)power of love．It was an honest outpouring from the people who surrounded me，wrote letters and called．One expression of sympathy I will always remember came from my friend Diana who lost her mother to cancer when she was a teenager．Soon after we returned home from Dad’s funeral there was a knock at the door．There Diana stood holding the most beautiful bouquet of flower．She put her hand over her heart and said two words，“My mother．”We didn’t need to talk．I knew she was telling me about the love she lives on． She knew how I was feeling and wanted to share this time with me．

During this time，my tears would come as easily as the memories of Dad．I believe tears are like holy water．They flow from the well of our hearts, where we hold our feelings．I stayed with my sadness．I shared it with others and received great comfort because they too had sadness．

My mother said she gardened with her grief．Her yard was never more beautiful than the year my father died．I have learned that our sadness ennobles us as humans．It means we have loved deeply．It is this love that will never die．I wrote about this in a poem the summer after my Dad died．

41．According to the passage．we know that the author’s father died________．

    A．from cancer

    B．because he was shot by someone with a gun

    C．when the author was very young

    D．None of the above

42．In the third paragraph，the author uses Diana’s example to show that_______．

    A．people usually have the same feeling in some events

    B．the author was really thankful for Diana’s timely help

    C．people around him offered him much help and he was thankful for that

    D．it’s necessary to share your feelings with your friends

43．The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to________．

    A．my tears       B．my feelings     C．my sadness      D．this time

44．The author wrote the poem “MY FATHER” to show that_________．

    A．he was still deeply sad about his father’s dead

    B．his love for his father would ever live on

    C．he has gone through hi8 shock and hurt brought by his father’s death

    D．he would live on bravely 

45．Which of the following statements is RIGH?

    A．The author dreamed of his，father and．felt shocked and physically hurt．

    B．The author had never experienced the loss of someone before his father’s death

    C．The author received,，great comfort from others after his father died

    D．Not until his father died did the author know that he loved him deeply