Dear World,
A boy starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently.
You see, up to now, he’s been king of the family. He’s been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to soothe his feelings.
But now--things are going to be different.
This morning, he’s going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love and courage.
So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him--but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel, there is a hero; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Teach him it is far more honorable to fall than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howling (嚎叫的) mob ... and to stand and fight if he thinks he is right. Teach him gently, World, but don’t spoil him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.
A:pessimistically B:hatefully C:optimistically D:distrustfully
From the passage, we can learn that the author looks on the world ______.
A:pessimistically B:hatefully C:optimistically D:distrustfully
{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}
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? ? ? ? Common Problems, Common Solutions{{/B}} ? ?The chances are that you made up your mind about smoking a long time ago--and decided it’s not for you. ? ?The chances are equally good that you know a lot of smokers--there are, after all about 60 million of them, work with them, and get along with them very well. ? ?And finally it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and nonsmokers--or you wouldn’t be reading this. ? ?And those three things make you incredibly important today. ? ?Because they mean that yours is the voice--not the smoker’s and not the anti-smoker’s-- that will determine how much of society’s efforts should go into building walls that separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us together. ? ? For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the diversion of millions of dollars from scientific research on the causes and cures of diseases which, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmoker as well as the smoker. One prominent health organization, to cite but a single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly contributed dollar on "education" (much of it in anti-smoking propaganda) and only 2 cents on research. ? ?There will always be some who want to build walls, who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even these may serve society. The anti-smoking wall-builders have, to give them their due, helped to make us all more keenly aware of choice. ? ?But our guess, and certainly our hope, is that you are among the far greatest number who know that walls are only temporary at best, and that over the long run, we can serve society’s interest better by working together in mutual accommodation. ? ?Whatever virtue walls may have, they can never move our society toward fundamental solutions. People who work together on common problems, common solutions, can. |
A:optimistically B:pessimistically C:unconcernedly D:skeptically
Common Problems, Common Solutions
The chances are that you made up your mind about smoking a long time ago — and decided it’s not for you.
The chances are equally good that you know a lot of smokers — there are, after all about 60 million of them, work with them, and get along with them very well.
And finally it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and nonsmokers — or you wouldn’t be reading this.
And those three things make you incredibly important today.
Because they mean that yours is the voice — not the smoker’s and not the anti-smoker’s — that will determine how much of society’s efforts should go into building walls that separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us together.
For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the diversion of millions of dollars from scientific research on the causes and cures of diseases which, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmoker as well as the smoker. One prominent health organization, to cite but a single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly contributed dollar on "education" (much of it in and-smoking propaganda) and only 2 cents on research.
There will always be some who want to build walls, who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even these may serve society. The anti-smoking wall-builders have, to give them their due, helped to make us all more keenly aware of choice.
But our guess, and certainly our hope, is that you are among the far greatest number who know that walls are only temporary at best, and that over the long run, we can serve society’s interest better by working together in mutual accommodation.
Whatever virtue wails may have, they can never move our society toward fundamental solutions. People who work together on common problems, common solutions, can.
According to the passage, the writer looks upon the anti-smoking wall-builders’ actions______.
A:optimistically B:pessimistically C:unconcernedly D:skeptically
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。 ?
{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}
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Common Problems, Common
Solutions ? ?The chances are that you made up your mind about smoking a long time ago — and decided it’s not for you. ? ?The chances are equally good that you know a lot of smokers — there are, after all about 60 million of them, work with them, and get along with them very well. ? ?And finally it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and non-smokers — or you wouldn’t be reading this. ? ?And those three things make you incredibly(难以置信地) important today. ? ?Because they mean that yours is the voice — not the smoker’s and not the anti-smoker’s — that will determine how much of society’s efforts should go into building walls that separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us together. ? ?For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the diversion(转移) of millions of dollars from scientific research on the causes and cures of diseases ,which, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmoker as well as the smoker. One prominent(卓越的) health organization, to cite(引证) but a single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly contributed dollar on "education" (much of it in anti- smoking propaganda, and only 2 cents on research). ? ?There will always be some who want to build walls, who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even these may serve society. The anti-smoking wall-builders have, to give them their due, helped to make us all more keenly aware of choice. ? ?But our guess, and certainly our hope, is that you are among the far greatest number who know that walls are only temporary(暂时的) at best, and that over the long run, we can serve society’s interest better by working together in mutual accommodation. ? ?Whatever virtue walls may have, they can never move our society toward fundamental solutions. People who work together on common problems, common solutions, can. |
A:optimistically. B:pessimistically. C:unconcernedly. D:skeptically.
{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}
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Common Problems, Common
Solutions ? ?The chances are that you made up your mind about smoking a long time ago and decided it’s not for you. ? ?The chances are equally good that you know a lot of smokers — there are, after all about 60 million of them, work with them, and get along with them very well. ? ?And finally it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and non-smokers — or you wouldn’t be reading this. ? ?And those three things make you incredibly(难以置信的) important today. ? ?Because they mean that yours is the voice — not the smoker’s and not the anti-smoker’s — that will determine how much of society’s efforts should go into building walls that separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us together. ? ?For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the diversion(转移) of millions of dollars from scientific research on the causes and cures of diseases which, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmoker as well as the smoker. One prominent(卓越的) health organization, to cite(引证) but a single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly contributed dollar on "education" (much of it in antismoking propaganda)and only 2 cents on research. ? ?There will always be some who want to build wails, who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even these may serve society. The anti-smoking wall-builders have, to give them their due, helped to make us all more keenly aware of choice. ? ?But our guess, and certainly our hope, is that you are among the far greatest number who know that walls are only temporary(暂时的) at best, and that over the long run, we can serve society’s interest better by working together in mutual accommodation. ? ?Whatever virtue walls may have, they can never move our society toward fundamental solutions. People who work together on common problems, common solutions, can. |
A:optimistically. B:pessimistically. C:unconcernedly. D:skeptically.