When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __ he got
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When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __ he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just to be a 2000-step process."
Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a . For the next few years she one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That"s an invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
| 小题1: | | A．after | B．before | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．seemed | B．pretended | C．appeared | D．happened |
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| 小题4: | | A．survival | B．challenge | C．rescue | D．illness |
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| 小题5: | | A．making | B．leaving | C．reaching | D．causing |
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| 小题6: | | A．depended | B．supported | C．trusted | D．believed |
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| 小题7: | | A．success | B．achievement | C．victory | D．miracle |
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| 小题8: | | A．joined | B．attended | C．entered | D．escaped |
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| 小题9: | | A．quit | B．hold | C．take | D．refuse |
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| 小题10: | | A．Fortunately | B．Immediately | C．Unbelievably | D．Eventually |
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| 小题11: | | A．adorable | B．awkward | C．amazing | D．acceptable |
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| 小题12: | | A．inventor | B．discoverer | C．director | D．doctor |
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| 小题13: | | A．supposing | B．considering | C．regarding | D．including |
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| 小题14: | | A．finally | B．willingly | C．primarily | D．casually |
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| 小题15: | | A．pay | B．win | C．sell | D．purchase |
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| 小题16: | | A．born | B．produced | C．developed | D．gained |
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| 小题17: | | A．for | B．through | C．due to | D．across |
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| 小题18: | | A．achieved | B．made | C．caused | D．left |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．where | C．which | D．what |
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| 小题20: | | A．challenger | B．loser | C．winner | D．volunteer |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：文章通过几个永不放弃的人的成功的经历，说明我们要从失败中吸取经验教训，获得自信，取得成功，获胜者不是不失败的人，而是不放弃的人
小题1:考查连词：A. after在…后面，B. before在…前面，C. since自从，D. until直到，在开始使用电灯前，他做了2000多个实验，选B
小题2:考查动词：A. win赢，B. gain获得，C. fail失败，D. lose失去，从后面的句子："I never failed once.可知记者问他失败是什么感觉，选C
小题3:考查动词： A. seemed好像，B. pretended假装，C. appeared似乎，好像，D. happened发生，碰巧，发明电灯碰巧就要2000多个步骤，选D。
小题4:考查名词：A. survival幸存，B. challenge挑战，C. rescue 救援，D. illness疾病，从前面的句子：Rudolph was born prematurely (早产)可知大家怀疑她能不能活下来，选A
小题5:考查动词：A. making 使得，制作，B. leaving留下，离开，C. reaching到达，D. causing导致，她发高烧，留给她残疾的腿，选B
小题6:考查动词：A. depended依赖，B. supported支持，C. trusted信任，D. believed相信，在９岁的时候，她去掉的依赖的金属支架，选 A
小题7:考查名词：A. success 成功，B. achievement成就，C. victory胜利，D. miracle奇迹，从前面deep句子：By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk,可知医生认为这是一个奇迹，选D
小题8:考查动词：A. joined参加，＋（组织）B. attended参加＋（meeting,school,class）,C. entered进入参加比赛，D. escaped逃脱，她参加一次又一次的比赛，但是都是最后一个到的，选C.
