大学英语考试拓展阅读-晨读美文4
<p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="attain">attain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heights">heights</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span> <span word="polished">polished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="unlock">unlock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrances">entrances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professions">professions</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>---<span word="every">every</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="endeavor">endeavor</span>.</p><p> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasury">treasury</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Hugh">Hugh</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="toiling">toiling</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarry">quarry</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="geologist">geologist</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="mathematician">mathematician</span>, <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="idleness">idleness</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="Scotch">Scotch</span> <span word="lad">lad</span>, <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span>, <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hillside">hillside</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="calculating">calculating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beads">beads</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="vanquishes">vanquishes</span> <span word="all">all</span>---<span word="not">not</span> <span word="inconstant">inconstant</span>, <span word="spasmodic">spasmodic</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span>, <span word="unremitting">unremitting</span>, <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="eternal">eternal</span> <span word="vigilance">vigilance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eternal">eternal</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ah">Ah</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="unrelieved">unrelieved</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>!</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sham">sham</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="esteeming">esteeming</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span>. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deranging">deranging</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="motives">motives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="competence">competence</span>, <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attainment">attainment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="posterity">posterity</span>.</p>
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