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阅读理解 　　Sometimes we hear things from those we love and trust, and what we've heard becomes a fact without question when it truly was a lie．It's worse when the lie was never intended as a lie, but as a true belief passed on as training． 　　Lie 1：We don't get anywhere in life without working hard． 　　Lie 2：The more we work, the more we make． 　　Lie 3：What we do is who we are． 　　Lie 4：There's no better way to kill time than work it to death． 　　We spend more time working than doing other activities．Most of us sleep less than 8 hours a night, yet we work more than 8 hours per day．Our most important relationship is with those who love us most at home．Yet we spend most of our time, with colleagues who love us less．Those at home get only the tired remains of the best self that we tried to be all day． 　　I was on the fast track in the newspaper business with a great job．As a young man, I had climbed much of the social ladder in a field that demanded 24-hour-a-day response．When the phone rang, no matter what time, I had to respond．No matter whether I was celebrating a holiday or a child's birthday, I was on call．But I had a good job．People respected me．I was providing for my family．I believed in all the four lies, though something had to change．I needed new answers．I had to throw out old rules．I had to discover what work was to me． 　　Answers came．Answer 1：The key to getting somewhere is knowing where you want to go． 　　Answer 2：Work smarter, not harder． 　　Answer 3：We are what we believe．No more, no less． 　　Answer 4：There's a much better way to kill time than just to work．Enjoy it． (1) The author tries to tell us that ________． [　　] A． we are living in a world of lies B． working hard will never lead to success C． all old rules are to be kicked away D． some commonly accepted beliefs are doubtful (2) Which of the following statements has the closest meaning to the underlined part? [　　] A． Those at home get tired and we remain at our best all day． B． We should remember those who love us most are tired． C． We show the best of ourselves at work and come home tired． D． The remaining part that we show to the loved ones is the best． (3) In the last two paragraphs, we learn the author intended to ________． [　　] A． show how great his job is B． reconsider his life C． find a way to higher position D． discover more lies (4) The author holds the view that ________． [　　] A． the more we work, the more we make B． the key to getting somewhere is working C． the best way to kill time is working D． it's wise to labour less and think more

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答案：1．D;2．C;3．B;4．D;
解析：

(1)	推理判断题，由第一自然段的最后一句可知本题选D。难度适中。
(2)	猜词悟义题。文章中画线部分的意思是：我们全身心地投入工作，这样回到家时很疲劳，选C。本题较难。
(3)	推理判断题。根据文中后两个自然段的大意可知本题选B。本题较难。
(4)	[解析]推理判断题。根据最后一自然段中的Answer 2的意思可知本题选D。本题较难。 　　[文章大意]本文解释了几个我们日常常说的谎言。