“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral (道德上的) freedom.

A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” “Keep cool”, says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.

1. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?

A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.

B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.

C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.

D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.

2. What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad” ?

A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.

B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.

C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.

D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.

3. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.

A. the very backbone and nerve of character 

B. the patience and power to control himself

C. strong feelings

D. self-confidence

4. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.

A. explain that self-control is the key to success

B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success

C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it

D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。(选E涂AB,选F涂AC)

阅读下面六款手机的介绍,选出符合各人需求的最佳款式。

Featured phones

A. Nokia-6010

Price: $24.99    Color display: Yes     Wireless Internet ready: Yes     

Digital camera: No    2-way text messaging: Yes    Talk time: Up to 330 minutes

Standby time: Up to 240 hours       Weight: 5.08 ounces  

Dimensions: 4.68”×1.97”×0.90”

Games: Backgammon, Bowling, Air glide, and Sky diver plus downloadable Java games

B. Motorola-C650 (Camera phone)

Price: $99.99   Color display: Yes          Wireless Internet ready: Yes

Digital camera: Yes       2-way text messaging: Yes   Talk time: Up to 210 minutes

Standby time: Up to 215 hours            Weight: 3.10 ounces            

Games: Downloadable games

C. Samsung-V1660 on Sprint PCS

Price: Free             Color display: Yes                Wireless Internet ready: Yes

2-way text messaging: Yes                  Talk time: Up to 204 minutes Standby time: Up to 168 hours

Weight: 3.54 ounces                    Memory locations: 200 entry phonebook

D. Motorola-SLVR-L7

Price: $206.4       Color display: Yes         Wireless Internet ready: Yes

Digital camera: Yes                                   2-way text messaging: Yes   

Talk time: Up to 450 minutes

Standby time: Up to 345 hours            Weight: 3.39 ounces     

Dimensions: 4.45”×1.93”×0.45”

Games: Enjoy pre-loaded J2ME games or downloadable games

E. Nokia-8010

Price: $124.99       Color display: Yes        Wireless Internet ready: Yes

Digital camera: No               2-way text messaging: Yes   

Talk time: Up to 330 minutes

Standby time: Up to 240 hours            Weight: 4.08 ounces     

Dimensions: 3.68”×1.27”×0.70”

Games: Downloadable games

F. Kyocera-SE47 slider on venison wireless

Price: $149.99     Color display: Yes       Wireless Internet ready: Yes

Digital camera: No                             2-way text messaging: Yes   

Talk time: Up to 210 minutes

Standby time: Up to 100 hours            Weight: 3.39 ounces            Memory locations: 200 entry phonebook

阅读下面信息介绍,并按照要求匹配信息。首先,请阅读下列信息:

1.Susan is at a middle school. Her parents want to buy her a cheaper cellphone without games installed.

2.Mike intends to buy a phone with longer talk time and standby time and it must not be expensive.

3.Jane is at college. She would like to buy a phone which can slide the face up to make a call, and slide it down when you’re done and it has to be light.

4.George would like to have a cheaper phone with digital camera.

5.Tom only buys Nokia. He lost one and he wants to buy another which is smaller.

6.Susan                      A. Nokia-6010

7.Mike                        B. Motorola-C650(Camera phone)

8.Jane                       C. Samsung-V1660 on Sprint PCS

9.George                   D. Motorala-SLVR-L7

10.Tom                           E. Nokia-8010

                                F. Kyocera-SE47 slider on venison wireless

 

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