What have we done today?
Nixon Waterman
We shall do much in the years to come,
But what have we done today?
We shall give out gold in a princely sum(金额),
But what did we give today?
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,
We shall speak the words of love and cheer,
But what did we speak today?
We shall be so kind in the after while,
But what have done today?
We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,
But what have we brought today?
We shall give to truth a grander birth,
And to steadfast faith(坚定信念) a deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungering souls(灵魂) of earth,
But whom have we fed today?
We shall harvest such joys in the by and by,
But what have we sown today?
We shall build us buildings in the sky,
But what have we built today?
“Lost ourselves in the daydreams;
But here and now, do we our task?
Yet, this is the thing our souls must ask,
What have we done today?
【小题1】Who should we bring a smile to?

A．The truth．

B．The faith．

C．Each lonely life．

D．Nobody．

【小题2】What does the underlined word “sown” mean in the last paragraph?

A．演讲

B．播种

C．捐赠

D．建造

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT the writer’s purpose?

A．To lift the heart

B．To dry the tear

C．To harvest joys

D．To daydream．