阅读理解 It seems that fate likes to play strange jokes on those who are famous.
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saved Clive of India for his mission in history is a matter of record.Downhearted, ill, and depressed,
Clive, then a young clerk, placed a revolver(左轮枪手) to his head and snapped the trigger time after
time.It refused to fire and he realised that suicide was not to be his lot.A subordinate (下属) took the
same pistol from Clive"s hand and fired it six times in succession(连续).
A somewhat different but disturbing fate laid in store for Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son of the
Civil War President.Young Lincoln had received orders to report to Washington.In White House he
was told that his parents had gone to Fords Theatre and they had requested that he join them there.
Robert Todd Lincoln went to the theatre and, just as he entered the building, he was stretched back
by a crowd of excited people, among whom were the stretcher bearerscarrying the dying President.
During the administration of President Garfield, Robert Todd Lincoln became Secretary of War.
He was a close personal friend of President Garfield and, when the President prepared to leave for a
visit to the seashore at Elberton, New Jersey, Secretary Lincoln accepted an invitation to go along.As
Secretary Lincoln reached the railway station, he encountered the stretcher bearers carrying out the
fatally wounded President Garfield, victim of an assassin"s(刺客) bullet.
Twenty years later, as Robert Todd Lincoln entered the Temple of Music in Buffalo to greet
President McKinley, the President was carried past him by stretcher bearers.Garfield, Lincoln, and
McKinley were the presidents to be assassinated (暗***), and Robert Todd Lincoln was the only man
who was on the scene immediately after all the shootings.
1. From the first paragraph, we can infer that Clive____.
A. tried to kill himself but was saved by a subordinate
B. remained a clerk all his life
C. became famous later in life
D. was a man who liked to play jokes
2. Which of the following is true about the subordinate?
A. He fired the gun.
B. He tried to kill himself but failed.
C. He didn"t know how to use a revolver.
D. He was not pleased with his position.
3. What kind of fate was lying there for Robert Todd Lincoln?
A. He escaped narrow death three times.
B. He was lucky enough to hold important positions in the government of three presidents.
C. He was the only man who saw the deaths of three presidents.
D. He was the only man who arrived immediately after the three presidents were shot.
4. Who was the most lucky of the people mentioned in the passage?
A. The subordinate.
B. Clive.
C. Robert Todd Lincoln.
D. McKinley.
答案
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money into life after the NBA.
Yao said he did not only see his investment in the current CBA system in purely financial terms, but
also as a way to support the development of basketball in China and return the favour to Shanghai for
looking after him in his early days.
A few days before our most recent interview, Yao was asked to attend an award ceremony for top
athletes in China. He realised his superstar friends and fellow athletes were often forced to take lowpaying jobs because they had little formal education.
As boss of the Shanghai Sharks, Yao has invited both teachers and mentors to help his players better
manage their financial futures.
Another of Yao"s problems has been balancing the knowledge he has gained in the NBA with the
traditions of home.
As head of the Sharks he has to consider what"s best for his team, even if it means hurting some of his
closest friends. Like his first coach, Li Qiuping, who was in hospital when Yao told him he was going to
have to replace him with an American coach.
Navigating traditional Chinese society, he said, can be tricky at times. He sometimes wistfully thinks
back to his early days, when he just played basketball. Even so, he never shies away from the challenge.
When I think about these aspects of Yao"s life, I admire him as an example of someone who is
downtoearth and has not let fame go to his head.
As Yao will enter a new phase in his life, his 30s, fatherhood, returning to the NBA, and the next step
in his career as manager, he shows the courage to make a difference in the world.
Yang Lan One On One is shown on Shanghai Dragon TV, Sat.23:10 PM.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Yao invests in CBA just because he wants to make money.
B. Yao pays his fellow athletes little money.
C. Yao has become a father of a boy.
D. Sometimes Yao has to hurt some friends for the profit of the whole team.
2. What is the meaning of the underlined word "tricky"?
A. helpful
B. difficult
C. easy
D. special
3. Yang Lan believes that Yao is a person who________.
A. is depressed
B. runs after fame
C. is dependable
D. loves the earth
4. This article may be extracted from________.
A. a TV program
B. a novel
C. a memoir
D. an essay
millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with
all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
__2__ Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site
can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout
(版面设计). At the top of the page is a banner (横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of
the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.
__3__ Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that
you want to put on the site.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind: __4__ If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.
Less is better. Most people don"t like to read a lot of text online. __5__
Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
Have the rights. Don"t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Learn the Net"s Copyright Article for more about this.Now it"s time to roll up your sleeves and start building.
B. Break it into small pieces.
C. Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.
D. Many websites are considered very interesting.
E. Before you start building your site, do some planning.
F. Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
G. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.
instead. But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain
just that-dreams.
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Centre poll of 1,276 graduates in several
universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents
considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at
the "thinking stage"," it stated.
Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a
lack of business opportunity. They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the
need for advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating
and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
Guo Bin, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided
he wanted to be his own boss last year. But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job,
I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said.
The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant. With their help, Guo hopes
to produce exhibition brochures at a relatively low price. He is also confident that his English language
skills can help him do well in the industry.
"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said.
Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to
set up a business right after their graduation.
Jiang said the university sets up a business guide team made of government officials and prof
essionals. They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own
business. The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone.
The survey showed "Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo
added.
B．Graduates can only dream of being boss
C．The ambitions of fresh graduates
D．The story of Guo Bin
boss?
B．The shortage of business experience.
C．Less skilled English language.
D．Their family members" objections.
after graduation?
B．Their social networking is not good.
C．There are not enough graduate jobs.
D．They want to achieve greater success.
B．Those who will graduate from university.
C．Those who want to be boss.
D．The officials who work in the government.
When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It
was years later that I finally understood what role modeling __1__ in your life. Little did I know you
were __2__ every penny you earned to go to __3__ school.
I cannot thank you enough for __4__ you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After
finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried __5__ piles of law
books. I was __6__.Why were you doing what I do-memorizing textbooks and studying for __7__?
When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn"t know Moms __8__ be lawyers
too. You smiled and said, "In life, you can do anything you want to do."
As young as I was, that statement kept ___9__ in my ears. I watched as you faced the ___10__
of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a __11__ and a Mom of five
kids. I was exhausted just watching you __12__.With your words of wisdom in my __13__ mind,
I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world __14__.I set out to live my life filled with
___15__, seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I __16__ found myself in the unique position of being either the
first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __17__one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my
field. I gained strength every time I said, "Yes, I"ll try that."
Encouraged by your __18__, I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life"s journey, less afraid
to make mistakes, and __19__ meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I"m __20__ it. Sorry,
got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
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