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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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2024·南京市模拟

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Doesyourlifeeverfeelasifyourepushingaheavycar—oneonwhichyouvespentmuchmoneyandthathasnowbrokendown?Youvedoneeverythingright:youhaventinvestedheavilyinanewbusinessorquityourjobtopursueyourchildhooddreamofbecomingaprofessionalathlete.Youhavebeenasensibleadultlivingyoursensiblelife.Sowhydoesitfeellikesuchhardwork?

Thishasbeenmeforthepastfewmonths.Earlierthisyear,Itookalonghardlookatmysourcesofincomeanddecidedtofocusontheonesthatprovidedthemostmoney.Imluckyenoughtohavehadagoodfinancialyear.Butdespitedoingtherightthing,ithasusedupmyenergyandIveworkedoutwhy.

Yearsago,IrealizedthatIdislikedhardwork.Dontgetmewrong.Idontmindworkinghard,buthardworkisntforme.Whatsthedifference?Forastart,hardworkfeelsasifitneverreallygetsgoing.Youcanpushhardworkanditmightmovealittlebuttheresnocelebratorymomentwhenitgetsdone.Mostimportantly,hardworklacksjoy.Workinghardonaprojectyoufeelexcitedandmovedbycanbetiringanddifficult,butitsultimatelyjoyfulandthatiswhatIvebeenmissing.

SoIaskedmyselfwhatwouldfeelscarybutjoyfulandthisistheanswer.Imgoingtowritearomance.Ofcourse,beingamiddle-agedjournalistwhosuddenlydecidestowriteabookisnothingnovel.However,forme,ithitsthesweetspotbetweenbeingjoyfulenoughtomakemewanttodoitandscaryenoughtomakemefeelitsworthwhile.

Aswithallgoodmiddle-agedchanges,thisonehasntreallybeenthoughtthrough.Iknowlittleaboutwritingfictionandevenlessaboutwhatmakesagoodbook.Ihavethethinnestideasforaplotbut,forthefirsttimeinawhile,Imexcited,IwillbeanotherJaneAustenwithmyfantasieswhichgivemelife.Sonow,Ihavetogoandsharpenmypencil.

【语篇解读】作者发现在一个让自己感到兴奋和感动的项目上努力工作可能会很累、很困难，但最终是快乐的