今天的英文閱讀測驗一開頭就出現了change，所以文章主題一定和改變有關，同學們知道文章的主題了，是不是覺得文章變得很簡單呢？正在努裡準備考試的你們，也正在試著改變自己的人生，每一個關鍵都有可能改變你，一定要好好加油喔！
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Change is welcome. How often have you said, “When my life
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gets back to normal…” not realizing that life can never get back to
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any place or time?
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Change is the most changeless thing in the universe. We need to
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accept all change—welcome or unwelcome—with the understanding
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that nothing comes to stay, but only to pass. And because two things
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never occupy the same space at the same time, one change makes
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way for the next, giving us the opportunity to grow.
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Felicia was very sad when her husband was moved to a city a
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thousand miles from her family and friends. Certainly she would be
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miserable, and she resisted bitterly. She secretly wished her husband
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would go without her.
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Then a friend convinced her that although the sun was setting on
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one life, it would rise on another. So she decided to accept the
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change as gracefully as possible. To make friends, she joined a
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painting class. There she discovered a talent she never dreamed she
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had. Before long, her teacher arranged an exhibition. Felicia’s work
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was so well received that she began getting commission for her
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landscapes. Soon she was a sought-after water-colorist.
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“I was so childish,” she wrote to her mother. “This change has
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given me a chance to develop a talent I never would have
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discovered.”
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If we learn to welcome change, if we look for the blessings in it,
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we will be able to accept the problems, and worries of the present,
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knowing that “this too shall pass.”
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Remember, one door never closes without another opening.
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( ) 1. According to this passage, if a person says, “When my life gets back to normal…”, he or she probably _____.
(A) has lost hope for the future
(B) will do something different in the future
(C) realizes some changes in life may bring blessings
(D) does not like the changes that have taken place in his/her life
( ) 2. What does the author mean by saying “Change is the most changeless thing in the universe”?
(A) Changes come and stay forever.
(B) Things do not change at all.
(C) Things are always changing.
(D) Things always get back to their original place.
( ) 3. The reason why Felicia went to the painting class is that _____.
(A) she felt alone at home
(B) all her friends there were painters
(C) she always dreamed to be a famous painter
(D) she suffered a lot from her husband’s abuse at home
( ) 4. From the sentence “I was so childish,” we can infer that _____.
(A) Felicia was very happy like a child
(B) Felicia missed her husband very much
(C) Felicia had not forgotten the old life style with her husband
(D) Felicia had never dreamed to have such a talent for painting
英銘老師：閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“change” (改變)，所以文章一定跟“改變”有關。
第1題：根據這篇文章，如果有人說“When my life gets back to normal…”，他 / 她可能怎麼了？根據文章的第2行至第3行，可得知生命永遠不可能回到任何地方或時間，這表示了對現狀的不滿，因此答案是(D)。
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blessing n. 祝福、幸事、同意 (always)
It's so nice of you to give me your blessing.
你來給我祝福真好。
Health is the greatest blessing of life alive.
健康是人生在世最大的幸事。
I left early with my manager's blessing.
我得到經理的同意，提早離開。
第2題：作者說“Change is the most changeless thing in the universe”，這句話是什麼意思？根據文章的第6行“nothing comes to stay”，可得知沒有東西可維持永恆，一切都會改變。所以答案是(C)。
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universe n. 宇宙、全世界 (always)
The immensity of the universe is hard to imagine.
宇宙的浩瀚難以想像。
A smile is the best greeting in the universe.
微笑是全世界最好的問候。
第3題：Felicia去上繪畫課是什麼原因？根據文章的第9行至第10行，可得知丈夫搬到外地去工作，因為一個人在家很孤獨，所以去上繪畫課，結交新朋友。所以，答案是(A)。
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suffer v. 受苦、受損害(失)、遭(忍)受 (always)
Mark suffers from stammer.
Mark患有口吃。
John's company suffered huge losses during the war.
John的公司在戰爭中遭受了巨大的損失。
How can Jasmine suffer such a barbarian?
Jasmine怎麼能容忍這樣的野蠻人？
abuse v. n. 濫用、毀謗、虐待 (always)
Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious problem among youngsters.
嗜毒和酗酒是年輕人當中的一個嚴重問題。
Mason repeatedly hurled verbal abuse at his teammates.
Mason不斷地破口大駡他的隊友。
Chloe has been abused by her step father since she was ten.
Chloe從10歲起就遭受繼父的虐待。
第4題：從這句話“I was so childish”，可以得到什麼推論？根據文章的第20行與第22行，可得知這樣的改變讓她發展出從未發現的天分，所以答案是(D)。
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childish adj. 孩子(般)的、幼稚的 (often)
Hugo has a childish face.
Hugo的臉上帶有一些稚氣。
Dylan's selfish and childish behavior annoyed everyone.
Dylan自私、幼稚的舉動惹惱了每一個人。
talent n. 天資、天才、藝人 (always)
Larry has great talent, but he doesn't work hard.
Larry很有天賦，但他並不努力。
Wendy is a new gymnastics talent.
Wendy是一個新的體操天才。
The talent's show draws a large crowd.
那位藝人的表演吸引了許多人。