The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer(征服) himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (沖動) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly(愚蠢)and ends with regret. You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
小題1:What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?
A．The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
B．One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
C．To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
D．If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
小題2:If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A．the very backbone and nerve of character
B．the patience and power to control himself
C．strong feelings
D．self-confidence
小題3:The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.
A．explain that self-control is the key to success
B．teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success
C．distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it
D．a(chǎn)dvise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends
小題4:The passage is mainly developed by _____.
A．a(chǎn)nalyzing(分析)causesB．making comparisons(比較)
C．examining differencesD．listing quotations(引證)

小題1:B
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小題1:A
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