值得背诵的考研阅读真题十三
<p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span><span word="wealth">wealth</span>, <span word="distinction">distinction</span>, <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span><span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vitality">vitality</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="shared">shared</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="admired">admired</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span><span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hypocrisy">hypocrisy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barn">barn</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span><span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span>. <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="BMWs">BMWs</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>, <span word="place">place</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="confess">confess</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span>, <span word="acquisitive">acquisitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vulgar">vulgar</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="hypocritical">hypocritical</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ample">ample</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="materialism">materialism</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Southampton">Southampton</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="home">home</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="advocating">advocating</span> <span word="participatory">participatory</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="phases">phases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="formulation">formulation</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="Succeed">Succeed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>.</p>
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