题目内容
Many great artists were not famous in their own time, and people only started to _____ them many years later.
A.remind B.appreciate C.inspire D.assist
B
There is no doubt that much of the profit of a business—sometimes the whole of its success—depends upon the use of the odds and ends.The odds and ends are various small things,which are left over when the main things are produced.But they possess a real value of their own.
If a business,big or small,looked down upon these odds and ends,it would mean a big difference in the amount of the benefit of the business.Take a meat factory for instance, there are countless odds and ends—bones and hair,which can be made into glue and rope to increase its profit greatly.
Then,if we are college students,what about our odds and ends—the odd moments? Take time for example.Every one of us has the exact same amount of it.Everyone’s success or failure depends on the use of their time.But everyone uses the time more or less in the same way.However,why many great men in science or art have made huge successes for themselves in the world?Because they have made best use of their odd moments.Take Thomas A.Edison, he never allowed his odd moments to slip by.He thought,planned,and tried his inventions.He always worked twenty hours out of each twenty-four.His inventions made him famous all over the world,and provided valuable wealth for the human beings.
So, remember this axiom:very busy people always find time for everything.However,people with great spare time find time for nothing.Is it very strange?Not at all!The question is how to gather up fragments of time and make full use of them.As many big businesses have found,that the real profit is in using the odds and ends.We also must do in this way to make best use of our odd moments and manage to be successful in something that we do.
【小题1】 What are odds and ends?
A.They are nothing useful. |
B.They are various small,but valuable things. |
C.They are the main things that factories produce. |
D.They are odd moments students deny to gather up. |
A.lots of factors in success or in failure depend on the best use of odds and ends |
B.they control to possess a value of their own |
C.they are various small things people don’t want |
D.they are useless things left over when the main things are produced |
A.clear and evident without proof |
B.statement accepted as true without proof of argument |
C.statement that can be argued |
D.regulation accepted in scientific usage |
A.the odds and ends | B.immense leisure |
C.the main things | D.the odd moments |
“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity,” said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. I’ve never watched her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it’s probably worth listening to.
Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If you’re a Chinese, you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump(树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. It’s not about going to a temple to burn some incense(香) hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; it’s practical advice you can follow each day.
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups; those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper,” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message.
It’s easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”, in fact, keep an open mind and don’t go through the same routine every day.
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners, my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, I’ve had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. I’ve also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence? After reading about Professor Wiseman’s studies I think not.
As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking, but it’s important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential problem.
Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.
【小题1】Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writer’s point?
A.Make the best of a bad job. |
B.Rome was not built in a day. |
C.All is not gold that glitters. |
D.A good heart conquers ill fortune. |
A.She became famous through her family background. |
B.She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her life. |
C.She is a British talk show host. |
D.She became successful by her own effort. |
A.luck is in your own hand |
B.bad luck can turn into good |
C.you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you |
D.man can conquer nature |
Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap,strong and fast.He was able to se11 millions of models because he could produce them in large numbers at a time;that is,he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind. Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer,but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit(底特律)where he worked as a mechanic(机械师).By the age of 29,in 1892,he had built his first car.However,the car made in this way,the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-----five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory.This car showed to be so well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years.Since Ford’s time,this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive.
1.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars.
A.cheap and strong |
B.cheap and long |
C.fast and expensive |
D.strong and slow |
2.Ford was able to sell millions of cars,because_____.
A.he made many great cars |
B.his cars are many |
C.he made lots of cars of the same kind |
D.both A and B |
3.The young man became a mechanic,_______.
A.which was his father’s will |
B.which was against his own will |
C.which was against his father’s will |
D.which was the will of both |
4.The “Model T” was very famous_____.
A.before 1908 |
B.between 1982 and 1908 |
C.before 1892 |
D.after 1908 |
5.Ford built his own car factory_____?
A.in 1903 |
B.in 1908 |
C.in 1913 |
D.in 1897 |