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【题目】Some people view a bad situation as a disaster. It’s not. It’s an opportunity. Once your old world collapses(倒塌), you can recover and rebuild. Now you have the chance to start fresh and do things more intelligently. I built my business on an unstable structure. I kept it going for years, but the business collapsed last year. I had to leave my office, selling off all the furniture and equipment. I got kicked out of my apartment because I couldn’t pay the rent. I couldn’t pay my bills or debt. I declared bankruptcy.(破产)

For years there was the worry that this might happen if I didn’t keep straining（尽力） to keep the business going. And my worries were right. What I worried about would happen did happen .But you know what? Going through that experience wasn’t really so bad. It was interesting. Some of it was actually pretty easy. Throughout most of it, I felt increasing relief and a renewed sense of freedom and possibility. All the old baggage was gone. No more office. Fewer possessions. Fewer obligations. No more debt. Most of all , no more straining. Life became a lot easier.

I got a cheaper and smaller apartment. I became debt-free. I learned to live within my means. Those were actually good things. The others were just feelings. The reality wasn’t actually painful. After that, I kept going with the same business but completely changed the business model. I avoided the earlier mistakes, and that business recovered just fine and worked great. It was profitable every year from then on. But I had to go through the collapse first to reach that point.

If you’ve been feeling out of control with your current work or lifestyle, and you’re currently straining to keep it going ,consider letting it go. Try allowing the old world to collapse, many or all of your fears and worries might actually come to pass, but that’s ok. You don’t have to keep the old world alive. If it keeps falling apart on you ,let it collapse. Experiencing the collapse isn’t as bad as fearing the collapse

【1】The author regards the collapse of the old world as an opportunity to_____

A. get a new world started in better ways

B. turn to others for help to save ourselves

C. sum up the failure and make up for the mistakes

D. bury ourselves in the disasters and then recover ourselves

【2】In the author’s opinion, the old baggage in Paragraph 2 included______

A. the freedom and possibility of refreshing himself

B. the experience he learned from his former failure

C. the old possessions and the invisible pressure

D. the business knowledge and skills he got from various media

【3】What did the author do after his business failed last year?

A. He cleverly transformed his business model.

B. He started another completely different business.

C. He received further training about doing business at college

D. He borrowed some money from his friends and relatives to pay off his debts.

【4】According to the author, when our work or life is out of our control we can_____.

A. prevent it from falling apart on us.

B. set it free or just let it completely break down

C. keep straining and go on with determination

D. keep it alive with the courage to change it again

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：有人认为糟糕的状况是一个灾难，但作者认为并非这样，也许是个机会。作者以自己为例，告诉我们旧世界的倒塌并非世界末日，因为你还可以在旧世界的基础上重建更好的新世界。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的Once your old world collapses(倒塌), you can recover and rebuild. Now you have the chance to start fresh and do things more intelligently.可知，一旦旧世界倒塌了，你还可以重建。而且你还有机会做得更好。故选择A，意为以更好的方式开创新世界。

【2】词义辨析题。根据下文的No more office. Fewer possessions. Fewer obligations. No more debt.可知，这些包袱包括办公室、财产、责任等等，故选择C。所谓的旧包袱指财产和无形的压力。

【3】细节理解题。 根据文章第三段的After that, I kept going with the same business but completely changed the business model.可知， 作者开创了一样的事业但是经营模式发生了变化。故选择A，指聪明地改变了经营模式。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段的If you’ve been feeling out of control with your current work or lifestyle, and you’re currently straining to keep it going ,consider letting it go. Try allowing the old world to collapse, many or all of your fears and worries might actually come to pass, but that’s ok.可知，当你的工作或生活失控时，可以考虑让它就这么失控，让旧世界倒塌。故选择B。