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【题目】 What do we mean by responsibility? To put it simply, it is a duty to consider the consequences（结果，后果）of our actions. In other words, we have a duty to control our behavior.

When we are children, we have few responsibilities. Our parents look after us and we generally don't have to worry about food or shelter（居所）. As we grow up, we gradually need to be responsible for more and more things. We learn how to make our own decisions and realize that we have moral duties. We have to be responsible for our lives.

We also have responsibilities that go beyond ourselves. Parents have the responsibility to look after their children. Beyond the family, people have a responsibility towards the community as a whole. It is responsible for us as a society to make this world a safe and pleasant place for everyone.

When we fail in our responsibilities, the consequences are most serious. Teenagers who stop their studies might make their own lives bad. Parents who are not caring for their own children properly, will put them in danger. By not following the trafc rules, careless drivers kill more than a million people around the world every year. Certain professions in our society, such as police officers, present to protect the public, and often risk their own lives in order to do their duty. However, their efforts depend on the support of ordinary people. If we pay no attention to our own responsibilities, society will become dangerous.

Whether we are shouldering heavy responsibilities, like doctors or lots, or simply taking responsibility for our own learning as students, we will always be judged on how well we perform our duties. For this reason, the hardest part of acting responsibly is admitting ( 承认 ) that we failed or that we made a mistake. Let's say you visit your friend's house and accidentally make an expensive teapot broken while your friend is in another room. The honest thing to do is of course to admit and apologize. Because this requires courage, some people take another way: they pretend that nothing happened. Perhaps a broken teapot might not be such a big deal, but in any given situation, we can choose to act responsibly.

Responsibilities are an important part of life since our actions have consequences. If everyone considered how their actions would affect（ 影 响 ）themselves and other people, the world would be a better place.

【1】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.We should choose to act responsibly in any given situation.

B.Students have the same heavy responsibilities as the doctors.

C.We have to be responsible for ourselves and beyond ourselves.

D.Police ofcers often risk their own lives in order to do their duty.

【2】The passage tells us that _________.

A.children have no responsibilities

B.adults often risk their own lives in order to do their duty

C.students should only be responsible for their own learning

D.our responsible actions would make the world a better place

【3】According to the writer, the hardest part of taking responsibility is .

A.to control our behaviorB.to make our own decisions

C.to admit our failure or mistakesD.to affect ourselves and other people

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Importance of ResponsibilityB.Consequence of Responsibility

C.Difcult Part of ResponsibilityD.Development of Responsibility

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了责任是生活中必不可少的一部分，我们负责人的行动将使世界变得更美好。

【1】

推理判断题。根据文中“Whether we are shouldering heavy responsibilities, like doctors or lots, or simply taking responsibility for our own learning as students, we will always be judged on how well we perform our duties.” 无论我们是肩负着沉重的责任，像医生或其他人，还是仅仅对我们作为学生的学习负责，我们的评价总是取决于我们履行职责的情况。可知，医生担负着沉重的责任，而学生只是学习的责任。这个说法“Students have the same heavy responsibilities as the doctors.”是错误。根据文中“but in any given situation, we can choose to act responsibly.” 但在任何特定的情况下，我们都可以选择负责任的行动。可知选项A“We should choose to act responsibly in any given situation.”说法正确；根据文中“We have to be responsible for our lives.We also have responsibilities that go beyond ourselves.” 我们必须对自己的生活负责。我们也有超越自己的责任。可知选项C“We have to be responsible for ourselves and beyond ourselves.”说法正确的；根据文中“Certain professions in our society, such as police officers, present to protect the public, and often risk their own lives in order to do their duty.” 我们社会中的某些职业，例如警察，为了保护公众，常常冒着生命危险来履行职责。可知选项D“Police ofcers often risk their own lives in order to do their duty.”说法正确。故选B。

【2】

主旨大意。根据最后一段“Responsibilities are an important part of life since our actions have consequences. If everyone considered how their actions would affect（ 影 响 ）themselves and other people, the world would be a better place.” 责任是生活中重要的一部分，因为我们的行为会产生后果。如果每个人都考虑到他们的行为会对自己和他人产生怎样的影响，世界会变得更好。可知，我们负责人的行为将使世界变得更好。故选D。

【3】

细节理解。根据文中“For this reason, the hardest part of acting responsibly is admitting ( 承认 ) that we failed or that we made a mistake.” 因此，负责任行事最困难的部分就是承认我们失败了或者我们犯了一个错误。故选C。

【4】

标题归纳题。Importance of Responsibility责任的重要性；Consequence of Responsibility责任的后果；Difcult Part of Responsibility责任的困难部分；Development of Responsibility责任的发展。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了我们负责人的行为将使世界变得更好，可知，最好的标题是“Importance of Responsibility”责任的重要性。故选A。