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Ifambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of
ambition—wealth,distinction, control over one's destiny—must be deemedworthy of
the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf. If the tradition ofambition is to have
vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially mustbe highly regarded by
people who are themselves admired, the educated not leastamong them. In an odd
way, however, it is the educated who have claimed to havegiven up on ambition as
an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps mostbenefited from ambition—if
not always their own then that of their parents and grandparents.There is a
heavy note of hypocrisy in this, a case of closing the barn doorafter the horses
have escaped―with the educated themselves riding on them。
Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and itssigns now
than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs—thelocations, place names and
name brands may change, but such items do not seemless in demand today than a
decade or two years ago. What has happened is thatpeople cannot confess fully to
their dreams, as easily and openly as once theycould, lest they be thought
pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. Instead, we aretreated to fine hypocritical
spectacles, which now more than ever seem in amplesupply: the critic of American
materialism with a Southampton summer home; thepublisher of radical books who
takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalistadvocating
participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own childrenare enrolled in
private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not soexceptional, the
proper formulation is," Succeed at all costs but avoidappearing ambitious."
The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles; itspublic
defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremelyunattractive. As
a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse, aquality to be admired
and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lowerthan it has ever been in
the United States. This does not mean that ambition isat an end, that people no
longer feel its stirrings and promptings, but onlythat, no longer openly
honored, it is less openly professed. Consequencesfollow from this, of course,
some of which are that ambition is drivenunderground, or made sly. Such, then,
is the way things stand: on the leftangry critics, on the right stupid
supporters, and in the middle, as usual, themajority of earnest people trying to
get on in life。
27. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded
if_____。
its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
it is rewarded with money, fame and power
its goals are spiritual rather than material
it is shared by the rich and the famous
28. The last sentence of the first paragraph most probably impliesthat it
is____ 。
customary of the educated to discard ambition in words
too late to check ambition once it has been let out
dishonest to deny ambition after the fulfillment of the goal
impractical for the educated to enjoy benefits from ambition
29. Some people do not openly admit they have ambition because____ 。
they think of it as immoral
their pursuits are not fame or wealth
ambition is not closely related to material benefits
they do not want to appear greedy and contemptible
30. From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn thatambition should
be maintained_____。
secretly and vigorously
openly and enthusiastically
easily and momentarily
verbally and spiritually
解析
27. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded
if_____。
普遍认为，如果____, 雄心就能够受人尊重。
its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
雄心的回报充分补偿了所作的牺牲
it is rewarded with money, fame and power
雄心以金钱、名誉和权力作为回报
its goals are spiritual rather than material
雄心的目标是精神上的而不是物质上的
it is shared by the rich and the famous
它是富人和名人共享的
【答案】 A
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】
文章第一句指出，“雄心如果想要获得尊重，那么它的回报——财富、声望、对命运的掌控——则必须被认为值得为之牺牲”。也就是说，正确答案是。中的金钱、声望和对命运的控制，在第一句中，只是作为取得回报的三个例子，并非仅包括这三方面而已。因此，选择项更加确切地表达了第一句的意思。、的说法显然不对。
28. The last sentence of the first paragraph most probably impliesthat it
is____。
第一段最后一句话很可能暗示的内容是____。
customary of the educated to discard ambition in words
受过教育的人习惯于口头上抛弃雄心
too late to check ambition once it has been let out
雄心一旦释放，要想再阻拦就晚了
dishonest to deny ambition after the fulfillment of the goal
在目标达成之后不诚实地否认雄心
impractical for the educated to enjoy benefits from ambition
对受过教育的人来说，要享受雄心带来的好处是不实际的。
【答案】 C
【考点】 句意题。
【分析】
本句中出现一个比喻，意思是“他们是野心的受益者，但又虚伪地否认拥有野心的重要性”。这和的意思是吻合的。的错误在于它不够完整，没有提到受益这个概念。的说法是字面意思。选项没有根据。
29. Some people do not openly admit they have ambition because____。
一些人不公开宣称他们有雄心，是因为____。
they think of it as immoral
他们认为这不道德
their pursuits are not fame or wealth
他们追求的不是名声和财富
ambition is not closely related to material benefits
雄心和物质利益并非紧密相连
they do not want to appear greedy and contemptible
他们不想让自己看上去贪婪和可鄙
【答案】 D
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 根据第二段第三句，“现在，人们不能像以前那样轻易公开地承认自己的梦想，以免别人认为自己爱出风头，贪婪和庸俗”，所以答案是。
30. From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn thatambition should
be maintained_____。
从最后一段可以得出雄心应该被____ _ 保持这一结论。
secretly and vigorously 秘密并严格地
openly and enthusiastically 公开和充满热情地
easily and momentarily 容易并暂时地
verbally and spiritually 在语言上和精神上
【答案】 B
【考点】 作者观点题。
【分析】
文章最后一段提到“本应该是一种健康的冲动，一种应该受人仰慕并扎根于青年人心灵的品质的雄心，却被人攻击，得不到支持。由于不公开，雄心转为地下，雄心变得偷偷摸摸”。由此推论，作者认为人们不应该隐瞒自己的雄心，而应该坦言。
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