Chris Gardner

Net Worth (净身家): Over US $60 million

He is the owner of a stock (股票) business in Chicago. His family was poor when he was a child. He built the business with his own hands. At the same time, he also did a good job as a father.

Oprah Winfrey

Net Worth: Over US $3.1billion (十亿)

She is the queen of American television. Her childhood was painful. At 13, she ran away from her mother and lived with her father. Under the strict teaching of her father, she got a full scholarship (奖学金) to college. When she finished college, she got a job at a radio station. Then she worked very hard and became successful.

Mark Zuckerberg

Net Worth: $56.4 Billion

He was born into a well-to-do and well-educated family in New York. He showed an early interest in the world of computers. He is an American computer scientist, but best known for creating the social networking website, Facebook. He is the youngest billionaire. He is also famous for giving away 99% of the Facebook shares to charity in his lifetime.

1.You can get inspiration (鼓舞人心的人或事) from these three people because they are_______.

A. young and beautiful B. rich and lucky

C. positive and encouraging D. popular and clever

2.Chris Gardner is a businessman and_________.

A. is the richest of the three people B. is kind to children

C. runs a famous networking website D. was born into a rich family

3.Mark Zuckerberg is famous because of________.

A. his well-to-do and well-educated family

B. his early interest in the world of computers

C. his full scholarship to college

D. his creating the website Facebook and his contribution to the charity

4.According to the passage, which statement is TURE?

A. Chris Gardner had a painful childhood.

B. It is OK to be poor and it is easy to be rich.

C. Everyone has a chance to challenge his/her life.

D. Oprah Winfrey has lived with her father since she was born.

5.In which part of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A. Inspirational stories. B. Science fiction. C. Sports news. D. Education.

A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburge. An injured man was brought in, and the doctor turned to one of his students and asked him, “What’s wrong with this man ?”

“I don’t know, sir,” the student answered. “Shall I examine him and find out?”

“There’s no need to examine him,” said the doctor. “You should know without asking questions. He has hurt his right knee. Didn’t you notice the way he walked? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his trousers leg is burnt away at the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy. The man’s trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday night.”

The doctor then turned to the man and said, “You had your pay on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You got muddy and wet on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?

“Yes, sir,” said the man.

1.The medical students were having a lesson ______.

A. at the library B. in a classroom

C. at a well-known hospital D. in a medical school

2. The man hurt his knee _______.

A. on Monday B. on Sunday night C. on Saturday night D. yesterday

3. How did the doctor know that the man burnt his knee?

A. From the way he walked. B. By seeing his trousers leg is burnt away at the knee.

C. By seeing the man’s trousers are muddy all over. D. Both A and B

4.Which is the right order according to the passage?

① He burnt his knee. ②He got drunk. ③He fell down and got muddy. ④He had his pay.

A. ①②③④ B. ④③②① C. ③④①② D. ④②③①

5. From the passage we know that _______ is very important for medical students.

A. watching and thinking B. taking good care of others

C. learning from others D. teaching

Rachel Carson(1907-1964) was a pioneer of the world’s environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic(有害的) chemicals on farmland.

Carson’s career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. In 1951 she published her first book, The Sea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.

Carson’s book Silent Spring completely change the way America though about nature. It painted a bleak(荒凉的) future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban(禁止) on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides(农药) that farmers used for their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America’s Environmental Protection Agency.

Since her death, Carson’s name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in America.

1.Rachel Carson gave up working as a biologist in 1962.

2.Rachel Carson left her job because the US government took notice of her researches.

3.The book Silent Spring changed how American thought about nature.

4.The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 means the book Silent Spring.

5.Rachel Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for giving away much money to the

Rachel Carson Book Prize.

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