2014考研英语阅读理解试题及名师解析(5)_跨考网
Ifambition is to be well regarded, the rewards ofambition—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
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