At the age of 16, Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous (顽皮捣蛋的) kids. He failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly, "Einstein, you enjoyed playing all day so that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still get to go fishing?"

"My boy, you can't think like that." his dad said. "There is a fable (寓言故事) that people tell in our hometown, Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on the roof (屋顶). One cat carelessly fell down the chimney (烟囱) while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot (烟灰) on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the root – faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot- faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just walked on the street proudly as usual."

"Einstein, no one can be you 'mirror (镜子)'. You have to think for yourself. If you just follow others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein walked back to his room. He decided to study instead of caring about what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.

1.Einstein spent too much time________.

A.developing his hobby B.fishing with his father

C.playing with other kids D.preparing for his final exam

2.How did Einstein's father feel about his future?

A.Proud B.Hopeful C.Disappointed D.Worried

3.What do we know about the cats in the fable?

A.The clean cat was too careless.

B.Both cats made wrong decisions.

C.Both cats had to think for themselves.

D.The soot-faced cat should ask for others' advice.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Doing the right thing B.Reach out and help others

C.It's never too late to learn D.Don't just do what others do

Take a look around your school and you’ll find all kinds of great inventions developed by some really amazing minds. Here are just a few of the people who have helped make schools great.

James Pillans

The blackboard and colored chalks (粉笔)

This headmaster in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the first to use a blackboard and colored chalks in the 1800s. He used them to teach geography.

Anna Breadin

The school desk

This designer designed the first school desk. Her design included storage (储存)space under the table area for books and a folding seat.

John Lee Love

The pencil sharpener (卷笔刀)

The American inventor, John Lee Love, invented a simple portable (便于携带的)pencil sharpener which was known as the “Love Sharpener”.

Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith

Crayons

Crayons were invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C, Harold Smith. At first, they only had eight colors-black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow and green. Today, they come in hundreds of colors.

Douglas Engelbart

The computer mouse

This American inventor from Oregon invented the computer mouse. The name "mouse" came from the little tail that came out of the end of it.

根据表格内容,选择最佳答案。

1.What subject did James Pillans teach?

A.History. B.English. C.Geography. D.Physics.

2.Who was the first school desk invented by?

A.Anna Breadin. B.James Pillans. C.C. Harold Smith. D.Douglas Engelbart.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Edwin Binney and John Lee Love were cousins.

B.John Lee Love invented a simple pencil sharpener.

C.The “Love Sharpener” was invented by a German.

D.The first school desk didn’t have a folding seat.

4.Which color crayons didn’t they have at first?

A.Red. B.Green. C.Black. D.White.

5.The computer mouse was invented by a(n) _______.

A.Australian B.American C.British D.French

To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. Then these young doctors work in hospitals for several years to complete a training program called a residency(住院医生实习期).

These medical residents provide hospitals with needed services in return for not much pay. They work under the supervision(管理)of medical professors and more experienced doctors. Medical residents treat patients. They carry out tests. They perform operations. They complete records. In hospitals with few nurses, residents also do work formerly done by nurses. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week.

They often work for more than thirty-six hours at a time before they can rest.

Critics(批评家)of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough rest. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. Now, the government will limit the number of hours of work that residents can work. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods.

Medical residents will have one day each week when they do not have to work. Any work they accept outside their hospitals will be limited. Experienced doctors and medical professors will closely supervise the residents to make sure they are not too tired to work.

Many medical residents welcomed the work limits. Others, however, said the new policy may interfere with patient care and their own medical education.

1.If a first-year college student in America wants to be a doctor, he has to wait for ________.

A.4 years B.8 years C.at least 10 years D.more than 20 years

2.Medical residents are not responsible for________.

A.supervising students B.treating patients

C.carrying patients D.doing operations

3.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means that they have to________.

A.work 36 hours every week B.rest for 36 hours before they can go to work

C.work continuously for 36 hours D.take a rest every 36 hours

4.Why does the government limit the number of hours that residents work?

A.Medical residents get too much money.

B.Medical residents should go back to school to study.

C.There are not enough work for nurses.

D.Medical residents may make mistakes if they work too long.

5.The underlined word "Others" in the last paragraph refers to________.

A.some critics B.some medical professors

C.some experienced doctors D.some medical residents

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