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阅读理解。
Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised, "Barbara, be enthusiastic!
Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were!
"Nothing great was ever done without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste (浆
糊) that helps you hang in there when the things get tough. It is the inner voice that tells you, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can't!" It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a
geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't stop
working on her experiments.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is the childlike wonder that gives
enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day
by playing the cello (大提琴). As the music flowed through his fingers, his shoulders would straighten and
joy would reappear in his eyes. As writer and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle (起皱纹)
the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, not considering money or title or power. Patricia Mellratl,
a retired director in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, "My father,
long ago, told me, 'I never made any money until I stopped working for it.'"
We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-been". We need to turn the tears into sweat (汗水)as
we go after "what-can-be". We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses finding
pleasure in the sweet of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a
rainbow.
Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were!
"Nothing great was ever done without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste (浆
糊) that helps you hang in there when the things get tough. It is the inner voice that tells you, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can't!" It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a
geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't stop
working on her experiments.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is the childlike wonder that gives
enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day
by playing the cello (大提琴). As the music flowed through his fingers, his shoulders would straighten and
joy would reappear in his eyes. As writer and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle (起皱纹)
the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, not considering money or title or power. Patricia Mellratl,
a retired director in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, "My father,
long ago, told me, 'I never made any money until I stopped working for it.'"
We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-been". We need to turn the tears into sweat (汗水)as
we go after "what-can-be". We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses finding
pleasure in the sweet of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a
rainbow.
1. What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. Enthusiasm is more important than experience.
B. Enthusiasm can give people more success and fame
C. Enthusiastic people will never get old
D. Enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life.
B. Enthusiasm can give people more success and fame
C. Enthusiastic people will never get old
D. Enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life.
2. We can infer that enthusiasm is more important for a person especially when __________.
A. he is in trouble
B. he is getting old
C. he can do what he love
D. he has succeeded
B. he is getting old
C. he can do what he love
D. he has succeeded
3. The author mentions Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______.
A. enthusiasm can make people feel young
B. music can arouse people's enthusiasm
C. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy
B. music can arouse people's enthusiasm
C. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy
4. How many examples are referred in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
5. Which proverb may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?
A. A good beginning makes a good ending
B. Don't cry over the spoiled milk
C. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
D. Love me, love my dog
B. Don't cry over the spoiled milk
C. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
D. Love me, love my dog
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Chen Yurong, 55, an average woman in Wuhan, Hubei province, who was diagnosed with a fatty liver (肝), walked 10 kilometers a day for seven months, despite wind an rain, so she could donate part of a healthy liver to her son. After wearing out four pairs of shoes and losing eight kilograms, her fatty liver condition disappeared. One doctor called it a “miracle” (奇迹).
like to do everything to save my son, including doing exercise and
eating less”, Chen said.
The transplant was performed on November 3,2009. The surgery
lasted more than 14 hours and saved her son from life threatening
liver disease. State – owned CCTV broadcast the transplant live and
she has been widely praised in China.
However, the 55 – year – old mother said she never expected
such attention, which did bring her hope and help from many others
– even stingers. Despite giving up part of her liver, Chen, like before,
gets up at 6 am to help her son wash and take his medicine. Moved
by Chen Yurong’s love for her son and her determination and effort, the hospital paid the entire medical bill, which would have added up to 600,000 yuan (US$ 85,715).
The great mother, Chen Yurong was honored as the most touching figure in China for 2009.
36.What can we learn about Chen Yurong according to the passage?
A.She together with her son lives a poor life.
B.She herself is in good health all the time.
C.She is willing to do everything for her son.
D.She wants to win other’s attention and praise.
37.Which of the following can best describe Chen Yurong’s behavior?
A.generous B.aggressive C.reasonable D.awesome
38.Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?
A.Chen Yurong took exercise and ate less to keep slim.
B.Many people and organizations have helped the family.
C.Liver donators might lose their lives after the transplant.
D.Chen Yurong and her son have been through the hardest time.
39.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.A lucky son B.A successful operation C.A miracle D.A great Mother