Always Changing

Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough1someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining2professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional3. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re4for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲線)balls5us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 6the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change7to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon8.”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be9in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 10—both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no11. The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 12adjustments should the need arise-as it almost13does.
That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your14come true.It just means that when things come up that aren't15in your plan,you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change,indeed,is painful,16ever needful,”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle.“And if memory has its force and worth,so also has17.”
we're going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the18of our parting,we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future-for him,and for us.And then we'll go out and19
everything we can to make that future happen.20our plans change--again.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      know
    2. B.
      greet
    3. C.
      imagine
    4. D.
      recognize
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      extra
    2. B.
      good
    3. C.
      correct
    4. D.
      precise
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      agreement
    2. B.
      destination
    3. C.
      experience
    4. D.
      opportunity
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      pleased
    2. B.
      pity
    3. C.
      anxious
    4. D.
      curious
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      with
    3. C.
      at
    4. D.
      in
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      provide
    2. B.
      use
    3. C.
      change
    4. D.
      try
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      produce
    2. B.
      determine
    3. C.
      protect
    4. D.
      preserve
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      habit
    2. B.
      communication
    3. C.
      belief
    4. D.
      adaptability
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      summed up
    2. B.
      held up
    3. C.
      made up
    4. D.
      put up
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      accidents
    2. B.
      records
    3. C.
      events
    4. D.
      problems
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      difference
    2. B.
      control
    3. C.
      power
    4. D.
      trouble
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      take
    2. B.
      have
    3. C.
      get
    4. D.
      make
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      always
    2. B.
      never
    3. C.
      already
    4. D.
      seldom
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      decisions
    2. B.
      promises
    3. C.
      dreams
    4. D.
      solutions
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      eventually
    2. B.
      exactly
    3. C.
      immediately
    4. D.
      surprisingly
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      yet
    2. B.
      also
    3. C.
      even
    4. D.
      still
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      future
    2. B.
      parting
    3. C.
      attempt
    4. D.
      hope
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      complaint
    2. B.
      attention
    3. C.
      sadness
    4. D.
      sympathy
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      do
    2. B.
      demand
    3. C.
      face
    4. D.
      seize
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      Until
    2. B.
      Before
    3. C.
      If
    4. D.
      After
ABDAC CBDAC BDACB ADCAA
本文是一篇非常優(yōu)美的文章:人生處處是轉(zhuǎn)角,我們該怎么做!
1.動詞辨析。A認識,了解;B問候;C想象;D認出;由句意可知認識這樣的人真是幸運。
2.形容詞辨析。A額外;B良好的;C正確的;D珍貴的;由句意可知他是把良好的專業(yè)技能和天性相結(jié)合。
3.名詞辨析。由下文可知他有了很好的機會可以獲得人生更好的發(fā)展,我們都為他高興。
4.詞義辨析。解析同上。
5.固定短語。Throw…at…把…朝…扔過去;句意:生活用它自己的方式向我們拋出曲線球。
6.動詞辨析。A提供;B使用;C改變;D嘗試;當我們剛開始和某人融洽相處,或是適應一個地方或一種境況時,某事就發(fā)生了,改變了一切。
7.動詞辨析。由句意可知我們應付變化以及混亂情況的能力很大程度上決定了我們生活的安寧、幸福和滿意度。
8.名詞辨析。A習慣;B交流;C信念;D適應力;句意:生存取決于適應性。
9.短語辨析。A總結(jié);B支撐,延遲;搶劫;C化妝,編造,彌補,組成;句意:一位沖浪愛好者,他曾告訴我,生活中所有問題的答案都能歸為四個字——“隨遇而安”。
10.名詞辨析。句意:生活是由一連串事件組成的——其中有好有壞。
11.名詞辨析。不論你的技巧有多純熟,總會有些你無法控制的因素影響著我們的生活。
12.動詞搭配。Make adjustments做出調(diào)整;真正的成功者料想到意料之外的事總會發(fā)生,并做好準備在必要時做出調(diào)整——而這樣的情況常常發(fā)生。
13.副詞辨析。解析同上。
14.名詞辨析。根據(jù)句意:那并不意味著你不需要不斷努力去實現(xiàn)你的夢想。
15.副詞辨析。當計劃以外的事發(fā)生時,你得去處理,然后繼續(xù)前進。
16.副詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知表示轉(zhuǎn)折,改變雖然痛苦,但是卻是需要的。
17.名詞辨析。根據(jù)句意:哲人托馬斯?卡萊爾說道,“并且,如果記憶擁有其力量和價值,那么希望也同樣擁有!
18.名詞辨析。A抱怨;B注意力;C悲傷;D同情;根據(jù)句意但我們與其沉湎于分離所帶來的哀傷中,倒不如把期盼聚焦于一個更光明的未來。
19.上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)句意:然后,我們將走出去,盡我們的一切力量去實現(xiàn)夢想中的未來。直到我們的計劃——再次改變
20.副詞辨析。解析同上。
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