In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory. _ 1 _He got almost no pay for what was
burnt. Edison watched his lifetime effort go up in smoke and said, ""All our mistakes are burnt up. I can
have a new start. 2 "Just three weeks later after that, he invented the phonograph(留声机).What a
man! He surprised the whole world !
3
Thomas Edison failed almost 10,000 times while he was working on the light bulb(灯泡).
Henry Ford was as poor as he was young when he reached the age of 40.
Young Beethoven was told that he had no ear for music, 4
5_ _A setback can make you stand again and also teach you how to face the difficulty. Find a way to
encourage yourself while you are sad, and also have confidence in overcoming(战胜)the setback.
Setbacks(挫折) are inevitable(不可避免的) in life.
Below are more examples of the failures of successful people:
But he gave some of the best music to the world.
It was worth a few dollars.
Thank God we can start again. |
答案
1. It was worth a few dollars.
2. Thank God we can start again.
3. Below are more examples of the failures of successful people
4. but he gave some of the best music to the world.
5. Setbacks are inevitable in life. |
举一反三
| 完形填空。 | Many people know Robert Schumann (舒曼) was an important musician, but they
don"t l his wife, Clara Wieck Schumann, was in fact more famous than he in their time.
Clara was born in 1819. In her 2 , most women didn"t go out. Clara, however, 3 to play
the piano in public at the age of nine and was very _ 4 .
In 1840, Clara got married (结婚). She became very 5 with the housework and her children.
It was hard for her to find time to practice the 6 . But Clara could never 7 her love for music;
she felt she had to 8 it with other pcoplc. In 1842, Clara began to play again.
When Robert died in 1856, Clara had to make money for their children by herself.
She 9 music"and played the piano around Europe. During this hard time, music
always made her happy. Clara died at 77. Now she is still thought to be onc of the bcst 10
in history. | ( )1. A. like
( )2. A. time
( )3. A. left
( )4. A. lucky
( )5. A. free
( )6. A. housework
( )7. A. make
( )8. A. makc
( )9. A. learnt
( )10. A. teachers | B. love
B. office
B. began
B. successful
B. busy
B. book
B. havc
B. havc
B. studied
B. musicians | C. know
C. school
C. came
C. sad
C. hard
C. music
C. remember
C. sharc
C. taught
C. women | D. care
D. family
D. got
D. interesting
D. happy
D. Piano
D. forgct
D. go
D. forget
D. housewives | 阅读理解。
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on the eighth of lanuary, 1942. He went to school in
ST Albans---a small city near" London. After leaving school, Mr Hawking wcnt to Oxford University
where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge Univcrsity.
When hc was 20 years old, Mr"Hawking got a bad illness. He couldn"t speak or
move without the help of a machine (机器). Doctor said they had no way to help him. He would die
before he was 23. At first, Mr Hawking becamc very sad. After a while,though, he began to see his
life in a different way. He worked hard and later became a very famous professor. Today he still works
at Cambridge University as a professor.
根据短文回答问题。
1. When was Mr Hawking born"?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. How many universitics did Mr Hawking study in?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. In which year did Mr Hawking get a bad illncss?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Did Mr Hawking go to school in London?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Wherc docs Mr Hawking still work today?
___________________________________________________________________________ | | 完型填空。 | Have you heard of Zhou Yang? She is now well known __1__ an excellent short track speed skater
(短道速滑运动员).
Zhou Yang is not an overnight __2__. She was born in a poor family in Changchun on June 9th, 1991
and started __3__ at the age of 8. She fell in love with the __4__ at once when she put on her skate shoes
to train for the first time. Soon her talent (天分) for short track speed skating was __5__. Zhou Yang
trained hard and made her way into the national team __6__.
In the world championships (锦标赛) in 2008, Zhou Yang set a world record in the 1,500m event.
Zhou Yang __7__ herself again at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her performance gave China the __8__
gold medal in the women"s 1,500 meters in the Winter Olympics — China had never won the event before.
"Winning 1,500m is my dream, __9__ I still have one more dream, winning the relay (接力)
competition," Zhou Yang said.
Her "one more dream" __10__ when she and her teammates won the women"s 3000m short track
relay with a new world record. | ( )1. A. as
( )2. A. problem
( )3. A. skiing
( )4. A. season
( )5. A. noticed
( )6. A. some day
( )7. A. taught
( )8. A. first
( )9. A. so
( )10. A. saw off | B. like
B. fan
B. swimming
B. sport
B. refused
B. as well
B. proved
B. second
B. but
B. grew up | C. for
C. success
C. running
C. movie
C. received
C. at first
C. allowed
C. third
C. or
C. came true | D. with
D. prize
D. skating
D. book
D. forgot
D. at last
D. accepted
D. last
D. if
D. ran away | | 阅读理解。 | I have a very good English teacher.My classmates and I all like her very much. She is very friendly to
us. We all like to have English classes very much. She is tall and beautiful. She looks like a middle
school student. She has big eyes, a small mouth and long black hair. She oftenWears a yellow coat
and black trousers. Her name is Wang Yanjun.We often call her Miss Wang. She teaches English very
well. Inclass, she looks like our sister.She often helps us to solve (解决) problems. After class, she looks
like our friend. We often play games together. This is my English teacher. I love her and believe my
Eng-lish will be better and better. | | 1. We like _____very much. | A. Chinese classes
B. English classes
C. math classes | | 2. The teacher"s name is_____. | A. Wang Yanjun
B. Wang Yangjun
C. Miss Yanjun | | 3. The teacher looks like a _____ student. | A. primary school
B. middle school
C. university(大学) | | 4. Miss Wang often wears a _____ and _____. | A. red coat, white trousers
B. black coat, yellow trousers
C. yellow coat, black trousers | | 5. I believe my English will be _____ and _____. | A. better, better
B. good, good
C. best, best | 任务型阅读。
Ge Fei and Gu Jun are Chinese girls. They like playing badminton (羽毛球) very much. Jordan is an
American. He likes basketball very much. Yao Ming is a basketball player, too. He is a Chinese boy.
Kong Linghui is a good Chinese player. He likes ping-pong very much. Jim Green likes playing baseball.
He"s an Englishman. Lucy and Lily are English girls. They like playing volleyball.
根据短文内容回答问题。
1. Are Ge Fei and Gu Jun Chinese girls?
____________________________
2. Does Jordan like basketball?
____________________________
3. Is Yao Ming a baseball player?
____________________________
4. What sport does Kong Linghui like?
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5. Do Lucy and Lily like playing volleyball?
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