新视野大学英语3期中考试B卷

Part II. Reading Comprehension (20 points)

Passage One

As we consider what makes one man better than the other, let’s look at two examples. The first example is a man who has a good job, a healthy body, and a loving family. His success is due to good decisions. He chose the correct subjects to study when he was at the university. Now that he’s out of school, he always schedules his time well so that he can get everything done at the proper time. He exercises and eats well, as he understands the benefits of this. In addition, in order to achieve happiness in the home, he spends time with his family and makes sure they all have when they need. On the other hand, the second man is something less than the successful person the first man is. What’s wrong with him?

Good sense is the ability to know what is true or right from what is not true or wrong. And some people might think that the second lacks good sense. However, the person who thinks this is mistaken. Actually, since everyone has the same amount of good sense, the first man does not have an advantage over the second in this respect. The second man has a good mind, and he has the ability to judge things well.

The second man runs into trouble, because he directs his thought along a different path. He considers other things, different from the first man. The problem is that he does not apply his mind rightly, as does the first one. Thus, he is not capable of advancing further than he does.

When you consider what you want out of life, think about the results of your decisions. Apply your mind well so that good things will come about and so that you are not left regretting your actions.

21. During his university years, the first man ________.

A. scheduled his time to get everything done.

B. learned how to apply his mind rightly.

C. ate right and did exercise regularly.

D. chose things that made him successful later.

22. The first man is fully aware of the good things that will result from _______.

A. making good decisions during one’s unive rsity studies.

B. scheduling his time so that he can get everything done.

C. taking care of his body with diet and exercise.

D. being a successful person with a good family life.

23. One’s ability to judge right or wrong is called _______.

A. beneficial consideration

B. thought direction

C. successful thinking

D. good sense

24. To keep from wishing you made a different choice, you should ________.

A. get more out of life

B. develop more good sense