Glenn, born in 1921, grew up in Ohio. He started his flying career (生涯) as a fighter pilot for the US Marine Corps. He won medals for his brave service in World War II (1939-1945) and the Korean War (1950-1953). After that, Glenn took a dangerous job as a Marine Corps test pilot, flying new planes to see if they were safe. In 1957, he set an air-speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in less than three and a half hours.
In the late 1950s, a “space race” began between the US and the Soviet Union. Both countries wanted to be the first to send a human into space, including to the moon. In 1959,Glenn became one of the seven test pilots chosen to take part in the US’s first space program.
In 1961, the Soviet Union became the first nation to send a person into space. Glenn’s chance to go into space came on February 20, 1962. By that time, another American, Alan B. Shepard, had flown in space, but he had not circled the earth. Glenn’s flight was aired live on television and radio.
Glenn’s flight showed that the US space program was as good as the Soviet Union’s. He became a hero. Cities across the country threw parades (游行) for him, and President John F. Kennedy invited him to the White House.
In 1974, Glenn was elected to Congress. Glenn returned to space in 1998, when he was 77. He spent nine days on the space shuttle (航天飞机) Discovery. Glenn went so that scientists could study the effects of space travel on older people. He holds the record for being the oldest person in space.
“Glenn spent his life breaking barriers (障碍),” said President Barack Obama. The president also praised Glenn for inspiring future leaders in space exploration.
1.What did Glenn do in 1959?
A.He won gold medals. B.He took part in world wars.
C.He joined the US’s first space program. D.He flew from Los Angeles to New York.
2.Why was Glenn welcomed as a hero?
A.He started the race between the US and the Soviet Union.
B.He succeeded in circling the earth.
C.He defeated Alan B. Shepard in the competition.
D.He broke the speed record.
3.Why did Glen return to space in 1998?
A.To break a new record. B.To test a space shuttle.
C.To make his last space travel. D.To be tested by the scientists
4.From the last paragraph we can learn that ________.
A.Alan B. Shepard had circled the earth by 1962
B.Glenn has made great contributions to space exploration
C.the US is the first nation to send a human into space
D.Barack Obama called on people to explore space
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Glenn was born on July 18,1921, in Cambridge and grew up in nearby New Concord, Ohio. He started his flying career as a fighter pilot(飞行员). Later, Glenn took a dangerous job as a test pilot, flying new planes to see if they were safe.
In the late 1950s, a “space race” began between the U. S. and the Soviet Union. Both countries wanted to be the first to send a human into space, including to the moon. In 1961, a Russian astronaut, Yuri Gagarin, orbited Earth. But the space race was not over yet. Glenn’s chance to go into space came on February 20, 1962. By that time, another American, Alan B. Shepard, had flown in space, but he had not orbited Earth. Glenn’s flight was aired live on television and radio. Americans everywhere stopped to watch.
Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule circled the planet three times. A faulty equipment led Glenn to believe the capsule might burn up on its return to Earth, but in the end it splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. He became the first American to orbit Earth in a spaceship.
In 1984, Glenn ran for president, but he did not get enough support and dropped out of the race. Glenn returned to space on October 29, 1998, when he was 77. He spent nine days on the space shuttle Discovery. Glenn went so that scientists could the effects of space travel on older people. He holds the record for being the oldest person in space. Glenn died Thursday, Dec, 8,2016, at the age of 95.
Glenn refused to see himself as a hero. He preferred to focus on his work, saying. “If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest people I’ve known are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more meaningful than merely their own self-interest.”
1.What do we know about John Glenn?
A. He worked as a fighter pilot in all his life
B. He succeeded in the race for president in 1984
C. He competed with another pilot Alan B in space race
D. He was the first American to circle Earth successfully
2.What happened during Glenn’s return to Earth?
A. The capsule opened while circling Earth
B. One part of the equipment went wrong
C. The capsule was on fire all of a sudden
D. The spaceship stopped working halfway
3.Why did Glenn return to space in 1998?
