“ In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” This is the last sentence of _______ .A、Sister CarrieB、An American TragedyC、The GeniusD、Jane Eyre

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“ In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” This is the last sentence of _______ .

A、Sister Carrie

B、An American Tragedy

C、The Genius

D、Jane Eyre


相似考题

1.There’s nothing like a beautiful summer dayblue skies, warm breezes, birds singing lie back and dream about your future. You have the world before you.Allow yourself to dream, and think big big as the sky. The world’s greatest achievers are some of the best dreamers. Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Henry Ford, Susan B. Anthony, Andrew Carnegie, and hundreds more, all had dreams.Then take the first step to make your dreams come true. Form. a goal and accomplish it. Create a new goal and accomplish it. Every time you set and achieve a goal, you’ll move one step closer toward building the future you want for yourself.When you achieve a target you’ve set for yourself, it helps build your self-confidence and teaches you self-discipline. Each goal you achieve will boost your confidence and help you set bigger goals for your future. Soon, you’ll find yourself moving on a path to success.Steps for reaching your dreams:It can be as easy as starting a savings account at your credit union. Give yourself a goal. First, what do you want to save for? It might be a new CD player, your first car, or college.Next, where will your savings come from? Will you use a portion of your allowance, or can you think of other ways to earn money?It’s okay to set small goals at first. In fact, that may be wise so you begin to understand the rewards and personal satisfaction that come from achieving your goals.You can keep your goals secret or share them with someone close to you who may help you stay on track.Another important step is to write your goal on paper. Post your written goal (or a photo of it) in your room where you can see it regularly. This will remind you of what you are working toward.Give yourself a pat on the back when you’ve achieved your goal and start thinking about your next personal challenge.Before you know it, you’ll be living your dreams.(1)What is the first step for reaching your dreams?A、To start a savings account.B、To give yourself a goal.C、To save money for something you want.D、All of the above.(2)To make dreams come true, how many steps are mentioned in the passage?A、Three.B、Four.C、Six.D、Seven.(3)Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford are mentioned to show ___________.A、they all had dreamsB、they are greatest achievers in the worldC、we should dream and think bigD、we are achievers if we are dreamers(4)According to the passage, you praise and encourage yourself when you _________.A、have formed a goalB、have accomplished a goalC、build your self-confidenceD、are planning a personal goal(5)You’ll be living your dreams〃 means you’ll __________.A、live in your dreamsB、be dreamersC、reach your dreamsD、believe your dreams

参考答案和解析
参考答案:A
更多““ In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” This is the last sentence of _______ .A、Sister CarrieB、An American TragedyC、The GeniusD、Jane Eyre”相关问题
  • 第1题:

    Since your work friends are just your friends in your workplace, you will never invite him to a party.()


    参考答案:错误

  • 第2题:

    Directions: In this section, you are asked to write a composition with the title “The Biggest Dream of My Life.” You should write at least 120 words and cover the following points. 

    1. What is your biggest dream?  2. Why do you have it? For how long have you got it? 3. What are your plans to achieve your dream?


    参考答案:

    The Biggest Dream of My Life I know many people whose biggest dreams are things such as what career they want to get into, how much money they can earn. My dream is nothing like that. My biggest dream has always been and will always be to travel around the world. I have one life here on Earth, so I don’t want to die regretting that I didn’t see it all. Actually I have had this dream ever since I was in primary school. In one geography class, when the teacher presented us the globe and national fl ags of various nations, I thought I found the dream in the depth of my heart. And the moment I came to college, I had always envisioned myself of becoming a nomad. I would roam around the world. No permanent address. Any place can be my home and I am home within myself. Meanwhile, I am aware that it’s really a costly dream. The first step I need to take is to begin to save money to support it. And I think it’s a good idea to start exploration from my hometown and the city where my university is located. Just as a saying goes: a big dream begins with the first step.

  • 第3题:

    下面哪些句子正确表达"你为什么辞去上一份工作?"()

    A、Why did you quit your last job?

    B、Why did you do your last job? C.Why did you resign from your last job?

    D、Why did you give up your last job?


    参考答案:ACD

  • 第4题:

    If you wait for the __________moment to act, you may never begin your project.

