It is better to die on one’s feet than . A.living on one’s knees B. live on one’s knees C. on one’s knees D. to live on one’s knees 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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200. It is better to die on one’s feet than .

A.living on one’s knees B. live on one’s knees

C. on one’s knees D. to live on one’s knees

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A Most Remarkable Oil

　　When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely.“That is a most remarkable oil you brought us. Mr. Johnson,”he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well.“I've never seen anything like it.”the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again.“No?”he said polity. Then he added,“But I think you will, Sir. A very great deal of it.”He appeared to think for a moment.“I think you will find will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.”He smiled.

　　The manager thought that was uncertain. He said,“It is bet than our fish oils. I admit that.”“So I am told, sir,”agreed Johnson.

　　“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, manager?”Johnson smiled again.

　　“Would I be showing it to you if I had?”

　　“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils.”said the manager,“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could.”Johnson said gently.“Besides,”he added,“I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oils, in fact.”

　　“Perhaps,”said the. manager.“Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr. Johnson. Shall we discuss it?”

　　“Of course,”said Johnson.“There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this. The usual one is to prevent it altogether at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the beat way.”The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that.

　　“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.”The manager had his doubts, but all he said was M Inquiring,“Oh?”

　　“The other way,”continued Johnson,“is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”

(1)The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it ________.

[　　]

A．cheaper than the new oil

B．more quickly

C．more expensive

D．as good as the new oil

(2)Johnson's new oil would be________.

[　　]

A．more expensive than fish oil, but better

B．less expensive, and better

C．less expensive, hut not good

D．more expensive, and not so good

(3)Johnson expressed his regret that the manager ________.

[　　]

A．could not stop the new oil being made

B．would never know how to make it

C．had spent a lot of money on it

D．didn't know enough about it

(4)Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to produce it himself

B．to prevent it being produced

C．to be paid not to produce it

D．the manager to produce it

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A Most Remarkable Oil

　　The manager thought that was uncertain. He said,“It is bet than our fish oils. I admit that.”“So I am told, sir,”agreed Johnson.

　　“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, manager?”Johnson smiled again.

　　“Would I be showing it to you if I had?”

　　“Perhaps,”said the. manager.“Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr. Johnson. Shall we discuss it?”

　　“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.”The manager had his doubts, but all he said was M Inquiring,“Oh?”

　　“The other way,”continued Johnson,“is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”

(1)The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it ________.

[　　]

A．cheaper than the new oil

B．more quickly

C．more expensive

D．as good as the new oil

(2)Johnson's new oil would be________.

[　　]

A．more expensive than fish oil, but better

B．less expensive, and better

C．less expensive, hut not good

D．more expensive, and not so good

(3)Johnson expressed his regret that the manager ________.

[　　]

A．could not stop the new oil being made

B．would never know how to make it

C．had spent a lot of money on it

D．didn't know enough about it

(4)Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to produce it himself

B．to prevent it being produced

C．to be paid not to produce it

D．the manager to produce it

The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take various forms: organized competitive struggles, athletic games, hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year.

Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall.

Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It’s not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players as well on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country.

Basketball is the winner sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US, many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. And the famous NBA games are considered the best of this game.

Other sports attracting a great many people include wrestling, boxing and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the exactness of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not come primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.

Baseball is so popular in America that some professional teams play it until ___________.

A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter

When playing football, American players are dressed in a special uniforms ___________.

A. to avoid unexpected injuries

B. to play it like European football

C. to make the game rough enough

D. to look like professional players

Many Americans prefer basketball to football because______.

A. NBA games are very popular

B. it is originated in the US

C. it is much faster than football

D. it is played indoors throughout winter

Horse-racing fans can’t be exactly considered as sportsmen because they ________.

A. mainly stand and watch the races

B. don’t ride horse in the races

C. are only interested in the results

D. don’t care who wins in the races

The underlined word “jockeys” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the person who bets upon the the race

B. the person who cares about horse-racing

C. the rider who enjoys watching the race

D. the rider who competes in horse-racing

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be content with who you are. There's always someone who's a bit better. The only solution is to reach inside and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more accurate measure for comparison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your best.

Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get lazy, or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for nothing. It is a fool's game. None of us are inherently above or below the person next to us. We are who we are. Not one of us is exactly alike. The only direct and honest comparison is within yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

My opinion is that you are only allowed to compare yourself to someone else if their life situation is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there's not, you can bet someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best competitor.

The following are the reasons why you are your own best competitor.

1. You will always be motivated.

Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to push you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who cares if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn't make a bit of difference. You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own progress is all you need.

2. You will continuously be your personal best.

If you commit to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your game. And that game will only get better. But if for some reason you fall off your mark, you will always have the past image of your best performance to show you what you're capable of. Once you've done it, you know what's possible and then it's just a matter of doing it again.

Through the passage the writer advises the readers to ________.

A. avoid comparison with others B. work much harder

C. pay attention to others’ progress D. make full use of motivation

If you want to be content with yourself, according to the author, you should ________.

A. see yourself better than others B. measure accurately

C. compare with yourself D. be honest with yourself

Which of the following is certain to happen according to the author?

A. Finding someone else who is in the same life situation as you are.

B. Finding someone who runs faster and jumps higher than you.

C. Finding someone who is hiding right behind you.

D. Finding someone who almost always wins in their life.

What can help you up to higher level in your life according to the passage?

A. Comparing yourself with the guy next to you.

B. Thinking about your own progress.

C. Promising to play a game every day.

D. Thinking of your most recent past limits.

You never see him, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.
When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the back of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.
Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can resist massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged, they're also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they're still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane's black boxes were never recovered.
【小题1】What does the author say about the black box?