“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. Many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for education. They tried their best to learn something and never gave up till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men don’t try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. If they see their weak points and change their ways, they can be successful. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as(只要) they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on themselves.
【小题1】Why did many men succeed?

A.Because they had good education.
B.Because they wanted very much to become well-known.
C.Because they worked hard.
D.Because their families were very rich.
【小题2】What can a teacher do according to the famous teacher in England?
A.A teacher can make his pupils men of strength and courage.
B.A teacher can make his pupils worthy.
C.A teacher can help his pupils become well-known.
D.A teacher can do nothing.
【小题3】If young people depend on their own efforts, _______________.
A.they are sure to be very famous in the world
B.they can be successful in their lives
C.they no longer need help
D.they are sure to fail
【小题4】What can we learn about the writer from the passage?
A.He thinks highly of those who are working hard to be successful.
B.He thinks highly of parents and teachers.
C.He wants to be a famous scientist.
D.He thinks highly of those who are poor.

It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man isn’t useful to himself and to others. If one is too lazy to work ,he will probably beg (乞讨) or steal (偷).So every boy, when he is young, should learn some useful work.

But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put all his heart into his work, and not waste his free time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is important for young people as for the old.

The habit of getting up early is helpful to diligence(勤奋), and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed(形成) when one is young. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent, and make use of (利用)his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one may make great progress, succeed(成功) in life and become useful to one’s country.  So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

1.After reading the passage we know that those who are too lazy to work will become______.

A. beggars   B. thieves(小偷)  C. beggars or thieves   D. useful men

2.If a boy wants to be useful to himself and to the people , he should ______.

A. learn to play                

B. do something in his free time

C. put his heart into his work      

D. try hard to learn to do a certain kind of work

3.To learn to be diligent, it’s most important for the young people to______.

A. make good use of time          

B. learn some good subjects

C. work all the time without playing   

D. work while they work and play while they play

4.One can’t be successful in life unless(除非) he ______ when he is young.

A. is diligent in his study               

B. loves his school  

C. spends some time learning something   

D. makes up for his lost time

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A.A Lazy Boy Can Learn To Be Diligent

B. Young People Should Rise Early

C. Lost Time Never Returns

D. Diligence, the Mother Of Success

 

                                     Britain Today

     Food

     British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but

46% have fish and chips!

    

Sports

     British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).

     Cinema and TV

     Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.

     Holidays

     British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

 

1.Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

        A. A hamburger.         B. Fish and chips.

        C. Both.               D. Neither

2.Those who are interested in movies are ____.

A. men                     B. women

C. old people                D. young people

3.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A. Three hours.              B. Three hours and a half

C. Two hours                D. Two hours and a half

4.British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

       A. Spain    B. France     C. America    D. Australia

 

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