    A. definitive
    B. optimum
    C. implacable
    D. righteous

    答案:B
    解析:
    考查形容词辨析。句意为“如果你总等待最佳行动时机,你将永远不会着手你的计划”。definitive“明确的,最终的,决定性的”,optimum“最佳的,最适宜的”,implacable“(指仇恨、愤怒、敌意等)难平息的.不能改变的”.righteous"正直的,正义的”。故选B。

  • 第5题:

    共用题干
    第三篇

    Look After Your Voice

    Often speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem
    by activating the saliva in you mouth.First gently bite the edges of your tongue with your teeth.Or press
    your entire tongue to the bottom of your mouth and hold it there until the saliva flow.Or you can imagine that
    you are slicing a big juicy lemon and sucking the juice.
    Before you begin your talk,be kind to your voice.Avoid milk or creamy drinks which coat your throat.
    Keep your throat wet by drinking a little sweetened warm tea or diluted fruit juice.
    If you sense that your are losing your voice,stop talking completely.Save your voice for your speech.
    You may feel foolish using paper to write notes,but the best thing you can do is to rest your voice.If you
    need to see a doctor,perhaps you can get some advice from a professional singer. In the meantime,do not
    even talk in a low voice.
    What about drinking alcohol to wet your throat?I advice you not to touch alcohol before speaking. The
    problem with alcohol is that one drink gives you a little confidence.The second drink gives you even more
    confidence.Finally you will feel all-powerful and you will feel you can do everything,but in fact your brain
    and your mouth do not work together properly.Save the alcohol until after you finish speaking.
    Perhaps you want to accept the advice,but you may wonder if you can ever change the habits of a life-
    time.Of course you can.Goethe,who lived before indoor skating rinks or swimming pools,said,"We learn
    to skate in the summer and swim in the winter."Take this message to heart and give yourself time to develop
    your new habits.If you are willing to change,you will soon be able to say that you will never forget these
    techniques because they became a part of your body.

    What does the writer suggest when you feel you are losing your voice?
    A:Rest your voice.
    B:Drink some alcohol.
    C:Ask a singer to teach you how to protect your voice.
    D:Never go to see a doctor.

    答案:A
    解析:
    在文章第一段中,作者提到三种解决讲话时口干的方法,分别对应A、B、C选项。故 选D。
    由文章第三段第三句“...but the best thing you can do is to rest your voice.”可知,答案 为A。
    由文章第四段可知,作者忠告演说者在演说之前千万不要饮酒。故选B。
    文章最后一段中歌德的原话是“We learn to skate in the summer and swim in the winter",A项与歌德的说法最接近。
    作者在最后一段引用歌德的话想证明,一个人在一生中养成的习惯如果想改还是可以 改的。故选C。第5部分:补全短文

  • 第6题:

    If you can improve your price by 3%,we shall be prepared to()for 5,000 metric tons.

    • A、book with you an order
    • B、book your order
    • C、be in the market
    • D、place a order with you

    正确答案:B

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    Dreams Dreams do not happen when you're asleep. They happen when you're awake. Whatever your goals are, always remember you can make it true. Whether it be love, money, a childhood dream, and ultimately happiness, the most important idea is that you must never lose sight of your dream. Create reminders. Think about your original motivation often. Besides obvious factors that will come along when your dream is realized, think about other reasons. Who are you doing this dream for? Remind yourself often of your plan. Physical symbols always help—posting up pictures of the end result, buying items that symbolize your goals. Express your dream frequently. Whisper your dream through moonlight. Shout it on a busy highway. Write it on a balloon and set it free. Write it on paper boats and float them in the ocean. Write it as a message on a bottle and float that into the ocean. Explore and try different ways of different cultures of making ishes come true, small or big: paper cranes, and shooting stars. Tell your pet if you have one. Tell it to all the people you care about in your life. Create deadlines and punishments. For every step along the way, think of a realistic deadline. If too small, eventually you will be crashed with all the work you need and possibly never do it. If too large, you will probably forget about it. Punishments are necessary. They can be keeping yourself away from your favorite activities. Get a friend or family member to enforce this punishment. Keep your life. Do not forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself! Keep contact with friends and family: over the internet, visit them, write to them. Try not start skipping work to work on your dream. Keep your brain, body, and soul in good shape at all times. Sleep often, read often, and enjoy life. Brainstorm ideas for your dream. Mind mapping (essentially creative concept mapping) is the ideal way to brainstorm. Any creative outlet will do just fine to find some creative ideas for your dream, especially writing or drawing. Any sort of art, even singing, playing music, photography, wood-carving can work. Buy a journal or two. Find inspiration. In order to make your dream come true, you have to forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself.()
    A

