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One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?”  Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right,” but you have put a bug in his ear —maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk that he overlooked that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, “How do you feel?”
Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question.
When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,” he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.”
The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of_________.

A.a friend who is ill B.a man working at his desk
C.a person having lost a close friend D.a stranger who looks somewhat worried

George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his________.

A.cheerfulness B.cleverness C.ability D.politeness

The underlined ‘You’ve put a bug in his ear’ in the 1st paragraph means that you’ve _____.

A.made him laugh B.shown concern for him
C.made fun of him D.given him some kind of warning
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Some people are pessimistic(悲观的)when they think about the future. They say that, a hundred years from now, we will have used up most of the earths resources. We will have made our seas so dirty that we will not be able to eat fish from them. There will be so many people in the world that we will have to use all the countryside for housing; there will be no farmland left.
Other people have a different idea about the future. In their view, the city of the future will be a huge pyramid-shaped(金字塔形的) building, which will be floating on the surface of the sea. About 5,000 families will live there, and there will also be schools, shops in it.
In a hundred years’ time, people will not need to use oil. They will heat their homes with power from the sun.
Think of space. Perhaps a station will be set up on the moon; people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. They may even spend their holidays in space, travelling from planet to planet.
What an interesting picture!
Many people don't think about the future. “I don't care. I’ll be dead. ”they say. But it is our duty to care because the world of a hundred years’ time will be the world of our children’s and their children after them.
How many viewpoints are discussed here about the future?

A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five

In the pessimistic view, people will in a hundred years ’time.

A.have to use power from the sea
B.have to live on the moon
C.be able to grow food on the sea
D.find it difficult to live on the earth

Where will people live in the future in the optimistic view?

A.On the moon B.On the sea C.In pyramids D.On other planets

The writer of the article seems to agree .

A.with those who look at the bright side of the future
B.with those who take a pessimistic view about the future
C.with those who won’t trouble their heads about the future
D.to none of these viewpoints

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C.eat properly
D.throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully.

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Life is difficult.
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain(抱怨) about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties stand for a special kind of suffering especially forced on them or else on their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause sadness, or loneliness(孤独) or regret or anger or fear.
These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes a lot of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
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Which sentence best express the central point of the passage?

A.Problems and difficulties represent a special kind of suffering.
B.We become stronger by facing and solving problems of life.
C.Life is difficult because our problems bring us pain.
D.People like to complain about their problems.

The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ___.

A.save space B.persuade readers
C.make readers laugh D.get readers’ attention

The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _________.

A.most people feel life is easy
B.the writer feel life is easy
C.the writer likes to complain about his problems
D.most people complain about how hard their lives are

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A.encourage them to learn
B.teach them to fear the pain of solving the problems
C.help them learn to deal with pain
D.teach them how to respect problems

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B.we do not learn when we are in pain
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