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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the    person.
When I first knew Bill, back in     , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever      . He was always ready to have a     . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old      he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and      was never dull when he was     . With him there was one wild      after another. Sometimes I wonder how we      to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.     , I wasn’t even      it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He      most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the     thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main     . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never      Bill changing so much. My image of him      the one I had formed      the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s      to expect people to remain the same, especially      I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he       the same way about me.
小题1:
A．proper B．same C．regularD．common
小题2:
A．childhood B．primary schoolC．high schoolD．college
小题3:
A．consideredB．supposedC．metD．expected
小题4:
A．partyB．quarrelC．meeting D．class
小题5:
A．manB．hospital C．filmD．hotel
小题6:
A．studyB．life C．work D．fun
小题7:
A．in B．down C．away D．around
小题8:
A．dreamB．mistake C．chance D．joke
小题9:
A．decided B．continuedC．managed D．hoped
小题10:
A．As usual B．By accidentC．From then onD．All the time
小题11:
A．glad B．surprisedC．excitedD．sure
小题12:
A．thought B．talked C．argued D．spent
小题13:
A．best B．last C．next D．only
小题14:
A．interest B．career C．subject D．problem
小题15:
A．forgot B．mindedC．liked D．imagined
小题16:
A．remained B．remindedC．suggested D．became
小题17:
A．since B．from C．atD．till
小题18:
A．unnecessary B．foolishC．common D．unusual
小题19:
A．becauseB．thatC．howD．when
小题20:
A．felt B．acted C．looked D．Discovered

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:A

试题分析：人生百味类短文。作者通过邂逅一个大学同学，发现他变化之大。感叹生活可以彻底改变一个人，你我都在发生变化
小题1:B形容词辨析：A恰当的，合适的；B相同的；C有规律的；D常见的。多年未见，所以看上去不像同一个人。
小题2:D上下文串联。A童年时代；B小学；C高中；D大学。根据下文我们是大学同班同学，所以回顾大学里第一次认识他的时候。
小题3:C动词辨析。A考虑；B认为；C遇到；D期望，预料。他是我曾经遇到的最无忧无虑的人之一。
小题4:A名词辨析。A聚会；B争吵；C会议；D班级。因为比较爱玩，所以经常聚会。
小题5:C。上下文串联A男人B医院；C电影；D班级。他经常出去喝酒或跑很远的地方去看他非常喜欢的老电影。
小题6:B上下文串联。A学习；B生活；C工作；D有趣。当他在周围的时候，生活从不单调乏味。因为主人公特别幽默很有生活情趣。
小题7:D副词辨析。A里面B向下C离开D周围。根据句意，参考上题。
小题8:D名词辨析。A梦想；B错误；C机会；D笑话。和他在一起总有说不完的笑话。
小题9:C动词辨析。A决定去做B继续做C成功做成D希望去做。我总在想他怎么成功的应付考试呢。
小题10:D短语辨析。A像以往一样B碰巧C从那时起D一直，始终，老是。我上周出差遇到他，但我始终不确信就是他。
小题11:D形容词辨析。A高兴的；B惊讶的C兴奋的D确信。根据句意，参考上题。
小题12:B动词辨析。A认为B谈论C争论D度过。老同学见面一起聊天，他现在谈的最多的是工作，车和房子。和以前的幽默形成对比，变化比较大。
小题13:B形容词辨析。A最好的B最后的，最不愿意的C下一个D唯一的。以前上大学时他最不关心的就是财物，现在变化非常大，难怪作者一开始认不出。
小题14:A名词辨析。A兴趣；B职业；C科目；D问题。联系上文，而现在那些成为他最主要的兴趣。
小题15:D动词辨析。A忘记；B介意；C喜欢；D想象。我从来没想到他变化如此大。
小题16:A动词辨析。A仍然是B提醒C建议D成为。我对他的印象仍然是自从我们一起上大学的时候。
小题17:A介词辨析。A自从B来自C在D直到。根据句意，参考上文。
小题18:B形容词辨析A；没有必要的B 愚蠢的C常见的D不同寻常的。我认为期望别人永远不变的想法是愚蠢的。
小题19:D连词辨析。A因为B引导句子C如何D当.....时候。尤其当我变化如此大的时候。
小题20:A动词辨析。A感觉B行动C看起来D发现。我喜欢以前的他，或许他感觉与我相同吧。
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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered. The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this semester.” I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
小题1:Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?
