9．"To be or not to be．"Outside the Bible，these six words are the most famous in all the literature of the world．They were spoken by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud，and they are the most famous words in Shakespeare because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but for every thinking man and woman．To be or not to be----to live or not to live，to live richly and abundantly （丰富地） and eagerly，or to live dully and meanly and scarcely．A philosopher once wanted to know whether he was alive or not，which is a good question for everyone to put to himself occasionally．He answered it by saying，"I think，therefore I am．"
But the best definition of existence I ever saw was one written by another philosopher who said，"To be is to be in relations．"If this is true，then the more relations a living thing has，the more it is alive．To live abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensity （强度） of our relations．Unfortunately，we are so constituted （组成） that we get to love our routine．But other than our regular occupation，how much are we alive？If you are interested only in your regular occupation，you are alive only to that extent．So far as other things are concerned----poetry and prose，music，pictures，sports，unselfish friendships，politics，international affairs----you are dead．
On the contrary，it is true that every time you acquire a new interest----even more，a new accomplishment----you increase your power of life．No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy．The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest．
Bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend．But we gain new life by contacts with new friends，and new ideas and thoughts，too．Where your thoughts are，there will be your life also．If your thoughts are limited only to your business，only to your physical welfare，only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live，then you live in a narrow restricted life．But if you are interested in the characters of a good novel，then you are living with those highly interested people； if you listen intently （专注地） to fine music，you are always away from immediate surroundings and living in a world of passion and imagination．
To be or not to be----to live intensely and richly，or merely to exist，depends on ourselves．Let us widen and intensify （增强） our relations．While we live，let us live．
72．What does the author mainly want to do by this passage？B
A．The author wants to argue against an idea．
B．The author wants to put forward an idea．
C．The author wants to introduce some famous sayings．
D．The author wants to explain some famous sayings．
73．What does the underlined word"pessimist"most probably mean？A
A．It means somebody who always expects the worst to happen．
B．It means somebody who is always interested in making new friends．
C．It means somebody who always lives in a world of passion and imagination．
D．It means somebody who likes to live a rich and abundant life．
74．Which of the following behaviors is probably encouraged by the author？B
A．Limiting our thoughts to our business and physical welfare
B．Exposing ourselves to new friends，ideas and thoughts．
C．Getting along with those highly interested people．
D．Living in a world of passion and imagination．
75．What is the main idea of the passage？C
A．To be or not to be，that is a question．
B．I think，therefore I am．
C．To be is to be in relations．
D．A man dies as often as he loses a friend．
分析 本文是一篇议论文，主要阐述的是一种新的生存理念"To be is to be in relations．"意为"生存就是联系"，也就是说对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离"，要活得丰富充实就要扩大和加强我们之间的各种联系，一个能对许多事物都感兴趣的人是愉快的，真正悲观的人只能是那些丧失兴趣的人，一个失去朋友的人即将死亡，但通过与朋友交往可以获得再生．
解答 72．B 主旨大意题．根据文章第一段中作者以"To be or not to be．"----"是生存还是毁灭"开头，引起了一个讨论，并介绍了关于存在的另外一个说法"To be is to be in relations．"---"生存就是联系"，也就是对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离．故B正确．
73．C 推理判断题．根据第三段中的"No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy．The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest．"可知，没有一个对事物感兴趣的人是不快乐的．真正不快乐的是那些对一切都失去兴趣的人，这样的人总是很悲观，所以他们很不快乐．故C正确．
74．B 推理判断题．根据文章第四段中的"But we gain new life by contacts with new friends，and new ideas and thoughts，too．Where your thoughts are，there will be your life too．If your thoughts are limited only to your business，only to your physical welfare，only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live，then you live a narrow restricted（有限的，受约束的） life"可知，如果你的思想不出你的业务范围，不出你的物质利益，不出你所在的城镇的狭隘圈子，那么你的一生便也只是多方受着狭隘的一生，这些人只关注自己的问题，他们的生活就被约束住了．故B项只关注自己，这是作者不鼓励的生活方式．故B正确．
75．C 主旨大意题．本文讲述的一种新的生存理念"To be is to be in relations．"生存就是联系，也就是对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离．故C正确．
点评 解答细节理解题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案；推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．
