题目内容
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant 1, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Thomas Edison replied very 2, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have 3 a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot 4 to make a good light bulb.”
If you learn from your mistakes, then you are 5. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines 6 daily and failure is nothing more than a few small 7 repeated daily.
How 8 the above lines are! Success takes 9. We’11 make mistakes 10 we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to 11 new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence 12 what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional 13, but only a few really 14 their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) 15 life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to 16, but it is not found everywhere and no one can 17 it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) 18!
Success depends on previous 19, and without it we will end in failure.
When you are 20, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
- 1.
- A.celebrated
- B.complained
- C.explained
- D.answered
- A.
- 2.
- A.confidently
- B.madly
- C.carelessly
- D.angrily
- A.
- 3.
- A.remembered
- B.refused
- C.learned
- D.ordered
- A.
- 4.
- A.test
- B.ignore
- C.invent
- D.use
- A.
- 5.
- A.healthy
- B.enthusiastic
- C.intelligent
- D.generous
- A.
- 6.
- A.shown
- B.prevented
- C.recorded
- D.practiced
- A.
- 7.
- A.errors
- B.machines
- C.jobs
- D.steps
- A.
- 8.
- A.common
- B.strange
- C.familiar
- D.true
- A.
- 9.
- A.effect
- B.time
- C.drugs
- D.roles
- A.
- 10.
- A.as though
- B.so that
- C.unless
- D.if
- A.
- 11.
- A.keep
- B.attempt
- C.give
- D.see
- A.
- 12.
- A.depends on
- B.sets aside
- C.turns down
- D.sets up
- A.
- 13.
- A.appearance
- B.experiences
- C.qualities
- D.feelings
- A.
- 14.
- A.own
- B.realize
- C.provide
- D.research
- A.
- 15.
- A.active
- B.hard
- C.rich
- D.average
- A.
- 16.
- A.sell
- B.draw
- C.eat
- D.praise
- A.
- 17.
- A.achieve
- B.watch
- C.offer
- D.recognize
- A.
- 18.
- A.story
- B.excuse
- C.key
- D.plan
- A.
- 19.
- A.preparation
- B.influence
- C.life
- D.generation
- A.
- 20.
- A.powerful
- B.wonderful
- C.successful
- D.hopeful
- A.
Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power,recorded music and movies—his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing.He basically came up with the modern system of research and development.Edison was not the only scientist doing research in his garage but someone who gathered around him a team of creative scientific minds.Edison’s 1aboratories were the forerunners(先驱)of Apple,Google and Microsoft.
Yet for a11 his scientific gifts,he was no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.He once said,“Anything that won’ t sell,I don’ t want to invent.” But Edison,unlike Jobs or Gates,had no real sense of what the public wanted or how to change his discoveries into products that might sell.It took him years to understand that the phonograph(留声机)was not a business tool but an entertainment invention.He helped create movies but resisted the idea that people might want to go into a theater to watch one.
We chose Edison this year because we need his example now more than ever.Though we live in a time of great reformation,the U.S.is in danger of losing its advantage in science and technology.American investment(投资)in research and development has not increased as a percentage of GDP since the mid一1980s,while the government’ s share has been dropping.And this is at a time when China is rapidly increasing its money on research and development.The U.S.was once among the 1eading nations.Now it ranks near the bottom of the 23 nations that collect such data.We hope that Edison’ s story might not only encourage reformation but also inspire more
young Americans to study science and engineering.
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly about .
A.the number of Edison’ s great inventions |
B.Edison’ s special personal characters |
C.Edi son’ s modern system of research |
D.Apple.Google and Microsoft and their forerunners |
A.A11 the things Edison invented sold well. |
B.Edison wanted to invent things that sold well. |
C.Edison’ s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular. |
D.Edison had a gift for changing his discoveries into best sellers. |
A.inform US of the danger the USA is in |
B.get young Americans to study science |
C.be in honor of Edison for his contributions |
D.tell US how important Edison’ s inventions are |
A.the USA is no 10nger advanced in science and technology |
B.the USA falls behind China in research and inventions |
C.more and more young Americans will be interested in science |
D.China is spending more and more money on research and development |