12月英语四级阅读练习：生活的不公正.docx

12月英语四级阅读练习：生活的不公正

Afriendofmine,inresponsetoaconversationwewerehavingabouttheinjusticesoflife,askedmethequestion,“Whosaidlifewasgoingtobefair,orthatitwasevenmeanttobefair?”Herquestionwasagoodone.ItremindedmeofsomethingIwastaughtasayoungster:lifeisn’tfair.It’sadisappointment,butit’sabsolutelytrue.Oneofthemistakesmanyofusmakeisthatwefeelsorryforourselves,orforothers,thinkingthatlifeshouldbefair,orthatsomedayitwillbe.It’snotanditwon’tbe.Oneofthenicethingsaboutsurrenderingtothefactthatlifeisn’tfairisthatitkeepsusfromfeelingsorryforourselvesbyencouragingustodotheverybestwecanwithwhatwehave.Weknowit’snot“life’sjob”tomakeeverythingperfect:it’sourownchallenge.Surrenderingtothisfactalsokeepsusfromfeelingsorryforothersbecauseweareremindedthateveryoneisdealtadifferenthand;everyonehasuniquestrengthsandproblemsintheprocessofgrowingup,facingtherealityandmakingdecisions;andeveryonehasthosetimesthattheyfeelunfairlytreated.Thefactthatlifeisn’tfairdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoeverythinginourpowertoimproveourownlivesortheworldasawhole.Tothecontrary,itsuggeststhatweshould.Whenwedon’trecognizeoradmitthatlifeisn’tfair,wetendtofeelpityforothersandforourselves.Pity,ofcourse,isaself-defeatingemotionthatdoesnothingforanyone,excepttomakeeveryonefeelworsethantheyalreadydo.Whenwedorecognizethatlifeisn’tfair,however,wefeelcompassionforothersandforourselves.Andcompassionisaheartfeltemotionthatdeliversloving-kindnesstoeveryoneittouches.Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfthinkingabouttheinjusticesoftheworld,tryremindingyourselfofthisverybasicfact.Youmaybesurprisedthatitcanmakeyououtofself-pityandintohelpfulaction.练习题：Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:1.Theauthorthoughtofhisfriend'squestionasagoodone,because_______.A.healsowantedtoknowwhoheldsuchanopinionB.itmadehimrecallsomethingduringhischildhoodC.likehisfriend,healsothoughtlifewasunfairD.helearnedsomethingfromthequestionasayoungster2.Surrenderingtothefactthatlifeisn'tfairwill________.A.keepusfrommakingeverythingperfectB.keepusfromdoingeverythinginourpowerC.m