Please excuse me if I’m a little sad today because Mark is leaving．You probably don’t know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature．He’s never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it extremely well．
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we’re sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us．Just when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation，something comes along to change the recipe．A terrific neighbor moves away．Someone in the family graduates．A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage．The family’s bread-winner is laid off．Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．
But how do we do that? According to the author of Ecclesiaste，comfort can be found in remembering that “to everything there is a season，and a time to every purpose under heaven．Let today embrace the past with remembrance，and the future with longing．’’
“Change，indeed，is painful，yet ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has hope．”
We’re going to miss Mark．But rather than lose ourselves in the sadness of our parting，we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future——for him，and for us．And then we’ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．Until our plans change——again．
小題1:What will happen to Mark soon?
A．He will pass away．B．He will leave for a new job．
C．He will get married．D．He will stay with us forever．
小題2:The underlined word “credit” in Para．1 probably means __________ ．
A．praiseB．criticism
C．opportunity D．job
小題3:From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．
A．a(chǎn)ny change will make us upset any time
B．it is easy to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague
C．our happiness depends on our ability to deal with change
D．comfort can be found in remembering the sadness
小題4:The best title of the passage may be __________ ．
A．My Friend MarkB．Focusing on Future
C．Always ChangingD．A Sad Story

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章講述了作者的朋友馬克要離開到一個新的工作崗位，說明人生中會出現(xiàn)不斷的變化，我們要適應這樣的變化，應對變化，可很大程度上決定我們的快樂幸福。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．可知Mark很快就會離開到一個新的工作崗位，選B
小題2:猜詞題：從文章第一段的句子：He just wants to do his job，and to do it extremely well．他認真工作只是想將工作做好，不是為了表揚，可知“credit” 意思是表揚，選A
小題3:細節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．可知我們的快樂來自應對改變的能力，選C
小題4:標題確定題：這篇文章講述了馬克要離開到一個新的工作崗位，說明人生中會出現(xiàn)不斷的變化，我們要適應這樣的變化，應對變化，可很大程度上決定我們的快樂幸福。所以選C
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