He was a professor. At the age of 90, he stil...

He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours every day regardless1.the weather.

His secretary said, “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks2.would lake him an hour to do so but he insisted because it made him get a sense of3. (succeed) .”

One day, a university student4. (step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained. “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me5. (find) the answer on my own.”

By chance, the professor knew6.the student complained about. He explained to him with a smile, “This is the method I have learnt—the7. (hard) you work independently, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will8. (probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”

This 90-year-old man was Pound,9.was the president of Law College of Law College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy10. (go)”, of which he often reminded his students.

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He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours every day regardless　　　　 1. the weather.

His secretary said: “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks.　 2.　　 would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense of 　　 3.　 (succeed).”

One day, a university student　 4.(step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained: “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me　　 5.　　 (find) the answer on my own.”

By chance, the professor knew　　 6.　　 the student complained about. He explained to him with a smile: “This is the method I have learnt---the　 7.　　 (hard) you work independently, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will　 8.　　　 (probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”

This 90-year-old man was Pound, 9.　　　 was the president of Law College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy10.　 ( go)”, of which he often reminded his students.

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At the age of eight, Glenn Cunningham was severely injured in a fire. He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.

From his bed, the semi-conscious（半昏迷的）little boy heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die—which was for the best, really—for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body.

But somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. The mother was told that her son was bound to spend a lifetime in a wheelchair.

But this brave little boy was determined that he would walk and even run. But unfortunately, from the waist down, Glenn had no motor ability. His thin, scarred legs just hung there, all but lifeless. Yet his courage that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. Glenn worked his way to the fence, dragging his legs behind him. Then, step by step, he began dragging himself along the fence, determined that he would walk. He started to do this every day until eventually Glenn did develop the ability first to stand up , then to walk with help, then to walk by himself—and then amazingly—to run. Glenn began to run to school. He ran everywhere as fast as he could. Later in college, Glenn joined the track team where he received the nickname（绰号）the “Kansas Flyer”.

1938 witnessed this young man’s another amazing achievement. This young man, who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run, ran the mile in 4 minutes and 4.4 seconds, the world’s fastest indoor mile! His persistence paid off.

1.What did the doctor think of Glenn’s injury?

A.It would take a long time for him to fully recover.

B.It would cost lots of money to cure him.

C.He would be semi-conscious.

D.He had little chance of surviving.

2.Why did Glenn receive the nickname the “ Kansas Flyer”?

A.Because he looked like the “ Kansas Flyer”.

B.Because he once acted as the “ Kansas Flyer”.

C.Because he could run very fast.

D.Because he joined the track team.

3.What achievement did Glenn make in 1938?

A.He survived. B.He developed the ability to walk.

C.He began to run to school. D.He set a world record.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.The power of determination. B.The dream for championship.

C.The key to high performance. D.The mistake of a doctor.

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Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a largePrivate library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobodypaid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825,but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad.

He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _____________.

A. improving worker's houses             B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk     D. providing the children with a good education

2.From the passage we may infer that Owen was born ___________.

A. into a rich family                   B. into a noble family

C. into a poor family                    D. into a middle class family

3.Owen's experiment in the United States failed because _______.

A. he lost all his money

B. he did not buy enough land

C. people who visited it were not impressed

D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

4.We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until ____.

A. 1771         B. 1816          C. 1825            D. 1860

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Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent (监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers’ houses or their children’s education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children’s education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen’s factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. “If you give people good working conditions,” he thought, “they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people.”

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was ______.

A. improving worker’s houses                B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk     D. providing children with good education

2.Owen’s experiment in the United States failed because ______.

A. he lost all his money as he expected      B. he did not buy enough land for his future plan

C. people who visited it were not impressed  D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

3.Owen did the following things EXPECT _______.

A. educate himself in his spare time         B. buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland

C. encourage people to save money            D. improve people’s working condition

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Peter Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _______.

A. improving worker's houses

B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk

D. providing the children with a good education

2. From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _______.

A. into a rich family　　　　 B. into a noble family

C. into a poor family　　　　 D. into a middle class family

3.Owen's experiment in the United States failed because _______.

A. he lost all his money

B. he did not buy enough land

C. people who visited it were not impressed

D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

4. We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until

____.

A. 1771　　 B. 1816　　 C. 1825　 D. 1860

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World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He was often called the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein. But his amazing career actually started as a young man who struggled to get around to doing his homework at Oxford University where he studied physics. He then went on to Cambridge to research cosmology, the study of the origin of universe.

When he was 21, Hawking's life hit a big hurdle. He was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. The disease causes the brain to stop sending messages to a person's muscles. At the time, doctors said he would only live for around 2 years, but he proved them very, very wrong.

And with the help of a special wheelchair and speech computer, Hawking spent much of his time researching the beginning of the universe and black holes. His most famous discovery was probably when he demonstrated that black holes emit some radiation, which has since become known as Hawking Radiation. He also spent a lot of time thinking about what existed before the big bang.