A. To prove the safety of new space shuttles
B. To get support for his running for president
C. To test how space travel affected the elderly
D. To become the oldest person in space by orbiting Earth
4.What can we learn from Glenn’s words in the last paragraph?
A. Selfish people care for their own interest
B. Happy people are likely to succeed easily
C. He has known most of the successful people
D. The people who work for others are the happiest
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Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher.
Gates attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft- ware, programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer---the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.
In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities (慈善机构), including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age.
50. Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?
A. At public elementary school. B. At the private Lakeside School.
C. At Harvard University. D. At Microsoft Company.
51. Why did he drop out of Harvard?
A. To change school. B. To spend all his energies to Microsoft.
C. To find a full-time job. D. To earn money.
52. How does Gates spend much of his time?
A. Meeting with people. B. Travelling around the world.
C. E-mailing some friends.
D. Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.
53. What does the underlined word "donated" in the last paragraph mean?
A. gave. B. earned. C. made. D. received.
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Robert Ballard was born in 1942. From an early age, he loved the sea. Ballard grew up in Southern California. He spent his free time at the beach near his home. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. He even learned to dive. When Ballard wasn’t at the ocean, he loved reading about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up. His parents helped him follow his dream.
Ballard was a hard-working student. He spent many years learning all he could about the ocean. By the age of 28, he was an expert. In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict(预知) volcanoes under the oceans. Working with other scientists, Ballard also found previously (以前) unknown sea animals. These animals lived far below the ocean’s surface, where scientists had believed no animals could live.
By the 1980s, Ballard’s interests changed. He developed unmanned（无人的）vehicles to explore the ocean bottom. His first find, the well-known ship Titanic, made Ballard famous. He was not happy with just one big find, however. He looked for and found other well-known ships. One was the German battleship Bismarck. Another was the U.S.S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier (航空母舰) that sank during World War II.
Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer. He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science. Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps. After all, the world’s huge oceans are mostly unknown. Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea?
1.What was Ballard’s dream when he was young?
A．To be a science teacher.
B．To be a famous writer.
C．To be an animal expert.
D．To be an underwater explorer.
2.When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he _____.
A．explored the undersea world by ship
B．thought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoes
C．found some unknown sea animals alone
D．set up an organization to teach students science
3.Which is the correct order of the events mentioned in the text about Ballard?
a. He found the German battleship Bismarck.
b. He read a book about Captain Nemo.
c. He found the famous ship Titanic.
d. He became an expert in science.
A．b-c-d-a B．d-b-c-a
C．b-d-c-a D．d-c-a-b
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Ballard was greatly influenced by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
B．Ballard didn’t like fishing and swimming in his childhood.
C．Ballard’s parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures.
D．Human beings have explored more than half of the sea.
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Louis Armstrong was born on 4th July in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up without a father and he and his sister were raised by his grandmother. When he was 11, Louis dropped out of school. He formed a quartet with three other boys, and they sang in the streets to earn money.
He also used to get into trouble. He was put into prison and sent to live in a home for troubled boys. He talked the band director into letting him join the band, and that’s where he learned to play the cornet (短号), an instrument very much like the trumpet (喇叭).
Louis Armstrong became one of the greatest jazz cornet players that ever lived. He was also an accomplished composer and singer. His nickname was originally “Satchel-mouth”, because some people said his mouth was like a satchel (挎包) where he could hold so much air to blow the trumpet. But one day someone called him “Satchmo” instead of “Satchel mouth”. Louis liked it, and the name stuck. Louis became famous for playing the cornet in clubs and on riverboats.
He was best known for his ability to improvise, which means to make up music as he plays it. He also sang “scat”, which was a style of music in which the singer sings meaningless words instead of real lyrics. Over his career, Louis played in many recordings, and appeared in television shows and movies.
1.How did Louis Armstrong make money when he was eleven?
