16．From a biological point，human life almost reads like a poem．It has its own rhythm，internal cycles of growth and decay．It begins with innocent childhood，followed by awkward adolescence trying to adapt itself to society with passions and curiosities．Then it reaches a manhood of intense activities，benefiting from experience and learning more about society and human nature．At middle age，there is a slight easing of tension，and a character of maturity like the ripening of fruit or long-preserved wine．Then in the sunset of our life，the endocrine（內分泌）system in our body decreases the biological activity．If we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it，it is for us the age of peace，security and contentment．Finally，life flashes out and one goes into eternal sleep，never to wake up again．
One should be able to sense the beauty of this rhythm of life as we do while listening to symphonies，appreciating its main theme，its conflict and the ending．The movements of these cycles are very much the same in a human's life，but the music must be written by the individual himself．In some souls，the unpleasant note becomes louder and finally covers the main rhythm．Sometimes the unpleasant note gains so much power that the music can no longer go on，and the individual shoots himself with a gun or jump into a river．
That is because his original theme has been showed extremely wildly for the lack of self-discipline，otherwise any human's life will run to its normal end naturally．There are sometimes in many of us too many staccatos （斷奏）or impetuses（強音）．Because the rhythm is wrong，the music is not pleasing to the ear．We may learn more of the rhythm of the grand rivers like the River Amazon，flowing steadily and eternally into the sea．
No one can say that life with childhood，manhood and old age is not a perfect arrangement．The day has its morning，noon and sunset，and the year has its seasons．And if we take this biological view of life and try to live according to the arrangement，no one can deny that life can be a poem．Shakespeare has expressed this idea more vividly in his passage about the seven stages of life，and a good many Chinese writers also have said about the same thing．Shakespeare was like Nature itself，and that is the greatest compliment we can pay to a writer．He merely lived，observed life and went away quietly and beautifully．
32．In which stage does curiosity drive a human to adjust to society？A
A．Teenage
B．Babyhood
C．Manhood
D．Middle age
33．When a human life reaches his last stage，what can he easily acquire？D
A．Passion
B．Tension
C．Maturity
D．Satisfaction
34．In paragraph 2 and 3，what does the writer suggest a person？C
A．Learning more about symphonies
C．Controlling negative feelings earlier
B．Writing music by himself
D．Writing music for money
35．What is the main idea of the passage？C
A．A human should live a romantic life like a poet
B．A human should have knowledge of music
C．A human is expected to act his age and accept what life is
D．A human should face death bravely when he is old．
分析 短文主要講了我們人的一生會經歷的各個階段，主要講的是在什么階段就應該做什么事情，并且接受生活賜予你的一切．
解答 32．A，細節(jié)理解題，根據句子followed by awkward adolescence trying to adapt itself to society with passions and curiosities可知，青少年時期好奇心會驅使我們逐漸適應社會，故答案為A．
33．D，細節(jié)理解題，根據句子If we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it，it is for us the age of peace，security and contentment可知，在我們人生的最后階段，我們會獲得安全感和滿足感，故答案為D．
34．C，推理判斷題，根據句子In some souls，the unpleasant note becomes louder and finally covers the main rhythm．Sometimes the unpleasant note gains so much power that the music can no longer go on，and the individual shoots himself with a gun or jump into a river可知，有時候我們消極的情緒會覆蓋我們生活的主調，導致我們做出偏激的事情，因此可以推測作者建議我們盡早控制住我們消極的情緒，故答案為C．
35．C，主旨大意題，短文主要講了我們人的一生會經歷的各個階段，作者給出了一些處理生活中消極事物的建議，并從最后一句He merely lived，observed life and went away quietly and beautifully．可知，主要講的是在什么階段就應該做什么事情，并且接受生活賜予你的一切，故答案為C．
點評 解答任務型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
