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3．"The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself； to be conquered by himself is，of all things，the most shameful，"says Plato．Self-control is at the root of all the advantages．Let a man give in to his impulses （冲动） and feelings，and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom．
A single angry word has lost many friends．When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger，he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself．If you are conscious of being angry，keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger．Many a person has dropped dead in great anger．Fits of anger bring fits of disease．"Whoever the gods would destroy，they first make them mad．""Keep cool，"says Webster，"anger is not argument．""Be calm in arguing，"says George Herbert，"for fierceness （狂怒） makes error a fault．"
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself．"Anger，"says Pythagoras，"begins with foolishness and ends with regret．"You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers，not by the power of those which conquer him．
Self-control is man's last and greatest victory．
If a man lacks self-control he seems t o lack everything．Without it he can have no patience，no power to govern himself； he can have no self-confidence，for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling．If he lacks self-control，the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too．
28．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．Self-control is important for a man．
B．We should learn to be strong．
C．A man who keeps cool won't lose any game．
D．The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves．
29．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean？D
A．If you are mad，the gods will fail you．
B．If you lose your temper first，gods will fail you first．
C．If you can't control yourself，you will be crazy．
D．If the gods want to fail you，they will make you mad first．
30．Which of the following is NOT true，according to passage？C
A．The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself．
B．You will make a small mistake serious if you don't keep cool．
C．You must measure a man's strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him．
D．Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret．
31．Which of the following can't help you avoid anger，according to the passage？D
A．Being calm in arguing．
B．Checking your temper or anger by speaking low．
C．Keeping your mouth shut．
D．Trying to make the other angry first．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要阐述了自控的重要性，自控有什么好处，和缺少自控会带来什么后果．人们可以用自控能力来衡量他们的力量．如果一个人缺乏自控力，他也会缺乏道德力量和勇气性格．

解答 28．A主旨大意题．根据第一段Self-control is at the root of all the advantages 及全文的内容可知，本文的大意是"自控的重要性"．故选 A．
29．D语义理解题．根据第三段you can hold back rising anger．Many a person has dropped dead in great anger．Fits of anger bring fits of disease．可知如果上帝想要你失败，先让你生气．故选 D．
30．C推理判断题．根据倒数第三段You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers，not by the power of those which conquer him．可知你必须用他征服感情的能力去衡量这个人的力量，而不是感情征服他的能力．故选 C．
31．D推理判断题．根据第 二 段When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger，he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself．If you are conscious of being angry，keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger．以及最后一句"Be calm in arguing，"says George Herbert，"for fierceness makes error a fault．"可知在争论中保持冷静，通过说话来检查你的脾气或愤怒，和保持你的嘴关闭能帮助你避免愤怒．故选D．

点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．