2.Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and,having gained it,to learn how to use it properly.Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well known golf club after finishing a round.It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes.But a half-dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them.These same men can be found there day after day,and,strangely enough,each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth,successful in business and respected in the community if material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness,then each one should have been happy.Yet,it seemed to me,something very important was missing,else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda.They knew,each one of them,that their productivity had ceased(停止).When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit,it is dying.And it is even so with man.
What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours?I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible.The words were few,but they became memorably impressed on my mind."In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread."
To me,that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories).In fact,the battle of life,of existence,is a challenge to everyone.The immortal words of St.Paul,too,have been and always will be a great inspiration to me.At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight,I have finished the course,I have kept the faith.
32.Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?C
A.Wealth results from honest effort.
B.The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.
C.For some people,no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than scotch and soda.
D.The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.
33.The underlined sentence"In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread"means"B".
A.Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face
B.No pains,no gains
C.Failure is the mother of success
D.Bread comes from the sweat on your face
34.We learn from the passage that the authorB.
A.was a wealthy person in the community
B.held a positive attitude towards an active life
C.was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)
D.kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed
35.What is implied in the passage by the writer?D
A.To use wealth properly,eat,drink and be merry.
B.Where there is a will,there is a way.
C.As life is but like a dream,a man is like a fruit tree.
D.If you cease to struggle,you cease to live.
分析 這是一篇傳記文章閱讀.作者用簡潔、樸實(shí)的文字講述自己如何在逆境中領(lǐng)悟到生活的真諦而最后獲得成功.文章短小精悍、語言平實(shí),啟迪讀者心智.
解答 32.C.主旨大意題.根據(jù)第一段,else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda.很多人借用威士忌和蘇打水逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)生活,所以對于一些人來說,這是一種好的方式,故選C.
33.B.語意猜測題.根據(jù)第二段,"In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.""臉上有汗水的時(shí)候你才可以吃面包."這里的意思就是"沒有付出,就沒有收獲",故選B.
34.B.判斷推理題.根據(jù)文中最后一段,At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight,I have finished the course,I have kept the faith.在路的盡頭,我想能感覺到我已經(jīng)打了一場好仗,我已經(jīng)完成了課程,我一直保持著信念.由此可見作者有堅(jiān)定的信念和積極的人生態(tài)度,故選B.
35.D.細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題.通讀全文,并根據(jù)文章第一段的最后一句話When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit,it is dying.And it is even so with man可知世界上最難的兩件事情是:通過自己的誠實(shí)和努力獲取財(cái)富,以及得到之后怎樣合理地使用自己的財(cái)富.作者可以看到很多成功人士借用威士忌和蘇打水逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)生活,因?yàn)樗麄円呀?jīng)停止了奮斗,而作者認(rèn)為:生命不息,奮斗不止,故選D..
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.