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1、安徽凤台县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮(能力)练习(6)及答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。"Luckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunity,”saidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.Fveneverwatchedhershow,butwhenaself-madebillionairegiveslifeadvice,itprobablyworthlisteningto.Herpointis
2、thatblindluckisveryrare.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou'reaChinese>youmayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump(树桩)forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck・Abook
3、writtenbytheUKpsychologistRichardWiseman,calledTheLuckFactor,argueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.ITsnotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense(香)inhopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune;it'spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhis
4、studies.Firstheseparatedvolunteersintotwogroups:thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.Hegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinside・Onaverage,theunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographs
5、whiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?Onthesecondpageofthenewspaper,acommand,"Stopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper,vwaswritteninbigletters.Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspolthemessage・It'seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinaloc
6、alpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoare“lucky",infact,keepanopenmindanddon'tgothroughthesameroutineeveiyday.IfirstcametoChinain2002whenitwasconsideredaratherstrangethingtodo.Likemanyforeigners,myplanwas
7、toteachEnglishforoneyea匚Sevenyearslater,andstillhere,Fvehadmanygreatopportunitiessuchaswritingfornewspapersandmagazines.Ididnotdreamthesewouldhavebeenpossible.Tvealsoneverbeensick,hadanaccident,gotintoafightorhadproblemswiththepolice.Coincidence?Afterreadingab
8、outProfessorWiseman'sstudiesIthinknot.AsWisemanadvises,Iusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinking,butit'simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeela