2018年公共英语三级阅读理解模拟题（10）
Directions:
Read the following three texts. Answer thequestions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.
The first rule stepping up our luck is tolook for variety.Morevariety will result in a richer life with more opportunities.The more varied life is，the more likely that unexpectedcombinations of events will occur，giving usthe chance to improve our situation.Being able to changeis the best way tosurvive in changing，unpredictabletimes.
When we are searching for something，like a pair of lost eyeglasses，it isn't a good idea to al.ways follow the same pattern ofsearch.Searching for happiness is like that as well.Be flexible.Learn from your mistakes.Try Jots of different possibilities.
Varietyis necessary for happiness.No matter how rich our lives may seem，if they consist only ofexpected events and repetition，boredom steps in.We findpleasure in the unexpected and the surprising.Saying yes to uncertainty adds pleasure to lifeand contributes to our luck.Sometimesit seems easier，however，to useour strength to build walls to try to protect ourselves from uncertainty.We buy lifeinsurance，household insurance，carinsurance.We’work hard and put money aside.But all this planning can’t guarantee safety.We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty.
Each of us should find one action that willincrease variety：subscribe to a new magazine，take adifferent route to work，sign up for a night.schoolcourse.Then focus on its positive results-This positive reinforcement.together with the pleasure ofsensing the power in doing what we want to，should give us the courage for the nextact.
Accepting ourselves exactly as we are atthis present momentprovides the courage to move for-ward.Believingthat all our choices in the past were the best we could have made at the timeflees us from regret and reinforces our belief that we are as good as wecan be at this moment.The best preparationfor the future is self-acceptance in the present.Self-acceptanceand trust in people are the foundations of confidence and courage.
Self-acceptance，courageand action don’t guarantee good luck，but they do guarantee a richer andfuller life.
56.From the text we learn that__________.
[A]variety guarantees happiness [B]varied life relies on goodluck
[C]opportunities go beforevariety [D]adaptability is the key tosurvival
57.According to the text，to make life colorful we must__________
[A]accept and try theunexpected [B]tolerate boredom andrepetition
[C]follow the same searchingpattern [D]make ourselves financiallysecure
58.According to the text，pleasure can be brought into life by__________·
[A]finding what we aresearching for [B]improving our situation witha bit luck
[C]strengthening ourselves toface uncertainty [D]having insurance polices toprotect our life
59.To gather courage to move forward，the writer thinks that we should__________·
[A]regret our past choices [B]forget our past mistakes
[C]reinforce our past actions [D]believe in our pastdecisions
60·The best title of the textwould be——————.
[A]Stepping Up Your Luck [B]Life Is Full ofUncertainties
[C]Variety Leads to Opportunities [D]Learning from Your Mistakes
参考译文
增加好运的第一个原则就是要寻求多样化。越是多样化，你的生活就越丰富，机遇越多。生活越是多样，意想不到的事情就越有可能发生联系，从而给我们带来改善自己情况的机会。能够随机应变是在不断变化且无法预测的时代中存活下来的最好方式。
当我们找东西，例如找一副遗失的眼镜时，总是遵循同样的搜寻方式并不是一个好办法。寻找快乐亦是如此。灵活点。从错误中学习。尝试多种不同的可能性。
多样性对于快乐是必要的。无论我们的生活看起来多么富裕，如果它们只是由预期的事情以及重复构成，无聊就会乘虚而入。我们在意料之外的事情和惊喜中获得快乐。对不确定表示接受会给生活增添快乐，还有助于积累好运。然而，有时候用力气筑起高墙，尽力保护自己免受未知的伤害似乎更简单。我们购买人寿保险、家庭保险、汽车保险。我们努力工作，储存金钱。但是所有的这些计划都不能保证安全。我们需要找到勇气去欢迎未知。
我们每个人都应找到一个会增加多样性的行动：订阅一份新的杂志、去上班时走一条完全不同的路线、报名参加一门夜校课程。然后集中于它的积极结果。这种积极性的强化以及感受到做自己喜欢的事情带来的快乐会为我们进行下一次行动带来勇气。
接受此时真实的自己会给我们带来前行的勇气。相信我们过去的所有选择都是我们当时能做的最好的选择，这样我们就不会后悔，并且会坚定我们的信念，那就是此刻我们尽了最大努力将一切做好。对未来最好的准备就是接纳此刻的自我。接纳自我和信任他人是有信心和勇气的基础。
接纳自我、勇气和行动并不能保证好运，但它们确实是更富裕、更圆满人生的保证。
参考答案及解析
56.A【精析】细节题。根据第三段第一、三句“Variety is necessary forhappiness.’’“We findpleasure in the unexpected and the surprising.”可知，多样性对于快乐是必要的。我们在意料之外的事情和惊喜中获得快乐。故选A。
57.A【精析】细节题。根据第三段第三句“We find pleasure in the unexpected andthe surprising.”可知“我们在意料之外的事情和惊喜中获得快乐”。故选A。
58.C 【精析】细节题。根据第三段第三句“我们在意料之外的事情和惊喜中获得快乐”以及第三段最后一句“We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty.”可知“我们需要找到勇气去欢迎未知”，由这些可知，未知的意外惊喜可以给我们带来快乐。故选C。
59.D【精析】细节题。根据倒数第二段第二句“Believing that all Our choices inthe past were the bent we could have made at the time flees us from regret and reinforces ourbelief that we are as good as as we can be at this moment.”可知“相信我们过去的选择都是我们当时能做的最好的选择，这样我们就不会后悔，并且会坚定我们的信念，那就是此刻我们尽了最大努力将一切做好”。故选D。
60.B【精析】主旨题。综观全文可看出，文章论述说生活中到处充满未知，我们应该鼓起勇气，接受自己，勇敢面对未知。故选B。
