III．难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
31. Many apparently naive inquiries like why grass is green, or why the Sun is round, or why we need 55,000 nuclear weapons in the world—are really deep questions. The answers can be a gateway to real insights.
A. ...The answers are accurate in meaning.
B. …The answers can lead us to new findings.
C. …The answers are the key to great human achievements.
D. …The answers can help us get a deep understanding of things.
32. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very ideal of heroism is something beyond us—an artifact of the past.
A. …extraordinary heroes are rare...
B. …we can never become as good as heroes...
C. …heroism is a complex concept and hard to grasp...
D. …the underlying meaning of heroism is hard to understand...
33. “An artist’s heart is his head,” replied Trevor; “and besides, our business is to show the world as we see it, not to make it better.”
A. …the artist’s duty is to reflect the reality, not to improve it.
B. …the artist’s job is to make drawings of the earth instead of other planets.
C. …the artist’s business is to paint anything real, not to use his imagination.
D. ...the artist’s responsibility is to create images rather than reflecting the reality.
34. It [getting my Berlin diaries out] was risky, but life in the Third Reich had always been risky. It was worth a try.
A. I would try it, although it was very dangerous, just like life in the Third Reich.
B. I would try it, although it might make my life in the Third Reich more dangerous.
C. No matter how dangerous life in the Third Reich was, I would get my Berlin diaries out.
D. The dangerous life in the Third Reich would be unforgettable if I could get my Berlin diaries out.
35. These hands spoke of the stubbornness of mankind.
A. These hands referred to the hard work and power of mankind.
B. These hands demonstrated the wisdom and diligence of mankind.
C. These hands represented the rigidness and inflexibility of mankind.
D. These hands showed the perseverance and determination of mankind.
36. Even when you have doubts about some people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners.
A. Although some people are rude to you, you should still be polite to them.
B. Even when you suspect some people, behave courteously as if you like them.
C. Even when you are not sure whether some people deserve your politeness, treat them as if they do.
D. Although you don’t trust some people, you should show your politeness to them as if they are trustworthy.
37. We won’t have to do any entertaining—the liquor bills alone are always staggering at Christmas.
A. …the amount of money spent on liquor is fixed at Christmas.
B. …we have to pay a lot of money just for liquor at Christmas.
C. …we are only surprised at the liquor bills at Christmas.
D. …the price of liquor is very high at Christmas.
38. His reaction indicates to me that I actually stand a chance of coming up with a workable design [of a bomb].
A. …a bomb will be produced according to my design.
B. …designing a bomb will give me a chance of working.
C. …I have a chance of working on a bomb to be exploded.
D. …it is possible for me to design a bomb that can be exploded.
39. I was blessed with a rare determination to make something of myself.
A. …I had a strong determination to begin a new life.
B. …I had a great confidence in myself to become rich.
C. …fortunately I was exceptionally determined to succeed.
D. …naturally I was extremely confident to rely on nobody but myself.
40. It was a hard, stubborn land; but people in those difficult places do not forget the law of hospitality to the stranger—for their God may decree that they too shall become strangers on the face of the earth.
A. Though their conditions were difficult to change, people of those places tried to show their kindness to strangers...
B. Though the people in those places were as stubborn as their land, they were hospitable to strangers...
C. The land was difficult to farm, but people there never failed to be kind and friendly to strangers...
D. It was very unusual for people in those poor places to treat strangers so warmly...
