Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure. Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work. 小题1:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Edison invented the electric light. | B.Many other people have changed Edison’s life. | C.Edison has changed the life of many other people. | D.Few men in history can change other people’s life. | 小题2:Edison thought ____________.A.he could be happy if he was a genius | B.genius plays the most important part in one’s success | C.hard work could do better than genius | D.genius could do better than hard work | 小题3:In Edison’s opinion, ____________.A.thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help | B.people’s successs lies mostly in genius | C.hard work is the second important thing in making people successful | D.there are few secrets for him to discover later | 小题4:The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(暗示) ____________.A.life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings | B.Edison made 100 inventions in his life | C.Edison was able to live and work for 100 years | D.People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work |
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试题分析:文章介绍了天才发明家爱迪生的关于思考和工作的一些观点。 小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一段前三行Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light.说明ACD都是正确的,B想文章没有提及, 小题2:C 推理题。根据第一段最后一句He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.说明他认为与天才比较起来努力是更重要的,故C正确。 小题3:A 推理题。根据文章第三段Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.说明他认为思考是给人带来快乐与愉悦。故A正确。 小题4:A 推理题。根据最后一句He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.他有足够的发明创造能让他再活100年,说明他认为自己的生命太短暂,不足以让他有更多的发明。 点评:人物传记类短文要注意该人物所做事情的时间地点,以及他所持有的各种观点。对推理题考查较多。 |
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In 1957, Jane Goodall first met the famous anthropologist (人类学者) Dr Louis Leakey, who later played an important role in her life. With the 32 of gaining insight into humans’ evolutionary (进化的) past, Dr Leakey 33 a pioneering long-term field study on 34 chimps. Even though Jane had no formal 35 , her patience and determination to understand animals 36 him to choose her for the study. 37 it was unusual for a woman to work in the forest of Africa, going there 38 the fulfillment (实现) of her childhood dream. In the summer of 1960 she 39 in Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) on Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore. This marked the 40 of the longest continuous field study of animals in their 41 habitat(栖息地). Five years 42 , she earned a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University and then 43 to Tanzania to found the Gombe Stream Research Center. And in 1977, to provide on-going 44 for chimp research, Dr Goodall 45 The Jane Goodall Institute. Today, she 46 most of her time traveling around the world, giving lectures on her 47 at Gombe and speaking to school groups about Roots &Shoots, her environmental education and humanitarian program for the 48 . “Chimps have given me so 49 . The long hours spent with them in the 50 have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my 51 of human behavior, of our place in nature.”
小题1: | A.way | B.idea | C.knowledge | D.method |
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小题2: | A.suggested | B.achieved | C.argued | D.changed |
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小题3: | A.modest | B.special | C.rude | D.wild |
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小题4: | A.exercise | B.training | C.living | D.practice |
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小题5: | A.devoted | B.let | C.made | D.led |
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小题6: | A.If | B.Because | C.Although | D.Once |
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小题7: | A.meant | B.stopped | C.intended | D.inspired |
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小题8: | A.arrived | B.left | C.reached | D.went |
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小题9: | A.end | B.beginning | C.happening | D.achievement |
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小题10: | A.new | B.old | C.man-made | D.natural |
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小题11: | A.later | B.before | C.ago | D.behind |
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小题12: | A.connected | B.referred | C.returned | D.turned |
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小题13: | A.environment | B.evidence | C.time | D.support |
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小题14: | A.created | B.built | C.founded | D.set |
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小题15: | A.costs | B.spends | C.pays | D.devotes |
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小题16: | A.bravery | B.presence | C.experiences | D.appearance |
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小题17: | A.animals | B.youth | C.human | D.adults |
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小题18: | A.little | B.many | C.much | D.few |
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小题19: | A.field | B.university | C.institute | D.forest |
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小题20: | A.imagination | B.desire | C.understanding | D.protection |
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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station. On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off. “Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!” Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!” Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought. 小题1:We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.A.a conductor | B.a worker | C.a thief | D.an umbrella maker | 小题2:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.A.his ticket | B.his bag | C.his drawing | D.his umbrella | 小题3:Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?A.Because he was lost in thought. | B.Because it was much like his own umbrella. | C.Because he thought the woman would not notice it. | D.Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown. | 小题4:When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.A.surprised | B.angry | C.fortunate | D.sad |
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Wings of Angel I used to hate myself because I wasn"t "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others. I hated going to school and I hated others 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback(驼背). My friends found me 41 because I didn"t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared. That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would 43 me. That"s when I first heard your voice. "Hi. Can I sit down?" I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face. "What are you looking at?" you asked. "Ants." "What are they doing?" "No 44 ." "I bet they"re playing games and make friends. Don"t you think so?" That was how our 45 started and it didn"t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset. Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared. My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now. She stood up, pointed at my back and said, "I know 49 your back is hunched." I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but she just kept on going. "I know what you"ve got there. Do you?" "No," I answered 52 . She bent and whispered in my ears. "Your back is bunched because you"ve got a pair of wings from the angels."I was 53 . I looked into her eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind_hearted friend.
