What can we learn from the special, very successful people in the world who make the impossible possible?
Lesson 1: Ways of creative thinking are needed
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of college. They prefer to teach themselves because they like to develop their own ways of thinking. They think standard ways of teaching might stop people from being creative and having new ideas.
Lesson 2: The answer might not be what you expect
Find your answers from facts — not start with an expectation of what you will find. Stephen Jacobsen from Northwestern University believed what he was taught: that water on Earth came from icy comets(彗星) or planets which hit into Earth.
However, by studying a special rock, he discovered that it acts like a sponge(海绵). This suggests that Earth's water may have come from inside, driven to the surface to form the oceans, by geological activity.
“I had a pretty hard time making others believe it,” he said. “But thinking about the fact that you may the first person to see something for the first time doesn’t happen very often. When it does, it’s amazing.”
Lesson 3: A little luck goes a long way
Years of planning went into a recent achievement in space travel. The European Space Agency’s “Philae”, a robot landing craft, met up with Comet 67P, which is 480 million kilometers away. The trip from Earth by “Philae” had taken ten years!
The scientists had no idea what the surface of the comet would be like. If the landing failed, it would be impossible to get information from the spacecraft. Twenty years of work would have been wasted.
When “Philae” tried to land, it bounced(弹起) away from the comet’s icy surface twice. Luckily, however, “Philae” landed successfully and began sending information back to Earth.
1.Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn’t finish college because_________.
A. they preferred to learn by themselves
B. they needed standard ways of teaching
C. their teachers didn’t like their new ideas
D. their teachers weren’t able to teach them
2.In Lesson 2, the writer mainly wants to tell us that _________.
A. we should get answers from facts
B. we can believe what we are taught
C. it’s hard to make others believe something
D. an expectation can help get an answer in research
3.The example “Philae” in Lesson 3 shows that _________.
A. Comet 67P is not far away from Earth
B. it took “Philae” 20 years to reach Comet 67P
C. “Philae” landed on Comet 67P with a little luck
D. scientists know nothing about the surface of Comet 67P
4.The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Ways of discovering B. Lessons for success
C. Ways of being special D. Lessons for experiments
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
What can we learn from the special, very successful people in the world who make the impossible possible?
Lesson 1: Ways of creative thinking are needed
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of college. They prefer to teach themselves because they like to develop their own ways of thinking. They think standard ways of teaching might stop people from being creative and having new ideas.
Lesson 2: The answer might not be what you expect
Find your answers from facts — not start with an expectation of what you will find. Stephen Jacobsen from Northwestern University believed what he was taught: that water on Earth came from icy comets(彗星) or planets which hit into Earth.
However, by studying a special rock, he discovered that it acts like a sponge(海绵). This suggests that Earth's water may have come from inside, driven to the surface to form the oceans, by geological activity.
“I had a pretty hard time making others believe it,” he said. “But thinking about the fact that you may the first person to see something for the first time doesn’t happen very often. When it does, it’s amazing.”
Lesson 3: A little luck goes a long way
Years of planning went into a recent achievement in space travel. The European Space Agency’s “Philae”, a robot landing craft, met up with Comet 67P, which is 480 million kilometers away. The trip from Earth by “Philae” had taken ten years!
The scientists had no idea what the surface of the comet would be like. If the landing failed, it would be impossible to get information from the spacecraft. Twenty years of work would have been wasted.
When “Philae” tried to land, it bounced(弹起) away from the comet’s icy surface twice. Luckily, however, “Philae” landed successfully and began sending information back to Earth.
1.Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn’t finish college because_________.
A. they preferred to learn by themselves
B. they needed standard ways of teaching
C. their teachers didn’t like their new ideas
D. their teachers weren’t able to teach them
2.In Lesson 2, the writer mainly wants to tell us that _________.
A. we should get answers from facts
B. we can believe what we are taught
C. it’s hard to make others believe something
D. an expectation can help get an answer in research
3.The example “Philae” in Lesson 3 shows that _________.
A. Comet 67P is not far away from Earth
B. it took “Philae” 20 years to reach Comet 67P
C. “Philae” landed on Comet 67P with a little luck
D. scientists know nothing about the surface of Comet 67P
4.The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Ways of discovering B. Lessons for success
C. Ways of being special D. Lessons for experiments
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We’ve learned from a very young age that reading as much as possible is the way to success. If you look at the smartest, most hard-working person around you, you will find they have something in common. There is much we can learn from their reading.Successful people put their heart into one task for a time. Reading isn’t a quick thing. Naturally, some readers may take some breaks or drink a cup of tea ,but many readers simply cannot put a book down and keep it lying there for longer than a day after they’ve been interested in it. Successful people feel the same way. Once they have a task they set out to do it.
