题目内容
His lost eyesight was by his ever sharpening sense of hearing.
A. made of B. made use of C. made up of D. made up for
D
Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty 200 years ago. At any other time and place, this lowly origin would have dictated his future, but in Lincoln’s case, his self-determination and force of will made it possible for him to secure his seat in his country's history. He has become a role model in the self-made America.
If you want to learn about somebody who didn’t quit, look no further. Abraham Lincoln had two business ventures failed, and the second one made him bankrupt, so he had to spend the next 17 years of his life paying for the debt. He also lost 8 different elections. It seemed that he had never done things right at the first time: the first time he ran for state legislature for Congress, for land officer, for Senate, all of these failed, and the first time he sought the vice-presidential nomination, he got less than 100 votes nationally. But he never found it too shameful to carry on his mission. Then later in 1860, on such a rough road, he made it to the White House. He lived up to his famous saying, “Always bear in mind that your own determination to success is more important than any other.”
He could have quit many times-—-but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit,he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of America. One important way Lincoln influences present society is that we look back on his lifeas a role model for future generations. Lincoln’s high character influences us because we compare present-day politicians to the example Lincoln set. A major influence Lincoln has on the united States today is simply through the good example he set when it came to honesty, persistence and leadership.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is true?
A. Lincoln was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. |
B. Like Lincoln, a poor origin leads to a bright future. |
C. America is considered self-made because of Lincoln. |
D. Self-determination and will contributed to Lincoln’s success. |
A. How Lincoln made his way to the White House. |
B. Lincoln suffered various failures. |
C. Lincoln was a man who never quit. |
D. Lincoln once lost two business ventures. |
a. He was paying off his debt. b. He failed in the run for land officer,
c. He got less than 100 votes nationally. d. he stuck to his mission, e. He went bankrupt.
A.b-c-c-d-a | B.e-a-b-c-d | C.e-c-a-b-d | D.d-c-a-b-c |
A. To tell us that determination is the most important to success. |
B. To attract readers1 attention. |
C. To show why Lincoln was able to carry on in hard times. |
D. To summarize Lincoln’s story. |
A. Because he still influences America as a role model. |
B. Because he set a good example to the present politicians. |
C. Because of his great personalities. |
D. Because he went through diverse difficulties. |
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On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles. During his talk, Jack __1__for his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?" __2__ shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would __3__.But I jumped up, ran up the __4__ to the stage, and grabbed the bill from his hand.As I was launching myself in the air, thoughts__5__through my mind-was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they __6__security and take me from the stage? __7__my desire for bold action was louder than any __8__ voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he turned to me and said, "Yes, that's it! We can't wait around for the __9__ to come to us.We must take action to __10__what we want!" After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his __11__ e-mail address. Over the next several months, I sent him long e-mails __12__my vision and dreams with him.He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement.But my life got __13__ with other things.I stopped emailing Jack. A year later, my dreams had worn away.I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant _14_ that would show me the way. I emailed him, and then emailed him again-but got no __15__.As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I __16__ woke up.What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most __17__ desiring that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat __18__ to their chairs. We all have a "Jack" for whom we wait--whether it's a person, a place or a thing.We __19__believe the gifts of life are just around the corner; and that everything will come in an__20__way if we have patience. So we don't try.We give up. My inspiration came back.I stopped waiting and started things. | ||||
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