He left school early, and as an adolescent, d...

He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined ______  in South American, set off from his home.

A．having a fortune                        B．making his fortune

C．to spend a fortune                      D．to make his fortune

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Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown.“There’s so much to learn,” he’d say. “Though we’re born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒绝) an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.

Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.

“Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.”

“I learned that the population of Nepal is ....”

Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well….” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1.　 What do we know from the first paragraph?

A. The author’s father was born in a worker’s family.

B. Those born stupid could not change their life.

C. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D. The poor could hardly afford school education.

2.　 The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”.

A. one new thing　　　 B. a request

C. the news　　 　　　 D. some comment

3.　 It can be learned from the passage that the author________.

A. enjoyed talking about news

B. knew very well about Nepal

C. felt regret about those wasted days

D. appreciated his father’s educational technique

4.　 What is the greatest value of “dinner time” to the author?

A. Continual learning.

B. Showing talents.

C. Family get-together.

D. Winning Papa’s approval.

5.　 The author’s father can be best described as ________.

A. an educator expert at training future teachers

B. a parent insistent on his children’s education

C. a participant willing to share his knowledge

D. a teacher strict about everything his students did

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Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. "There's so much to learn," he'd say. "Though we're born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point. Then came the moment—the time to share the day's new learning. Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen. "Felice," he'd say, "tell me what you learned today.” "I learned that the population of Nepal is ....”　 Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well . . . . ” he’d say. “Get the map; let's see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1.What do we know from the first paragraph?

A.The author's father was born in a worker's family.

B.Those born stupid could not change their life.

C.The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D.The poor could hardly afford school education.

2.The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to .

A.one new thing B.a request

C.the news D.some comment

3.It can be learned from the passage that the author .

A.enjoyed talking about news

B.knew very well about Nepal

C.felt regret about those wasted days

D.appreciated his father's educational technique

4.The author's father can be best described as .

A.an educator expert at training future teachers

B.a parent insistent on his children's education

C.a participant willing to share his knowledge

D.a teacher strict about everything his students did

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Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. "There's so much to learn," he'd say. "Though we're born stupid, only the stupid remain that way. "He was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒绝) an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day's new learning.

Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.

"Felice," he'd say, "tell me what you learned today."

"I learned that the population of Nepal is ...."

Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. "The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well ..." he'd say. "Get the map; let's see where Nepal is. " And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1.What do we know from the first paragraph?

A. The author's father was born in a worker's family.

B. Those born stupid could not change their life.

C. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D. The poor could hardly afford school education.

2.The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to "________".

A. one new thing        B. a request        C. the news        D. some comment

3.It can be learned from the passage that the author ________.

A. enjoyed talking about news

B. knew very well about Nepal

C. felt regret about those wasted days

D. appreciated his father's educational technique

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Mark Twain left school early, ________ make a fortune in South America.

A. was determined to        B. was determining to

C. determining to                D. determined to

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Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr. Briggs?

A. He was a student.　　 B. He was an official.

C.He was a worker.　　 D. He was a businessman.

2.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs 　　　　 .

A.visited people to ask them to work with him

B. called on people to make them join the company

C.saw old people in order to help them

D.visited many people so as to offer insurance

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several years.

B. Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work.

C. The number of the very old people who died every year is small.

D. A great number of very old people die every year.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1. Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr. Briggs?______.

2.The word “ruin” in the second paragraph means ________.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?________

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He left home early only______he was late as he went a wrong way.

A.found B.to find C.finding D.being found

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Walt Disney invented a special word to replace persistence and determination, and he named it as sticktoitivity. The ______ of people are so afraid of failure that they don’t know the Japanese have a fascinating way of looking at ______ . Their saying “Fall seven times; stand up eight” is a(n)______ explanation to sticktoitivity!

A good friend of mine has a business on which he has ______ diligently for over five years. He knows that his business has the potential (潜能) to increase sales ten times.　 ______ , to do so, he has to probably break the mold (打破常规) that ______ him unchanged, and create a different blueprint. He ______ gives up his dream, and he is a(n)　 ______ of sticktoitivity!

The basketball star Michael Jordan ______ sticktoitivity in one of his shoe advertisements, “‘I’ve missed more than nine thousand shots in my ______. I've lost almost three hundred games. I’ve been trusted to get a shot for twenty-six times but I　 ______ . I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is ______ I succeed.”

We also know some examples of ______ people who demonstrated (证明) that they understood “sticktoitivity.” For example, Steven Spielberg ______ high school in the first year. He was persuaded to come back and was ______ in a learning disabled class. He lasted a month and dropped out of school forever. Who could ______ that he would become a most famous director in the US at that time?

Have you ever defined “success” or “failure” on your own terms? I ______ recommend doing so. It certainly creates a sense of understanding in your life. Sometimes ______is learning how to fail. Sometimes success is ______ the obstacles leading to failure. Remember, the only failure is learning ______ from the experience. So it’s important for you to stand up on the eighth time!

1.A. number　　 B. majority　　 C. population　　 D. group

2.A. situation　　 B. energy　　 C. ability　　 D. failure

3.A. wonderful　　 B. different　　 C. difficult　　 D. exciting

4.A. studied　　 B. researched　　 C. worked　　 D. acted

5.A. Therefore　　 B. However　　 C. Anyway　　 D. Otherwise

6.A. helped　　 B. noticed　　 C. made　　 D. raised

7.A. never　　 B. seldom　　 C. often　　 D. sometimes

8.A. memorial　　 B. example　　 C. celebrity　　 D. purpose

9.A. reflected　　 B. mentioned　　 C. used　　 D. stated

10.A. life　　 B. chance　　 C. career　　 D. event

11.A. win　　 B. miss　　 C. play　　 D. fall

12.A. why　　 B. when　　 C. where　　 D. because

13.A. strange　　 B. lucky　　 C. clever　　 D. famous

14.A. gave up　　 B. got to　　 C. dropped out of　　 D. kept away from

15.A. sent　　 B. placed　　 C. brought　　 D. moved

16.A. tell　　 B. look　　 C. read　　 D. notice

17.A. hardly　　 B. partly　　 C. highly　　 D. perfectly

18.A. opportunity　　 B. luck　　 C. truth　　 D. success

19.A. realizing　　 B. overcoming　　 C. causing　　 D. understanding

20.A. anything　　 B. something　　 C. nothing　　 D. everything

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So far as I am concerned, he is a determined man and on no account ______ die easily.

A. he says                            B. he does say           C. says he                            D. does he say

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