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【题目】Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.

Love

Love plays a vital role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel and ferocious(残忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, and they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others’ feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.

Happiness and Sorrow

Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others’ face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.

Failure and Success

Failure is the path to success. It helps us touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing(授予) success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.

Hope and Despair

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice: keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. The only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

【1】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Life is a Journey of Ups and Downs

B. Love Plays an Important Role in Our Life

C. Failure is the Path to Success

D. Hope Keeps Life Going

【2】What is the author’s understanding of happiness?

A. Materialistic happiness leads to people living a short life.

B. Smiling to others adds to our happiness.

C. Happiness is temporary and passes away.

D. Happiness is closely related with peace of mind.

【3】In the author’s opinion, tomorrow ________.

A. is beyond our control

B. is bright and hopeful

C. calls for today’s efforts

D. count for more than yesterday

【4】The passage is most likely to be found in a ________.

A. magazineB. tourist guideC. book reviewD. science report

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析: 人生好似一个包裹，这个包裹里藏着快乐与悲伤、成功与失败，希望与绝望。人生也是一个学习的过程。那些经历给我们上了全新的课，让我们变得更好。随着每一天的过去，我们学会了处理各种各样的问题。

【1】A 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了生活就是上上下下的旅行。故选A。

【2】D 细节理解题。根据第三段Peace of mind is the main link to happiness.可知，幸福和内心的平静有着非常密切的联系。故选D。

【3】C 细节理解题。根据最后一段Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. The only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.可知，作者认为明天是未知的，唯一的选择是今天努力工作，这样才能有更好的明天。故选C。

【4】A 推理判断题。本文属于一篇励志教育的短文，应该是在杂志中出现的，不可能在“旅游指南、书评和科学报告”中出现。故选A。