Question

    Why do most of us live our life always caring what people might say or think? Some of the decisions we make are just to please the outside world around us. I have always lived life pleasing the ever over-demanding society. This had a great effect on my search for authenticity (真实性). I only felt good enough when people paid attention to me. So I would frequently do things to catch people’s eye instead of placing emphasis on what really matters to me.

A recent experience changed my view. I had been looking for a tailor to mend some of my clothes. With the help of a few friends, I found one, who just so happened to go to the same gym as me. As we chatted, he shared his story and his use of drugs for muscle development with me. In his words, he weighed over 240 pounds and was the envy of a lot of people. So many people wanted to be like him and have a body like his, which made him use more drugs.

But within two years something happened. He began to have problems with his liver. The doctor advised him to stop using drugs and give up lifting heavy weights for a while. This was a hard decision because he had got so used to the attention from people. He didn’t want to give that up; who would? Right? That was it. He made me understand how he lived his life for people. He lost sight of what was best for him.

He told me not to live life thinking about too much what people think, feel, or say. Instead, live life with meaning. His story really has an effect on me. I have to look at my life to see what I do. I am not saying we shouldn’t take the advice of others into consideration, but we must work hard for continuous self-awareness (自我认识). If we can know what we’re doing and why we’re doing it, we can realize just how important that thing is to us.

1.What does the underlined phrase“placing emphasis on”mean?

A.Looking forward to. B.Paying attention to.

C.Getting familiar with. D.Taking pride in.

2.Why did the tailor use drugs?

A.To lose weight. B.To keep healthy.

C.To treat his liver disease. D.To improve his muscle and weight.

3.Why was the tailor unwilling to accept the doctor’s suggestion?

A.He was afraid of losing others’admiration.

B.He didn’t have any trouble with his health.

C.He wanted to live a simple and easy life.

D.He wasn’t able to lose sight of himself.

4.What lesson does the story tell us?

A.We should live life to the fullest.

B.Being open to others’advice is important.

C.We should have a good understanding of ourselves.

D.Nothing is more important than good health in our life.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者是一个活在别人世界的人，经常做一些事情来吸引人们的眼球，而不是把注意力放在对自己真正重要的事情上。一次一个裁缝的故事告诉作者，不要过多地考虑人们的想法、感受或言论，要提高自我意识，知道到什么是重要的，要活出真正的自我。

1.

词句猜测题。根据上文So I would frequently do things to catch people’s eye可知，所以我经常做一些事情来吸引人们的眼球。由此可知，作者并没有把注意力放在对自己真正重要的事情上来。所以划线词的意思是“注意力”。故选B项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段As we chatted, he shared his story and his use of drugs for muscle development with me. In his words, he weighed over 240 pounds and was the envy of a lot of people.可知，我们聊天时，他和我分享了他的故事以及他使用药物促进肌肉发育的事情。用他的话说，他体重超过240磅，是很多人羡慕的对象。由此可知，裁缝用药品的目的是增强他的肌肉和增加他的体重。故选D项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第三段This was a hard decision because he had got so used to the attention from people.可知，这是一个艰难的决定，因为他已经习惯了人们的关注。由此可知，为什么裁缝不愿意接受医生的建议是因为他害怕失去别人的钦佩。故选A项。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段I am not saying we shouldn’t take the advice of others into consideration, but we must work hard for continuous self-awareness (自我认识). If we can know what we’re doing and why we’re doing it, we can realize just how important that thing is to us.可知，我不是说我们不应该考虑别人的建议，但我们必须努力工作，不断提高自我意识。如果我们知道我们在做什么和为什么要做，我们就能意识到这件事对我们有多重要。由此判断出，这个故事告诉我们应该好好了解自己。故选C项。