16.From a biological point,human life almost reads like a poem.It has its own rhythm,internal cycles of growth and decay.It begins with innocent childhood,followed by awkward adolescence trying to adapt itself to society with passions and curiosities.Then it reaches a manhood of intense activities,benefiting from experience and learning more about society and human nature.At middle age,there is a slight easing of tension,and a character of maturity like the ripening of fruit or long-preserved wine.Then in the sunset of our life,the endocrine(内分泌)system in our body decreases the biological activity.If we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it,it is for us the age of peace,security and contentment.Finally,life flashes out and one goes into eternal sleep,never to wake up again.
One should be able to sense the beauty of this rhythm of life as we do while listening to symphonies,appreciating its main theme,its conflict and the ending.The movements of these cycles are very much the same in a human's life,but the music must be written by the individual himself.In some souls,the unpleasant note becomes louder and finally covers the main rhythm.Sometimes the unpleasant note gains so much power that the music can no longer go on,and the individual shoots himself with a gun or jump into a river.
That is because his original theme has been showed extremely wildly for the lack of self-discipline,otherwise any human's life will run to its normal end naturally.There are sometimes in many of us too many staccatos (断奏)or impetuses(强音).Because the rhythm is wrong,the music is not pleasing to the ear.We may learn more of the rhythm of the grand rivers like the River Amazon,flowing steadily and eternally into the sea.
No one can say that life with childhood,manhood and old age is not a perfect arrangement.The day has its morning,noon and sunset,and the year has its seasons.And if we take this biological view of life and try to live according to the arrangement,no one can deny that life can be a poem.Shakespeare has expressed this idea more vividly in his passage about the seven stages of life,and a good many Chinese writers also have said about the same thing.Shakespeare was like Nature itself,and that is the greatest compliment we can pay to a writer.He merely lived,observed life and went away quietly and beautifully.
32.In which stage does curiosity drive a human to adjust to society?A
A.Teenage
B.Babyhood
C.Manhood
D.Middle age
33.When a human life reaches his last stage,what can he easily acquire?D
A.Passion
B.Tension
C.Maturity
D.Satisfaction
34.In paragraph 2 and 3,what does the writer suggest a person?C
A.Learning more about symphonies
C.Controlling negative feelings earlier
B.Writing music by himself
D.Writing music for money
35.What is the main idea of the passage?C
A.A human should live a romantic life like a poet
B.A human should have knowledge of music
C.A human is expected to act his age and accept what life is
D.A human should face death bravely when he is old.
分析 短文主要讲了我们人的一生会经历的各个阶段,主要讲的是在什么阶段就应该做什么事情,并且接受生活赐予你的一切.
解答 32.A,细节理解题,根据句子followed by awkward adolescence trying to adapt itself to society with passions and curiosities可知,青少年时期好奇心会驱使我们逐渐适应社会,故答案为A.
33.D,细节理解题,根据句子If we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it,it is for us the age of peace,security and contentment可知,在我们人生的最后阶段,我们会获得安全感和满足感,故答案为D.
34.C,推理判断题,根据句子In some souls,the unpleasant note becomes louder and finally covers the main rhythm.Sometimes the unpleasant note gains so much power that the music can no longer go on,and the individual shoots himself with a gun or jump into a river可知,有时候我们消极的情绪会覆盖我们生活的主调,导致我们做出偏激的事情,因此可以推测作者建议我们尽早控制住我们消极的情绪,故答案为C.
35.C,主旨大意题,短文主要讲了我们人的一生会经历的各个阶段,作者给出了一些处理生活中消极事物的建议,并从最后一句He merely lived,observed life and went away quietly and beautifully.可知,主要讲的是在什么阶段就应该做什么事情,并且接受生活赐予你的一切,故答案为C.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.