【正文】 n their nature, cause us sadness， or loneliness or regret or anger or fear． These are unfortable feelings． often as painful as any kind of physical pain． And since life causes an endless series of problems． life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy． Yet， it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning． Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure． When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit． we encourage the human ability to solve problems， just as in school we set problems for our children to solve． It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn． As Benjamin Franklin said． “Those things that hurt , instruct． ”It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to wele the pain of problems． 61． From the passage， it can be inferred that____ A． everybody has problems B． we bee stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C． life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D． people like to plain about their problems 62． The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to_____ A． save space B． persuade readers C． make readers laugh D． get readers’ attention 63． The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that_______ A． most people feel life is easy B． the writer feels life is easy C． the writer likes to plain about his problems D． most people plain about how hard their lives are 64． According to the passage． we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______ A． encourage them to learn B． teach them to face the pain of solving the problem C． help them learn to deal with pain D． teach them how to respect the problems 65． The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt． instruct” suggests that_______ A． we do not learn from experience B． we do not learn when we are in pain C． pain teaches us important lessons D． Pain cannot be avoided C In modem society there is a great deal of argument about petition． Some value it highly， believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity． Others say that petition is bad, that it sets one person against another and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people． I have taught many children who held the belief that their selfworth relied(依賴 )on how well they performed at tennis and other skills． For them， playing well and winning are often lifeanddeath their singleminded pursuit(追求 )of success， the development of many other human qualities is sadly fotten． However， while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed， others take an opposite attitude． In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players， they strongly blame petition． Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under petitive pressures from their parents or society． Teaching these young people． I often observe in them a desire to fail． They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success .By not trying， they always have an excuse： “I may have lost， but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try． ’’What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost， that would mean a lot． Such a loss would be a measure of their worth． Clearly， this belief is the same as that of the true petitors who try to prove themselves． Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s selfrespect relies on how well one performs in parison with others． Both are afraid of not being valued． Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(緩解 )can we discover a new meaning in petition． 66． What does this passage mainly talk about? A． Competition helps to set up selfrespect． B． Opinions about petition are different among people． C． Competition is harmful to personal quality development． D． Failures are necessary experiences in petition． 67． 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． 68． 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 69． 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． 70． Which point of view may the