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(1)In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my pe
(1)In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my pe
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(1)In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my personal history.
(2)The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Springhill College in Mobile and, though much beloved and respected in the community, earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay. As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of precarious existence with uncertain financial reward. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of music, and to college I went—quite happily, as I remember, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other interests.
(3)Before my graduation from Columbia, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus I launched upon a business career—which I always think of as the wasted years.
(4)Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point is that it was not for me. I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt mat life was passing me by. From being merely discontented I became acutely miserable. My one ambition was to save enough to quit and go to Europe to study music. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for "downtown," distracting my poor mother by bolting a hasty breakfast at the last minute. Instead of lunching with my business associates, I would seek out some cheap cafe, order a meager meal and scribble my harmony exercises. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad. The family being once more solvent, and my help no longer necessary, I resigned from my position and, feeling like man released from jail, sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed minute of it.
(5)"Enjoyed" is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I was meant to do.
(6)If I had stayed in business I might be a comparatively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those intangibles, those inner satisfactions that money can never buy, and that are too often sacrificed when a man’s primary goal is financial success.
(7)When I broke away from business it was against the advice of practically all my friends and family. So conditioned are most of us to the association of success with money that the thought of giving up a good salary for an idea seemed little short of insane. If so, all I can say is "Gee, it’s great to be crazy."
(8)Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high a price for it. [br] According to the author’s view, money is _____.
选项
A、nothing but impediment to success
B、valuable but not the most important
C、sometimes equaled to success
D、capable of offering people freedom
答案
B
解析
最后一段指出钱是个好东西。钱也助作者圆了音乐之梦。但第6段曾指出钱不能买到内心的满足感。所以选B。结合全篇可知钱使作者退学,也使他走上了自己的成功之路,且A过于绝对,故排除;由第6段首句可知,经商可能使作者比现在的他富裕,但那也不是他所认为的成功,故排除C;D在文中未提及。
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