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To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.

Common sense is not all that common.

Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse

These three popular misquotes (戲虐的引語) are meant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err,or to make mistakes,is indeed a part of being human,but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for having made a mistake. They naturally look for someone else who could be responsible for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this： “To err is human,to forgive,divine (神圣的) .” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead,we tend to do the opposite —find someone else to pass the blame on to. However,taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity.

Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well,and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm,but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations,because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company,uthe right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. ”

And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people,especially young people,get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time.There is a corollary (直接推論) to that: if a good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest,then where is the place of the truth?

46. According to the passage,which of the following seems the most human?

   A. To search for truth.

   B. To achieve one's ideal.

   C. To make fun of others’ mistakes.

   D. To criticize others for one's own error.

47. According to the author,what is a sign of a man's maturity?

   A. Doing things his own way.

   B. Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.

   C. Making as few mistakes as possible.

   D. Thinking seriously about his wrongdoings.

48. Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?

   A. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.

   B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.

   C. A company's next move follows a good plan.

   D. A lawyer acts on fine judgments.

49. What is the author's opinion about a good excuse?

   A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.

   B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.

   C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.

   D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.

50. What would be the best title for this passage?

   A. A Mirror of Human Nature

   B. To Blame or to Forgive

   C. A Mark of Maturity

   D. Truth of Excuse

Answer 1

46. D解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從文章正文的第 一段第三句可以看出最符合當(dāng)今人情世故 的就是自己犯了錯誤還要指責(zé)別人。

A項(xiàng) “尋求真理”;B項(xiàng)“實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的理想”;C項(xiàng) “嘲笑他人的錯誤”;D項(xiàng)“為自己的錯而批 評別人”。所以選   D.

47. B解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。正文第一段最后 一句可以看出為錯誤負(fù)責(zé)任是真正成熟的標(biāo)志之一。

48. A解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。正文第二段第四 句，在大的集團(tuán)內(nèi)事務(wù)繁雜，不可能由一個 人負(fù)責(zé)所有事務(wù)。本題要求選出錯誤選 項(xiàng)，所以選A. 其他選項(xiàng)都符合常理。

   B. 學(xué)生在暴雨天帶傘。

   C. 公司的下一步行動要遵從好的計(jì)劃。

   D. 律師要公正 裁決。

49. D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一 段最后一句“如果借口好就可以不誠實(shí)，那 么真理何在?”可知作者對好借口的態(tài)度應(yīng) 為“不快的事實(shí)總比好借口強(qiáng)”，所以選   D.

50. A解析：主旨大意題。本題要選出最佳 標(biāo)題，應(yīng)從文章的主旨大意出發(fā)，升華一個 最佳標(biāo)題。

A項(xiàng)“人性的鏡子”;B項(xiàng)“責(zé)備 或原諒”;C項(xiàng)“成熟的標(biāo)志”;D項(xiàng)“借n的 真相”。

B、C、D都是文章的一個方面，標(biāo) 題不能以偏概全，因此選A.