A．Because they didn’t like him
B．Because they wished he could be successful as a writer
C．Because their teacher laughed, too
D．Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed
小题2:When the writer graduated from high school, ___________.
A．he had become a famous writer
B．he had made progress in his studies.
C．his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him
D．he decided he wouldn’t become a writer
小题3:What prevented him telling others about his writing?
A．The characters in his story. B．His teacher.
C．His early experience.D．His parents.
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?
A．It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed.
B．It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do.
C．It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice.
D．It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future.
小题5:Which of the following is the best title?
A．A famous writer
B．I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C．I Never Write Right
D．A Genius Can Be a Writer
The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is      . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his     to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each      in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and     as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_   and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they       well?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices     them what they are.”
“     choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the    things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's     . He reached down and began to     with the snow. He     the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but     answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side    made me snowman!” the boy replied with   
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n)     to build up mankind,” Dad said.                    
The child then stood up and     an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n)     .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and     him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right      
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
小题1:
A．differentB．similarC．freezingD．special
小题2:
A．challengeB．responsibilityC．troubleD．position
小题3:
A．privateB．associatedC．uniqueD．isolated
小题4:
A．inspectedB．watchedC．glancedD．glared
小题5:
A．beautifulB．effectiveC．comfortableD．significant
小题6:
A．cheer upB．take careC．get alongD．break up
小题7:
A．remainB．appearC．becomeD．make
小题8:
A．ThoughB．HoweverC．SoD．While
小题9:
A．exactB． WrongC．fortunateD．coincident
小题10:
A．interestB．concernC．worryD．faith
小题11:
A．communicateB．mixC．workD．relate
小题12:
A．separatedB．dividedC．distinguishedD．parted
小题13:
A．couldn' tB．shouldn' tC．wouldn' tD．needn' t
小题14:
A．thatB．whatC．howD．when
小题15:
A．disappointmentB．frustrationC．enthusiasmD．humour
小题16:
A．powerB．effortC．organizationD．attempt
小题17:
A．gatheredB．sortedC．threwD．formed
小题18:
A．agreementB．debateC．warD．negotiation
小题19:
A．trembledB．swungC．pulledD．held
小题20:
A．stepsB．turnsC．choicesD．points
The dirty, homeless man sat on the pavement, staring at the stones. He thought back more than twenty years to when he was a boy living in a small red brick house on this very street. He recalled the flower garden, the swing his dad made, and the bike he had saved up for months to buy.
The man shrugged impatiently, for the brightness of those pictures hurt him, and his memory traveled on another ten years. He had a job by then, plenty of friends and started to come home less. He did not really want to remember those years, nor the day when, because of debts, he had gone home planning to ask for money. He felt embarrassed, but he knew exactly where his dad kept the money. When his parents stepped out of the room, he took what he wanted and left.
That was the last time he had seen them. Ashamed, he went abroad, and his parents knew nothing about the years of wandering or time in prison. But locked in his cell he often thought of home. Once free, he would love to see his parents again, if they were still alive, and still wanted to see him.
When his prison time was up, he found a job, but couldn’t settle. Something was drawing him home. He did not want to arrive penniless, so he hitchhiked most of the long journey back. But less than a mile from his destination he started to feel sick with doubt. Could they ever accept this man who had so bitterly disappointed them?
He spent most of that day sitting under a tree. That evening he posted a letter which, although short, had taken him hours to write. It ended with:
I know it is unreasonable of me to suppose you want to see me ... so it’s up to you. I’ll come early Thursday morning. If you want me home, hang a white handkerchief in the window of my old bedroom. If it’s there, I’ll come in; if not, I’ll wave good-bye and go.
And now it was Thursday morning and he was sitting on the pavement at the end of the street. Finally he got up and walked slowly toward the old house. He drew a long breath and looked.
His parents were taking no risks. ________________________________________
The man threw his head back, gave a cry of relief and ran straight through the open front door.
小题1:Why did the man shrug impatiently (paragraph 2) while he was thinking of his childhood?
A．The thoughts made him angry.
B．He felt he had wasted time.
C．He was anxious to go home.
D．The sweet memory caused him much pain.
小题2:Why did it take him hours to write the letter?
