Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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, or 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.

【1】Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?

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.

【2】 The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread” means “________”.

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

【3】We learn from the passage that the author ________.

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

【4】What is implied in the passage by the writer?

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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了人生最难的两件事是诚实挣钱与学会正确的花钱，告诉我们要有积极的态度，积极的生活。

【1】C 细节理解题。根据第一段Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, or else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through Scotch and soda. 可知，故选C。

【2】B 句意理解题。这句话直译为“在脸上的汗水里面，你才能吃到面包。”意思是“你必须汗流满面才得糊口”，可以引申为“没有付出，就没有收获。”故选B。

【3】B 推理判断题。根据最后一段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.可知，作者的人生态度是积极的。故选B。

【4】D 推理判断题。根据第一段When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.及最后一段I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.可知，作者认为只要一个人活着就要不断地奋斗，如果你停止了奋斗，你的生命也就相当于停止了。故选D。