【问题】 Noonehasatempernaturallysogood,thatitdoesnotneedattentionandcultivation,andnoonehasatempersobad,butthat,byproperculture,itmaybecomepleasant.Oneofthebestdisciplinedtemperseverseen,wasthatofagentlemanwhowasnaturallyquick,irritable,rash,andviolent;but,bytaki

Noonehasatempernaturallysogood,thatitdoesnotneedattentionandcultivation,andnoonehasatempersobad,butthat,byproperculture,itmaybecomepleasant.Oneofthebestdisciplinedtemperseverseen,wasthatofagentlemanwhowasnaturallyquick,irritable,rash,andviolent;but,bytakingcareofthesick,andespeciallyofmentallyderanged(疯狂的)people,hesocompletelymasteredhimselfthathewasneverknowntobethrownoffhisguard. Thereisnomiserysoconstant,soupsetting,andsointolerabletoothers,asthatofhavingacharacterwhichisyourmaster.Therearecornersateveryturninlife,againstwhichwemayrun,andatwhichwemaybreakoutinimpatience,ifwechoose. LookatRogerSherman,whorosefromahumbleoccupationtoaseatinthefirstCongressoftheUnitedStates,andwhosejudgmentwasreceivedwithgreatrespectbythatbodyofdistinguishedmen.Hemadehimselfmasterofhistemperandcultivateditasagreatbusinessinlife.Thereareoneortwoinstanceswhichshowthispartofhischaracterinalightthatisbeautiful. Oneday,afterhavingreceivedhishighesthonors,hewassittingandreadinginhissittingroom.Astudent,inaroomcloseby,heldalooking-glassinsuchapositionastopourthereflectedraysofthesundirectlyinMr.Sherman'sface.Hemovedhischair,andthethingwasrepeated.Athirdtimethechairwasmoved,butthelooking-glassstillreflectedthesuninhiseyes.Helaidasidehisbook,wenttothewindow,andmanywitnessesoftheimpudenceexpectedtoseetheungentlemanlystudentseverelypunished.Heraisedthewindowgently,andthen---shutthewindowblind! Icannothelpprovidinganotherinstanceofthepowerhehadacquiredoverhimself.Hewasnaturallypossessedofstrongpassions;butovertheseheatlengthobtainedanextraordinarycontrol.Hebecamehabituallycalmandself-possessed.Mr.Shermanwasoneofthosemenwhoarenotashamedtomaintaintheformsofreligionintheirfamilies.OnemorninghecalledthemalltogetherasusualtoleadtheminprayertoGod.The"oldfamilyBible"wasbroughtoutandlaidonthetable. Mr.Shermantookhisseatandplacedbesidehimoneofhischildren,achildofhisoldage.Therestofthefamilywereseatedaroundtheroom,severalofwhomwerenowgrown-ups.Besidesthese,someofthetutorsofthecollegewereboardersinthefamilyandwerepresentatthetime.Hisagedmotheroccupiedacorneroftheroom,oppositetheplacewherethedistinguishedJudgesat. Atlength,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoread.Thechildwhowasseatedbesidehimmadesomelittledisturbance,uponwhichMr.Shermanpaused,andtoldittobestill.Againhecontinuedbutagainhepausedtoscoldthelittleoffender,whoseplayfulcharacterwouldscarcelypermitittobestill.Atthistime,hegentlytappeditsear.Theblow,ifblowitmightbecalled,caughttheattentionofhisagedmother,whonowwithsomeeffortrosefromtheseatandtotteredacrosstheroom.Atlength,shereachedthechairofMr.Sherman,andinamoment,mostunexpectedlytohim,shegavehimablowontheearwithalltheforceshecouldgather."There",saidshe,"youstrikeyourchild,andIwillstrikemine." Foramoment,thebloodwasseenmountingtothefaceofMr.Sherman.Butitwasonlyforamoment,whenallwascalmandmildasusual.Hepaused;heraisedhisglasses;hecasthiseyeuponhismother;againitfelluponthebookfromwhichhehadbeenreading.Notawordescapedhim;butagainhecalmlypursuedtheservice,andsoonsoughtinprayeranabilitytosetanexamplebeforehishouseholdwhichshouldbeworthyoftheirimitation.Suchavictorywasworthmorethantheproudestoneeverachievedonthefieldofbattle.(1)ThefollowingsentenceshouldbeputatthebeginningofParagraph______.Thedifferenceinthehappinesswhichisreceivedbythemanwhogovernshistemperandthatbythemanwhodoesnotisdramatic(戏剧性的,巨大的).A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five(2)Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?______A.Byanalyzingreasons.B.Bycomparingfacts.C.Bylistingarguments.D.Bygivingexamples.(3)WhatwasRogerSherman'sattitudetowardshisagedmother?______A.Grateful.B.Skeptical.C.Tolerant.D.Sympathetic.(4)WhatcanwelearnaboutRogerSherman?______A.Hecamefromadistinguishedfamilybackground.B.Hewasnotgoodatdisplayinghistrueinnerfeelings.C.Hewasamanconsciousoftheconsequencesofhisbehavior.D.Heseverelypunishedastudentwhodidn'tbehavehimself.(5)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?______A.Mr.Sherman'sfacewascoveredwithblood.B.Mr.Shermanwasseekingstrengthinprayer.C.Mr.Shermanwasthenonthepointofexploding.D.Mr.Shermanwasashamedofhismother'srudebehavior.(6)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?______A.ControlyourtemperB.Saveyourself-esteemC.MindyourmannersD.TreasureyourBible

正确答案:(1)A.篇章结构题。本文第一段就人的脾气可以通过后天的文化修养变得好。第二段未能控制好脾气的人会因此痛苦。从第三段用例子来说证明,控制好的人脾气和未能控制好脾气的人的差异。由此可判断出第二段提出控制和未控制好脾气的人二者的区别。题目中的"The difference in the happiness which is received by the man who governs his temper and that by the man who does not is dramatic"的句意"控制

题目解析:

本文是记叙文,文章通过介绍罗杰等人的经历,噶偶我们,没有人的脾气天生就好,不需要注意和培养,也没有人的脾气那么坏,但是,通过适当的文化培养,它可以变得受控制。

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做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案。在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据。