(5). Which of the following is NOT TRUE? ( )
A. His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.
B. His parents worried that he would leave school again.
C. It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job. D. His parents did not want him to continue his education.
6. It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. Then life is no longer difficult. Most people do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent ( 代表 ) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. What makes life difficult is the process of facing and solving
problems and it is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or, loneliness or regret or anger of fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, \learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.(1). From the passage, it can be inferred that ( ).
A. everybody has problems
B. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D. people like to complain about their problems
(2). The writer probably used one short sentence in the first paragraph to ( ). A. save space
B. persuade readers C. make readers laugh D. get readers'' attention
(3). The main idea of paragraph three is that ( ). A. most people feel life is easy B. the writer feels life is easy
C. the writer likes to complain about his problems D. Problem solving is part of life
(4). According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ( ). A. encourage them to learn
B. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem C. help them learn to deal with pain D. teach them how to respect from problems
(5). The saying from Benjamin Franklin \
A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are pain C. pain teaches us important lessons D. pain cannot be avoid
答案：
一、单项选择题（70分，共 35 题，每小题 2 分）
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. C 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. A 35. B
二、阅读理解单项选择题（30分，共 6 题，每小题 5 分） 1.
(1). C (2). C (3). C (4). B (5). C 2.
(1). D (2). D (3). B (4). C (5). C 3.
(1). A (2). D (3). B (4). C (5). D 4.
(1). D (2). C (3). A (4). B (5). C 5.
(1). C (2). D (3). A (4). C (5). B 6.
(1). B (2). D (3). D (4). A (5). C
2014年9月份考试大学英语(3)第一次作业答案
