Question

【题目】What have we done today?

Nixon Waterman

We shall do much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give out gold in a princely sum(金额),

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the after while,

But what have done today?

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith(坚定信念) a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls(灵魂) of earth,

But whom have we fed today?

We shall harvest such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us buildings in the sky,

But what have we built today?

“Lost ourselves in the daydreams;

But here and now, do we our task?

Yet, this is the thing our souls must ask,

What have we done today?

【1】Who should we bring a smile to?

A.The truth．B.The faith．C.Each lonely life．D.Nobody．

【2】What does the underlined word “sown” mean in the last paragraph?

A.演讲B.播种C.捐赠D.建造

【3】Which of the following is NOT the writer’s purpose?

A.To lift the heartB.To dry the tearC.To harvest joysD.To daydream．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

本文是沃特曼的诗歌《今天做了什么》，描述了未来的岁月想做的事情很多，可否问问今天做了什么？

【1】细节题。根据本诗的第12句“We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,”可知“我们应该为每一个孤独的生命带去微笑。”故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据上文“We shall harvest such joys in the by and by,（期待以后收获欢乐）”可知此句“But what have we sown today?”句意是：可否问问今天播种了什么？可知“sown”意思是“播种”，故选B。

【3】细节判断题。根据第6行“We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,”和第18行“We shall harvest such joys in the by and by,”可知作者的目的是“振作精神，擦干眼泪，收获欢乐”，可知“做白日梦”不是作者的目的；故选D。