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    苏格拉底和克拉苏相约分头到很远很远的一个风景如画的国度去讲学。许多年以后，他们相遇了。他们发现，那个国度实在是太远了，走上一辈子，也不可能到达。

    卡拉苏懊悔地说：“我竭尽全力地向那个国度奔跑着，它却是遥不可及!我不仅没有传播自己的知识和学术，更没有欣赏到那醉人的美景……这，太令我失望了!”

    苏格拉底却说：“一路上我遇见了形形色色的人，与他们交谈，无形中也传播了自己的思想，同样也学会了很多新知识。虽然我没有到达我所追求的最终目的地，但也没有忘记欣赏沿途的美景。”

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“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（苏格拉底） 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 manage 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（勇气） are lacking also．
59．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．[来源:学|科|网]
C．To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life．
D．If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful．
60．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．
61．If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______．
A．the very backbone and nerve
B．the patience and power to control himself
C．strong feelings
D．self-confidence
62．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

147. If a beard is a sign of smartness, the _____ will be a Socrates (苏格拉底). (prov.)

Kong Zi , also called Confucius (551-479 B.C) , and Socrates（苏格拉底） (469-399 B. C) lived only a hundred years apart , and during their lifetimes there was no contact （联系）between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers（哲学家） came from shaped their ideas , and how these ideas in turn ,shaped their societies.
Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life:” Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you.” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some bad more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior(下层的)classes.
For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.
Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.
【小题1】Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?

Kong Zi, also called Confucius (551—479B.C.), and Socrates(苏格拉底) (469—399 B.C.) lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.

Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical (激进的) than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.

Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life: "Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you." He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior (下层的) classes.

For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.

Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.

1.Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?

A. Socrates and Confucius had much in common

B. Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.

C. The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.

D. There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.

2.Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that ________.

A. all men were equal when they were born

B. the lower classed should be ruled by the upper class

C. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom

3.What made some people different from others according to Confucius?

A. Family.       B. Potential.     C. Knowledge.       D. Community.

4.This passage is organized in the pattern of ________.

A. time and events         B. comparison and contrast

C. cause and effect         D. definition and classification