He lived with his mother, Bettye Jean Gardner, whom he adored, and, when necessary, in fosterhomes
(寄养家庭). Despite a life of hardship, his mother provided him with strong "spiritual genes" and taught
him some of the greatest lessons of his life, which he follows to this day.
She convinced him that in spite of where he came from, he could attain whatever goals he set for
himself by saying, "If you want to, one day you could make a million dollars." Gardner believed this to
be fact, and knew he would have to find a career he could be passionate (热情的) about, one that
would allow him to "be worldclass".
Though he was hardworking and determined, a series of circumstances in the early 1980"s left him
homeless in San Francisco and the single guardian of his 2yearold son. He was unwilling to give up his
son and his dream of financial independence. Though without connections or a college degree, he still
somehow earned a spot in a stockbroker (股票经纪人) training program. Often spending his nights in
a church shelter or the bathroom at a train station in Oakland, Gardner ended up the only trainee offered
a job at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1981.
Today, he"s the CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings, a company he founded with
offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The amazing story of his life was published as an
autobiography, The Pursuit of Happiness, and is the inspiration (灵感,启示) for the movie of the same
name starring Will Smith.
1. The underlined word "one" in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the place where he lived
B. the goal he set for himself
C. the fact to make a million dollars
D. his future career
2. From the third paragraph we can learn that ________.
A. hardworking and determined people can also be defeated by bad luck
B. Gardner did finish his stockbroker training program
C. Gardner had to make a choice between his dream and his beloved son
D. it is impossible for one without a college degree to get a job as a stockbroker
3. Gardner"s story can be best described as ________.
A. a ragstoriches story
B. an orphantomillionaire story
C. a CEOtostar story
D. a failuretosuccess story
Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort - and at maximum speed. That__1__learning
a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one__2__: to have what she had back home in Colombia.
"I didn"t want to__3__what I do, like so many who come to a new country," she said. "I__4__to open
a store here in Canada but knew I had to__5__myself properly."
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a__6__meant going to
school to get the__7__education and certification. "My experience of owning a shop and working as a
designer in Colombia gave me__8__in my abilities, but I couldn"t speak the language and I had to__9__
how to do things in Canada. It was like having to__10__all over again," said Diana.
__11__, she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张)__12__continuing education
at George Brown College. She began taking__13__for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate
and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.__14__Diana met with the language barrier, she was
always going__15__while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after
her__16__in Canada, Diana at last achieved her__17__goal when her new store opened its doors in
Toronto"s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fasttrack to__18__.
Looking back, Diana, a fashion(时装)designer,__19__her achievements to the goal she set, the
education she received from the college, and__20__, the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy
doing what she is doing.
( )2.A.goal
( )3.A.continue
( )4.A.demanded
( )5.A.teach
( )6.A.reality
( )7.A.physical
( )8.A.pressure
( )9.A.put away
( )10A.advance
( )11.A.Naturally
( )12.A.through
( )13.A.notes
( )14.A.Though
( )15.A.around
( )16.A.adventure
( )17.A.original
( )18.A.success
( )19.A.adds
( )20.A.after all
B.memory
B.choose
B.decided
B.prepare
B.fact
B.private
B.judgement
B.depend on
B.start
B.Gradually
B.for
B.responsibilities
B.As
B.back
B.arrival
B.common
B.wealth
B.connects
B.above all
C.choice
C.change
C.agreed
C.enjoy
C.challenge
C.primary
C.influence
C.learn about
C.suffer
C.Luckily
C.before
C.chances
C.Since
C.ahead
C.performance
C.another
C.glory
C.devotes
C.at least
D.problem
D.lose
D.hesitated
D.persuade
D.wonder
D.necessary
D.confidence
D.look into
D.work
D.Clearly
D.with
D.courses
D.Once
D.out
D.journey
D.distant
D.happiness
D.owes
D.at first
2008, she became the first woman to win an event in the Indy Racing League.
Patrick wasn"t the only woman to race into the record books.Women around the country created
important firsts.
Hillary Clinton set her sights on the White House.In 2008, she was the first woman to be a
presidential candidate.Now she is the U. S.Secretary of State.
Michelle Obama had her own wonderful first.The former lawyer became the country"s first African
American First Lady.Her husband, Barack Obama, was elected President on November 4, 2008.
Peggy Whitson"s recent achievement was out_of_this_world.The astronaut was the first woman to
command the International Space Station.She finished her job on the floating lab in April, 2008.
Ann Dunwoody also had a "major" achievement.In November, 2008, she became the first female
fourstar general in the U. S.military.That is the second-highest rank in the U. S.Army.
The achievements of those and other women can encourage girls."I"ve heard from moms and dads
who see my achievement as hope for their daughters, " Dunwoody says, "Anything is possible through
hard work."
Danica Patrick and the other women didn"t get to where they are alone.Here"s a look at some of the
women who helped make their achievements possible.
Martha Washington was the country"s first First Lady.Her husband, George Washington, was
President from 1789 to 1797.
Marie Ruoff Byrum was the first woman to cast a ballot(投票) after U. S.women were given the
right to vote in elections in 1920.
Janet Guthrie became the first woman to enter a major car race in 1977.She was placed ninth in the
Indianapolis 500 race in 1978.
The Women"s Army Corps became part of the U. S.Army in 1943.More than 17,000 women served
overseas during World War Ⅱ.
Sally Ride became the first U. S.woman in space in 1983.Her two space shuttle experiences lasted
about 343 hours.