Hawking wrote books that explained his big ideas in ways that could be understood by the average person. In 1988 he published A Brief History of Time. It became really popular and sold more than 10 million copies. However, he wasn't just known for his books. He also had a lot of fun becoming a regular on TV screens around the world. He even had a big Hollywood film made about his life.

Throughout his life Stephen Hawking inspired people to look beyond our planet and expand our knowledge of the universe. His family says that he'll be greatly missed and the legacy of his amazing ideas will live on.

1.Why does the author mention Albert Einstein in Paragraph 1?

A. To tell us Hawking was a great physicist.

B. To compare the two famous people.

C. To show he was Hawking's teacher.

D. To identify a special period further.

2.How did Hawking prove the doctor's wrong?

A. He did many experiments.

B. He made some comparisons.

C. He tried to send signals to his muscles.

D. He lived for long like other common people.

3.What was Hawking famous for most?

A. Big bang.

B. Black holes.

C. Radiation from the black holes.

D. A big Hollywood film about the universe.

4.What does Hawking's family think of him?

A. He'll be forgotten soon.

B. His idea of the universe is valuable.

C. He won't be understood completely.

D. He won't be found by others any more.

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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford. He wanted to study mathematics, but took up the study of physics when math was unavailable. He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (诊断) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症) while at Oxford in 1963. In 1985 he became ill with pneumonia (肺炎), and since then has required 24-hour nursing. Dr. Hawking’s determination, along with the help of his family and associates, has allowed him to continue to work. In 1970 he began studying black holes. His research led him to predict that black holes send out radiation in the X-ray to gamma-ray(伽马射线) range of the spectrum (光谱). In the 1980s he returned to an earlier interest, the origins of the universe. He has co-authored many publications, such as 300 Years of Gravity and The Large Scale Structure of Space time. Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others. He continues to give lectures, despite having been unable to speak since 1985, with the aid of a speech synthesizer (合成器) and a portable computer. He currently holds Isaac Newton’s chair as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in England.

1.Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.

A. get a Ph.D. in physics

B. study mathematics

C. study the universe and black holes

D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor

2.Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.

3.Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?

4.When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?

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Ben, at the age of 23 ,was the youngest man to ski solo to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge (雪橇) over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.

Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We didn’t get to the Pole, so we had no media interest. No one heard about it.”

“People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No, I can get there,” and I did. Self-belief, I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it's my belief that the more you stretch yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that's uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that's one of the lessons I’ve figured out along the way.

“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn’t be interested." Why? “Personally I'm attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago, running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt, and now I wouldn’t be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one."

People’s horizons are changing. “I'm not particularly gifted. I’ve just chosen this one goal to achieve and I’ve been working hard to realize it. And that’s the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination, enough focus and preparation, how far can we go? And I don，t think I've found out yet.”

1.What do we know about Ben Saunders’ first adventure?

A. It was ruined by his company.

B. There was no press coverage.

C. It was well planned and organized.

D. He actually reached the North Pole.

2.According to Ben Saunders, if you want to stretch your self-belief, you should______ .

A. often test your confidence

B. try something adventurous

C. aim to reach the North Pole

D. always stretch your muscles

3.Ben Saunders was excited about his Antarctic adventure because_______  .

A. he liked running a marathon

B. he wanted to exercise his body

C. he knew it might be achievable

D. he was sure he could do it easily

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. We have to change our views about adventure.

B. We can never know our possibilities and energies.

C. We should have a reason for going on an adventure.

D. We have to be especially talented to have an adventure.

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It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He had already 　　 sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from　 his journey nothing but errors and remorse.

The days of his　　 appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the　 　　 moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads.—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,　　 with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs ; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless.

He looked towards the sky and cried 　　 , “ Oh, my youth, return! Oh ,my　 　　 , place me once more at the entrance to life, and I ’ll 　 the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his 　 　 early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of 　　 , and with a despairing effort , he burst out a cry, “Come back, my early days! Come back!”

And his youth did return, for all this was only a 　　　　 　 which he had on New Year’s Night.

Those who still linger on the　　 of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years pass away and your　 　 stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain, “Oh , my youth, return! Oh , give me back my early days! ”

1. A. brought　　　 B. passed　　　 C. paid　　 　　　 D. took

2.A. youth　　 　　 　 B. age　　　 　　 C. work　　 　　　　 D. future

3.A .happy　　　 　　 B. serious　　 C. dangerous　　　 D. terrible

4.A. placed　　 　　 B. smiled　　　 C. covered　　　 　 D. put

5.A. painfully　　 B. carefully　 C. faithfully　　 D. terribly

6.A. mother　　　 　 B. father　　 　 C. sister　　 　　 D. brother

7.A.talk　　　 　　　 B. write　　　 C. advise　　 　　 D. choose

8.A.sisters’ 　　 B. parents’　　 C.teachers’　　 D. brothers’

9.A. jobs　　　 　　 B. talks　　 　 　 C. tears　　　 　　 D. clothes

10.A. story　　　 　　 B. dream　　　 　 C. chance　　 　 D. joke

11.A. entrance　　 B. building　　 C. street　　 　 D. way

12.A. teeth　　　 　 B. hands　　 　 C. heads　　　 　　 D.feet

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