题目内容
Unit 5 Great People
The "spider story" is told. Robert Bruce ,leader of the Scots in the 13th century ,was hiding in a cave
from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web .The spider tried to reach across a rough place
on the rock.lt tried six times without success. For the seventh time it made it and went on to spin its web.
It is said that Bruce was taken heart and went on defeating the English later.
Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right
way to make one.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you
in top form yourself? How can you make such things go right next time?
Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your
real goal may be. Think about this question ,"lf I do succeed in this ,where will it get me?"This may
prevent you from doing things you shouldn't do.
The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself"
even though you may fail. Remember, "You can't win them all. "
B. failure is terrible
C. only failure can lead you to success
D. to think of success all the time
B. regarding failure as a part of life
C. thinking the success all the time
D. thinking about the failure to find out what went wrong
B. nature will help us if we let it
C. failure is the mother of success
D. people who fail have the same experience
B. Edison was the inventor of the light bulb.
C. The spider didn't tell Robert Bruce any lesson.
D. There is no failure in a successful person's life.
B. Edison and Bruce failed repeatedly before success
C. how to deal with failure
D. both A and C
阅读理解
High in the mountains, and deep in the forest, lives a lake with many plants and animals in and around her. The plants and animals have enough food and clean water to keep them healthy. The wind carries pure air, and the rain comes down clear and clean.
But recently, Lucy Lake and her friends haven’t been feeling very well. All the plants and animals get together to talk about the problem. “Why are we sick?” “What can we do?” ask all of them. No one has any answers.
Just then two hikers appear. The animals tell them about their problems. “Can you help us?” they ask. “Yes,” one hiker says. “I think it’s because of acid rain.”
“Acid rain comes from chemicals(化学物质) in the air. The pollution comes from factories, cars and trucks.”
“So, although I don’t want to, I help the pollution travel through the air!” says the wind. “And I carry it to the land!” cries the rain.
“If you can help us think of some solutions(解决方法), we will send a message to tell people how to clean up our environment,” one hiker says.
With the help of the plants and animals, the two hikers make a list of ideas for saving Lucy Lake and her friends.
Time passes, and the forest and lake begin to feel a little better.
The next time the hikers climb up the mountains to Lucy Lake, they smile at what they find. “We’re glad things have started to change,” one hiker says. “And we’re glad you helped us make a difference,” says the other.
1.The underlined word “pure” can be replaced by “____”.
A.polluted |
B.clean |
C.cold |
D.cool |
2.The two hikers are most probably ____.
A.scientists |
B.teachers |
C.doctors |
D.reporters |
3.____ have (has) nothing to do with the cause of acid rain.
A.The rain |
B.Human beings |
C.The wind |
D.The plants and animals |
4.The underlined word “you” refers to (指) ____.
A.Lucy Lake |
B.the plants and animals |
C.one of the two hikers |
D.the wind and the rain |
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Acid rain is very harmful only to plants and animals. |
B.Human activities are the main cause of acid rain. |
C.Acid rain can make the living things in the environment get sick. |
D.We should clean up our environment to protect us against acid rain. |