1. Who had been a lawyer according to the passage?
A. Danica Patrick.
B. Michelle Obama.
C. Marie Ruoff Byrum.
D. Sally Ride.
2. The underlined phrase "out of this world" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by ________.
A. extremely wonderful
B. unknown to the world
C. kept secret
D. not true
3. According to the passage, Dunwoody ________.
A. has high hopes for her daughters
B. had been involved in World War Ⅱ
C. was the first female general in U. S.military history
D. considers hard work an important factor of success
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sally Ride had worked in the International Space Station.
B. Hillary Clinton was the first woman to be the U. S.Secretary of State.
C. Janet Guthrie was the champion in the Indianapolis 500 race in 1978.
D. U.S.women didn"t have the right to vote in elections in the 19th century.
the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real,
learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying
art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six
months!
At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students
was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular
portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very
successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many
paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
Rembrandt"s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only
one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his
second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful
as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (***) in
1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
His unfortunate life, however, didn"t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time.
His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months
later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and
over 2,000 drawings!
B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.
C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.
D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.
B. began his teaching career in 1628.
C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.
D. was good at drawing animals and flowers.
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
B. A great Dutch painter
C. The greatest painter in the world
D. Rembrandt"s unhappy family
explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪).
She also built her own roller coaster(过山车).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is
due to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and
career.
As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot
do or will not do."
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly.She took all sorts of jobs to pay for
the lessons and to buy a secondhand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the
solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women
who led active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already
done-occasionally what men have not done -thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps
encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action," she said.
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around
the world. However, in midflight, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and women.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart"s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently.
B. adopted
C. published
D. created
B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement
of his amazing abilities.
He has only been having piano lessons for four months, and practices four hours a week, but he has
already played difficult classical pieces. He was just seven when he sat down at the piano, and could play
at once. He also says he never gets nervous.
When Shane was three years old, he said that he could play the piano, but nobody took him seriously. At school, he could listen to the teacher and do his work while composing (作曲) in his head. Shame
remembers all the melodies(旋律),and when he gets home he plays them on the piano, while his father
records them. Shane loves playing the piano, and when he grows up he wants to be a composer.
His tutor, Richard Goffin-Lecar, says he is like Amadeus Mozart, who lived during the 18th century
in Salzburg, Austria, and was one of the most famous composers ever. Mr. Goffin-lecar says, "I don"t
teach Shane very much. I just give him directions, then sit back and watch."
His father, a single parent with two other children, says that although he has little money, he wants to
send Shane to a good music school. "I"m a single father, but I have this gifted child. I don"t have much
money, but I want to give him the best teachers, and also take him into a studio to record."
1. When did Shane tell others that he could play the piano?
A. At age three.
B. At age ten.
C. At age seven.
D. At age four.
2. Which of the following is TRUE about Shane?
A. He feels nervous while playing the piano
B. He can compose in his head while doing his work.
C. He wants to be a piano tutor when he grows up.
D. He doesn"t like to listen to the teacher at school.
3. What do we learn about Shane"s father?
A. He also plays the piano well.
B. He"s a single father with two children.
C. He believes in Shane"s talent for music and will support him.
D. Not having enough money, he will ask the teachers for help
- 1用所给词的适当形式填空。l. _____the baby __ ( stop) crying yet?2.
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- 3除亚洲外,其他大洲按面积从大到小排列,正确的是( )A.非洲、北美洲、南美洲、南极洲、欧洲、大洋洲B.非洲、南美洲、北
- 4可以用氯气灌洞的方法来消灭田鼠,这是利用了氯气的哪些性质[ ]①密度比空气大②易液化③能溶于水④有毒A.①② B
- 5函数,则该函数为( )A.单调递增函数,奇函数B.单调递增函数,偶函数C.单调递减函数,奇函数D.单调递减函数,偶函
- 6若点(m,m-2)在第三象限,则m的取值范围是______.
- 7简述《老人与海》的象征意义。
- 8________, she passed the driving test.A.In shortB.For shortC
- 9七边形的内角和是( )度,外角和是( )度。
- 10下列图形中,不是轴对称图形的是[ ]A.有一个角是60°的直角三角形B.等边三角形C.有一个角是45°的直角三角
- 1 “鸵鸟在散步,河马在戏水,长颈鹿伸着脖子在吃树梢上的嫩叶,还有凶猛的狮子在追逐斑马.”可以看到上述景象的大洲是( )
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- 3动车组列车的开通为人们出行带来方便.孔玫同学乘坐的“动车”从淮安到北京仅需6h,淮安到北京的距离约为813km,列车在这
- 4(本题满分12分)设条件p:2x2-3x+1≤0,条件q:x2-(2a+1)x+a(a+1)≤0,若是的必要不充分条件,
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- 6制作扇形统计图的关键是( )。
- 7下列加粗字的注音正确的一项是[ ]A.肄业(yì)弭谤(mǐ)打烊(yàng)裨补缺漏(bì)B.寒伧(chen
- 8肱二头肌和肱三头肌分别在上臂的[ ]A.前方、后方B.后方、前方C.上方、下方D.下方、上方
- 9已知:如图,在ABCD中,AE⊥BC,垂足为E,CE=CD,点F为CE的中点,点G为CD上的一点,连接DF、EG、AG,
- 10下图表示某动物个体内三个正在进行分裂的细胞。请据图回答下列问题:(1)该动物个体的性别是______________。(