Successful people set goals(目标) for themselves whenever they sit down with a good book. They may read a number of pages before doing another activity. They really try to finish something whenever they open a text. They set goals for just about every moment of their life, and continue working towards the goal until they have reached it.
Successful people are usually clever readers. They spend time wisely. They might only have 20 minutes before they have to be somewhere. Many people may think only 20 minutes is not enough to do anything. However, clever readers would spend the 20 minutes in reading. Successful people regard their time as pretty valuable. They spend every minute learning something new, or achieving a goal.
1.What is the way to success according to the passage?
A.Communicating much B.Reading more books.
C.Buying more books D.Visiting more writers
2.According to the passage,successful people _______.
A.never take breaks when reading B.won’t stop reading a book for too long.
C.read some books without any goals D.often do several activities at the same time
3.What would successful people do when they sit down to read?
A.They count the number of the pages. B.They drink a cup of tea.
C.They check the writer D.They set a certain goal
4.What can you know from the last paragraph?
A.Twenty minutes is not enough for doing anything. B.Twenty minutes isn’t very valuable for us.
C.We should make use of time cleverly. D.We should try to finish a task in twenty minutes.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The woman is thirsty. B.The woman is hungry. C.The woman dislikes music.
九年级英语听短对话回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman wanted to see the film again.
B. Jim has seen the film before.
C. Jim didn't think the film interesting.
九年级英语听短对话回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman wanted to see the film again.
B. Jim has seen the film before.
C. Jim didn't think the film interesting.
九年级英语听短对话回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
--____ can we learn from the film Frozen. – True love, I think.
A. Who B. Which C. What
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—_______ can we learn from the film Frozen?
—True love, I think.
A. Who B. What C. Which D. Where
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Many people have great difficulty in saying goodbye. But from goodbye moments, we can always learn something.
Once, I overheard (无意中听到) a father and daughter in their goodbye moment. The father said, “I love you, I wish you enough.” The daughter answered, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your lover is all that I need. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.”
They kissed and she left …
The father walked over towards me. I could see he wanted and needed a cry. He came over to me and asked, “Did you ever say a forever goodbye to someone?” Before I could answer, he went on, “ I am old and she lives much too far away. I know her next trip back would be for my funeral (葬礼).”
“When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile , “It’s a wish that has come down from my great-great-grandparents. And my parents used to say it to me.”
He stopped for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it. He smiled even more.
“When we said‘I wish you enough,’ we were wanting the other person to have a life full of enough good things.”
Then, turning towards me, he shared (分享) the following “wish” from his heart.
I wish you enough sun to keep you bright .
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep you alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish enough hellos to get you through the final goodbye.
My friends, I wish you enough.
1.Many people would find it difficult ___________.
A. to say goodbye B. to overhear others
C. to share their wishes D. to live too far away
2. How did the father get the “wish”?
A. The writer wrote it for him.
B. His parents passed it down to him.
C. The teacher taught him at school.
D. His daughter told him about it.
3.From the passage, we may learn _______.
A. the daughter didn’t understand his father
B. the old man didn’t want to see his daughter
C. the writer knew the old man very well
D. the father and daughter loved each other so much
4.The best title of the passage may be “________.”
A. Father and Daughter B. A Difficult Moment
C. Wish You Enough D. A Trip Back Home
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
— What can we learn from Lei Feng?
— We should not only think about , we should think about others as well.
A. yourself B. ourselves C. themselves D. yourselves
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
COOKING WITH ESSENCE ON MAIN
1.What can people learn from Essence on Main?
A. Art B. Music
C. English D. Cooking
2.The most lessons are in ________.
A. March B. April C. May D. June
3. We can learn to make summer desserts on _______.
A. April 22 B. May 18
C. May 25 D. June 14
4. What day is May 7?
A. Monday B. Wednesday
C. Thursday D. Friday.
5.Mrs Black comes back from work at 5 every day, the time of Spring Class is suitable for her, isn’t it ?
A. Yes, it isn’t. B. No, it isn’t.
C. Yes, it is . D.No, it is.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析