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t among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experiences in petition. 47. Why do some people favor petition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts. 48. The underlined phrase “ the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ______. A. those who try their best to win B. those who value petition most highly C. those who are against petition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success 49. What is the similar belief of the true petitors and those with a desire to fail? A. One’s worth lies in his performance pared with others. B. One’s success in petition needs great efforts. C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills. D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried. 50. Which point of view may the author agree to? A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encouraged. C. Winning should be a lifeanddeath matter. D. Fear of failure should be removed in petition. B Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and selfrespect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings. Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and selfrespect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our selfrespect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable thoughts that lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness. 51. According to the passage, the po sitive action in the example contributes to our _____. A. selfrespect B. financial rewards C. advertising ability D. friendly relationship 52. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to _____. A. lying B. stealing C. cheating D. advertising 53. The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” (in ) means ______. A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerk C. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item 54. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake? A. We’ll be very excited B. We’ll feel unfortunate. C. We’ll have a sense of honor D. We’ll feel sorry for the clerk 55. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. How to Live Truthfully B. Importance of Peacefulness C. Ways of Gaining Selfrespect D. Happiness through Honorable Actions. 第四部分 書(shū)面表達(dá) 第一