阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

Two of the hardest things to accomplish{C}{C}

{C} in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and，having gained it，to learn how to use it properly.Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather wellknown golf club after finishing a round.It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes.But a halfdozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them.These same men can be found there day after day，a{C}{C}{C}{C}

{C}{C}nd，strangely enough，each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth，successful in business and respected in the community.If material prosperity were the chief necessity{C}{C}

{C} for happiness，then each one should have been happy.Yet，it seemed to me，something very important was missing，else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda.They knew，each one of them，that their productivity had ceased(停止)．When a fruit {C}{C}

{C}tree ceases to bear its fruit，it is dying.And it is even so with man.

What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours？I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible.The words were few，but they became memorably impressed on my mind：“In_the_sweat_of_the_face_shall_you_eat_the_bread.”

To me，that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections(memories)．In fact，the battle of life，of existence，is a challenge to everyone.The immortal words of St.paul，too，have been and always will be a great inspiration to me.At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight，I have finished the course，I have kept the faith.

26．Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?

A．Wealth results from honest effort.

B．The men seated at table{C}{C}

{C}s in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.

C．For some people，no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than s{C}{C}

{C}cotch and soda.

D．The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.

解析：事实细节题。从第一段的“else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda.”可知答案。

答案：C

27．The underlined sentence“In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread”means“________”．

A．Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face

B．No pains，no gains

C．Failure is the mother of success

D．Bread comes from the sweat on your face

解析：意义猜测题。“In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”的直译为“只有流了汗，你才能吃面包”，由此可知此句意为“不劳无获”。

答案：B

28．We learn from the passage that the author________．

A．was a wealthy person in the community

B．held a{C}{C}

{C} positive attitude towards an active life

C．was fond of associating with celebrities(名人)

D．kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed

解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知作者推崇积极的人生。

答案：B

29.What is implied in the passage by the writer?

A．To use wealth properly，eat，drink and be merry.

B．Where there is a will，there is a way.

C．As life is like a dream{C}{C}

{C}，a man is like a fruit tree.

D．If you cease to struggle，you cease to live.

解析：推理判断题。从第一段最后一句“When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit，it is dying.And it is even so with man.”可知答案。

答案：D

30. The passage above is most probably taken from________．

A．an autobiography

B．a photography book

C．a science fiction

D．a USA travel brochure

解析：文章出处题。全文讲述“我”对人生的见解，应选自作者的自传。

答案：A