19.How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again.Each age has its pleasures and its pains,and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets(后悔).
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult.If a child has good parents,he is fed,looked after and loved,whatever he may do.It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return.In addition,life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known.But a child has his parents.He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living,he can no longer expect others to pay for his food,his clothes,and his room,but has to work if he wants to live comfortably.If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child,he will go hungry.And if he breaks the laws of society(社會) as he used to break the laws of his parents,he may go to prison.If,however,he works hard,keeps out of trouble and has good health,he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
42.After a child grows up,heA.
A.will have little time playing
B.has to be successful in finding a job
C.can still ask for help in time of trouble
D.should be able to take care of himself
43.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A
A.People are often satisfied with their life.
B.Life is less interesting for old people.
C.Adults are free to do what they want to do.
D.Adults should no longer rely on others.
44.The underlined word"responsibilities"in the second paragraph meansA.
A.duties
B.jobs
C.suggestions
D.desires(渴望)
45.The main idea of the passage isD.
A.life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life
D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life.
分析 本文主要討論的就是年輕人和老人都有自己的快樂和痛苦,如果一個人能充分利用好自己每一個年齡的時間,他就是快樂的.
解答 41.A細節(jié)理解題.根據If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child,he will go hungry.可知如果他把大部分時間都花在玩上,他就會挨餓.,即孩子長大后玩得時間進會很少了.故選A.
42.A推理判斷題.文章講到世界對小孩子來說是新鮮有趣的,對老人來說是熟悉的,未含有人們容易滿足的這一意思,故選A.
43.A詞義猜測題.根據后面幾句的大概意思是如果孩子有很好的父母,他就會受到很好的照顧,可以推斷出此處句意:童年的時候是很少有責任的,故選A,duty名詞,責任.
44.D主旨大意題.根據文章主題段第一段Each age has its pleasures and its pains,and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.說明他認為如果一個人能充分利用好自己每一個年齡的時間,他就是快樂的.故D正確.
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎上,與題目有機的結合,從文章中找到相關細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對,進行選擇或推理判斷,選出符合文章內容的正確選項.做題注意靈活,有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案.