小题9:考查动词：A. quit放弃，B. hold抓住，C. take拿，D. refuse拒绝，从后面的but she kept on running.可知大家都让他放弃，选A
小题10:考查副词：A. Fortunately幸运地，B. Immediately立刻，C. Unbelievably难以置信地，D. Eventually最终地，最终这个被告知永远不能走的小女孩获得了三枚奥运金牌。选D
小题11:考查形容词：A. adorable可爱的，B. awkward窘迫的，C. amazing令人惊叹的，D. acceptable可接受的，总统罗斯福说，这是令人惊叹的发明，但是谁会用它呢？选C
小题12:考查名词： A. inventor发明者，B. discoverer发现者，C. director导演，D. doctor医生，从前面的When Bell invented the telephone in 1876,可知这里提到另一个发明家，选A
小题13:考查介词：A. supposing 假如，B. considering考虑到，C. regarding关于，D. including包括，Carlson把他的发明带到20个公司，包括一些这个国家最大的公司，选D
小题14:考查副词：A. finally最后的，B. willingly愿意地，C. primarily最初地，D. casually随意地，他最后找到了一个小公司，选A
小题15:考查动词：A. pay付钱，B. win赢得，C. sell卖，D. purchase购买，这个公司购买了这个专利的版权，选D
小题16:考查动词： A. born出生，B. produced 生产，C. developed发展，D. gained获得，性格不是轻松的培养起来的，选C
小题17:考查介词：A. for为了，B. through通过，C. due to由于，因为，D. across穿过表面，心灵变得坚强是通过不断实验的经历，选B
小题18:考查动词：A. achieved成就，B. made制作，C. caused导致，D. left离开，从前面的vision cleared, ambition inspired可知success是和achieved搭配，选A
小题19:考查定语从句：先行词是experience，定语从句中缺少地点状语，用引导定语从句，你是在每次停下来看着脸上的恐惧的经历中获得力量经验和自信的。选B
小题20:考查名词：A. challenger挑战者，B. loser失败者，C. winner获胜者，D. volunteer志愿者，获胜者不是不失败的人，而是不放弃的人，选C |
举一反三
Childhood was an illusion (错觉）and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”
Funfairs (游乐场） were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.
As I’ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have dulled. Surprises have turned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?
I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I’m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.
小题1:How does the author feel about his childhood?| A．It was endless. | B．It was unpleasant. | | C．He is glad that it is over. | D．He misses it as a grown-up |
小题2:The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because ________| A．children could not make proper judgments. | | B．children were curious and eager about life | | C．things appeared really big in children’s eyes | | D．to grow up seemed so long for children |
小题3:The world seems to have become smaller to the author because _______.| A．life is disappointing | B．time goes by too fast | | C．he has had too many surprises | D．foods no longer taste delicious |
小题4:The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to _______.| A．act like a child | B．live an unusual life | | C．make the crowd laugh | D．regain his childhood |
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It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.
Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out of the window. Any yet… I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花), throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink --- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.
Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.
Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.
It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual --- my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.
Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.
小题1:According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _________.| A．the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise | | B．the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father | | C．it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise | | D．it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was |
小题2:Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
小题3:The writer’s father should be best described as_________.| A．a full-time gardener with skillful hands | | B．a part-time jobber who loved flowers | | C．a kind-hearted man who lived with faith | | D．an ordinary man with doubts in his life |
小题4:At the end of the passage, crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer.| A．faith | B．family | C．love | D．friendship |
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Most adults want to return to their childhood, because they believe how happy it is to be a child. But they forget that times have changed a great deal, and they never honestly change places with a child. Think of the years at _ __ ；the year spent living in _fear of examinations and school reports. Every movement you made was _ _ by some adults. Think of the _ _ when you had to go to bed early, you had to eat _ things that were supposed to be good for you. Remember how “gentle” _ was given to you with words like “If you don’t do what, I say, I will…”.I’m sure you will _ _ forget!
_ __ , these are only part of children’s trouble. No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often _ from some terrible and illogical fears since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such _ __ in the dark or in the dream. _ __ can share their fears with other adults while children have to face their fears _ __ .
But the most _ __ part of childhood is the period when you begin to go out of it, the period when you go into _ _ _ .Teenagers start to be _ __ their parents and this causes them great unhappiness. There is a complete _ _ of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their appearance and the _ _ _ they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy(笨拙的). _ _ _ are strong but hearts are easily broken. Teenagers __ moments of great happiness or black despair, _ _ _ through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever.
