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17.To err is human.To blame(责备) the other guy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)are meant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.To err,or to make mistakes,is indeed a part of being human,but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.The original quote about human nature went like this:"To err is human,to forgive,divine(神圣的)."This saying mirrors an ideal:People should be forgiving of others'mistakes.Instead,we tend to do the opposite-find someone else to pass the blame on to.However,taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity(成熟).
Common sense is what we call clear thought.Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well,and it also means staying with the plan.Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm,but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.Common sense does not seem to be common for large companies,because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.People say that in a large company,"the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?One of the common problems with making excuses is that people,especially young people,get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time.There is a corollary(直接推论)to that:if a good excuse is"good"even if it isn't honest,then where is the place of the truth?
53.Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?D
A.A secretary works to a timetable.
B.A company's next move follows a good plan.
C.A girl goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
D.A man tries to manage everything in a large company.
54.What can we infer from the last paragraph according to the writer?C
A.A good excuse is the same as honesty.
B.Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
C.Unpleasant truth is better than a good excuse.
D.Making a good excuse is sometimes a better idea.
55.What would be the best title for this passage?A
A.A Mirror of Human Nature
B.To Blame or to Forgive
C.A Mark of Maturity
D.Truth or Excuse.
分析 文章大意:这是一篇日常阅读类文章,主要讲作者从责备还是宽恕,常识还是非常识,真理还是借口三方面来体现人性的镜子.
解答 53.答案:D.推理判断题.倒数第二段倒数第二句话说靠常识似乎对于一个大的组织并不适合,因为有太多的事情要处理以至于一个人不可能负责全部工作.所以D项"一个人负责一个大公司的全部工作属于非常识",可知答案是D.
54.答案:C.细节理解题.根据here is a corollary(直接推论)to that:if a good excuse is"good"even if it isn't honest,then where is the place of the truth?有人就很自然得出这样的结论:如果一个编得很巧妙的借口,即使是谎言,也称得上好的话,那还需要真相干吗呢?可知,不愉快的真相胜过好的借口.答案是C.
55.答案:A.主旨大意题.根据These three popular misquotes are meant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.这三句普遍的悖论本只是让人一笑而过的,但是却透露了很多人的本性.可知,这篇短文主要谈论人性的镜子,答案是A.
点评 阅读题型,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题.
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