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2．"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity，"said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey．I've never watched her show，but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it's probably worth listening to．
Her point is that blind luck is very rare．You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you．If you're a Chinese，you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump （树桩） for a rabbit to run out and break its neck．
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman，called The Luck Factor，argues we can all make ourselves luckier．It's not about going to a temple to burn some incense （香） in hopes that the gods will give you good fortune； it's practical advice you can follow each day．
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies．First he divided volunteers into two groups：those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not．He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside．On average，the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds．Why？On the second page of the newspaper，a command，"Stop counting．There are 43 photographs in this newspaper，"was written in big letters．The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message．
It's easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper．They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity．People who are"lucky"，in fact，keep an open mind and don't go through the same routine every day．
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do．Like many foreigners，my plan was to teach English for one year．Seven years later，and still here，I've had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines．I did not dream these would have been possible．I've also never been sick，had an accident，got into a fight or had problems with the police．Coincidence？After reading about Professor Wiseman's studies I think not．
As Wiseman advises，I usually trust my own judgment．Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking，but it's important to consider how you feel about each choice you make．Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential problem．
Finally，try to turn bad luck into good．Even if you do fall down and break a leg，the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English．
 
57．Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writer's point？A
A．Make the best of a bad job．
B．Rome was not built in a day．
C．All is not gold that glitters．
D．A good heart conquers ill fortune．
58．What do you know about Oprah Winfrey？D
A．She became famous through her family background．
B．She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her life．
C．She is a British talk show host．
D．She became successful by her own effort．
59．The writer quoted the Chinese tale of a farmer in order to showC．
A．luck is in your own hand       
B．bad luck can turn into good
C．you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you
D．man can conquer nature
60．From the experiment，Wiseman drew the conclusion thatC．
A．lucky people are quick-minded            B．unlucky people are slow to read
C．lucky people often have an open mind     D．unlucky people are more creative．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲到了幸运和不幸产生的原因--正如奥普拉所说："运气是你的准备撞上了机遇！"她的话旨在说明"盲目的幸运几乎是没有的．"就像中国的一个寓言故事"守株待兔"一样启发人心．
本文还举例一个英国心理学家Richard Wiseman所做的一个实验，叫做--幸运的要素．他将一群人分成两组进行测试，一组人是认为自己很幸运的，另一组人是认为自己很不幸的．他给出的指示是--请每个人找出报纸中一共有多少张照片？
实验结果是--认为自己很幸运的人两秒钟就找到了答案；而认为自己不幸的人花了两分钟．幸运的人很快就识别出报纸中出现的一张照片中的信息文字--别找了，这里一共有43张！而认为自己不幸的人却没有发现，只是按指示数照片．
将这一实验结果与年轻人找工作联系起来．很多年轻人在找工作时固守常规，导致错过好的机会；而一些幸运的人常常是保持开放的心态，因此能有很好的机会．
作者结合自己的经历进一步证明Wiseman实验的正确性．自己一开始想在国外当一个老师，从未改变自己的想法，导致自己错过很多机会--为报社或杂志写作．自己本来打算教一年的英语，没想到一直在教英语．
作者通过这些事例说明，人的想法改变人的运气．人的积极的想法可以改变运气，比如即使因为坏运气摔伤在家，也要读一读英语，说不定学习英语能够让你碰上好的机遇．
总的来说，好运气是有准备以及有积极的想法．

解答 57．A  主旨大意题．通过对全文的理解，作者想表达的是通过努力以及保持积极的心态，来让坏运气转变成好运气，具体根据最后一句可知Finally，try to turn bad luck into good．作者的写作意图．因此最接近作者写作意图的谚语应该是A．
58．D 细节理解题．作者举例奥普拉的事例是想说明好运气需要有准备，需要个人努力．具体可根据奥普拉的话"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity，"以及对她的话的评价Her point is that blind luck is very rare．体现出来，故答案为D，表明个人努力的重要性．
59．C  内容理解题．文章第二段通过举例"守株待兔"来进一步说明个人努力的重要性，因此C符合文意．
60．C 内容理解题．通过Wiseman的实验，得出的结论是幸运的人不会固守常规，按照指示去行事，有着开放的思想．因此答案为C．

点评 此类阅读理解需在通读全文的基础上，把握文章写作结构，理清文章线索，注意细节．