Get yourself up and make something of yourselfbuddy!”Though my mother has passed awayher words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy

??? “Christ!”I said,“I have made something of myself. I want to sleep late as I like.”

??? “If theres one thing I cant standits a quitter.”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuseso I pull myself from bed

????? Before I was out of primary schoolmother could see I lacked the gifts for either making millions or winning the love of crowdsSo she began pushing me toward working with wordsWords ran in her familyThere seemed to be a word gene that passed down from her mothers grandfather·

The greatest proof was my mothers first cousin EdwinHe was the managing editor of the New York Times and had gained a name in his career

??? In 1947 1 graduated from Johns Hopkins and applied for a job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporterIt paid30 a week When I complained the wage was shameful for a learned manmother refused to sympathize.“If you work hard at this job,”she said,“maybe you can make something of it.”

??? After a whileI was asked to cover diplomats(外交官)at various African embassies. Then

seven years later I was arranged by the Sun to cover the White Housea task that was as close to heaven as a journalist could getHoweverwhatever achievement of mine only seemed insignificant in her eyesUncle Edwins success was really annoying during my early years as a reporterWhat a thrillI thought

??? Thenout of my wildest childhood fantasythe Times came knockingIt was sad that Uncle Edwin had passed away by this timeIn 1979 I won the Pulitzer PrizeUnfortunatelymy mothers brain and health broke down the year beforeleaving her in a nursing homeout of touch with life forevermore She never knew of my Pulitzer

????? I can probably guess how shed have responded.“ Thats nicebuddyIt shows if you work handyou11 be able to make something of yourself one day,”

1.The first three paragraphs are intended to______

Adraw readersattention to the authors success

Bremind readers that the road to success is rough

Cserve as an introduction to the authors mother

Dexplain why the authors mother kept blaming him

2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably means that tier families____

A. were gifted at language? Bnever broke their promise

C. were fond of reading ? D. stuck to their family belief

3.What can we learn about the author

AHe got a good salary working as a police reporter

BHe lived a rich life with his mother in his childhood

CIt was proud of her mother to see his winning the Pulitzer Prize

DIt was beyond his wildest dream that he could work for the Times

4.The author regards Uncle Edwins success as a thrill because______.

Ahe himself was less smart than Uncle Edwin

Bhis mothers family thought Uncle Edwin to be a good reporter

Cfew reporters can become the managing editor of the New York Times

DUncle Edwin spared no effort to get the Pulitzer Prize at the cost of his life

 

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

The old man pointed to a string(绳子)between a big strong tree and a thin young one. “Please untie(解开)that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent(弯)over to one side. “Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There,it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about _______ .

A. how to take care of young trees  B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D. how to tie and untie the string

2.The young man untied the string _______ .

A. in order to throw it away      B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D. in order to let the old man teach him

3.When can the string be taken away?_______ .

A. When the old man has left         B. After you have untied it

C. When the young man has untied it next time

D. When the young tree grows strong enough

4.At last the old man told the young man _______ .

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children   C. that he should be hard on them

D. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5.In the story the relation(关系) of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of __.

A. the young father to the old neighbor       

 B. parents to their children

C. the old neighbor to the children of the young father  

D. grown ups to their parents

 

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

The old man pointed to a string(绳子)between a big strong tree and a thin young one. “Please untie(解开)that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent(弯)over to one side. “Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There,it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about _______ .

A. how to take care of young trees  B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D. how to tie and untie the string

2.The young man untied the string _______ .

A. in order to throw it away      B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D. in order to let the old man teach him

3.When can the string be taken away?_______ .

A. When the old man has left         B. After you have untied it

C. When the young man has untied it next time

D. When the young tree grows strong enough

4.At last the old man told the young man _______ .

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children   C. that he should be hard on them

D. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5.In the story the relation(关系) of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of __.

A. the young father to the old neighbor         B. parents to their children

C. the old neighbor to the children of the young father   D. grown ups to their parents

 

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