5.To err is human.To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes (誤用)are meant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.To err,or to make mistakes,is indeed a part of being human,but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.The original quote about human nature went like this:"To err is human,to forgive,divine (神圣的)."This saying mirrors a deal:people should be forgiving of others'mistakes.Instead,we tend to do the opposite-find someone else to pass the blame on to.However,taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought.Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well,and it also means staying with the plan.Commonsense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm,but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations,because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.People say that in a large company,"the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?One of the common problems with making excuses is that people,especially young people.get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time.There is a corollary (推論) to that:if good excuse is"good"even if it isn't honest,then where is the place of the truth?
56.According to the author,what is a sign of a man's maturity?B
A.Doing things his own way.
B.Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.
C.Making as few mistakes as possible.
D.Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.
57.Which of the following is N0T based on common sense?A
A.A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.
B.A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
C.A company's next move follows a good plan.
D.A lawyer acts on fine judgments.
58.What is the author's opinion about a good excuse?D
A.Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.
B.Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
C.A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.
D.Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.
59.What would be the best title for his passage?A
A.A Mirror of Human Nature
B.To Blame or to Forgive
C.A Mark of Maturity
D.Truth or Excuse.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者從責備還是寬恕,常識還是非常識,真理還是借口三方面來體現(xiàn)人性的鏡子.
解答 56.B.細節(jié)理解題.引言后第一段最后一句Instead,we tend to do the opposite-find someone else to pass the blame on to.However,taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity可知:勇于承擔錯誤帶來的責任就是成熟的標志;故選B.
57.A.推理判斷題.倒數(shù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句話Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations,because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything說靠常識似乎對于一個大的組織并不適合,因為有太多的事情要處理以至于一個人不可能負責全部工作.所以A項"一個人負責一個大公司的全部工作屬于非常識";故選A.
58.D.推理判斷題.從最后一段最后一句話if good excuse is"good"even if it isn't honest,then where is the place of the truth?如果好的借口是重要的,即使它是不誠實的,那么真理的地位又在哪里?作者用了一個反問說明追求真理比尋找理由更為重要.得出D項是正確答案
59.A.主旨大意題.綜觀全文可知,本文主要闡述了什么是人生,什么是成熟.常識告訴我們,人要誠實;人們在社會上應(yīng)該怎樣做,都是對人性的寫照;故選A.
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.