You and your parents can stop worrying---Edison , Pasteur , Darwin and many others were far from being “ bright boys ’’ when they were under twenty . Some of them , in the eyes of their teachers , were day---dreamers or slow pupils . So, young men or women , if you have the same experience , don’t feel disappointed .

It is always the case that parents prefer giving more inspiring examples to encourage their children . If you take piano lessons and are not practising hard , your parents might justly complain and show you the famous picture of little Mozart in his night-shirt , playing the piano at midnight . But the fact is that he didn’t appear to have much talent for music when he was quite young . It was not until 22 that Mozart suddenly became fired with a great liking for music .

In the sciences , there have been thousands of people who showed great interest in certain subjects from their earliest years , and hundreds who had no idea of what they would do in the future . The well-known French chemist Pasteur was a disappoint to his parents because Louris did nothing but draw pictures and go fishing . Pasteur was twenty years old before he showed any interest in science . You have the Wright brothers , who showed great talents in engineering when they were quite young . And you have Thomas Edison , whose teacher tried to get him out of the class because his brain was often confused . you have the Nobel Prize Physicist Ebrico Fermi, who at 17, had read enough mathematics for a doctor’s degree. But there is also Charles Darwin, who hated to go to school when he was young. His farther was once so angry and shouted , “You care for nothing but shooting dogs and rat-catching. You will put your parents to shame.”

So who knows what might happen in the future? It is, of course, better for the young people to know what they want to do in life. But they needn’t despair if they don’t. There is still plenty of time and it’s never too later for success.

1 .Before the age of 20, Pasture, Darwin and Edison      .

A.were very interested in their future work .  

B.were far from showing their talents .

C.showed early promise

D.failed in school .

2. To encourage their children parents are likely to give them     

A. very exciting examples     B. real examples

C. some false examples        D. extremely good examples

3. At the age of 22 Mozart      

A.was accidentally wounded by a fire

B.suddenly become a great musician

C.started to play the piano at midnight

D.became greatly interested in music

   4. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A. Most successful adults are failures before the age of 22.

B. Early schooling is not important for later success.

C. People who show no signs of great talent when young might turn out to be greatly successful as adults.

D. People who show signs of great success when young might turn out to be failures as adults.

5. Young people should not despair (丧失信心) if they are not successful because        .

A.Edison and Darwin were not bright when young

B.they have more years to live than adults

C.they still have a lot of time to work for it

D. no one can tell what might happen in the future

This is a page from a college information handbooks . It tells you where you can find several different college services and facilities(设施).

                  Where To Find Help In The College

Here are the places of some important college services and facilities.

Rooms numbered 100-130 are on the first floor and those numbered 200-230 are on the second floor of the main college buildings.

                 Students Services Center

Careers                                                    113

The officers can offer you some advice on career choice and applications for high education.

    Accommodation Office                                       114

Mrs. J Mardie is here each afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 to help with housing problems.

    Medical Room                                              115

Mrs. J Wright, the college nurse ,will help you each morning from 9:30 to12:00 am.

The college doctor will be on duty at the room on Wednesday morning.

      Sports office                                          207

Mrs. B Music can provide information about sporting and keep-fit activities.

       Student Union Office                                  222

A range of service and advice (travel etc.)is provided.

       Food service                                          127

MR G Nunn is the manager and will do his best to help if you ask for a special diet.

       Library                                              215

Besides books this also has photocopying, video, audiovisual and computing facilities.

       Self Access Language Learning Center                   203

Students can attend on a drop-in basis from 9:00 am to 4:15 pm.

1.If you fail to find a place to live in, w here should you go for help?

  A. Room 114      B. Room 207   C. Room 222        D. Room 113

2. If you are not healthy and you want to play sports to help you, you can go to     for

   help.

  A. Mrs. J Marde    B. Mrs. J wright   C. Mrs. B Murie     D. Mr. G Nunn

3. As a foreign student,  you may go to Room 127 to            .

A. ask foe applying for some special food.

B. ask some information about housing.

C. ask for some advice on traveling

D. send e-mail on the computer

4. Which is NOT true ?

A. You are able to watch video programs in the library.

B. The Medical Room doesnt open until 9:30.

C. The Self Access Language Learning Center is Next to the Student Service Center.

D. The college doctor doesnt come to the Medical Room every day.

There have been many great inventions that change the way we live . The first great 1 was one that is still very important today----the wheel . This made it easy for man 2 heavy things and to travel long distances . For hundreds of years after that , there were 3 inventions that had as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change greatly . There was 4 unknown land left in the world . People did not have to explore much any more. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 5 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio . These have all become a big part of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions .The helicopter in 1909 .Movies 6 sound in 1926 .The computer in 1946 .And jet planes in 1930 .This was also a time when a new 7 was first made . Nylon came out in 1935 .It changed the kind of clothes people wear .Of course new inventions continued to be made .Man began looking 8 ways to go into space .Russia made the first step .Then the United States took together. Since then other countries ,including China and Japan ,9 their steps into space. In1969 man took his biggest step away from earth . 10 first walked on the moon . This was certainly just a beginning .New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.          

( )1. A. scientist        B. artist           C. musician          D. invention

( )2. A. carry            B. carrying         C. to carry          D. carried

( )3. A. few              B. a few            C. little            D. a little

( )4. A. few              B. a few            C. little            D. a little

( )5. A. Between          B. Among            C. Before            D. After

( )6. A. in               B. of               C. on                D. with

( )7. A. invention        B. product          C. world             D. material

( )8. A. for              B. out              C. after             D. around

( )9. A. made             B. were made        C. have made         D. had made

( )10. A. Chinese          B. Japanese         C. Americans         D. Russians

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