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Passage Four

What makes Reader’s Digest the most successful magazine in publishing history Beneath the fun and excitement that fill our pages, we are, above all else, a serious magazine. Our readers are serious people. The Digest never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us confront a tough, challenging world. To millions who know our record of viewing this world, we are not a luxury; we are a necessity.
Basic to our magazine is a steady focus on the power of the individual. We show that man’s greatest ideas and accomplishment, his often stunning (极好的) faith and courage and hope, can be seen in the conduct of ordinary men and women. We reflect the universal skepticism that government can solve our problems; we herald the unending promise of self-determination and individual enterprise. Readers depend upon us for truth and accuracy, logic and common sense.
Our stories come from the grit of human experience—the tough, the tender, the funny. These Stories—always told in a powerful narrative style—spring from tore and caring, from a sense of right and wrong, from a dedication to the vitality (活力,生命力) of the human spirit. We are at the forefront of major issues of medicine, health, environment, human rights. We take readers behind the headlines to the cause and meaning of world events. We celebrate courage, champion adventure and always seek to expand the mind, and to enrich the spirit and the body. It is this clear voice—never preaching (说教), always showing—that has made readers set us apart from all other magazines.
Deep within our widely varied package of humor, drama, and helpful information, there hums (哼唱) a subtle power that guides people in every aspect of their lives. They listen because what we put forth rings true. They are comfortable with our clear, concise words that inform them, entertain them, and remind them of those eternal values that fortify all decent people as they seek clarity and coherence in a confusing world. Our readers recognize that our compass is good for the long haul—that our principles are good for all seasons, good for all ages, good for all those who wish to play a role in making their world a better place. So long as we never lose sight of these powerful principles that are at the soul of our magazine—and so long as we remain at the cutting edge of life in our world—then we are prepared to lay claim to a future as brilliant and as exciting as our past.

According to the passage, the Digest will have a bright future as long as ______.

A.it holds the principles as it has been doing in the past

B.it keeps pace with the latest development of the world’s situation

C.it keeps its language clear, concise and easy to understand

D.it combines serious themes of life with a sense of humor

答案

参考答案:A

解析:细节题。文章最后一句:只要我们永不忘记这些处于杂志灵魂深处的强大原则,我们就可以宣称未来像过去一样美好。因此A“它一如既往地坚持它的原则”与此符合。

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阅读下面短文,回答下 * * 道题。
当你对生活环境感到极端厌倦,不妨“发发疯”松一松绞结的情绪。
我所说的“发疯”,当然不是病态的疯,而是超脱世俗框框,去做些自己喜欢做的事。不过,人究竟是人,“发疯”时,必须谨守做人的法则,这就是说,不要妨害他人,你尽管“发疯”。
英国邱吉尔时代,有次王室宴请内阁大臣,饭后,那些平日道貌岸然、威严不可近的老家伙们,突然变成顽童,嬉笑追逐,爬桌底,滚地板,大大地疯了大半天。
当时,是二次大战末期,纳粹大军压迫英伦,他们肩负民族存亡大任,内心的忧烦、苦恼,是不难想象的,也很自然。据记载,英王并不感诧异,只是微笑避开。
我是个“疯”劲很足的人,一有机会就想“疯”,一半是天性,一半是环境压力。
我这些年做人,真太辛苦了,要接受种种身心折磨,承受不了,就想反抗。但是,人之异于禽兽的是,禽兽遭遇袭击,必然反噬,人能容忍,容忍到极限,会造成自我伤害, “疯”,可以避免受伤,也可以医疗创伤。
“疯”,必须忘人忘我,忘却世间一切纷扰、是非、恩怨、得失,心境平和,洁净一如婴儿,才能达到“疯”的最高境界。
我曾在迪斯尼乐园乱跑乱闯,和米老鼠、唐老鸭一齐蹦蹦跳跳,孩子们怕走失,紧紧跟在我后面,直喘气, “疯”得很开心。
跟我一起“发疯”的人,有老家伙,也有小伙子,都能“疯”得很投入,因为我们懂得享受“发疯”的乐趣。
如想在现实环境中活得愉快,应该学习“发疯”。

下边对第三段的分析有误的是______。

A.本段交代人“发疯”的前提
B.顺便交代一句,不说也不会误解
C.很重要,无此一段“发疯”就是病态
D.交代体现了文章的辩证性

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