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  3. How strange is the lot of us (1)_____! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometime

How strange is the lot of us (1)_____! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometime

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问题     How strange is the lot of us (1)_____! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper (2)_____ one knows from daily life that one exists for other people—first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly (3)_____, and then for the many unknown (4)_____ us, (5)_____ destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself (6)_____ my inner and outer life (7)_____ the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure (8)_____ I have received and am still receiving. I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I am engrossing an undue (9)_____ of the labor of my fellow-men. I regard class distinctions as unjustified and in the last resort, based on force. I also believe that a simple and unassuming life is good for everybody, physically and (10)_____.
    I do not at all (11)_____ human freedom in the philosophical sense. Everybody acts not only under (12)_____ compulsion but also (13)_____ inner necessity. Schopenhauer’s saying "A man can do what he wants; (14)_____ not want what he wants," has been a very real inspiration to me (15)_____ my youth; it has been a continual consolation (16)_____ life’s hardships, my own and (17)_____, and an unfailing well-spring of tolerance. This realization mercifully mitigates the easily paralyzing sense of responsibility and prevents us from (18)_____ ourselves and other people (19)_____ seriously; it is (20)_____ a view of life which, in particular, gives humor its due.

选项 A、so
B、thus
C、but
D、while
答案C
解析 本题考查逻辑。这句话前面是肯定，后面是否定，极可能为转折，且将四个选项一一安放此处翻译，只有but可表达最完全合理的意思"一个人虽能做他想做，但不能要他想要"，故选but。
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