Question

If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient. 1.“There are only two creatures,” says a proverb, “who can surmount(越过) the pyramids — the eagle and the snail.”

If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention. I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. 2. The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown-up people say, “I could not fix my attention on the lecture or book, although I wished to do so,” and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.

If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. “Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice (怯懦),” says a wise author. 3.The fear of ill exceeds(超过) the ill we fear. Dangers will arise in any career, but presence of mind will often conquer the worst of them.4.

If I were a boy again, I would look on the cheerful side. Life is very much like a mirror: if you smile upon it, it smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return. Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in contact with it.

5.I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand straight and decline doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy.

Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would, if I were a boy again, try still harder to make others happy.

A. If we want light, we must conquer darkness.

B. If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say “No” oftener.

C. We too often borrow trouble, and expect that may never appear.

D. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.

E. If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends and indeed towards strangers as well.

F. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.

G. Be prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be feared.

Answer

1.F

2.D

3.C

4.G

5.B

【解析】本文可称之为一篇英文美文，描述对年轻以及积极乐观美好生活的憧憬。

1.考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干。空后句意：俗话说：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种---鹰和蜗牛。”可知这里F（毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。）符合上下文，故选F。

2.考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：假如我又回到了童年，我要养成专心致志的习惯；有事在手，就决不让任何东西让我分心。空后句意：如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将成为我们生命的一部分。可知这里D（我要牢记：优秀的滑冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向。）符合上下文，故选D。

3.考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：一位明智的作家曾说过：“世上没有东西比勇气更温文尔雅，也没有东西比怯懦更残酷无情。”空后句意：“害怕祸害比祸害本身更可怕。”凡事都有危险，但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险。可知这里C（我们常常过多的自寻烦恼，杞人忧天。）符合上下文，故选C。

4.考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：“害怕祸害比祸害本身更可怕。”凡事都有危险，但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险。可知这里G（对一切祸福做好准备，那么就没有什么灾难可以害怕了。）符合上下文，故选G。

5.考查对上下文语境的理解。空后句意：一个少年要能挺得住腰，拒绝做不应该做的事，就因为这事不值得做。我可以写上好几页谈谈早年培养这个习惯的重要性。可知这里B（假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成经常说“不”字的习惯。）符合上下文，故选B。