任妻子求助。故选B。]

　　3．From the passage, we can infer that ．

　　A．we shouldn't marry four wives

　　B．only one wife is our best choice

　　C．The merchant prefers his wives to his possessions

　　D．our soul is more valuable than anything else

　　D　[推理判断题。根据最后一段The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often ignored in our search of material, wealth and pleasure.Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go.得知灵魂对于我们来说是最珍贵的东西。故选D。]

　　4．In the last paragraph, the underlined word "it" refers to ．

　　A．body B．wealth

　　C．soul D．pleasure

　　C　[细节理解题。根据最后一段The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often ignored in our search of material, wealth and pleasure.得知第一任夫人则代表我们的"心"，它和我们的关系最密切，但也最容易被忽略，反而我们将精力全部投注于身外之物上。得知我们不应该忽略自己的灵魂。故选C。]

　　B

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