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 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（大提琴家） Palblo Cassls would start his day by playing Bach.  As 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（使-------变皱） 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（评论家） to say, “I’m tempted to call Layton a genius（天才）.”

We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. 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.

1. What is the Chinese for “Enthusiasm”?

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

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

5. 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 urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience．” How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends．

       “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson．It is the paste that helps you hang in 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 （遗传学家） who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted．Yet she didn’t let up 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 a youthful air, whatever their age．At 90,cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach （巴赫）．As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes．As author and poet Samuel once wrote, “Years wrinkle（使生皱纹） the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul．”

       Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, 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 penny until I stopped working for money．”

       If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby．Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw．This activity ended her depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am persuaded 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 backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow．

1．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

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

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

3．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

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 for the early work of Barbara Mclintock, a geneticist who won the 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. At 90, pianist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel Ulman once wrote, “Years wrinkle(使皱) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”

     Enthusiastic people also love what they do, without being affected by money or title or power. Patricia Mellratl, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, long ago, told me, ‘I never made a penny 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 troubled her for at least 30 years and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am tempted into a genius.”

   We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. 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, and the beauty of a rainbow.

The author mainly wants to say 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

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.

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

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

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

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 things get 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 Mclintock, 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 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 shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel Ulman once wrote, “Years wrinkly 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 Mellratl retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, long ago, told me，I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.”

We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. 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．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.

2．We can inter than 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

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

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

       A．Three             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．Love me, love my dog.

       D．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.