How many times have you gotten upset because someone wasn’t doing their job, because your child isn’t behaving？How many times have you been annoyed when you’ve planned something carefully and things didn’t go as you’d hoped?
This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us — it’s part of the human experience.
One thing that annoys me is when people talk during a movie. Or cut me off in traffic. Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances — don’t we all? And it isn’t always easy to find peace when you’ve become upset or annoyed.
Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind: see the glass as already broken.
See, the cause of our stress, anger and irritation is that things don’t go the way we like, the way we expect them to. Think of how many times this has been true for you. And so the solution is simple: expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it.
One quick example: on our recent trip to Japan, I told my kids to expect things to go wrong — they always do on a trip. I told them, “See it as part of the adventure.”
And this worked like a charm. When we took the wrong train on a foreign-language subway system, or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea, or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Children’s Castle closed on Mondays … they said, “It’s part of the adventure!” And it was all OK — we didn’t get too bothered.
So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks, someday, you might get upset. But not if you see the glass as already broken, from the day you get it. You know it’ll break someday, so from the beginning, see it as already broken. Be a time-traveler, or someone with time-traveling vision, and see the future of this glass, from this moment until it inevitably breaks. And when it breaks, you won’t be upset or sad — because it was already broken, from the day you got it. And you’ll realize that every moment you have with it is precious.
小題1:The author would probably agree that________.
A．we should control our anger and irritation
B．we must get well prepared for the future
C．optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation
D．a(chǎn)nger and irritation is an important part of our life
小題2:The purpose of the author is to ___________.
A．tell us his own experience in life
B．give advice on how to find peace of mind
C．tell us a happy trip took with his children
D．a(chǎn)dvise us to see things from both sides
小題3:By the underlined part, the author intends us to _____________.
A．get ready for the worst result of things
B．enjoy the process of things
C．expect little from life
D．find the relation between cause and effect
小題4:The author’s children could enjoy their trip to Japan because _____________.
A．everything went smoothly
B．they had a lot of adventures
C．they had expected things to go wrong
D．they could soon get used to the customs there
小題5:We can learn from the passage that the author ____________.
A．often gets angry in his life
B．can adjust his state of mind accordingly
C．a(chǎn)lways expects others to act in his way
D．has suffered a lot from his anger and irritation

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
文章講述的是作者想告訴讀者一個找到內(nèi)心寧靜的方法，那就是最好最壞的打算。
小題1:推理判斷題，根據(jù)文章作者的觀點(diǎn)可以判斷出，萬事都要樂觀，做好最壞的打算。
小題2:主旨大意題，根據(jù)第四段Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind可知，作者想通過這篇文章告訴讀者找到內(nèi)心寧靜的方法，
小題3:推理判斷題，根據(jù)第五段And so the solution is simple: expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it可知，講的是做好最壞的打算。
小題4:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段I told my kids to expect things to go wrong可知，作者讓他的孩子最好壞的打算，所以他們旅途愉快
小題5:推理判斷題，根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可以判斷出作者有一種可以相應(yīng)地調(diào)節(jié)心理的能力
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A．presenting research findings
B．setting down general rules
C．making a comparison
D．using examples
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A．a(chǎn) result of overlearning
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C．a(chǎn) skill to deal with math problems
D．a(chǎn) basic step towards advanced studies
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B．It's helpful only in a limited way.
C．It's possible to result in poor memory.
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Steve Fossett did not really look like an adventurer, but he reached some of the most difficult goals in sailing and flying.
Fossett was most proud of being the first person to fly around the world alone in a hot-air balloon. To make a trip around the world alone, it was necessary to have an improved autopilot (自動駕駛儀) device. Fossett had one of his team members develop a more advanced balloon autopilot that would allow him to sleep and do other tasks while flying safely.
Steve Fossett attempted the hot-air balloon trip around the world six times. This was not easy to do. He flew in the balloon’s capsule (密封艙) that was too small to stand upright. During his fourth attempt in 1998, he was almost killed during a storm off the coast of Australia. He fell 9,000 meters into the Coral Sea with his balloon’s capsule on fire. He was later rescued at sea.
Fossett successfully made the trip in 2002. The trip started and ended in Australia. He traveled more than 33,000 kilometers for more than 14 days. On this flight, Fossett set other records including a speed record of 322 kilometers per hour. One main problem with earlier balloon flights was the threat of dangerous storms. A team of weather experts e-mailed and talked to Fossett by a satellite telephone to help him avoid such weather.   
Steve Fossett’s hot-air balloon is now at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.  It is there as an example for other people to try and succeed in doing something important to them.
小題1:What did Steve Fossett specially prepare for the trip around the world?
A．He made the balloon’s capsule bigger.
B．He had an autopilot impvoved.
C．He formed a team to fly with him.
D．He improved the balloon’s engine.
小題2:Steve Fossett solved the problem of bad weather on his trip by ______.
A．communicating with experts
B．using his rich experience
C．inventing a satellite phone
D．consulting other adventurers
小題3:We can learn from the text that Steve Fossett was ______.
A．patient and carefulB．modest and easy-going
C．brave and determinedD．energetic and kind-hearted
小題4:What can we learn about Steve’s flight in 2002?
A．He was rescued during the trip.
B．He lost his way over the sea.
C．It lasted over three weeks.
D．He set a speed record of balloon flight.

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