Question

Friends

　　Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette(香烟)on his lips．He smoked while he read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of coffee．He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy．

　　Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him,“It's very bad to smoke．”

　　When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin．So he did not buy any more cigarettes．He became so thin he went to Fred for help．

　　Fred said,“You must eat more．”

　　So Joe did not smoke, but he ate chocolate(巧克力)，and he became very fat．Again he went to Fred for help．

　　Fred said,“You must not eat chocolate．”So Joe stopped eating chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes．He became thin again but he was not happy, because he still smoked．

　　Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!

What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?

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A．One should think and decide for oneself．

B．One should ask friends for help and advice．

C．Smoking is bad for one's health．

D．Chocolate is bad for one's health．

Answer 1

答案：A
解析：

该文是说Joe虽听从朋友的劝告，改掉自己的坏习惯，但对友人的劝告不认真领会其精神实质，而是走向极端，结果做出了与朋友劝告相违的事情。Joe不但不反省自己，反而怨恨别人。作者显然是想通过这个故事来告诉人们：一个人遇事应该独立思考并自行做出决定。不可人云亦云，误走极端，更不可错怪别人。A项正好与作者的观点吻合。