Good sense is the most equitably distributed thing in the world, for each man considers himself so well provided with it that even those who are most difficult to satisfy in everything else do not usually wish to have more of it than they have already. It is not likely that everyone is mistaken in this; it shows, rather, that the ability to judge rightly and separate the true from the false, which is essentially what is called good sense or reason, is by nature equal in all men, and thus that our opinions differ not because some men are better endowed with reason than others, but only because we direct our thoughts along different paths, and do not consider the same things, for it is not enough to have a good mind: what is most important is to apply it rightly. The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices; and those who walk very slowly can advance much further, if they always keep to the direct road, than those who run and go astray.
For my part, I have never presumed my mind to be more perfect than average in any way. I have, in fact, often wished that my thoughts were as quick, or my imagination as precise and distinct, or my memory as capacious or prompt, as those of some other men. And I know of no other qualities than these which make for the perfection of the mind; for as to reason, or good sense, in as much as it alone makes us men and distinguishes us from the beasts, I am quite willing to believe that it is whole and entire in each of us, and to follow in the common opinion of the philosophers who say that there are differences of more or less only among the accidents, and not among the forms, or natures, of the individuals of-a single-species.
1. According to the author, the three elements that comprise our mind are（ ）.
2. The basic idea of the first paragraph may be stated as follows:（ ）
3. About himself, the author states that （ ）.
4. The author claims that what sets human beings apart from beasts is（ ）.
5. According to the author the ability to distinguish between the true and the false is（ ）.
问题1选项
A.tenacity of thought, capacious memory, quickness of mind
B.precise of wit, ease of conscience, quickness of thought
C.quickness of wit, ease of conscience, quickness of thought
D.promptness of memory, distinctness of imagination, quickness of thought
问题2选项
A.all persons have an equal portion of good will when they are born
B.great souls are capable of great evil
C.good sense, in terms of its distribution among persons, may be called common sense
D.good sense is the mark of the truly good person
问题3选项
A.he had always sensed his mental superiority over most persons
B.his awareness of his mental superiority over others was something that grew slowly with experience
C.he actually regards his own mental faculties as inferior in many ways to those of, the great majority of persons
D.he has never had the feeling that his mind was more than average in any way
问题4选项
A.a sense of organization combined with the ability to create
B.the ability to adapt to the surroundings
C.a sense of reason coupled with a strong sense of practicality
D.a sense of reason
问题5选项
A.endowed by nature to all creatures
B.endowed in equal measure to all persons
C.more heavily present in some persons than in others
D.an unnatural, cultivated trait in all persons
第1题:D
第2题:C
第3题:D
第4题:D
第5题:B
1.细节事实题。由题干及选项可定位到第二段"I have, in fact, often wished that my thoughts were as quick, or my imagination as precise and distinct, or my memory as capacious or prompt, as those of some other men." 事实上，我常常希望我的思维能像别人一样敏捷，我的想象力能像别人一样精确而鲜明，我的记忆力能像别人一样丰富而迅速。据此可知memory, imagination和thought是构成思维的三大因素。故D项正确。
2.主旨大意题。由第一段"Good sense is the most equitably distributed thing in the world, for each man considers himself so well provided with it that even those who are most difficult to satisfy in everything else do not usually wish to have more of it than they have already." 良好的判断力是世界上最公平分配的东西，因为每个人都认为自己拥有良好的判断力，即使是那些在其他方面最难满足的人，通常也不希望自己拥有更多的判断力。可知第一段主要讲述了世界上的每个人的判断力都是平等的。A项“所有人在出生时都享有同等的善意”与原文不符；B项“伟大的灵魂能够做出伟大的坏事”原文没提到；C项“良好的判断力，从它在人群中被分配的情况看，可以被叫做常识。”与第一段的主旨大意相符。D项“良好的判断力是真正的好人的标志”第一段没有提到。故C项正确。
3.细节事实题。由题干定位到第二段第一句"For my part, I have never presumed my mind to be more perfect than average in any way." 就我而言，我从来没有设想过自己的智力在任何方都比一般人更完美。”可知D项正确。ABC三项均与原文表述相反。
4.细节事实题。由题干定位到第二段"for as to reason, or good sense, in as much as it alone makes us men and distinguishes us from the beasts…"因为理性，或者说理智，就其本身而言，使我们成为人，使我们与禽兽区别开来。据此可知使人与禽兽有区别的是理性或理智，故D项正确。
5.细节事实题。由题干定位到第一段"it shows, rather, that the ability to judge rightly and separate the true from the false, which is essentially what is called good sense or reason, is by nature equal in all men," 相反，它表明了正确判断和区分真伪的能力，也就是所谓的良好的感觉或理性，对于所有人来说天生就是平等的。故B项正确。
