How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.

When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.

31. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __________.

　 A. life for a child is comparatively easy

　 B. a child is always loved whatever he does

　 C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return

　 D. only children are interested in life

32. After a child grows up, he __________.

　 A. will have little time playing

　 B. has to be successful in finding a job

　 C. can still ask for help in time of trouble

　 D. should be able to take care of himself

33. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People are often satisfied with their life.

B. Life is less interesting for old people.

C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.

D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

34. The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.

A. duties　　 B. jobs　　　 C. suggestions　　 D. desires

35. The main idea of the passage is _________ .

A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.

When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.

31. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __________.

A. life for a child is comparatively easy

　 B. a child is always loved whatever he does

　 C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return

　 D. only children are interested in life

32. After a child grows up, he __________.

　 A. will have little time playing

　 B. has to be successful in finding a job

　 C. can still ask for help in time of trouble

　 D. should be able to take care of himself

33. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People are often satisfied with their life.

B. Life is less interesting for old people.

C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.

D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

34. The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.

A. duties　　 B. jobs　　　 C. suggestions 　 D. desires

35. The main idea of the passage is _________ .

A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets(后悔).

Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.

When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society(社会) as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.

1.After a child grows up, he __________.

   A. will have little time playing

B. has to be successful in finding a job

   C. can still ask for help in time of trouble

D. should be able to take care of himself

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People are often satisfied with their life.

B. Life is less interesting for old people.

C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.

D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

3.The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.

 A. duties          B. jobs             C. suggestions     D. desires(渴望)

4.The main idea of the passage is _________ .

A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

How often does one hear children wishing they were grown ups, and the old wishing they were young again? Each are has its pleasure and its pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without washing any time in useless regrets （悔恨）．

Childhood is a time when there are few duties to make life hard．If a child has good parents，he is fed，looked after，and loved whatever he may do．It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return．Also，life is always giving new things to the child．A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow．His first visit to the seaside makes him wild．But a child has his pains  he is not free to do things as he wishes．He is always being told not to do this，not to do that，or being punished （惩罚） for what he has done wrong．So his life is not quite happy．

When the young man starts to make his own living he becomes，free from the discipline （约束） of schools and parents．But at the same time he is made to accept duties．He can no longer expect others to pay for his food，his clothes and his room，but has to work if he wants to live comfortably．If he spends most of his time pitying about in the way that he used to as a child，he will go hungry．And if he breaks the law of the society as he used to break the laws of his parents，he may go m prison （监狱）．If，however，he works hard，keeps out of trouble，and in good health，he can have the great happiness of seeing himself do better in his job and building up his own place in the society．Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be in，but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy．Old age should come with wisdom and the ability to help others．They can have the joy of seeing their children doing better in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and，perhaps，best of all，they can，if their life has been a useful one，feel the happiness of having come through the fight of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest，leaving others to go on with the fight．

1．According to the passage，to a child，______．

A．he is free of duties，but he is short of freedom

B．everything may give him pleasure，but he can't do anything as he wishes to

C．life is always new to him，but he can't do anything

D．he is always loved and has no worries，but he can't be happy

2．The writer mainly tells us that______

A．everyone lives a happy life                          B. each age has its pleasure and its pains

C．children are the happiest                     D．time is everything

3．A young man who starts to make his own living_______

A．can spend his time playing about in the way he used to as a child

B．can wait for others to feed him

C．is free to break the law of society

D．is happy to see himself getting on well with his job

4．In the writer's opinion，the old _______．

A．are useless people                        B．have to help others

C．have their own pleasure                    D．are the best group

5．Which period of one's life is the best according to the writer?

A．Childhood．                             B．Youth．

C．Old age．                               D．He doesn't tell us．