“Mother, what are the clouds made of?Why does it rain?Where does all the rain go?”Little William Jones was always asking questions．At first his mother tried to answer all his questions, but after he had learned to read, she taught him to read books．
“Mother, what makes the wind blow?”he asked．
“Read and you will know, my child, ”his．mother answered．
“Who lives on the other side of the world?”
“Read and you will know．”
“Oh, mother, I would like to know everything．”
“You can never know everything, my child．But you can learn many things from books．Read books that are true．Read about things that are beautiful and good．Do not waste your time in reading foolish(愚蠢的)books．Do not read bad books, they will make you bad．”
So William Jones went on reading and learning, and he became one of the most famous scholars in the world．The king of England made him a knight(爵士)and called him Sir William Jones．Sir William Jones lived nearly two hundred years ago and he was famous for his great knowledge．It is said that he could speak and write forty languages．
(1)
Where may William Jones come from?
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A．
The USA．
B．
China．
C．
England．
(2)
When William Jones was a．child, he always liked ________．
[ ]
A．
asking questions
B．
playing with everything
C．
answering his mother’s questions
(3)
Who was William Jones’ first teacher?
[ ]
A．
His mother．
B．
His father．
C．
His English teacher．
(4)
The underlined(画线的)word“scholars”means ________．
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A．
心理学家
B．
学者
C．
发明家
(5)
The best title for this passage would be“________”．
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学)in 2012．He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history．When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories．He especially thanked his mother．He thought his mother had a strong influence on him．
Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China's rural area．When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn't good-looking．His classmates often played jokes on his look．That made him very upset．His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely．She told him not to look down on(看不起)himself．She said it didn't matter if a person didn't have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up．She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society．
Mo Yan didn't let her mother down．He worked hard at writing．He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》)．His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself．”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end．
(1)
What does Mo Yan do?
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A．
He is a famous singer．
B．
He is a famous actor．
C．
He is a famous writer．
D．
He is a famous doctor．
(2)
When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?
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A．
In 2010．
B．
Last year．
C．
In 2013．
D．
Last month．
(3)
Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?
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A．
Because he was poor．
B．
Because he couldn't tell stories．
C．
Because his classmates often laughed at his look．
D．
Because he didn't work hard．
(4)
What is the most important for a person according to the article?
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