2.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.
28.Which of the following is implied in the first paragraph?A
A.The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.
B.Wealth results from honest effort.
C.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.
29.The underlined sentence"In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread"means"B".
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
30.We learn from the passage that the authorA.
A.held a positive attitude towards an active life
B.was a wealthy person in the community
C.was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)
D.kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed
31.What is implied in the passage by the writer?D
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.
分析 文章主要通過作者的一個經(jīng)歷來講述作者對生命和生活的體會和感悟,
解答 ABA D
28 A 細節(jié)題.由第一段倒數(shù)第四句"…else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda."可知,對某些人來說,除了 scotch 和 soda,沒有別的什么東西可以幫助他們逃避現(xiàn)實了,所以A項正確.B項,由第一段第一句"Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort…"可知,世界上最難的有兩件事,一件就是通過誠實的努力來獲得財富,但并非說財富來源于誠實的努力,所以B項錯誤.
C項,文章未提及,所以B項錯誤.D項,fruit trees 只是作者打的一個比方,并非說這些人靠種果樹發(fā)財,所以D項錯誤.故正確答案為A.
29 B 推斷題."In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread"為本文點睛之筆,直譯為"汗水流過臉頰,你可以吃這塊面包",隱喻為"一分耕耘一分收獲",所以B項正確.A項,"當(dāng)汗水流過臉頰,面包會很美味",邏輯和語意不通,所以A項錯誤.C項,"失敗是成功之母",與文章毫無關(guān)聯(lián),所以C項錯誤.D項,"面包來自于臉上的汗水",邏輯和語意不通,所以D項錯誤.故正確答案為B.
30 A 細節(jié)題.由文章最后一句"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,作者積極對待生活,故正確答案為A.
31 D 主旨題.文章最后一句"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."為本文主旨句,旨在告訴讀者人生路上要勇于拼搏奮斗,D項"生命不止,奮斗不息"符合文章主旨,所以D項正確.A項,合理利用財富,吃吃喝喝地快樂生活,與文章主旨不符,所以A項錯誤.B項,有志者事竟成,與文章主旨不符,所以B項錯誤.C項,生活像一場夢,人像一棵果樹,偏離文章主旨,所以C項錯誤.故正確答案為D.
點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.