超星 - reading comprehension quiz

单选题

The word alleviate in “I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer” means

A. increase.
B. tolerate.
C. enjoy.
D. relieve.

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单选题

Which of the following would be a good alternative title for this selection?

A. The Forces Driving Me
B. The Truth about Love
C. The Anguish of Life
D. The Power of Knowledge

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单选题

What sentence best expresses the main idea of the selection?

A. People’s inhumanity to other humans has been a source of great pain in the author’s life.
B. The author wishes he had his life to live over again.
C. The author sees his life driven by three passions.
D. The author has found life’s struggle to be painful but ultimately rewarding.

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单选题

Russell compares his life’s passions to

A. great winds.
B. the stars.
C. a bottomless abyss.
D. a boundless ocean.

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单选题

Which of the following is not a reason that Russell sought love?

A. It relieves loneliness.
B. It leads to marriage.
C. It brings ecstacy.
D. It provides a glimpse of heaven.

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单选题

When Russell uses the metaphor of a “deep ocean” to describe his anguish, he implies that it is

A. cold.
B. without life.
C. almost bottomless.
D. lacking in color.

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单选题

Russell implies that loneliness, at its core, is

A. a self-defeating impulse.
B. impossible to avoid.
C. a sign of selfi shness.
D. a fear of death.

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单选题

Russell implies that life for him has been

A. passionately complex.
B. simpler than he would have imagined.
C. so troubled that it has increased his faith in God.
D. more materialistic than he would have wished.

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单选题

We can conclude that the author would agree with which statement?

A. He regrets that he could not free himself of pity.
B. Human love is ultimately disappointing.
C. Heaven is merely a poetic invention.
D. A loving person naturally wants to relieve the suffering of others.

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判断题

Russell believes that he has gained considerable knowledge in life.

A. 对
B. 错

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