Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station．“The railway owes me ￡12．”she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office．“You sold me a ticket from May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night．So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel．It cost me ￡12．”
Harry was worried．He remembered selling the woman a return ticket．“Come into the office Madam,”He said politely,“I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd．”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside．She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered．There was no sailing on May 22nd．How could he have made such a careless mistake?He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day．Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child．“You look sunburnt,”he said to her,“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,”she answered, shyly,“The beach was lovely and I can swim too!”
“That's fine．”Said Harry．“My little girl can't swim a bit yet．Of course, she's only three…”
“I'm four”, the child said proudly,“I'll be four and a half．”
Harry turned to the mother．“I remember your ticket, Madam,”he said．“But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Er, well－”the woman looked at the child,“I mean… she hasn't started school yet．She's only four．”
“A four－year－old child must have a ticket, madam．A child's return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50．So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.5．The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”
The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office．
(1)
The woman was angry because ________．
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A．
she couldn't use the ticket for her round trip
B．
she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned
C．
she spent more money than she had expected
D．
Harry had sold her a ticket from Jersey where there was no sailiy．
(2)
Harry was worried ________．
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A．
the woman was angry with him
B．
he had not done his work properly
C．
the Jersey timetable was wrong
D．
the little girl didn't have a return ticket
(3)
Harry started talking to the little girl ________．
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A．
because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B．
because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C．
because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D．
when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl
(4)
When Harry said,“The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”he meant ________ that ________．
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A．
they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his
B．
he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn't want to
C．
the woman had to pay him ￡1.5 and the railway would pay her for the hotel
D．
she should pay ￡1.5 but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying
(5)
The woman left the office without saying anything because ________．
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A．
she wanted to go home and get money for the child's ticket
B．
she was so angry that she wanted to see the head of the station
C．
she was moved by Harry's kindness
D．
she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted
The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．
Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．
Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．
There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．
(1)
Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
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A．
social sciences
B．
natural sciences
C．
both social and natural sciences
D．
the subject matter of politics
(2)
With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
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A．
become a great leader
B．
succeed in everything
C．
find a good job soon after graduation
D．
make progress in your career development
(3)
According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
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A．
Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．
Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
C．
The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．
The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．
(4)
From the passage, we can conclude ________
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A．
not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
B．
a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．
philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．
philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world
