8．Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the United States，was a good and tireless writer，and he wrote The Declaration of Independence．There is much we can learn from him．Here are some of the things he said and wrote：
Go and see．Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books，and personal investigation is important as well．
Judge for yourself．Jefferson refused to accept other people's opinions without careful thought．"Neither believe nor reject anything，"he wrote to his nephew．
Learn from everyone．Jefferson once visited the French nobleman，Lafayette，and said to him，"You must go into the people's home as I have done，look into their cooking pots and eat their bread．If you will only do this，you may find out why people are dissatisfied．"
Do what you believe is right．In a free country，there will always be conflicting ideas，and this is a source of strength．It is not unquestioning agreement but conflict that keeps freedom alive．Though Jefferson was for many years the object of strong criticism，he never answered his critics．He expressed his philosophy，"There are two sides to every question．If you take one side with decision and act on it with effect，those who take the other side will of course resent（憎惡）your actions．"
Trust the future and trust the young．Jefferson felt that the present should never be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness．"The earth belongs to the living generation．"He didn't fear new ideas，nor did he fear the future．"How much pain has been caused by evils which have never happened？"he remarked，"I expect the best，not the worst．"
35．The author mentioned Jefferson's visit to Lafayette to showA．
A．Jefferson valued the importance of learning from others
B．Jefferson had a close relationship with his people
C．Jefferson was a great American president
D．Jefferson was dissatisfied with Lafayette
36．Jefferson was determined never to answer his critics becauseD．
A．he believed silence was a source of strength
B．he thought it useless to defend obviously correct ideas
C．he knew the more he said，the more people would resent him
D．he believed in conflict rather than in unquestioning agreement
37．When writing about Jefferson，the author's voice soundsB．
A．negative
B．positive
C．interested
D．excited
38．What would be the best title of the passage？A
A．Jefferson's Philosophy
B．Jefferson's Great Works
C．Jefferson's Teaching
D．Jefferson's Life Story．
分析 本文主要介紹了美國的第三任總統(tǒng)杰弗遜托馬斯，他是個優(yōu)秀的，不知疲倦的作家，他寫了獨立宣言，他寫了很多富有哲理的話，他相信一個自由的人除了從書本上獲取知識外，還從書本上獲取知識，個人的調查也很重要，同時他拒絕接受別人的意見，他提倡我們做自己認為正確的事，他的哲學使我們可以從中受益．
解答 35．A 細節(jié)理解題：從第四段的句子：Learn from everyone．Jefferson once visited the French nobleman，Lafayette，and said to him 可知Jefferson經常去看 Lafayette，因為他重視向別人學習的重要性．故選A．
36．D 細節(jié)理解題：從第五段的句子：It is not unquestioning agreement but conflict that keeps freedom alive．Though Jefferson was for many years the object of strong criticism，he never answered his critics．可知杰弗遜不去回應他的批判者，因為他相信沖突不是沒有質疑的同意．故選D．
37．B 理解推斷題：由第一段Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the United States，was a good and tireless writer，and he wrote The Declaration of Independence．可知，作者提到杰弗遜的時候是贊揚并肯定的，故選B．
38．A 主旨大意題：從第一段的句子：Here are some of the things he said and wrote：可知下文是杰弗遜說的和寫的話，也是一些富有哲理的話，故選A．
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