56. According to the text, the author envies his son because ________.
- A. his son possesses the precious years of youth
- B. his son has a perfect and impressive childhood
- C. his son gets into Harvard successfully
- D. his son has the immersion experience on his study
答案：D
答案句：One of my biggest regrets is not having had the kind of immersion experience that my oldest son enjoyed. I envy him, but it’s not a bitter feeling.
参考译文：我最大的遗憾之一是没有拥有我大儿子所享受到的那种沉浸式体验。我羡慕他，但这并不是一种苦涩的感觉。
定位线索：题干“the author envies his son”→答案句“I envy him”；文中“the kind of immersion experience that my oldest son enjoyed”对应选项D“has the immersion experience on his study”。
解析：题干问作者羡慕儿子的原因，答案句明确指出作者遗憾没有拥有儿子享受的沉浸式体验，并说“I envy him”，因此正确选项D是对此的同义转述。选项A“青春岁月”、B“完美童年”、C“进入哈佛”在原文中均未提及，属于无中生有。
57. It can be learned that most parents are proud of their children because ________.
- A. they want to exploit their children for narcissistic gain
- B. they regard the success as their own and also feel pride in themselves
- C. they like to brag about their child’s success
- D. they want to catch their friends’ attention
答案：B
答案句：Don’t most parents like to brag about their child’s success because it reflects well upon them? When I speak of my sons’ lives, I feel pride in them as well as myself.
参考译文：大多数父母难道不是因为孩子的成功给自己增光而喜欢炫耀吗？当我谈到儿子们的生活时，我既为他们感到骄傲，也为自己感到骄傲。
定位线索：题干“most parents are proud of their children”→答案句“most parents like to brag about their child’s success”；文中“reflects well upon them”和“feel pride in them as well as myself”对应选项B“regard the success as their own and also feel pride in themselves”。
解析：题干问大多数父母为孩子骄傲的原因，答案句用反问句指出父母炫耀是因为孩子成功反映自身，并说“feel pride in them as well as myself”，即既为孩子也为自己骄傲，对应选项B。选项A“利用孩子获取自恋利益”是作者对父亲的个人看法，并非普遍情况；选项C“喜欢炫耀”是表面行为，不是根本原因；选项D“吸引朋友注意”原文未提及。
58. Which of the following is TRUE of this passage?
- A. The author studied in an Ivy League university on the East Coast.
- B. The author’s son completed author’s unfinished studies.
- C. Problems only arise when envy links up with shame.
- D. The author’s father didn’t care about his study and dropped out.
答案：C
答案句：Problems only arise when it links up with shame, as I’ve written about before.
参考译文：问题只会在它与羞耻感联系在一起时出现，正如我之前写过的。
定位线索：题干“Which of the following is TRUE”→答案句“Problems only arise when it links up with shame”；文中“it”指代前文的“envy”，对应选项C“Problems only arise when envy links up with shame”。
解析：题干要求选出正确陈述，答案句直接说明问题只在嫉妒与羞耻感关联时出现，对应选项C。选项A与原文“I went to UCLA instead”矛盾；选项B“儿子完成作者未完成学业”原文未提及；选项D“父亲不关心学习并辍学”与原文“he had to drop out”（被迫辍学）和“He was obviously proud”矛盾。
59. What is the author’s attitude toward envy?
- A. Negative.
- B. Positive.
- C. Skeptical.
- D. Indifferent.
答案：B
答案句：Envy gets a bad rap but there’s nothing unusual about it. Envy, as I’ve said before, can teach you what you want.
参考译文：嫉妒名声不好，但它并不罕见。正如我之前所说，嫉妒能告诉你你想要什么。
定位线索：题干“author’s attitude toward envy”→答案句“Envy gets a bad rap but there’s nothing unusual about it”和“can teach you what you want”；文中“can teach you what you want”体现积极态度，对应选项B“Positive”。
解析：题干问作者对嫉妒的态度，答案句先承认嫉妒名声不好，但强调它不罕见且能教人知道自己想要什么，体现积极看法，对应选项B。选项A“消极”与“can teach you what you want”矛盾；选项C“怀疑”和D“冷漠”在原文中无依据。