A. By playing the cornet. B. By stealing money in the streets.
C. By singing in the street. D. By playing the trumpet in a band.
2.What kind of instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
A. He played the guitar. B. He played the drum.
C. He played the cornet. D. He played the trumpet.
3.After getting to know about Louis Armstrong, we can draw the conclusion that ______.
A. he was cleverer than other boys B. he was talented in music
C. he was good at making up music D. he was gifted with playing instruments.
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The famous scientist grew up _______ he was born and in 1950 he came to Nanjing .
A. When B. whenever
C. where D. wherever
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David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he 4 had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
1.A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying
2.A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance
3.A. let B. have C. see D. help
4.A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire
5.A. and B. so C. but D. as
6.A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently
7.A. more B. fewer C. smaller D. some
8.A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring
9.A. even B. never C. ever D. just
10.A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up
11.A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down
12.A. even when B. if only C. even the D. as if
13.A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. something
14.A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off
15.A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love
16.A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself
17.A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching
18.A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted
19.A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform
20.A. journey B. distance C. life D. future
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David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
1.A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying
2.A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance
3.A. let B. have C. see D. help
4.A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire
5.A. and B. so C. but D. as
6.A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently
7.A. more B. fewer C. smaller D. some
8.A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring
9.A. even B. never C. ever D. just
10.A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up
11.A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down
12.A. even when B. if only C. even D. as if
13.A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. something
14.A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off
15.A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love
16.A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself
17.A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching
18.A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted
19.A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform
20.A. journey B. distance C. life D. future
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It was in this house ______ he was born and grew up.
| A．that | B．where | C．which | D．when |
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He ____in Nanjing where he ___by his aunt.
| A．grow ;grow up | B．grow up; grown |
| C．grew up; was brought up | D．grew; fed up |
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I was born with a heart disease. As I grew up, parts of my heart started to ____ and I was often out of breath. So when I was eight, the doctors opened my chest to ____ it. When they saw the state of my heart, they told my parents, “We don’t expect him to ____ the night.” I was in and out of a coma (昏迷) for three months. Every day the fact that I wasn’t ____ was a good thing.
Finally, the doctors ____ I’d be better off at home — saying that I wasn’t going to live long. But I ____ and had something close to a ____ childhood. As a teenager, I began to ____ heart failure again. But I was ____ to go to college, become a manager and get married to Jo.
I started my own ____ so I could work flexible (灵活的) hours, ____ Jo and I had two children: Josh and Liam. I ____ to keep a good standard of life for everyone, even when I was waking up feeling sick every morning. By January last year, my heart failure was so ____ I often couldn’t walk more than a few yards.
I was worried about not being around for my ____. I had to explain to Josh that the ____ telling me an organ (器官) had been found could come any time and I’d be rushed to hospital, perhaps ____ I could say goodbye. A few days later, the phone rang and Josh said, “Is that the doctor with your new ____?” However it was ____ a salesman.
May 4 was the day a transplant (移植) match was found. I was out of hospital within five weeks and, within a few ____, feeling much better. By October, I was taking part in a 30-mile bike ride.
These days I spend a lot of time talking to kids with heart ____. I want to support others who’ve had a hard time.
1.A. feel B. fail C. improve D. work
2.A. repair B. discover C. hear D. prevent
3.A. stay B. waste C. see D. last
4.A. dead B. sad C. sick D. worried
5.A. expected B. decided C. required D. learned
6.A. went out B. gave up C. looked back D. carried on
7.A. lucky B. normal C. busy D. poor
8.A. stop B. accept C. experience D. examine
9.A. ready B. likely C. able D. sure
10.A. ride B. family C. holiday D. company
11.A. and B. but C. since D. unless
12.A. waited B. tried C. agreed D. offered
13.A. easy B. quiet C. bad D. strange
14.A. children B. parents C. wife D. doctors
15.A. person B. letter C. call D. note
16.A. when B. before C. although D. if
17.A. heart B. bike C. drug D. address
18.A. then B. yet C. just D. soon
19.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
20.A. conditions B. problems C. operations D. transplants
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