Question

    We live in a material world whose main quality is inertia (惯性), which is also one of our main qualities. Our physical bodies, as well as our personalities, naturally obey the law of inertia—we’re lazy, more or less.

When there is nothing to push us forward, as pain does, we can sink deep into the quicksand of slackness (懒散). It’s our nature and we must not blame ourselves for that. As a consequence, a painful experience arising from that quicksand of our inactivity pushes us ahead. Thanks to these shocks and injuries, we have gained depth of personality. Therefore, our wounds are blessings, too.

However, those painful experiences can leave deep scars in our mind. They inevitably influence our whole life in defeating and limiting ways. They produce negative beliefs, bad habits, wrong decisions, painful emotions, and so on. Although they have enabled us to mature and grow up, it’s obvious that we have to restore them.

The source of our pain is our attachment to countless experiences. Our attachments can be positive or negative, i. e. those experiences that we want to have, or those that we try to avoid. When we cannot gain what we need, or when we cannot avoid what we fear, we suffer. Painful life experiences usually gather within our mind into numerous aspects of personality, such as limiting beliefs, bad decisions, basic negative emotions and so on. They all have huge impact on our lives.

There are only two paths ahead of us: either we will continue to gain the depth of our being through suffering, or we will continue with our growth by dealing with suffering. The latter is much more pleasurable, faster and effective. But it still requires effort and continual work. The decision is up to us only.

1.When we are in the quicksand of slackness, what can push us forward?

A. Our nature. B. Our slackness.

C. Our complaints. D. Painful experiences.

2.What does the underlined word “inevitably” in the third paragraph mean?

A. Accidentally. B. Unavoidably.

C. Positively. D. Completely.

3.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. The roots of pain. B. The meaning of pain.

C. The positive function of pain. D. The ways to deal with painful experiences.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。人的一个本性是懒散。懒散会引发痛苦的经历，而这种痛苦会给我们带来深深的危害。导致我们痛苦的根源是我们对于无数经历的依恋。面对痛苦，我们有两条路可走：一条路是继续沉浸在痛苦中；另一条是解决我们遭受的痛苦，继续前进。到底选择哪一条路呢？这取决于我们自己。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“As a consequence, a painful experience arising from that quicksand of our inactivity pushes us ahead”可知，由于懒惰引发的痛苦的经历会推动我们前进。故D选项正确。

2.词义猜测题。根据”However, those painful experiences can leave deep scars in our mind”可知，这些痛苦的经历会在我们的大脑里留下深深的伤疤。根据“They produce negative beliefs, bad habits, wrong decisions, painful emotions, and so on.”可知，痛苦的经历会产生的消极的信念，坏习惯，错误的决定，痛苦的决定等。根据上述内容可知，痛苦的经历对我们的伤害很大，并且这些影响是深远的。故结合选项可知，这些痛苦经历的影响是必然的，不可避免的。故B选项正确。

3.段落大意题。通读第四段可知，该段的第一句是中心句：我们痛苦的根源在于我们对无数次经历的依恋。其余部分主要阐述了我们对经历的依恋如何引发我们的痛苦经历。痛苦的经历如何影响我们的生活。由此可知，该段主要阐述了我们痛苦的根源。故A选项正确。