Humans’ Greatest Achievements

The earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

1.The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press(印刷术)? Without great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet and smartphones. 2.

What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? 3.

Finally, we must not forget humens’ early achievements. 4. We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what

We mean by “great”. 5. Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow” like the Great Wall? What do you think ?

A. Do you think it is difficult to have great achievements?

B. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives?

C. We enjoy these things every day because they are free to use.

D. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel

E. Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology

F. And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?

G. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting

A. Do you think it is difficult to have great achievements?

B. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives?

C. We enjoy these things every day because they are free to use.

D. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel

E. Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology

F. And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?

G. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting

A famous actor—Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is an American actor. He’s acted in a lot of famous films. He is one of the greatest actors in film history.

Robert De Niro was born (出生) in 1943 in New York City. He left high school at the age of sixteen. He wanted to have a career (职业)in acting. He dreamed of appearing in Hollywood films.

His first major film role came in 1973. It was in the film Bang the Drum Slowly. Later, he got a role in the film The Godfather Part II. He won his first Oscar (奥斯卡金像奖)for this role. After this, he got many other important film roles.

On his way to career success, he became good friends with a director Martin Scorsese. They began to work together often. Their first film together was Mean Streets in 1973. It was a big success. In 1980,he acted in the film Raging Bull. Scorsese was the director again. And for this role, Robert De Niro won his second Oscar.

His acting career continued. In 1990s,2000s and 2010s, he kept acting in a lot of films.

1.When did Robert De Niro leave high school?

A.In 1943. B.In 1946. C.In 1959. D.In 1963.

2.Robert De Niro's first major film role was in________.

A.Raging Bull B.Mean Streets

C.Bang the Drum Slowly D.The Godfather Part II

3.What do Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese have in common?

A.They are both successful.

B.They were born in the same year.

C.They are both friends of a famous director.

D.They shared the same dream when they were small.

4.What does the underlined word “continued” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.浪费 B.消失 C.改善 D.继续

5.The writer writes this passage to_____.

A.show what a good friend is like

B.tell the life story of Robert De Niro

C.teach others how to be a good actor

D.ask people to see Robert De Niro’s films

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