A．He doubted if his parents still lived in that house.
B．He had much news to tell his parents.
C．He felt ashamed to ask for forgiveness.
D．He was longing to return home and felt excited.
小题3:In what order did the following events take place?
a. He took the money from his parents.
b. He bought a bicycle with his savings.
c. He was sentenced to prison.
d. He wrote the letter home.
e. He sat on the pavement.
f. He hitchhiked back home.
A．b, a, c, d, e, f B．b, a, c, f, d, e
C．a, c, b, d, f, a D．a, d, b, c, e, f
小题4:Which of the following best fits into paragraph 8?
A．Every inch of the house was covered in white. Sheets, pillowcases and table clothes had been placed on every window and door, making it look like a snow house.
B．The house before him was just as he remembered: the red bricks, the brown door and nothing else.
C．A colorful blanket was over the front door. On it, in large letters, was written, “Welcome home, son”.
D．A police car was parked in the drive way, and two officers stood at the front door.
小题5:The best title of the passage is _______.
A．Sweet Memory B．White Handkerchief
C．Abandoned Son D．Leaving Home
Once again, I had run away and really did not know why. I walked out of the gate to go to school and then kept walking, and walking, and walking. I was 11years old. It was almost dark; I was tired, cold, and all alone. I had not eaten all day and was afraid to turn myself over the police. I knew I would receive another beating once I returned to the Children’s Home Society. There was nothing for me to do, except keep on walking.
As darkness fell, I entered the darkened area in a city park sat down on a wooden bench hoping to avoid the police cars. It was cold and I began to tremble uncontrollably. All was quiet except for the passing cars in the distance.
“Well, hello young man.” A voice came from behind me. I jumped, almost falling off the park bench. My heart was beating ninety miles per hour. I gasped and I could hardly catch my breath. I looked up and saw a woman standing behind me in the shadows.
“You look cold and hungry,” she said. She took off her scarf, wrapped it around my shoulders and asked me to follow her. We walked about twenty feet, and then stopped under one of the park streetlights.
She held out her hand and said, “Here, you take this letter.” Seeing nothing in her hand., I stood still.
“Reach out and take the letter from my hand,” she insisted. Slowly I reached out, acting as though I was taking something from her hand. “Now hold the paper tightly and take it to any store owner,” she instructed.
I closed my thumb and finger as though I were grasping the letter and began walking toward Five Points. Several blocks down the road, I came to a store with a woman sitting behind a counter. I opened the door, walked in, and stopped directly in front of her. Very slowly I held out my hand toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something.
She reached out and as her hand touched mine, I opened my tightly closed fingers and stood there waiting. She pulled back, smiled, and looked down at her hands.
She immediately turned and walked to the back of the store. After a while, the woman returned holding a paper plate.
“Here is something for you to eat.” She smiled and signaled to me to eat. Within two or three minutes, I downed the entire plate of food and several Coca Colas.
Before I left, she held out her hand and asked me to take the letter. Again seeing nothing, I held out my hand and closed my thumb and finger as though I were taking something from her. Tightly grasping nothing more than air, I walked out into the street and headed back to the park. The old woman was still there.
“It is really magic. Can I have the letter so I can be magic too?” I asked her.
She reached out, took my hand, and opened my tightly closed fingers. Whatever was being held between my fingers, she took and placed into her apron pocket. “Would you help someone if they were hungry?” she asked me.
“Yes Ma’am.”
“Would you help someone if they were hurt, cold or scared?”
“Yes Ma’am. I would be their friend.”   
“You are a very lucky little boy. You will never need the magic letter,” she responded.
小题1:What can we learn about the boy?
A．Though lost in the city, he didn’t feel worried or lonely.
B．He had nowhere to go and wandered aimlessly in the street.
C．He avoided the police for the fear that he would be sent to prison.
D．He had to run away because of his bad performance at school.
小题2:What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A．The boy was out of breath as he did some exercises.
B．The boy felt excited at the appearance of the woman.
C．The boy was scared by the sudden voice of the woman.
D．The boy held his breath, waiting for the woman to come.
小题3:Why does the store owner offer the boy a good dinner?
A．Because she had great sympathy for him.
B．Because she knew the boy and his parents.
C．Because he was a kind boy who deserved it.
D．Because the woman in the park had paid for it.
小题4:What does the writer want to tell us through the story?
