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【題目】 My husband came across the program from his father's high school graduation 90 years ago. It was the Class of 1928 and their class motto （格言）was, "Build for character, not for fame. "

I'm pretty sure society has done quite the opposite to that one. These days, we have people who are famous for simply being famous. They haven't done anything particularly impressive, but they do take great selfies （自拍照）. We are all crazy about fame these days, mainly thanks to social media. All we want is for people to follow us, friend us, like us or share our posts. We are nearly mad about fame.

"Build for character, not for fame. ” is based on the belief that one is looking up and ahead. That's an encouraging idea, especially today, when most of us have our heads down, looking at the screens of our smartphones. Looking ahead and building for character takes thought and intentionality （意向性）. One can be intentional in building for fame as well, but fame often relies heavily on the right timing and connections as well as the creation of a base of fans and supporters. Character isn’t decided by the ideas of others. Character is built with self-discipline （自律）and a willingness to learn from difficulties. Character grows inside and needs no praise.

Fame depends on people looking at you, while character is who you are when no one is looking. Fame often comes with jealousy （嫉妒）--a feeling that time is running out or that someone better than you is coming to steal your fans. Character is marked by feeling fulfilled and being generous . There is satisfaction that comes with the reward of achievements, but at the same time, good character willingly holds the door open for others who are also hoping to achieve.

This graduation season, speakers will tell new graduates to get out there and build a better world. The best way is to build character, the kind that runs deep and can carry you through lifers storms. Build character with courage, justice （公正） and strength. Build character by respecting yourself and others . Build character with kindness, hope and love. Build for character and you will build a better world .

【1】What does the author think of people nowadays?

A.They're mad about achievements.

B.They want to be famous very much.

C.They're trying to build for character.

D.They like doing everything impressive.

【2】What does “ building for character" require people to do?

A.Connect with others at the right time.

B.Mind their behavior when being looked at.

C.Behave themselves and learn from hardships readily .

D.Look ahead and accept other people's advice willingly.

【3】The underlined word "fulfilled" in Paragraph 4 probably means “________".

A.contentB.confident

C.famousD.comfortable

【4】Why does the author value "building for character”？

A.It inspires people to achieve more.

B.It enables us to build a better world.

C.It allows graduates to get a good job.

D.It helps us again respect from other people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。作者在文章中講述了建立良好品格的重要性。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段These days, we have people who are famous for simply being famous. They haven't done anything particularly impressive, but they do take great selfies. We are all crazy about fame these days, mainly thanks to social media（如今，有些人只是為了出名而出名。他們沒有做什么特別令人印象深刻的事，但他們的自拍很棒。現(xiàn)在我們都為出名而瘋狂，這主要歸功于社交媒體）可知，因為社交媒體，現(xiàn)在的很多人非常著迷于出名。故選B項。

【2】

推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段Character isn’t decided by the ideas of others. Character is built with self-discipline and a willingness to learn from difficulties. Character grows inside and needs no praise（性格不是由別人的想法決定的。品格是由自律和愿意從困難中學(xué)習(xí)決定的。品格長在內(nèi)心，不需要贊美）可知，自律和從困難中學(xué)習(xí)是建立性格的關(guān)鍵。故選C項。

【3】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段Character is marked by feeling fulfilled and being generous （性格的特點是感到______和慷慨）可知，備選詞應(yīng)和慷慨并列。再根據(jù)后句提到There is satisfaction that comes with the reward of achievements（成就的回報會帶來滿足感）可知此處的“滿足感”應(yīng)指前句的fulfil和慷慨。A. content 滿足的，滿意的；B. confident 自信的；C. famous 著名的；D. comfortable 舒服的。故選A項。

【4】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Build for character and you will build a better world （建立良好的品格，你將會建立一個更美好的世界）可知，建立良好的品格能讓我們建立一個更好的世界。故選B項。