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【题目】You may have heard the saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Since lemons are thought to be bitter(苦的)and lemonade sweet, the saying tells you to make the best out of a bad situation.

Unluckily, when something bad happens, it's not uncommon for most people to talk about it to anyone who'll listen, and complain about life, "Why me?" That's like getting a bag of lemons, putting them down, and thinking, "Lemons taste bad! I'd rather have chocolate!' If you don't make anything with the lemons, they will go bad. But what if you did something with them? What if you made lemonade? Isn't it possible to do something similar with a bad situation?

Here's an example: Let's say you're about to go to the movie, but you discover you have a flat tire(瘪胎).You think it a terrible thin. After all, you are really looking forward to spending some time with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Now you're all stressed out. hating the tire, the car, and your life. But what if you called AAA, got your tire fixed or got caught up on things that you'd been meaning to do? What if you did some reading. or had coffee with a friend instead? As awful experience can be turned into something better. You can't change what has happened, right? So make the best of it. I'm not saying it will be easy. The easy thing to do is complain about your bad situation and not think about what it could be turned into.

Next time when some bad things happen, stop and think, "How can I turn this around? How can I make it a nice experience ?" You needn't fear difficulties. As long as you keep on changing it, you will see the good at last.

【1】What do we know about the saying in Paragraph 1?

A. It is encouraging. B. It is humorous. C. It is amazing. D. It is interesting.

【2】What does most people usually do when something bad happens?

A. Accept it. B. Ask for help.

C. Complain about it. D. Find out the reasons.

【3】The writer uses the example of seeing a movie to tell us .

A. a flat tire happens sometimes B. it is all right to make mistakes

C. it is a very wonderful thing to meet film stars D. bad things can be turned into good things

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】本文介绍了当我们遇到糟糕的事，我们应想办法把糟糕的事变成好事，而不是只会抱怨它。

【1】A

推理判断题。根据Since lemons are thought to be bitter(苦的)and lemonade sweet, the saying tells you to make the best out of a bad situation.可知在第一段的谚语告诉你要充分利用糟糕的状况，这是鼓舞人心的谚语，故选A。

【2】C

细节理解题。根据Unluckily, when something bad happens, it's not uncommon for most people to talk about it to anyone who'll listen, and complain about life, "Why me?"可知当糟糕的事发生时，大多人经常会抱怨这个事，故选C。

【3】D

推理判断题。根据As awful experience can be turned into something better.可知作者用看电影这个例子，是想告诉我们糟糕的事可以变成好事，故选D。