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    　　I go to interview a great man．“What surprises you most in your life?”I ask．The great man answers,“People don’t like to be children; when they grow up, they wish to be children again．They lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health．They think anxiously about the future, but they forget the present, so they live neither for the present nor the future．”

    　　I have never heard of these words． I am silent for a while, write these words down, and then I ask the second question prepared ahead of time,“As a parent, what lessons do you want your children to learn from life?”

    　　The great man answers with a smile,“I want them to learn that they cannot make anyone love them．What they can do is to let themselves be loved．I want them to learn that the most valuable thing is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives．I want them to learn that it is not good to compare themselves with others．I want them to learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is the one who needs the least．I want them to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness．I want them to learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but do not know how to express their feelings．I want them to learn that money can buy everything but happiness．I want them to learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently．I want them to learn that a true friend is someone who likes them anyway．I want them to learn that it is not always enough that they are forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves．”

    (1)

    What makes the great man feel puzzled most in his life?

    [　　]

    A．

    People don’t like to be a child nor a grown-up．

    B．

    People don’t try their best to keep healthy．

    C．

    People don’t live a meaningful life．

    D．

    People don’t treasure what they own today．

    (2)

    Why is the writer silent for a while after having asked the first question?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because he can’t hear the great man’s words clearly．

    B．

    Because he wants to have enough time to write the answers down．

    C．

    Because he is touched by what the great man says．

    D．

    Because he needs time to think over what to ask next．

    (3)

    From the last paragraph, we can learn that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    letting all the people like you is possible as long as you try your best

    B．

    the things in your life is more important than the people in your life

    C．

    the more a person loves you, the more clearly the person can express himself / herself

    D．

    different people have different viewpoints on the same thing

    (4)

    After reading the whole passage, we can conclude that the passage is ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    educational

    B．

    funny

    C．

    strange

    D．

    interesting

    答案：1．D;2．C;3．D;4．A;
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