Question

We are enrolled in the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.

Why are we here in this world? What is the purpose of life? Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.

Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life path, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.

As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others don't have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we don’t need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different. While traveling on our own path, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.

Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons arc not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons? It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.

1.The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born               .

A. equal    B. different

C. to learn lessons    D. ready for challenge

2.The example of “we love English, not physics" is mentioned to show that we                .

A. choose our own path in life

B. need to face some hard lessons

C. discover the meaning of our own life

D. realize the necessity of openness

3.Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our               .

A. angles of view

B. common value system

C. experiences from life

D. willingness to face challenge

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Life and lesson    B. Life as School

C. Life School and Students    D. Gifts from Life

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

【解析】短文介绍我们进入生活这所大学，生活告诉我们生活的目的，生命的意义，每个人的人生道路各不相同，正确对待生活中发生的一切。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“because the meaning of life is different from person to person.”可知，作者可能会同意每个人人生的意义各不相同这一观点。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different.”可知，作者用“我们爱英语，而不是物理”这个例子来说明我们各自都有各自的人生道路。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time.”可知，你如何看待生活所给的教训要取决于自己“戴着什么样的眼镜”，推知作者认为看待生活中的教训的态度取决于自己的视角。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据短文介绍我们进入生活这所大学，在这里我们学会生活的目的，生命的意义，每个人的人生道路各不相同。所以这个短文就是围绕生活这所大学展开。故选B。

【名师点睛】

每篇文章都会有一个主旨要义。主旨要义型题范围一般包括：短文标题、主题大意或段落大意等。此题型要求考生在理解文章后归纳文章要点，概括中心思想。考生需要分析文章的篇章结构，抓住文章的开头或结尾，从而找出能概括文章的主题句。主题句的特点：（1）语言特点：归纳性、概括性、抽象性；（2）位置特点：主题句常出现在“总结性”语言的“信号词”后，标题的语言特点：独特新颖、概括性强、短小精炼。

文章标题可以是单词、短语，也可以是句子，它的特点是：短小精悍，多为一短语；涵盖性强，一般要求能覆盖全文，其确定的范围要恰当，既不能太大，也不能太小；精确性强，不能随意改变语言表意的程度及色彩。

如小题4，本题是标题类，要短小精悍，并且涵盖性强。短文介绍我们进入生活这所大学，在这里我们学会生活的目的，生命的意义，每个人的人生道路各不相同。可推知，这个短文就是围绕生活这所大学展开，所以B项是最佳标题。