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  3. It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of t

It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of t

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问题     It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling【C1】______, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling【C2】______comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of【C3】______good in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would【C4】______give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such that【C5】______have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.
    Tramps(流浪汉)seem to be the only【C6】______to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human being to【C7】______the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they do not【C8】______their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. We often speak of tramps with【C9】______and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little【C10】______of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
A)arouse B)knowledge C)scored D)sacrifice
E)material F)invulnerable G)spiritual H)anxious
I)envious J)willingly K)skills L)associate
M)happiness N)exception O)contempt [br] 【C9】
选项
答案 O
解析 从前面可以看出作者认为乞丐是在出卖自己，而流浪汉不是，可见作者对于两种人的态度是不同的．这里相对比的就是人们通常看不起流浪汉。把他们与乞丐混为一谈，故选contempt，意为“轻视，蔑视”。
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