5．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．
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 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．
22．According to the second paragraph，the writer thinks thatA．
A．life for a child is comparatively easy
B．a(chǎn) child is always loved whatever he does
C．if much is given to a child，he must do something in return
D．only children are interested in life
23．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？A
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．
24．The underlined word"responsibilities"in the second paragraph meansA．
A．duties B．jobs C．suggestions D．desires
25．The main idea of the passage isD．
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．
分析 本文主要討論的就是年輕人和老人都有自己的快樂和痛苦，如果一個人能充分利用好自己每一個年齡的時間，他就是快樂的．
解答 22．A細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第一句Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make lifedifficult可知童年的時候是很少有責任的還有后面幾句的大概意思是如果孩子有很好的父母，他就會受到很好的照顧．故選A．
23．A推理判斷題．文章講到世界對小孩子來說是新鮮有趣的，對老人來說是熟悉的，未含有人們?nèi)菀诐M足的這一意思，故選A．
24．A詞義猜測題．根據(jù)后面幾句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．意思是如果孩子有很好的父母，他就會受到很好的照顧，可以推斷出此處句意：童年的時候是很少有責任的，故選A，duty名詞，責任．
25．D主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章主題段第一段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．說明他認為如果一個人能充分利用好自己每一個年齡的時間，他就是快樂的．故D正確．
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