| 小题1: | | A．home | B．school | C．table | D．hand |
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| 小题2: | | A．content | B．forgetful | C．absurd | D．constant |
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| 小题3: | | A．observed | B．disturbed | C．stopped | D．appreciated |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleasure | B．goods | C．time | D．fun |
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| 小题5: | | A．delicious | B．nutritious | C．tasty | D．hateful |
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| 小题6: | | A．pressure | B．care | C．issue | D．exploration |
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| 小题7: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．somewhat |
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| 小题8: | | A．Thus | B．As a result | C．Even so | D．Above all |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffer | B．free | C．die | D．differ |
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| 小题10: | | A．views | B．fears | C．regrets | D．spirits |
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| 小题11: | | A．Children | B．Experts | C．Adults | D．Teenagers |
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| 小题12: | | A．regularly | B．alone | C．doubtfully | D．comfortably |
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| 小题13: | | A．painful | B．reliable | C．inspiring | D．imaginary |
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| 小题14: | | A．adulthood | B．adolescence | C．youth | D．period |
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| 小题15: | | A．in | B．through | C．for | D．against |
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| 小题16: | | A．need | B．short | C．lack | D．abundance |
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| 小题17: | | A．expression | B．explanation | C．possession | D．impression |
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| 小题18: | | A．Bones | B．Feelings | C．Wills | D．Ideas |
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| 小题19: | | A．ensure | B．indicate | C．experience | D．comfort |
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| 小题20: | | A．and | B．but | C．even | D．instead |
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It was the beginning of the school year a few years ago and I had a little boy in my class who came from a non – English speaking home, He was very quiet and shy, I wasn’t sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially concerned that he just stood by himself at break time and did not play, If I tried to talk to him , he would turn away and tightly shut his eyes to hide from me.
After a day or two of this, I decided to seek the help from one of my outgoing and friendly little girls, I called her over and she ran to me , ready to help.
I immediately began a long speech about what I needed from her, I asked her if she would try to get him to play, and I started talking quickly about all these suggestions on how she could start communication with him , I explained she could do that , she could try this idea, she could try that idea, “Don’t worry, I speak kid” And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, silently watching her, It took less than a minute for the two new friends to urn off, hand in hand , happily joining a game of tag （捉人游戏）taking place all over the gym.
I often think of that small moment, about what I learned and how important it is for all teachers to speak kid --- big kid, little kid and middle kid , I know my focus must be on teaching students how to think , how to approach problems ,and how to figure out solutions and teaching them never to let the opportunity away , We must be ready to learn from our students because those “teachable moments ”during the school days are for us , the teachers, as well as our kids.
小题1:Why did the author worry about the boy?| A．He didn’t dare to look at the author in the eyes | | B．He couldn’t speak English as well as other students | | C．He failed to understand what the author taught | | D．He was unwilling to communicate with others |
小题2:After the girl agreed to help, the author | A．taught her what to do in detail | | B．thanked her for her willingness to help | | C．thanked her for her willingness to help | | D．reminded her of what she should be careful about |
小题3:By saying “I speak kid ”,the girl meant that she could | A．speak the language that kids understand | | B．speak the boy’s native language | | C．know what kids want to day | | D．speak well like a little kid |
小题4:The underlined words“the opportunity”refer to the chance to | A．play at break time | B．learn from students | C．solve problems | D．speak kid |
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?| A．Gold will shine everywhere | | B．Children are more friendly than adults | | C．Teachers’ thoughts are different form students’ | | D．You learn something every day if you pay attention |
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When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want ---an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when your’re wrong---even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong also. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: consider friendship an honour and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.
小题1:What is likely to happen if you have disagreements with your friends?| A．An end to the friendships. | | B．Getting experience for the later life. | | C．Quarrelling with each other. | | D．Sitting down and have a talk. |
小题2:The author wrote the article mainly to tell us ________.| A．how to make friends | | B．the benefits of making friends | | C．what is a true friendship | | D．how to mend a troubled friendship |
小题3:The underlined word “nurture” probably means ________.| A．mend | B．develop | C．keep | D．accept |
小题4:What causes the change of friendships?| A．Our characters. | B．Our hobbies. | | C．Our living habits. | D．Our needs and lifestyle. |
小题5:Which of the following is True according to the passage?| A．A true friend can never have a disagreement with each other. | | B．Most troubled friendships can be mended. | | C．You don’t need to apologize when you know you are wronged. | | D．Friends are more important than jobs, homes and cars. |
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