7．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？C
A．Wealth results from honest effort．
B．The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life．
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 authorB．
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
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 文中開篇提到世界上最難的兩件事情是：通過自己的誠實和努力獲取財富，以及得到之后怎樣合理地使用自己的財富．作者可以看到很多成功人士借用威士忌和蘇打水逃避現(xiàn)實生活，因為他們已經(jīng)停止了奮斗，而作者認為：生命不息，奮斗不止．
解答 28．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段中的"Yet，it seemed to me，something very important was missing，else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda．"可知，他們逃避現(xiàn)實，每天用蘇打水和蘇格蘭威士忌將自己灌得爛醉如泥，故選C．
29．B．句意理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段劃線的句子意思是"要想糊口，就要汗流滿面"，也就是要通過自己的勞動與努力獲得所需要的東西，所以選No pains，no gains．不勞無獲；故選B．
30．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段中的"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，作者希望自己能夠一直堅持自己的夢想，所以他對生活的態(tài)度是積極的，故選B．
31．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段中的"When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit，it is dying．And it is even so with man．"可知，作者將人比喻成果樹，如果果樹停止結(jié)果，就會枯死，人也是如此，如果停止了奮斗也會死去，故選D．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
