Passage6(2014江苏苏州昆山二模,B)
Ididn'tthinkIhadapassion(激情).IwouldsitinfrontoftheTValldaythinkingaboutnothingbutthenextshow.ItwasnotlongagothatIfirstlearnedhowimportanthavingapassionistolife.
Thatday[wentwithmymumtodrivemysistertothegym.Iwasbored.Thenasmymumstoppedataredlightsomeoneonthesideoftheroadcaughtmyeye.Itwasamandressedinrags(衣衫褴褛).Hewashomeless.Thatdidn'tinterestmeforIhadseenmanylikehimbefore.
Buiinsomewayshewasdifferent.Thismanwasnotsittingdownvvilhasadexpression.Hehadaradioinhishandandwasdancinghappilytothemusic.Theradioseemedtobetiiemostpre-cious(珍贵)thinghehad.
“Mumwhydoesthatmanhavearadioeventhough(尽管)he'shomeless?”Iasked.
Heboughtilshereplied.I wasstillunabletounderstand.Butifhe'shomelesswhydoesn’theusethemoneytobuyfoodorclothes?Hewasteditonsomethinghedoesn’tneed."
WellSarahsometimesfoodandclothesaren'tthemostimpor?tantthings.Weneedhappinesstoo.^
Themanmustcaretoomuchaboutmusictobuyaradioinsteadoffoodandclothes.Isoonrealizedthathappinessisthekeytolife.Withoutitthere'snothingtolookforwardLo.
SincethenIveneverspentadaywithoutthinkingofwhat’strulyimportant.Ahomeamealclothes—thesethingsareonlypartofthepicture.Whatoftenforgottenisthatweallneedapleasurealightinadarkday.Weallneedapassion.
1.HowwouldSarahspendherdayslongago?
A.ShewatchedTVallday.
B.Sheusedtoreadalot.
C.Shedidnothingbutthinking.
D.Shewasalwayssleeping.
2.Whywasthemandifferent?
A.Heworenewclothes.
B.Hewassittingwithasadexpression.
C.Hewashomeless.
D.Helivedanactivelifethoughhewasverypoor.
3.WhatdidSarahdoaftersheunderstoodthefact?
A.Shethoughtalldaywithoutdoinganything.
B.Sheboughtaradiojustliketheman's.
C.Shehadapassionwitheverythingfromthenon.
D.Shealwaysdancedtothemusicontheradio.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Sometimesfoo