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 本文主要講述了作者的朋友馬克要離開去一個新的工作崗位,說明人生中會出現(xiàn)不斷的變化,我們要適應這樣的變化,應對變化,可很大程度上決定我們的快樂幸福.文章表達了作者的一種生活態(tài)度,即當生活中出現(xiàn)不可控因素影響我們的生活時,我們要隨遇而安.這并不意味著我們不需要不斷努力去實現(xiàn)夢想,而是在解決問題后,按原計劃繼續(xù)前行.
解答 31.C 詞義辨析題.根據第一段Mark is leaving.Please excuse me if I'm a little pensive today.可知馬克要離開了,作者感到有點悲傷.由此推知"pensive"的意思是"不開心".故選C.
32.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據第一段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.可知馬克對他的工作很專業(yè),很少要求表揚.故B項表述正確;根據And now he's moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity.可知馬克得到了一個新的令人興奮的專業(yè)機會.故C項表述正確;根據He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years,performing professional skills.可知馬克是辦公室里的中心,因為他對工作很熟練.故D項表述正確;根據You probably don't know Mark,but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him.可知本文并沒有說明馬克很幸運地知道有人喜歡他.故選A.
33.B 理解推斷題.根據第二段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.可知生活中充滿了意想不到的變化和令人驚訝的人.故選B.
34.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據第四段講述了Gibbon和克里斯如何應對生活中的變化,可知他們都認為人們應該追隨潮流,使自己習慣于它.故選D.
35.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據第五段No matter how deft your organizational skills,there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control.可知無論你的組織能力多么靈巧,總是會有壽命影響因素是你無法控制的.故選A.
點評 本文考察學生的理解推斷能力,抓住文章的關鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié),能根據已知的結果推測導致結果的可能原因.