小题2: | A.sadder | B.shorter | C.weaker | D.slower |
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小题3: | A.looking | B.smiling | C.aiming | D.glaring |
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小题4: | A.still | B.alone | C.straight | D.together |
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小题5: | A.street | B.sun | C.corner | D.mirror |
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小题6: | A.distant | B.stubborn | C.hopeless | D.unfortunate |
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小题7: | A.after | B.before | C.since | D.until |
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小题8: | A.disturb | B.seek | C.interrupt | D.ignore |
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小题9: | A.wonder | B.idea | C.sign | D.action |
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小题10: | A.connection | B.competition | C.conversation | D.comprehension |
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小题11: | A.face | B.back | C.eyes | D.shoulders |
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小题12: | A.sank | B.beat | C.broke | D.ached |
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小题13: | A.care for | B.rely on | C.look down upon | D.put up with |
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小题14: | A.that | B.how | C.whether | D.why |
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小题15: | A.accused | B.arrested | C.punished | D.sentenced |
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小题16: | A.relax | B.leave | C.stop | D.pause |
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小题17: | A.shyly | B.weakly | C.proudly | D.firmly |
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小题18: | A.astonished | B.ashamed | C.annoyed | D.amused |
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小题19: | A.wisdom | B.generosity | C.honesty | D.kindness |
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小题20: | A.control | B.like | C.comfort | D.enjoy |
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Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man. The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!” Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.” 小题1: Tom was taken to the police station ________.A.by mistake | B.to see another thief | C.as a thief | D.on business | 小题2:Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?A.Because Tom lied to him | B.Because Tom was only a student. | C.Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing | D.Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief. | 小题3:From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________. A.He would go on stealing after he was set free. | B.He must have been taught while stealing | C.He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank | D.He would never be out of prison again | 小题4:Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.A.his lessons | B.how to be a famous man | C.stealing something worth a lot | D.the plan to steal from a bank | 小题5:. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______A.he was afraid of being put into prison | B.he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to | C.he wanted to be a good student | D.he did not believe in the older man |
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The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on. When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I 36 in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special 37 — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were 38 with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back, 39 “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to 40 Mary. Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 41 stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my 42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could 43 . One day I was reading a newspaper 44 I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, 45 I wrote to her anyway. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I 46 at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s 47 . Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
小题2: | A.places | B.occasions | C.festivals | D.things |
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小题3: | A.comfortable | B.careful | C.easy | D.busy |
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小题4: | A.saying | B.writing | C.read | D.told |
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小题6: | A.share | B.speak | C.write | D.remember |
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小题7: | A.news | B.sorrow | C.stories | D.failure |
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小题9: | A.when | B.while | C.if | D.though |
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小题11: | A.realized | B.received | C.contacted | D.recognized |
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小题12: | A.future | B.progress | C.lives | D.weddings |
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