阅读理解专练（一）

赵粤

One evening I noticed a young woman in a bar. She was different from other customers who passed her by. Some didn’t see her because she wasn’t fit in the “bar scene” and others because her physical condition made her different—she was born with a disability—her left leg was shorter than the right when she walked.

It was the “difference” that drew me to her. The woman didn’t feel embarrassed. Instead， she was self-confident and full of life. Have you ever seen a person who just looked as though he knew something that you didn’t know？ Well， that was exactly how she looked as she smiled from the moment she went to her table to the moment she left. How did she own this quality while other customers did not？

Other customers drank and talked about the trouble they met... she did not. Other customers complained about the “unfair” life... she did not. Other customers found courage in a bottle... she did not. There was no dancing for her. However， she saw obvious value and pleasure in just being there.

This woman showed such appreciation， confidence and consideration at the moment. Faced with great adversity—her disability， this young woman clearly did better not worse; faced with her tragedy （悲劇）， she realized that she needed to make a decision to be better， and not worse， while so called “normal” people can’t even see the existence of other choices.

Whatever the ease may be， don’t miss the wonderful gift that this young woman has given to me and also given you： you have a choice to find pleasure in every moment and to move towards a purpose that provides you with satisfaction.

1. What attracted the author’s attention in the bar？

A. A beautiful young woman.

B. The disability of a woman.

C. The busy and noisy bar scene.

D. The poor performance of a customer.

2. Compared with other customers， the young woman ___.

A. has a good， unique quality

B. was easier to get attention

C. wasn’t so talkative and outgoing

D. had few chances to perform herself

3. What does the underlined word “adversity” mean？

A. Opportunity.  B. Difficulty.

C. Misfortune.         D. Challenge.

4. What does the young woman tell us？

A. The life is fair to everyone.

B. Don’t complain about life.

C. People   can   find   pleasure   through

improving the quality.

D. People need to understand how to find pleasure.