Question

It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others.

The man who is too lazy to work is the man who’s generally most ready to beg or steal. Every boy should learn some useful work when he is young.

But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put his effect completely into his work, and not waste his free time. “Working while you work and playing while you play is as good rule for young people as for the old.”

There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

1.After reading the passage we know that those who are too lazy to work will become________.

A. beggars           B. thieves        C. beggars or thieves       D. useful men

2.In order to learn to be diligent, it’s most important for the young people to _________.

A. form the habit of getting up late     

B. learn some good subjects

C. work all the time without play      

D. work while they work and play while they play

3.One can’t be successful in life unless he ________ when he is young.

A. spends some time learning something   

B. is diligent in his study

C. makes up for his lost time             

D. loves his school

4.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent.     

B. Young People Should.

C. Lost Time Never Returns.              

D. Diligence, the Mother of Success.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析： 本文讲述的是做为年轻人应该努力去工作，对将来的进步与成功都是大有好处的，勤奋是现代社会对年轻人的要求准则。

1.细节推断题。根据第二段提到The man who is too lazy to work is the man who’s generally most ready to beg or steal.一个男人如果太懒也不想工作， 他可能会去偷或者乞讨，所以选C项乞丐或贼。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段提到Working while you work and playing while you play is as good rule for young people as for the old.对于年轻人来说，该工作时工作，该玩时玩，这对于年轻人是一条准则，所以选D项。

3.细节推断题。根据最后一段提到There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country.有名谚语提到失去的时间不会回来，这就意味着，每人必须勤奋，利用时间，当年轻时努力学习为的是将来取得进步，取得人生中的成功，所以选B项。

4.主旨大意。本文开头提到It is the duty of every man to work，工作是每个人的责任，懒惰的人对社会对他人是没有用的，当一个人年轻时必须勤奋，努力学习，将来才能取得成功，所以选D，勤奋是成功之母，符合题意。

考点：教育类阅读。