C
Years ago ,when I started looking for my first job ,wise advised,“Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience. ”How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!”when others shout, “No, you can’t !”It took years and years for the early work of  Barara  McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel  Prize in medicine , to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age was. At 90,cellist Palblo Cassls would start his day by playing Bach.  A s the music flowed through his fingers his stooped shoulders would strengthen and joy would reappear in his eyes . As author and poet Samuei Ulman once wrote ,“ Years wrinkle the skin ,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or power . Patricia  Mellrath, retired director of the Missouri  Repertory  Theatre in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father ,a lawyer long ago told me , I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.”
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby. Elizabeth  Layton was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years ,and the quality of her led one critic to say,“I’m tempted to call Layton a genius.”
We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be ”.We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, which all our senses-including pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden, the simple picture of a six-year –old ,the beauty of  a  rainbow.
66. What is the Chinese for “Enthusiasm”?
A.热情               B. 色彩                                C. 惰性                 D.金钱
67. Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?
A. Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.
B. If you don’t have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.
C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.
68. The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that____
A. music can arouse people’s enthusiasm
B. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
C. enthusiasm can keep people feel young
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy
69. How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A. Three             B. Two              C. Four                     D.  Five
70. The author mainly wants to say that _________
A. enthusiasm people never get old                            
B. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life
C. enthusiasm is more important than experience
D. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame .

C

Years ago ,when I started looking for my first job ,wise advised,“Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience. ”How right they were!

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!”when others shout, “No, you can’t !”It took years and years for the early work of  Barara  McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel  Prize in medicine , to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.

We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age was. At 90,cellist Palblo Cassls would start his day by playing Bach.  A s the music flowed through his fingers his stooped shoulders would strengthen and joy would reappear in his eyes . As author and poet Samuei Ulman once wrote ,“ Years wrinkle the skin ,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”

Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or power . Patricia  Mellrath, retired director of the Missouri  Repertory  Theatre in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father ,a lawyer long ago told me , I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.”

If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby. Elizabeth  Layton was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years ,and the quality of her led one critic to say,“I’m tempted to call Layton a genius.”

We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be ”.We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, which all our senses-including pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden, the simple picture of a six-year –old ,the beauty of  a  rainbow.

66. What is the Chinese for “Enthusiasm”?

   A.热情                B. 色彩                                 C. 惰性                  D.金钱

67. Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

   A. Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.

   B. If you don’t have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.

   C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.

   D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.

68. The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that____

   A. music can arouse people’s enthusiasm

   B. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed

   C. enthusiasm can keep people feel young

   D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy

69. How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?

   A. Three              B. Two               C. Four                      D.  Five

70. The author mainly wants to say that _________

   A. enthusiasm people never get old                            

   B. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life

   C. enthusiasm is more important than experience

   D. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame .

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 achieved without enthusiasm．” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson．It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough．It is the inner voice that whispers, “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．Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping．

We are all born with wide-eye, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age．At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach．As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped (弯曲的)shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes．As author and poet Samuel Ulman once wrote, “Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul．”

Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power．Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm．She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, ‘I never made a dime until I stopped working for money．’”

If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby．Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan was 68 before she began to draw．This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am tempted to call Layton a genius．”

We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”．We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”．We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses – finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, the beauty of a rainbow．

1．The author holds the view that ______．

       A．enthusiastic people will never get old           

B．enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life

       C．enthusiasm is more important than experience      

D．enthusiasm can give people more success and fame

2．Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

       A．Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times．

       B．If you don’t have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing．

       C．Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame．

       D．Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor．

3．The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______．

       A．music can arouse people’s enthusiasm

       B．enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed

       C．enthusiasm can make people feel young

       D．enthusiasm can keep people healthy

4．How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?

       A．Two．                    B．Three．                  C．Four．                   D．Five．

Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world，but there have only been few players who were truly great.How did these players get that way—was it through practice，or are great players “born，not made”？ First，these players come from places that have had famous stars in the past—players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate.In the history of soccer，only six countries have ever won the World Cup—three from South America and three from Western Europe.　　　 —or a really great player—from North America or from Asia.Second，these players have all had years of practice in the game.Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player，as was Pele.Most players began playing the game at the age of three or four.

　 Finally，many great players come from the same kind of neighourhood—a poor，crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor，lawyer，or businessman，but to become a rich，famous athlete or entertainer.For example，Liverpool，which produced the Beetle，has one of the best English soccer teams in recent years.Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags.And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.

　 All great players have a lot in common，but that doesn’t explain why they are great.Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets，but only one became Pele.The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.

1.What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

　 Generally，where there are great respectable soccer players，such players will come into being.

3..Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the

　 sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)

4.To be a great soccer player，he needs some qualities.What quality do you think is the most

　 important? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.