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　　Section B
　　Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each Statement contains information given in one paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
　　Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good Life
　　[A]Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a  widespread outbreak of infections  outbreaks? The answer is yes, according to a new book The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good Life. The book is co-authored by Long Island University’s philosophy professor Michael Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas.
　　[B]The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios. The philosophy professor says it is as relevant today as when it was first written centuries ago." There is no expiration(失效) date on wisdom," he says. "There is no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy these days, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues,  a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry(诡辩). The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today."
　　Examine your life
　　[C]Soupios, along with his co-author Panos Mourdoukoutas, developed their 10 golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophy - Aristotle, Socrates, Epictetus and Pythagoras, among others. The first rule - examine your life - is the common thread that runs through the entire book. Soupios says it's based on Plato's observation that the unexamined life is not worth living. “The Greeks are always concerned about boxing themselves in, in terms of convictions（信念）,” he says. "So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, our relationships."
　　Stop worrying about what you can not control
　　[D]As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No. 2: Worry only about things that you can control. “The individual who promoted this idea was a Stoic philosopher. His name is Epictetus," he says. "And what the Stoics say in general is simply this: There is a larger plan in life. You are not really going to be able to understand all of the dimensions of this plan. You're not going to be able to control the dimensions of this plan."
　　[E]So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control. "I cannot control whether or not I wind up getting swine flu," for example," he says. “I mean, there are cautious steps I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that. So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasteful and irrational. You should live your life attempting to identify and control those things which you can genuinely control."
　　Seek true pleasure
　　[F]To have a meaningful, happy life we need friends. But according to Aristotle --- a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great --- most relationships don't qualify as true friendships. "Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend," Soupios says. "Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul. It is a beautiful and uncharacteristically poetic image that Aristotle offers."
　　[G]In our pursuit of the good life, he says, it's important to seek out true pleasures --- advice which was originally offered by Epicurus. But unlike the modern definition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgence(放纵) and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental ease.
　　[H]“This was the highest and most desirable form of pleasure and happiness for the ancient Epicureans," Soupios says. "This is something very much well-worth considering here in the modern era. I do not think we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmness, a sort of contentment in a mental and spiritual way, which was identified by these people as the highest form of happiness and pleasure."
　　Do good to others
　　[I]Other Golden Rules counsel us to master ourselves, avoid excess and not be a prosperous(发迹的) fool. There are also rules dealing with relationships: Be a responsible human being and do not do evil to others.
　　[J] "This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer,"Soupios says. "Hesiod offers an idea - which you very often find in some of the world's great religions, in the Judeo-Christian tradition and in Islam and others - that in some sense, when you hurt another human being, you hurt yourself. That damaging other people in your community and in your life, trashing relationships, results in a kind of self-inflected(自己招致的) spiritual wound."
　　[K] Instead, Soupios says, ancient wisdom urges us to do good. Golden Rule No. 10 for a good life is that kindness toward others tends to be rewarded.
　　[L] "This is Aesop, the fabulist（寓言家）, the man of these charming little tales, often told in terms of animals and animal relationships," he says. "I think what Aesop was suggesting is that when you offer a good turn to another human being, one can hope that that good deed will come back and sort of pay a profit to you, the doer of the good deed. Even if there is no concrete benefit paid in response to your good deed, at the very least, the doer of the good deed has the opportunity to enjoy a kind of spiritually enlightened moment."
　　[M] Soupios says following the 10 Golden Rules based on ancient wisdom can guide us to the path of the good life where we stop living as onlookers and become engaged and happier human beings. And that, he notes, is a life worth living.?
　　36. According to an ancient Greek philosopher, it is impossible for us to understand every aspect of our life.
　　37. Ancient philosopher saw life in different light from people to today.
　　38. Not all your business partners are your soul mates.
　　39. We can live a peaceful life despite the various challenges of the modern world.
　　40. The door of a good deed can feel spiritually rewarded even when they gain no concrete benefits.
　　41. How to achieve mental calmness and contentment is well worth our consideration today.
　　42. Michael Soupios suggests that we should stop and think carefully about our priorities in life.
　　43. Ancient philosophers strongly advise that we do good.
　　44. The wise techniques of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless， and are applicable to contemporary life.
　　45. Do harm to others and you do harm to yourself.
　　解析：
　　36-40 DBFAL     41-45 HCKBJ
　　36. 答案选D.   原文中“You are not really going to be able to understand all of the dimensions of this plan”, 与题干信息对应。
　　37. 答案选B. 原文中“The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today” 与题干信息对应。
　　38. 答案选F. 原文中 “Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend," Soupios says. "Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul”与题干信息对应。
　　39. 答案选A. 原文中“Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a  widespread outbreak of infections  outbreaks? The answer is yes”与题干信息对应。
　　40. 答案选L. 原文中“one can hope that that good deed will come back and sort of pay a profit to you, the doer of the good deed. Even if there is no concrete benefit paid in response to your good deed, at the very least, the doer of the good deed has the opportunity to enjoy a kind of spiritually enlightened moment." 与题干信息对应。
　　41. 答案选H. 原文中“I do not think we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmness, a sort of contentment in a mental and spiritual way, which was identified by these people as the highest form of happiness and pleasure." 与题干信息对应。
　　42. 答案选C. 原文中 "So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, our relationships." 与题干信息对应。
　　43. 答案选K. 原文中“Instead, Soupios says, ancient wisdom urges us to do good.”与题干信息对应。
　　44. 答案选B. 原文中“The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios. The philosophy professor says it is as relevant today as when it was first written centuries ago.” 与题干信息对应。
　　45. 答案选J. 原文中“that in some sense, when you hurt another human being, you hurt yourself.”与题干信息对应。

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