This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.
It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend（超越） it. Once we truly know that life is difficult---once we truly understand and accept it---then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.  Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
小題1:From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.               
A．everybody has problems
B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D．people like to complain about their problems
小題2:The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.
A．save spaceB．persuade readers
C．get readers’ attention D．make readers laugh
小題3:According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______.
A．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
B．encourage them to learn
C．help them learn to deal with pain
D．teach them how to respect from problems
小題4:The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______.
A．most people feel life is easy
B．most people complain about how hard their lives are
C．the writer feels life is easy
D．the writer likes to complain about his problems

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：
小題1:從第一段Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters結(jié)合全文可知我們一旦接受了生活很堅(jiān)難的這個(gè)事實(shí)，然后不斷的去面對(duì)，去解決生活中的問(wèn)題，我們就會(huì)變得更加強(qiáng)大。
小題2:作者用一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的句子This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths，引起讀者的注意，引起下文，這個(gè)偉大的真理是什么？為什么它是一個(gè)最偉大的真理？
小題3:從文章的最后一段。。。 just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn可知我們給孩子設(shè)立難題就是就是要學(xué)會(huì)對(duì)付苦難。
小題4:從第三段Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy可得知 大多數(shù)人抱怨生活的艱辛。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文論述了我們要學(xué)會(huì)接受生活很堅(jiān)難的這個(gè)事實(shí)，然后不斷的去面對(duì)，去解決生活中的問(wèn)題，我們就會(huì)變得更加強(qiáng)大。本文集中考查推理題，對(duì)于考生在上下文中理解字里行間的能力要求較高。
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