(十八) A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means B. big houses are people’s most valued possessions C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches 1. The author intends to tell us that ____. D

　　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的第一句Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities（能力 to enjoy life. 以及下文列舉的藝術、文學、音樂和體育都是精神上的東西可知, D項符合文意。

　　A. however materially rich, they never seem to be

　　satisfied B. however materially rich, they remain

　　spiritually poor C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple

　　life D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage 2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that ____. B

　　推理判斷題。根據(jù)劃線句中的too big, too many, a hut以及下文提到的精神上的東西——藝術、文學、音樂以及體育知本句表達的意思是：不管物質多么豐富, 他們依舊精神貧乏, 故B項符合題意。

　　3. According to the author, love would make you a rich person if you gain ____.

　　A. art

　　B. literature

　　C. music

　　D. sports B

　　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room…To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person可知。

　　A. more money brings more happiness B. art is needed to make your house beautiful C. literature can enrich your spiritual life D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness 4. It can be learned from the passage that ____. C

　　推理判斷題。C 項“文學可以豐富我們的精神生活”與文章第五段中的… making you a rich person相對應。 A. House of Life

　　B. Secret of Wealth C. Rest and Refreshment

　　D. Interest and Enthusiasm 5. What would be the best title for the passage? A

　　主旨大意題。根據(jù)文中多次出現(xiàn)的your house of life可知, 本文把我們的人生比作了我們住的房子, 如果我們想幸福的話, 就要多加一些精神上的房間。 unsatisfied adj. 不滿意的

　　issue n. 問題；爭端 consist of 包括

　　royal adj. 皇家的 additional adj.

　　附加的

　　classic adj.

　　經典的；n. 經典作品 support vt. 支持

　　absent adj.

　　缺席的 ［復記強化］ ［難句理解］ Strange as it may seem, if you’re unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires

　　but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don’t have enough tastes. 結構分析：這個句子結構比較復雜。首先是一個as引導的讓步狀語從句，后接一個條件從句，而后面用了兩個not…but結構。 漢語大意：盡管看來很奇怪，如果你不滿意的話，問題不是缺乏滿足你欲望的方法，而是缺乏欲望本身——不是你無法滿足你的口味，而是你沒有足夠的口味。 * * 林輝 * * 林輝

　　(十八) A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means B. big houses are people’s most valued possessions C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches 1. The author intends to tell us that ____. D

　　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的第一句Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities（能力 to enjoy life. 以及下文列舉的藝術、文學、音樂和體育都是精神上的東西可知, D項符合文意。

　　A. however materially rich, they never seem to be

　　satisfied B. however materially rich, they remain

　　spiritually poor C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple

　　life D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage 2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that ____. B

　　推理判斷題。根據(jù)劃線句中的too big, too many, a hut以及下文提到的精神上的東西——藝術、文學、音樂以及體育知本句表達的意思是：不管物質多么豐富, 他們依舊精神貧乏, 故B項符合題意。

　　3. According to the author, love would make you a rich person if you gain ____.

　　A. art

　　B. literature

　　C. music

　　D. sports B

　　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room…To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person可知。

　　A. more money brings more happiness B. art is needed to make your house beautiful C. literature can enrich your spiritual life D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness 4. It can be learned from the passage that ____. C

　　推理判斷題。C 項“文學可以豐富我們的精神生活”與文章第五段中的… making you a rich person相對應。 A. House of Life

　　B. Secret of Wealth C. Rest and Refreshment

　　D. Interest and Enthusiasm 5. What would be the best title for the passage? A

　　主旨大意題。根據(jù)文中多次出現(xiàn)的your house of life可知, 本文把我們的人生比作了我們住的房子, 如果我們想幸福的話, 就要多加一些精神上的房間。 unsatisfied adj. 不滿意的

　　issue n. 問題；爭端 consist of 包括

　　royal adj. 皇家的 additional adj.

　　附加的

　　classic adj.

　　經典的；n. 經典作品 support vt. 支持

　　absent adj.

　　缺席的 ［復記強化］ ［難句理解］ Strange as it may seem, if you’re unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires

　　but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don’t have enough tastes. 結構分析：這個句子結構比較復雜。首先是一個as引導的讓步狀語從句，后接一個條件從句，而后面用了兩個not…but結構。 漢語大意：盡管看來很奇怪，如果你不滿意的話，問題不是缺乏滿足你欲望的方法，而是缺乏欲望本身——不是你無法滿足你的口味，而是你沒有足夠的口味。 * * 林輝 * * 林輝