How often one hears children wishing they
were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its
pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what
each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets(后悔).
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities
to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked
after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again
in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In
addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have
lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a
child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is
continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done
wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own
living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and
his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of
his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go
hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society(社会) as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go
to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good
health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own
position in society.
1.After a child grows up, he __________.
A. will have little time playing
B. has to be successful in finding a job
C. can still ask for help in
time of trouble
D. should be able to take care of himself
2.Which of the following statements is NOT
true according to the passage?
A. People are often satisfied with their
life.
B. Life is less interesting for old people.
C. Adults are free to do what they want to
do.
D. Adults should no longer rely on others.
3.The underlined word "responsibilities"
in the second paragraph means__________.
A. duties
B. jobs C.
suggestions D. desires(渴望)
4.The main idea of the passage is _________ .
A. life is not enjoyable since each age has
some pains
B. young men can have the greatest happiness
if they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in
one's life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good
use of each age in his life
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t 36 them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a 37 hand.