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When I come across a good essay in reading newspaper, I often feel like cutting and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the opposite side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep in good health, or advice about how to be oneself in society. If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is bound to suffer damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without the subject. As a result, the scissors would stay before they start, or halfway done. when I find out the result that inevitably(不可避免地) causes my regret. Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both, deserving your attention. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be given up. But you know the future unpredictable (不可预见的 )--the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left behind. Thus you are caught in a fix and feel sad. How come that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather.around all at once? It may happen that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one alternative to the other. In fact that is what life is like: we are often faced with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often-occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we take up another. The former may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I still remember a philosopher' s(哲学家) remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life. " So a passive choice may not be a bad one. Whatever we do in our lifetime, wherever life' s storm makes us go, there must be something we can achieve, some shore we can land on. Don' t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for everyone. While the front door is closed, there must be another open door for you.
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The main idea of this passage is ______. [A] where there' s a will, there's a way [B] cutting newspapers gives us a lesson [C] all roads lead to Rome [D] an equal chance is provided for everyone
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨大意题。作者通过自己剪报这个事情，联想到在生活中有很多的选择需要人们去做。同时，他讲述了里面蕴涵的人生哲学。文章的最后一句话点明了文章的主旨。While the front door is closed, there must be another open door for you．可知，人会面临很多选择，一个不行，肯定会有另外的出路。所以正确的答案为C。
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After reading the passage, we may know the writer is a person of ______. [A] observation [B] Curiosity [C] encouragement [D] consideration
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The word "fix" in "you are caught in a fix" in paragraph 1 refers to ______. [A] difficult situation [B] your preference of one choice [C] what is left behind [D] two things are to be done at the same time
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 词语释义题。通过上下文，我们可以理解这个词的意思。在文章中，前面有Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both deserving(worthy)your attention. You can only take up one of them,...what is left behind.，通过分析我们可以知道，这里说的是有时候两件事都需要我们去做，而且都很重要。我们只能选择一个。因此可以看出，人往往会陷入这样一个两难的境地。所以这里正确的答案为A。
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The underlined part in the passage tells us ______. [A] life is like cutting newspapers [B] we can't kill two birds with one stone [C] life sometimes changes completely [D] it is often difficult to make a choice in our life
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Which of the statements below is TRUE according to the passage? [A] Cutting newspapers is a hard job. [B] When you are caught in a fix, you have met two good things. [C] There must be a way that is better than the other. [D] You should maintain a positive attitude towards your choice.