    True

    B

    False

    C

    Not Given


    正确答案: A
    解析: 题干译文:为了实现梦想,你不得不忘记朋友、家庭、工作,特别是你自己。根据原文第六段第二句Do not forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself 可知,题干说法与原文内容相反。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    If you can improve your price by 3%,we shall be prepared to()for 5,000 metric tons.
    A

    book with you an order

    B

    book your order

    C

    be in the market

    D

    place a order with you


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    Dreams Dreams do not happen when you're asleep. They happen when you're awake. Whatever your goals are, always remember you can make it true. Whether it be love, money, a childhood dream, and ultimately happiness, the most important idea is that you must never lose sight of your dream. Create reminders. Think about your original motivation often. Besides obvious factors that will come along when your dream is realized, think about other reasons. Who are you doing this dream for? Remind yourself often of your plan. Physical symbols always help—posting up pictures of the end result, buying items that symbolize your goals. Express your dream frequently. Whisper your dream through moonlight. Shout it on a busy highway. Write it on a balloon and set it free. Write it on paper boats and float them in the ocean. Write it as a message on a bottle and float that into the ocean. Explore and try different ways of different cultures of making ishes come true, small or big: paper cranes, and shooting stars. Tell your pet if you have one. Tell it to all the people you care about in your life. Create deadlines and punishments. For every step along the way, think of a realistic deadline. If too small, eventually you will be crashed with all the work you need and possibly never do it. If too large, you will probably forget about it. Punishments are necessary. They can be keeping yourself away from your favorite activities. Get a friend or family member to enforce this punishment. Keep your life. Do not forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself! Keep contact with friends and family: over the internet, visit them, write to them. Try not start skipping work to work on your dream. Keep your brain, body, and soul in good shape at all times. Sleep often, read often, and enjoy life. Brainstorm ideas for your dream. Mind mapping (essentially creative concept mapping) is the ideal way to brainstorm. Any creative outlet will do just fine to find some creative ideas for your dream, especially writing or drawing. Any sort of art, even singing, playing music, photography, wood-carving can work. Buy a journal or two. Find inspiration. As long as you can see your drearn, you can make it come true.()
    A

    True

    B

    False

    C

    Not Given


    正确答案: A
    解析: 题干译文:只要你能看到你的梦想,那么你就能梦想成真。本题考查对文章细节的理解。第二段作者说无论你的目标是什么,你都可以实现,但最重要的一点是你不能忽视它。lose sight of sth.固定搭配,指忽视某事。梦想的实现是有条件的,题干说法片面。答案为B。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    If you leave your preparation _____ the last minute, you’ll reduce your chances of passing the exam.
    A

    at

    B

    with

    C

    over

    D

    until


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    本题考查介词的用法。句意:如果你把准备时间留到最后一刻,你通过考试的几率就会减少。at the last minute表示“在最后一刻”,符合题意,其他几个介词均无此种用法,因此本题正确答案为A。over后加一段时间,表示“在……期间”。with和……一起。until直到……为止。

  • 第11题:

    问答题
    Directions: In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order. Your sentences will be scored on:•the appropriate use of grammar and•the relevance of the sentence to the pictureYou will have 8 minutes to complete this part of the test.Practice 1Directions: Write ONE sentence based on the picture, using the TWO words or phrases beneath it. You may change the forms of the words and you may use them, in any order.

    正确答案: (1) In the picture, two airplanes are by the field.
    (2) The airplane is by another plane.
    (3) I see a field by the airplane.
    (4) Many trees are by the airplanes and the buildings.
    (5) There are two airplanes parked by the field
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    —Shall I use your dictionary? —()
    A

    Certain;you may.

