专题15 人生感悟类-冲刺2021年高考英语阅读理解专项复习

冲刺2021年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解 第十一模块：人生感悟类 Passage 1．（2021•肇庆一模） The winter had been busy and long. I desperately needed a getaway from work， so I decided to book a trip to the Caribbean with my wife. But just three days before my trip， the human﹣resources manager of the company called and asked to speak with me in his office. I sensed something wrong. Just months shy of my ten﹣year anniversary with the company， I was laid off. I was in complete shock ﹣ too shocked to even cry. But I wouldn't cancel my trip， as I needed it now more than ever. The night before my trip， I had a dream that the suitcase I had brought to the hotel was empty. When I woke， I interpreted this dream to mean that I was leaving all of my "baggage" behind ﹣ and I did. I enjoyed my vacation more than any others I had taken. And when I was back， I decided to do one thing I loved but never had the spare time to do： writing. My works had never been published， but I wanted to try. I wrote a few pieces and sent them out to magazines and newspapers. After several non﹣responses and rejections， the most﹣read newspaper in Canada agreed to publish one of my travel stories. I shared the thrilling news with my family and friends. People I hadn't talked to in years contacted me to tell me they read my story. How amazing! I started writing because I liked it. What I didn't realize was that my first published story would open several doors. Being published in a major publication made my resume impressive and led to interviews for writing positions. It also led to more publications noticing the articles I submitted. I am satisfied that now I work full﹣time as a corporate writer and my works have been published in a number of magazines. Getting laid off was an experience that could have been fatal （毁灭性的）.But there was something about that dream after it happened. That dream helped me put everything behind me and gave me the confidence to pursue new possibilities. （1）Why did the author decide to go to Ca