13．One's beliefs are revealed not so much in words as in the assumptions on which one habitually acts and in the basic values by which all choices are tested．
The foundation of my own value system was laid in childhood with parents who believed that personal honesty came first．They never asked，"What will people think？"The question was，"What will you think of yourself，if you do this or fail to do that？"Thus，living up to one's own concept of oneself became a basic value，
A second basic value，in some ways an extension of the first，I owe to an old college professor，who had suffered more than his share of sadness and trouble．Over and over he said to us，"The one thing that really matters is to be bigger than the things that can happen to you．Nothing that can happen to you is more important that the was you end it"
Gradually I realized that here was the basis of the only real security and peace of mind that a human being can have．Nobody can be sure when disaster，disappointment，or injustice may come to him through no fault of his own．Nor can one be guaranteed against one's own mistakes and failures．But the way we meet life is ours to choose．The acceptance of these two basic values led to a third．If what one is and how one meets life are of first importance，one is not impressed by another's money，status，or power，nor does one judge people by their race，color，or social position．This opens up a whole new world of relationships，for when friendships are based on qualities of mind and character，one can have friends among old and young，rich and poor，famous and unknown，educated and unlettered，and among people of all races and all nations．
Given these three basic values，a fourth became necessary．It is one's responsibility to help create a social order．Human beings must have an opportunity for the fullest development of which they are capable．One is thus led to work for a world of freedom and justice through those social agencies and institutions which make it possible for people everywhere to realize their highest potentialities．
Perhaps all these add up to a belief in what has been called the human use of human beings．When we pray，or feel pity，when we think and reason，pursue ideas，seek truth，or read a book，when we protect the weak and helpless，when we honor the noble and cherish the good，when we cooperate with our fellow men to build a better world，our behavior is worthy of our status as human beings．
72．What is the most important value according to the author？B
A．Face grief and trouble positively．
B．Live up to one's own conception of oneself
C．Begin a wide relationship with people around．
D．Help create a social order．
73．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4probably meansA．
A．we can choose how to face our life
B．our mind can be peaceful after some failures
C．we can choose our own life
D．each of us can make mistakes sometimes
74．What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph？D
A．We might as well help social agencies function well
B．We should think and reason while reading a book
C．We can cooperate to build social institutions
D．When we help those in need and admire the noble，we achieve the human use of human beings．
75．Where does this text probably come from？C
A．Science fiction．
B．Children's literature．
C．A magazine
D．A news report．
分析 本人主要通過介紹四個基本價值觀來闡述人類為什么行善．
解答 72題B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段Thus，living up to one's own concept of oneself became a basic value，可知，對于我來說，最重要的價值就是按照自己的意愿來過活．
73題A 猜測句意題．Nobody can be sure when disaster，disappointment，or injustice may come to him through no fault of his own．Nor can one be guaranteed against one's own mistakes and failures．沒有人敢保證災難，失望，不公何時會降臨，也沒人敢保證不會犯錯．但我們可以選擇面對生活的方式．
74題D 推理判斷題．最后一段告訴我們，"通過幫助弱者和無助的人，尊敬高尚的人，當我們?yōu)榻ㄔO更美好的世界而與他人合作時，我們實現(xiàn)了人類的價值，也無愧于人類這個稱號．
75題C 根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，主要輪述四個基本價值觀來體現(xiàn)人類與人為善的價值觀，為說明文，應該出自某篇雜志．
點評 本篇為科教類閱讀題材，話題比較晦澀難懂，閱讀比較困難．但是這里文章題目一般比較容易，只要考生帶著問題去尋找答案，細心就可以找到答案．