    B

    Ofcourse;you can.

    C

    Surely;you can’t.

    D

    No;please get out.


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    (作文)1.What is your biggest dream?

    2.Why do you have it? For how long have you got it?

    3.What are your plans to achieve your dream?


    参考答案:
    The Biggest Dream of My Life
    I know many people whose biggest dreams are things such as what career they want to get into, how much money they can earn.My dream is nothing like that.My biggest dream has always been and will always be to travel around the world.I have one life here on Earth, so I don’t want to die regretting that I didn’t see it all.
    Actually I have had this dream ever since I was in primary school.In one geography class, when the teacher presented us the globe and national fl ags of various nations, I thought I found the dream in the depth of my heart.And the moment I came to college, I had always envisioned myself of becoming a nomad.I would roam around the world.No permanent address.Any place can be my home and I am home within myself.
    Meanwhile, I am aware that it’s really a costly dream.The first step I need to take is to begin to save money to support it.And I think it’s a good idea to start exploration from my hometown and the city where my university is located.Just as a saying goes: a big dream begins with the first step.

  • 第14题:

    — May I know your name, please?\n — _______

    A.I’d rather not.

    B.Yes, you may.

    C.Jane Edwin.

    D.No, please don’t


    参考答案:C

  • 第15题:

    If you wait for the __________moment to act, you may never begin your project.

    A.definitive
    B.optimum
    C.implacable
    D.righteous

    答案:B
    解析:
    考查形容词辨析。句意为“如果你总等待最佳行动时机,你将永远不会着手你的计划”。definitive“明确的,最终的,决定性的”,optimum“最佳的,最适宜的”,implacable“(指仇恨、愤怒、敌意等)难平息的.不能改变的”.righteous"正直的,正义的”。故选B。

  • 第16题:

    资料:The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.
    If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.
    When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.
    The market may be something abstract. But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

    The word “concrete”in the last paragraph may most probably mean____.

    A.serious
    B.true
    C.important
    D.real

    答案:D
    解析:
    本题考查的是判断推理。
    【关键词】concrete
    【主题句】But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. 但是对一个人或商业活动来说,市场就是制造和销售东西,是非常实在的。
    【解析】题目意为“文章最后一段中的concrete一词最可能意为____”,选项A意为“严重的、严肃的”,选项B意为“正确的”,选项C意为“重要的”,选项D意为“实在的”。根据文章最后一段,D选项符合题意。

  • 第17题:

    May I use your dictionary? ()

    • A、Yes, here you are
    • B、No, you won't  
    • C、Never mind
    • D、Sorry here it is

    正确答案:A

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    Dreams Dreams do not happen when you're asleep. They happen when you're awake. Whatever your goals are, always remember you can make it true. Whether it be love, money, a childhood dream, and ultimately happiness, the most important idea is that you must never lose sight of your dream. Create reminders. Think about your original motivation often. Besides obvious factors that will come along when your dream is realized, think about other reasons. Who are you doing this dream for? Remind yourself often of your plan. Physical symbols always help—posting up pictures of the end result, buying items that symbolize your goals. Express your dream frequently. Whisper your dream through moonlight. Shout it on a busy highway. Write it on a balloon and set it free. Write it on paper boats and float them in the ocean. Write it as a message on a bottle and float that into the ocean. Explore and try different ways of different cultures of making ishes come true, small or big: paper cranes, and shooting stars. Tell your pet if you have one. Tell it to all the people you care about in your life. Create deadlines and punishments. For every step along the way, think of a realistic deadline. If too small, eventually you will be crashed with all the work you need and possibly never do it. If too large, you will probably forget about it. Punishments are necessary. They can be keeping yourself away from your favorite activities. Get a friend or family member to enforce this punishment. Keep your life. Do not forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself! Keep contact with friends and family: over the internet, visit them, write to them. Try not start skipping work to work on your dream. Keep your brain, body, and soul in good shape at all times. Sleep often, read often, and enjoy life. Brainstorm ideas for your dream. Mind mapping (essentially creative concept mapping) is the ideal way to brainstorm. Any creative outlet will do just fine to find some creative ideas for your dream, especially writing or drawing. Any sort of art, even singing, playing music, photography, wood-carving can work. Buy a journal or two. Find inspiration. A journal can arouse your inspiration.()
    A

