John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching the high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
Luckily he had a strong-willed caring mother. John remembered that his mother told him many times, “Son,you can be anything you want really to be if you just believe.” She told him not to depend on others,including his mother. “You have to earn success,” she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15,to Chicago.
Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned the power of words — as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged (使气馁) him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn(典当)her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural that difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind: “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!”
Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America — worth $150 million.
【小题1】 John’s father died in ________.

A.1922B.1933 C.1924D.1923
【小题2】John’s mother decided to move to Chicago because _______.
A.his father died when John was very young
B.life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown
C.there were no schools for black people in their hometown
D.John needed more education badly
【小题3】 John’s mother ________.
A.didn’t believe in or depend on others
B.thought no one could succeed without working hard
C.believed one would succeed without working hard
D.thought one could be whatever one wanted to be
【小题4】The story mainly tells us ________ .
A.about the spiritual support John’s mother gave him
B.how John H. Johnson became successful
C.about the importance of a good education
D.about the key to success for blacks

There are many international organizations which work to save and protect endangered species and natural environment. If you would like more information about any of the organizations listed blow, you can write to the addresses given.

Friends of the Earth (FOE) campaigns on a range of problems including rainforests, the countryside, water and air pollution and energy.

Friends of the Earth International Secretariat P. O. Box 19199 1000 G. D.

Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Greenpeace uses peaceful but direct action to defend the environment. It campaigns to protect rainforests and sea animals, stop global warming and end pollution of air, land and seas. It also opposes nuclear (核) power.

Greenpeace International

1016 DW Amsterdam

The Netherlands

 

BirdLife international is an organization

which works to save endangered

birds all over the world

BirdLife International

Wellbrook Court

Girton Road

Cambridge CB3 ONA

England

WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature is the world’s largest private international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species.

Information Officer

WWF International

Avenue du Mont-Blanc

1196 Gland

Switzerland

1.If you want to learn more about the organizations, you can       .

A.call them                              B.write them a letter

C.visit them                             D.send them an e-mail

2.Which problem will be paid close attention to by FOE?

A.Overhunting ocean animals.

B.Killing endangered birds.

C.Heavy air pollution.

D.Global warming.

3.If you oppose nuclear power, you can join      .

A.Friends of the Earth

B.World Wide Fund For Nature

C.BirdLife International

D.Greenpeace

4.What can we learn about WWF?

A.It helps to protect nature and save endangered animals.

B.It is the world’s largest international organization.

C.It works for private companies and rich people.

D.It is a private organization in the United States.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Endangered animals

B.Global traffic problems

C.Environmental protection organizations

D.Natural beauty

 

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