A．It's better to give than to take.
B．Kindness is a universal language.
C．Don't cry even if life cheats you.
D．Life is full of the getting over of suffering.
小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．A Kind Woman.B．A Sleepless Night.C．A Magic Letter.D．A Lucky Boy.
A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not?Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got   ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously（怒放）all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
小题1:
A．difficultB．convenientC．suitableD．comfortable
小题2:
A．thoughtB．cared C．worriedD．complained
小题3:
A．actionB．researchC．businessD．agreement
小题4:
A．absorbedB．buriedC．involvedD．caught
小题5:
A．escapedB．survivedC．decreasedD．disappeared
小题6:
A．embarrassedB．upsetC．nervousD．amazed
小题7:
A．stillB．evenC．everD．yet
小题8:
A．partnerB．directorC．employerD．interviewer
小题9:
A．lost weightB．lost his wayC．lost faceD．lost heart
小题10:
A．agreeB．manageC．attemptD．understand
小题11:
A．enjoyB．proveC．teachD．behave
小题12:
A．decideB．suggestC．imagineD．choose
小题13:
A．independentB．realisticC．optimisticD．negative
小题14:
A．In factB．On the contraryC．In other wordsD．In the end
小题15:
A．mindB．thoughtC．ideaD．opinion
小题16:
A．so thatB．unlessC．ifD．even if
小题17:
A．remindB．loseC．keepD．remember
小题18:
A．saysB．talksC．writesD．speaks
小题19:
A．spendingB．passingC．wastingD．leaving
小题20:
A．WhetherB．HowC．WhereD．Why
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ____ you, about my life so far as I ____ on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the ____ that you will face in the coming years.
Be thankful. You are at a wonderful ____ of life. You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and ____. I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of ____ I've learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of ____. What works for me ____ not work for you.
Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life ____ won't be very nice. They'll laugh at you because you're different, or for no good ____. They might try to bully you ____ hurt you.
There's not much you can do about these people except ____ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who ____ care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, ____ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.
There will be _____ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always ____ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, _____ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams _____ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you’ll do much better in _____. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you _____.
小题1:
A．regardless of B．ahead ofC．at the back ofD．in the front of
小题2:
A．reflectB．relyC．dependD．insist
小题3:
A．errorsB．mistakesC．truthsD．trials
小题4:
A．crossingB．houseC．stageD．office
小题5:
A．challengesB．troublesC．difficultiesD．risks
小题6:
A．whereB．which C．thatD．what
小题7:
A．riceB．salt C．cornD．wheat
小题8:
A．mustB．can C．mightD．should
小题9:
A．whoB．whom C．whileD．whose
小题10:
A．consequenceB．reasonC．resultD．cause
小题11:
A．butB．though C．orD．otherwise
小题12:
A．to learnB．learn C．learningD．learned
小题13:
A．exactlyB．entirely C．trulyD．absolutely
小题14:
A．tend toB．hold onto C．turn toD．lead to
小题15:
A．daysB．months C．timeD．weeks
小题16:
A．turn outB．turn upC．turn onD．turn down
小题17:
A．avoidB．reject C．refuseD．accept
小题18:
A．against B．despiteC．withinD．beyond
小题19:
A．lifeB．studyC．careerD．family
小题20:
A．richerB．kinderC．clevererD．stronger
Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.
Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.
Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000. And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more. He says it's better to be unlucky.
小题1:When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ______.  
A．25 years old
B．six years old
C．76 years old
D．sixty years old
小题2:To win the game, the contestants had to make ______ guesses.    
A．threeB．twoC．sixD．four
小题3:Sam won the lottery because ______.
A．he was luckyB．he was good at math
C．he was smartD．he was tough
小题4:Sam’s experience shows that ______
A．everything has its time and that time must be watched.
B．he who risks nothing, gains nothing.
C．everything comes to him who waits.
D．he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.
One suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (忧郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Central Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.
The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one's hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one's parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.
Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents' expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop their sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.
Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻觉) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.
小题1:From the passage we know that _________.
A．four students took their lives in Shanghai last week
B．being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himself
C．the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parents
D．parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side
小题2:What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.
A．they are worried that they may fall behind others in studies
B．they lack the respect for their parents
C．they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthy
D．their parents expect too much from them
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．An irresponsible choice.B．The value of life.
C．Weak-minded generation.D．The reality of life.

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