    True

    B

    False

    C

    Not Given


    正确答案: B
    解析: 题干译文:杂志能激发你的灵感。原文最后两句讲到了这个意思,buy a journal or two. Find inspiration.因此题干说法正确。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be _____.
    A

    angry

    B

    happy

    C

    sad

    D

    Worried


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    根据第二段的最后一句“They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.”可知,当你对他们的房子表现出兴趣时,他们会很高兴。故选项B正确。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    Dreams Dreams do not happen when you're asleep. They happen when you're awake. Whatever your goals are, always remember you can make it true. Whether it be love, money, a childhood dream, and ultimately happiness, the most important idea is that you must never lose sight of your dream. Create reminders. Think about your original motivation often. Besides obvious factors that will come along when your dream is realized, think about other reasons. Who are you doing this dream for? Remind yourself often of your plan. Physical symbols always help—posting up pictures of the end result, buying items that symbolize your goals. Express your dream frequently. Whisper your dream through moonlight. Shout it on a busy highway. Write it on a balloon and set it free. Write it on paper boats and float them in the ocean. Write it as a message on a bottle and float that into the ocean. Explore and try different ways of different cultures of making ishes come true, small or big: paper cranes, and shooting stars. Tell your pet if you have one. Tell it to all the people you care about in your life. Create deadlines and punishments. For every step along the way, think of a realistic deadline. If too small, eventually you will be crashed with all the work you need and possibly never do it. If too large, you will probably forget about it. Punishments are necessary. They can be keeping yourself away from your favorite activities. Get a friend or family member to enforce this punishment. Keep your life. Do not forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself! Keep contact with friends and family: over the internet, visit them, write to them. Try not start skipping work to work on your dream. Keep your brain, body, and soul in good shape at all times. Sleep often, read often, and enjoy life. Brainstorm ideas for your dream. Mind mapping (essentially creative concept mapping) is the ideal way to brainstorm. Any creative outlet will do just fine to find some creative ideas for your dream, especially writing or drawing. Any sort of art, even singing, playing music, photography, wood-carving can work. Buy a journal or two. Find inspiration. We can tell our dreams to anyone we like to show off.()
    A

    True

    B

    False

    C

    Not Given


    正确答案: B
    解析: 题干译文:我们可以把梦想告诉任何人,向别人炫耀。第四段的第一句是该段的主题句,后面介绍的一系列做法都是为了express your dream frequently ,而不是向别人炫耀。因此题干说法错误。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    Dreams Dreams do not happen when you're asleep. They happen when you're awake. Whatever your goals are, always remember you can make it true. Whether it be love, money, a childhood dream, and ultimately happiness, the most important idea is that you must never lose sight of your dream. Create reminders. Think about your original motivation often. Besides obvious factors that will come along when your dream is realized, think about other reasons. Who are you doing this dream for? Remind yourself often of your plan. Physical symbols always help—posting up pictures of the end result, buying items that symbolize your goals. Express your dream frequently. Whisper your dream through moonlight. Shout it on a busy highway. Write it on a balloon and set it free. Write it on paper boats and float them in the ocean. Write it as a message on a bottle and float that into the ocean. Explore and try different ways of different cultures of making ishes come true, small or big: paper cranes, and shooting stars. Tell your pet if you have one. Tell it to all the people you care about in your life. Create deadlines and punishments. For every step along the way, think of a realistic deadline. If too small, eventually you will be crashed with all the work you need and possibly never do it. If too large, you will probably forget about it. Punishments are necessary. They can be keeping yourself away from your favorite activities. Get a friend or family member to enforce this punishment. Keep your life. Do not forget about friends, family, work, and especially yourself! Keep contact with friends and family: over the internet, visit them, write to them. Try not start skipping work to work on your dream. Keep your brain, body, and soul in good shape at all times. Sleep often, read often, and enjoy life. Brainstorm ideas for your dream. Mind mapping (essentially creative concept mapping) is the ideal way to brainstorm. Any creative outlet will do just fine to find some creative ideas for your dream, especially writing or drawing. Any sort of art, even singing, playing music, photography, wood-carving can work. Buy a journal or two. Find inspiration. Keeping your dream alive means having no time to enjoy life.()
    A

