题目内容
Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t 1 paid for it,or you can work at it 2 . Albert Einstein was unable to get a job as a physics professor. He 3 said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to 4 . I should give up on it and settle for something 5 .” Instead, he wrote the two most famous papers while 6 as a patent(专利) 。 After their publication there was 7 a major university in the world that would not have been glad to 8 him on their staff.
If you want to work as an artist and you are making a living as a waiter, 9 consider yourself as a waiter who hopes one day to become an artist. That puts the work you love somewhere off in the 10 future. Rather, 11 yourself as artist, supporting yourself by waiting tables, and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is possible to earn a(n) 12 wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That 13 plenty of time to 14 yourself to training or developing your craft in the off hour.
While seeking the work you love, it 15 to expand your awareness(意识) into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be limited to the 16 of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to all possibilities, you can make a 17 decision and select the work you love as your own.
Doing the work you love requires that you 18 equally comfortable with imaginative and practical. It requires the ability to 19 big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams 20 .
1. A. give B. get C. offer D. become
2. A. partly B. part time C. in part D. for part
3. A. had B. must have C. could have D. should have
4. A. physics B. chemistry C. math D. biology
5. A. important B. easy C. else D. necessary
6. A. employ B. employing C. employs D. employed
7. A. rather than B. not C. no D. more than
8. A. have B. invite C. employ D. allow
9. A. not B. do C. did D. don’t
10. A. distant B. far away C. near D. close
11. A. think B. take on C. look at D. think of
12. A. enough B. living C. limited D. big
13. A. makes B. keeps C. leaves D. loses
14. A. devote B. spend C. prepare D. enjoy
15. A. pays B. helps C. works D. takes
16. A. facts B. order C. experiences D. ideas
17. A. proper B. final C. true D. reasonable
18. A. are B. must be C. be D. will be
19. A. do B. make up C. create D. dream
20. A. realize B. come true C. become true D. true
解析:
1. 即使你没有得到报酬 2. part time兼职 3. could have done本可以… 4. 参照前面提到的unable to get a job as a physics professor, 判断应该是relative to physics与物理相关的 5. settle for something else满足于其它的事情 6. employed as…受雇为…, 作为…工作 7. 没有一所有名望的大学… 8. have him on their staff使他成为全体职员中的一名 9. 不要…; 否定祈使句 10. distant远处的,遥远的 11. 把自己当成艺术家 12. earn a living wage赚取生活费, 谋生 13. leaves plenty of time…留下很多时间… 14. devote…to…把…专用于… 15. it helps to…有助于… 16. 你不想被局限在这些想法中… 17. final decision最后的决定 18. require后要用动词原形 19. dream big dreams有很大的梦想 20. make dreams come true实现梦想
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Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part-time. Albert Einstein was unable to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics. I should give up on it and settle for something else.” Instead, he wrote the two most famous papers when he was employed as a patent clerk. After their publication, there was not a major university in the world that would not have been glad to have him on their staff.
If you want to work as an artist and you are making a living as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who hopes one day to become an artist. That puts the work you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think of yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by waiter tables—and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is possible to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That leaves plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft(手艺)in the off hours.
While seeking the work you love, it helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be limited to the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to all possibilities, you can make a final decision and select the work you love as your own.
Doing the work you love requires that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the practical. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.
【小题1】According to the passage, perhaps Einstein once said to himself, “_______.”
A.Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics. I should give up on it and settle for something else |
B.The job is just what I want, I should work very hard at it |
C.I have to support myself by working as a patent clerk now, but I won’t give physics up |
D.I must wait until I find my favorite job |
A.have enough spare time for his hobbies |
B.have no time left to make his dream come true |
C.do nothing else |
D.make a good living |
A.Sometimes the imaginative is different from the practical. |
B.We have to take care of a lot of details before we make our dreams come true. |
C.We shall do practical things rather than dream. |
D.We shall dream big dreams and practice as well. |
A.start work quickly | B.select job carefully and patiently |
C.dream often | D.make up our minds quickly |
Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it 36 . Albert Einstein was 37 to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don't have the work relative to 38 . I should give up on it and settle for something else.” 39 , he wrote the two most famous papers while 40 as a patent(专利)office worker. After the 41 , there was not any major 42 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.
If you want to work as an artist and are 43 as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who 44 one day to become an artist. That puts the 45 you love somewhere Off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as 46 , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is 47 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That 48 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺) in the 49 hours.
While seeking the work you love, 50 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be 51 the ideas Of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened 52 the possibilities, you can make a final 53 and select the work you love as your own.
Doing the work you love 54 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 55 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.
36.A.full-fime | B. hard | C. easily | D. part-time |
37.A.unable | B. able | C. unwilling | D. anxious |
38.A.science | B. maths | C. physics | D. money |
39.A.So | B. Instead | C. Therefore | D. And |
40.A.employed | B. regarded | C. worked | D. recognized |
41.A. inventions | B. discoveries | C. successes | D. papers |
42.A. city | B. factory | C. university | D. company |
43.A.known | B. making a living | C. leading a life | D. chosen |
44.A.thinks | B. imagines | C. hopes | D. decides |
45.A.man | B. woman | C. person | D. work |
46.A. an artist | B. a waiter | C. a waitress | D. a painter |
47.A.impossible | B. possible | C. important | D. lucky |
48.A.sends | B. spares | C. leaves | D. takes |
49.A.on | B. office | C. business | D. off |
50.A.it | B. which | C. that | D. this |
51.A. interested in | B. devoted to | C. limited to | D. troubled by |
52.A.no | B. all | C. few | D. both |
53.A.decision | B. plan | C. conclusion | D. judge |
54.A.suggests | B. requires | C. insists | D. encourages |
55.A.necessary | B. practical | C. careful | D. honest |
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Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don't get paid for it, or if you can only work at it 1 . Albert Einstein was 2 to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, "Well, I just don't have the work relative to 3 . I should give up on it and settle for something else." 4 , he wrote the two most famous papers while 5 as a patent (专利权) office worker. After the 6 , there was not any major 7 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them. If you want to work as an artist and are 8 as a waiter, don't think of yourself as a waiter who 9 one day to become an artist. That puts the 10 you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as 11 , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is 12 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That 13 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft in the 14 hours. While seeking the work you love, 15 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don't want to be 16 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened 17 the possibilities, you can make a final 18 and select the work you love as your own. Doing the work you love 19 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative (想象的; 虚构) and the 20 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true. | ||||
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