Lotsofpeoplehavehobbies.Somepeoplecollectoldcoinsorforeignstamps;somedoneedlework;othersspendmostoftheirsparetimeonaparticularsport.

Alotofpeopleenjoyreading.Butreadingtastesdifferwidely.Somepeopleonlyreadnewspapersorcomicssomelikereadingnovelswhileotherspreferbooksonastronomywildlifeortechnologicaldiscoveries.

IfIhappentobeinterestedinhorsesorpreciousstonesIcannotexpecteveryoneelsetosharemyenthusiasm.IfIwatchallthesportsprogramsonTVwithgreatpleasureImustputupwiththefactthatotherpeoplefindsportsboring.

Istherenothingthatinterestsusall?Istherenothingthatconcernseveryone—nomatterwhotheyareorwheretheyliveintheworld?YesdearSophietherearequestionsthatcertainlyshouldinteresteveryone.Theyarepreciselythequestionsthiscourseisabout.

Whatisthemostimportantthinginlife?Ifweasksomeonelivingontheedgeofstarvationtheanswerisfood.Ifweasksomeonedyingofcoldtheansweriswarmth.Ifweputthesamequestiontosomeonewhofeelslonelyandisolatedtheanswerwillprobablybethecompanyofotherpeople.

Butwhenthesebasicneedshavebeensatisfied—willtherestillbesomethingthateverybodyneeds?Philosophersthinkso.Theybelievethatmancannotlivebybreadalone.Ofcourseeveryoneneedsfood.Andeveryoneneedsloveandcare.Butthereissomethingelse—apartfromthat—whicheveryoneneedsandthatistofigureoutwhoweareandwhywearehere.

Beinginterestedinwhywearehereisnota“casual”interestlikecollectingstamps.Peoplewhoasksuchquestionsaretakingpartinadebatethathasgoneonaslongasmanhaslivedonthisplanet.HowtheuniversetheearthandlifecameintobeingisabiggerandmoreimportantquestionthanwhowonthemostgoldmedalsinthelastOlympics.

1.Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom__________.

A.aresearchpaper B.acourseschedule

C.apersonalletter D.abookreview

2.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Philosophicalquestionsareasinterestingascollectingstamps.

B.Thinkingaboutphilosophicalquestionsisaseriousinterest.

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