    True

    B

    False

    C

    Not Given


    正确答案: B
    解析: 题干译文:实现梦想意味着没有时间享受生活。作者在第六段最后提到keep your brain, body, and soul in good shape at all times. Sleep often, read often, and enjoy life ,即无论何时都让你的头脑、身体和灵魂保持在好的状态。常休息、常阅读、享受生活。因此题干与文意相反。

  • 第22题:

    问答题
    Some believe that people should never be satisfied with what they have and should always strive for something new and different, but there are also people who believe that those who constantly feel satisfied tend to be happy. What is your opinion? Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic:Does satisfaction bring happiness?  In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.  Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

    正确答案:
    Does satisfaction bring happiness? Usually people are unhappy because they are not satisfied with what they have got. But do you think they will be happy if they are satisfied with what they have achieved? This seems a tricky question. Some believe that satisfaction brings happiness, but some believe that dissatisfaction can bring a happy life. If we mean by happiness is continuous improvement of human life, then it is dissatisfaction that brings happiness.
    To begin with, dissatisfaction can motive personal development. As human society has been developing at an ever increasing speed since the industrial revolution, people find that there is more and more room to better their life. If they are unhappy with the education they have received, they will try to study on. If they are unhappy with their present jobs, they will try to find one that suits them better. And if they are unhappy with their relationship with others, they will try to improve it or find a better one. Therefore, dissatisfaction encourages people to seek life of a better quality rather than stay with the present one, and this process constitutes their development.
    Besides helping individuals to develop, dissatisfaction can also promote the continuous development of the whole society. Common sense tells us that there cannot be a perfect society, therefore, if a society is satisfied with itself, it only means that it is willing to live with its problems. A society with dissatisfaction is in fact one that dislikes problems. It will find and solve the problems, and this will certainly help the society to keep moving forward. We can take China as an example. Chinese people used to believe that satisfaction brings happiness, but they had actually been living a very hard life before the 1980s. The reform and opening-up policy was adopted in the 1980s just because the Chinese were no longer satisfied with the society at that time. Facts show that the change of mentality has brought about thorough changes to the society.
    Last but not least, dissatisfaction has also been a driving force of human civilization as a whole. It is reasonable to say that in the primitive society, science came into being because the ancestors were not satisfied with their understanding of the world, and technology came into being because they were not satisfied with working purely with their hands. The curiosity and desire has in fact led to the prosperity of science and technology in later times. Similarly, in the artistic world, new propositions and practices keep emerging because people are not pleased with the existing ways in expressing their feelings and emotions.
    To sum up, dissatisfaction has played a vital role in the development of individuals, the whole society as well as human civilization. Although too much dissatisfaction may be harmful, a proper sense of dissatisfaction can be very beneficial. When everybody is pleased with what they have, the world will stop moving forward, which virtually means the end of humankind.
    解析:
    题目中的happiness是一个很模糊的概念,每个人可能都有自己的理解。在引言段中,作者在通过问题引出话题后,先给出“幸福”的定义才明确自己的观点,这样全文的讨论就有了比较坚实的基础。引言段的问题提得自然到位,既抓住了读者的心理,又点出了文章的中心议题。文章的正文段从个人、社会、人类文明三个角度阐述了不满的重要性。这三个要点不仅范围从小到大展开,议题也是从具体到抽象逐步深入。从论据上看,除了逻辑推理外,作者还用了中国社会的发展作例子,具有较好的说服力。文章结论段简洁明了。作者用一个句子做总结,然后用本讨论话题的意义作最终评论。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    A: I noticed a copy of Scientific American on your desk. May I borrow it?  B: ______
    A

    Yes, you can.

    B

    Yes, you could.

    C

    Yes, go on.

    D

    Yes, help yourself.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    该题测试对别人提出请求的回答。一般情况下对方用什么情态动词提问,应该用什么情态动词回答,因此A项和B项都不好;C项中go on意为“继续”,用在这里不合适;D项中help yourself显然是应允借给对方这本杂志,并请借者自取。