"He who can have patience can have what he wants," said Benjamin Franklin. They say patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men. This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience.
Patience is necessary for success.
It is said that "all good things come to those who wait". Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance (堅持). Edison said, "Genius was 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration." Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.
Patience brings peace of mind.
When we desire certain outcomes (結(jié)果), we'll have no peace of mind. Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place. There is no end to human desires. Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment (超然).
Patience can transform suffering into joy.
Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience. Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed.
Sri Chinmoy said, "If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy."
小題1:Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?
A．Franklin'sB．Edison'sC．Chinmoy'sD．Einstein's
小題2:In the writer's opinion, _____ .
A．human desires will easily be filled
B．patience is a virtue seldom found in a person
C．happiness can only be obtained through success
D．patience is the best medicine of suffering
小題3:How is the whole passage organized?
A．General-detail-general.B．General-detail.
C．Detail-general-detail.D．Detail-general.
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．We All Need PatienceB．Patience Means Success
C．Benefits of PatienceD．We Should Not Be patient

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇議論文。文章講述了耐心的好處，作者采用了總分的方法。第一段總說：有耐心的人才能獲得他所想要的東西。第二段分說：耐心是成功必要的條件；第三段分說：耐心帶來內(nèi)心的平靜；第四段分說：耐心能把痛苦變成喜悅。
小題1:C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy.可知，耐心有使你的生活變成最甜美幸福的力量。故選C。
小題2:D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章中的Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience.可知，生活中我們會遭遇不公正，愛心是最好的治療的方法。故選D。根據(jù)文章中的There is no end to human desires.可知A錯誤；根據(jù)文章中的patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men.可知B錯誤；根據(jù)文章中的Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.可知C正確。
小題3:B考查文章的結(jié)構(gòu)。根據(jù)文章的整體內(nèi)容可知：第一段總寫He who can have patience can have what he wants；第二段分寫Patience is necessary for success.第三段分寫Patience brings peace of mind.第四段分寫Patience can transform suffering into joy.由此可知選B。
小題4:C考查文章的標(biāo)題。根據(jù)文章的整體可知，作者全文都在寫耐心的好處。故選C。
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