公共英语等级考试三级试题及答案(12)

  __1__. You may approach life with the philosophy of the vegetable, in which

  case your life will consist in being born, eating, drinking, sleeping mating,

  growing old, and dying.

  __2__. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is

  a business, and they arrange their conduct and behavior accordingly. If you

  believe that life is a business your first question of life, naturally, is “what

  do I get

  out of it?” __3__.

  The great majority of human beings today look at life as if it were a

  business.__4__.

  The third attitude toward life is the approach of the artist. Here the

  basic philosophy is “what can I put into it? ”, and the basic relation of the

  individual to his follow-men is one of cooperation and common sense.__5__. The

  more we investigate and the more we learn about living the more we become

  convinced that the artistic attitude is the only one which is consistent with

  human happiness.

  A. In a word based on this attitude, happiness becomes a matter of

  successful competition.

  B. As a human being you have the choice of three basic attitudes towards

  life.

  C. Their basic philosophy is one of competition and efficiency.

  D. The second basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a

  business.

  E. This point of view has been proved by history; for history remembers

  best those who have contributed most richly to the interests of their

  follow-men.

  F. Is a proper attitude of life sure to bring about a happy life?

  参考答案:1B 2D 3A 4C 5E