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Passage 1


Everyone knows that laziness is not good. We all have probably had lectures telling that laziness isimmoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never gain anything in life. But laziness can bemore harmful than those, and it is often caused by more complex reasons.

Some people may be unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at or having theirideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be affected by a fear of failure. Some people are so busyplanning great work that they are unable to deal with "easier" work on hand. Still others are simplyputting off their work

Laziness, however, sometimes can actually be helpful.

Some people may look lazy while they are really thinking, planning and researching. We should allremember that great scientific discoveries may happen by chance. Newton wasn't working on the farmwhen he was hit by the apple and advanced the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have someone"lazy"build the car we buy, particularly if that "laziness"is caused by the worker's spending timechecking each step of his work and doing his job right. And sometimes, being"lazy"—that is, takingtime off—is good for the overworked people. So be careful when you want to call someone lazy. Thatperson may be thinking, resting, or planning his or her next work.


单选题 The main idea of this passage is that _________ .
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干大意是：本文的主旨是______。通读全文可知，前两段讲述了懒惰的坏处和人们懒惰的原因；后两段陈述了懒惰的好处，所以本文主要讲述的是“懒惰的好处和坏处”。故选B。
单选题 Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】题干大意是：下列哪一项说法在文中被提到?根据第二段第二句"Thesepeople who seem lazy may be affected by a fear of failure.”可知，这些看起来懒惰的人可能是受到害怕失败的影响。由此可知，有时懒惰的原因是害怕失败。故选D。
单选题 Which of the following ideas does the passage support?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题干大意是：本文支持下列哪一个观点?根据最后一段最后两句"So becareful when you want to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting, orplanning his or her next work.”可知，当你想说某人懒惰时要小心；那个人可能正在思考、休息或计划他或她的下一项工作。由此可推知，“懒惰”这个词有时会被误用。故选C。
单选题 The author's attitude toward laziness is  _________ .
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干大意是：作者对待懒惰的态度是______。通读全文可知，作者先介绍了懒惰的坏处和人们懒惰的原因，然后又介绍了懒惰的一些好处。由此可推知，作者对待懒惰的态度是客观的。objective:客观的；subjective:主观的；critical:批判性的；humorous:有幽默感的。故选A。
单选题 The underlined word"advanced" in the last paragraph probably means" _________ ".
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题干大意是：最后一段中画线单词“advanced”的意思很可能是“   __”。根据最后一段第三句"Newton wasn't working on the farm when he was hit by the apple andadvanced the theory of gravity."并结合常识可知，牛顿在苹果树下发现了地球引力，并提出了引力理论。由此可推知，advance意为“提出(想法、理论、计划)”,C项(提出)与其意思最为接近。understand:理解；write:书写；prove:证明。故选C。