寻心2020高考英语外刊阅读敢于直面挑战是成长过程中必备的素质(4页)

2020年12月11日发(作者：喻坦之)
2020高考英语外刊阅读敢于直面挑战是成长过程中必备的
素质
Overcoming increasingly harder challenges in life is a part
of growing-up.

A couple of weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression,
“Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I tried to complete my day’s work, I
happened to notice a bumblebee (大黄蜂) on the skylight (天窗). The skylight was
particularly high up, but I thought removing the bee would take no more than five
minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. All that had changed was that the living
room was a mess and that I was dizzy (头晕的) from looking up into the sunlight. I
did not expect to waste an hour on an insect so tiny, but by doing so, I understood
what my grandfather meant.
It is not only time that we tend to underestimate – we don’t account for
unexpected costs. We often imagine what can work in our favor, but we seldom think
of all the negative things that could affect us. However, it is important to remember
that your day or week or year might not go as planned, and that is completely normal.
It is perfectly acceptable to feel challenged – even at a task you thought was simple –
because that is part of life.
If you can accept that nothing will ever be easy, then life might seem slightly
more manageable. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I
could choose the classes I wanted to take. In high school, I thought college might be
easier because I could have a schedule (计划) best suited for myself. Yet each time, I
was both wrong and disappointed. After accepting that school wouldn’t (and shouldn’t)
be easy, I found myself with a more positive attitude and improved results.
Of course, there should be preparations made to account for expenses (花费) or
time. Doing so can only help you accomplish your goals in a better way. However,
there is no need to beat ourselves up (过分自责) when something stands in our path.
Maybe we cannot see a bee coming our way, but we can always give ourselves the
extra time to catch it.
（选自Reader’s Digest）

1. Why did the author mention his experience of removing a bee?
A. To share something unforgettable with us.
B. To lead us to what the author learned from it.
C. To show the unexpected costs it caused.
D. To tell us how easy it is to waste our time.
2. Why do things often turn out to be different from what we expect?
A. We often don’t take time seriously.
B. We tend not to have enough money.
C. Unexpected things can happen.
D. It is easy to feel challenged.
3. Why did the author mention the “bee” again in the end?
A. To show how annoying it is.
B. To tell us we need to catch it.
C. To link back to the beginning.
D. To use it as a representative of luck.
4. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?
A. To encourage people to make greater efforts.
B. To explain how to make preparations.
C. To tell us what to do when something gets in our way.
D. To persuade us not to expect things to be easy.

译文：
几周前，我的祖父正在解释他最喜欢的表情：“没有一件事情容易。” 第二
天，当我试图完成 自己的工作时，偶然发现天窗上有一只大黄蜂。天窗特别高，
但是我认为移走蜜蜂不超过五分钟。一个小 时后，蜜蜂仍然存在。所发生的一切
改变是，客厅一片混乱，我抬头仰望阳光感到头晕。我没想到会在一 个如此小的
昆虫上浪费一个小时，但是这样做，我明白了祖父的意思。
我们不仅会低估时间， 而且我们并没有考虑到意外的费用。我们经常想出什
么可以对我们有利的方法，但是我们很少考虑可能影 响我们的所有负面因素。但
是，重要的是要记住，您的一天，一周或一年可能不会按计划进行，这完全正 常。
感到挑战-即使在您认为简单的任务中-也完全可以接受，因为这是生活的一部分。
如 果您可以接受一切都不容易，那么生活似乎就更容易管理了。在中学时，
我认为高中可能会更容易，因为 我可以选择自己想参加的课程。在高中时，我认
为上大学可能会更容易，因为我可以制定最适合自己的时 间表。但是每次，我既
错又失望。在接受了上课不会的经历后，我发现自己的态度更加积极，成绩提高< br>了。
当然，应该做好准备以考虑花费或时间。这样做只能帮助您更好地实现目标。
但 是，当有什么东西挡在我们的道路上时，就不必打自己。也许我们看不到一只
蜜蜂来了，但是我们总是可 以给自己更多的时间来捕捉它。

答案：
1-4 BCCD

1. B。从第一段可以看出，作者从抓捕蜜蜂懂得了爷爷所说的话是有道理的，所
以答案选B。
2. C。从第二段可以得知，我们会低估时间、成本以及很少会想到负面的因素，
所有这些都 是意料之外的，所以答案为C。
3. C。最后一段再提到bee很明显是为了和第一段的经历前后呼应，所以答案为
C。
4. D 。文章主要是围绕爷爷说的话展开，作者借此表达希望大家不要低估了时间、
成本以及各种意料之外的消 极因素，没有事情是可以简单完成的，因为各种原因
事情的发展不按照预期是非常正常的，所以D为正确 答案。