新世纪大学英语-Cloze.

2021年1月25日发(作者：赋予)
1.
Human
relationships
would
become
difficult
without
forgiveness.
It
’
s
a
necessity
for
building
harmonious relationships and achieving our own well-being. Very often we may think that we
’
ve
been hurt too deeply to forgive. But ironically, It
’
s those of us who
’
ve been most hurt that really
need to forgive. For the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never recover. For some people
forgiveness seems impossible because they have no idea how to go about it. The first and most
important thing you need to remember is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy. In fact,
it will probably be the hardest thing most of us ever have to do. It seems totally unfair that we
should have to forgive when we
’
re the ones who have been hurt. And that
’
s the central and most
important
part
of
forgiveness.
That
’
s
why,
sometimes,
the
initial
act
of
forgiveness
may
seem
relatively easy, but dealing with the emotions can be harder. True forgiveness is not a one-off act,
it
’
s a constant emotional confrontation. So if you think you
’
re right and can
’
t find it in yourself to
forgive, ask yourself this question: would you rather be right or happy.


2.
Many
of
us
have
read
interesting
and
exciting
stories
in
which
the
main
character
has
only
a
limited
time
to
live.
Such
stories
set
us
thinking,
wondering
what
we
should
do
under
similar
circumstances. Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we
should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the value of life. We should live
each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time
stretches
before
us
in
the
constant
panorama
of
more
days
to
come.
Most
of
us
take
life
for
granted. We seldom think of it. We go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude
towards life. The same listlessness characterizes the use of our faculties and senses. Only the deaf
appreciate hearing, only the blind realize the blessings that lie in sight. But those who have never
suffered loss of sight or hearing damage seldom make the fullest use of these blessed faculties. I
have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a
few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of
sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.


3.
There
’
s a difference between
“
being a writer
”
and writings. As a matter of fact, many who wish to
be writers are longing for wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the type-writer. They are
not aware of the fact that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. I remember when I
became
a
freelance
writer,
I
had
no
prospects
at
all.
What
I
did
have
was
a
friend
and
a
small
storage
room
in
an apartment
building.
It
didn
’
t
even
matter
that
it
was
cold
and no
bathroom.
Immediately I bought a used manual typewriter and plunged myself into writing. After a year or so,
however, I still hadn
’
t received a break and began to doubt myself. Then one day I was offered a
job earning 6000 a year. As the dollars were dancing in my head, something cleared my senses.
From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up. I heard myself saying,
“I’
m going to stick it
out and write.
”
I realized that you had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep working at
your
dreams.
Then,
in
1970,
17
years
after
I
left
the
Coast
Guard,
Roots
was
published.
The
shadows had turned into dazzling limelight.