When Ben Franklin was only a boy,he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?”and “How?” and “Why?”
They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know.
When they couldn't tell him,Ben tried to find out for himself.
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say,“That Ben Franklin!He's always finding out something new!”
Ben lived close to the water.He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.
One day Ben said to himself,“Why can't the wind help me float(漂浮)across the water?And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite.He took hold of the kite string(线)and ran with it.The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.
The wind blew the kite high into the air.Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side,and he had not worked at all
One boy shouted,“Look at Ben floating across the water!His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”
“Yes,” said another.“He's always finding new ways to do things.”
【小题1】When he was only a child,Ben  ________.

A.liked to fly a kite by himself B.always asked easy questions
C.always liked to play with water D.always liked to find out how things worked
【小题2】His father and brothers ________.
A.couldn't answer all his questions
B.could answer all his questions
C.tried hard to find out something new for him
D.let him answer all the questions himself
【小题3】In the passage,the sentence “and he had not worked at all” means“_______”.
A.he worked hard to cross the water
B.he didn't go to work that day
C.he didn't cross the water at all
D.he crossed the water in an easy way

In New York,on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station.He was playing his violin.His music was so great that many people put money into his?? ?? .

The next day ,the young artist came to the ?? ?? place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before,he took out a piece of paper and put ? ?? on the ground.The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat ?? ?? .Please come to get it soon..”

After  about half an hour,a(an) ??? ?? man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you . You did come here.”The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” “Yes!Yes!”Then the violinist asked , “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,”said the man.

The violinist ? ? a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist? ? ? it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you ?? ?? play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “Although  I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives , we can get a lot and lose so much . But being ?? ?? should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may ?? ?? in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

1.A. bowl    ????????????? ????????????? B. hat     ????????????? C. pocket   ????????????? D. hands

2.A. similar   ????????????? B. different  ????????????? C. strange   ????????????? D. same

3.A. it     ????????????? ????????????? B. its    ????????????? ????????????? C. they   ????????????? D. them

4.A. by then   ????????????? B. by mistake   ????????????? C. by the way ? ????????????? D. by hand

5.A. young  ????????????? B. old  ????????????? ????????????? C. small    ????????????? D. tall

6.A. took out  ????????????? B. took off ????????????? C. took back  ????????????? D. took away

7.A. sold  ????????????? ????????????? B. bought  ????????????? C. gave  ????????????? ????????????? D. lent

8.A. could  ????????????? B. had to   ????????????? C. should ????? ? D. must

9.A. kind  ????????????? ????????????? B. rich   ????????????? ????????????? C. honest  ????????????? D. poor

10.A. fail  ????????????? ????????????? ? B. relax   ????????????? ????????????? ? ? C. suffer  ????????????? ????????????? D. succeed

 

 

 

 

The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.

      Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

      As a boy Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things: eggs, stones, and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.

      ①为了成为一名医生,十六岁时达尔文就被送到爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University) 学习。But he was interested in the history of nature.

      Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.

      Some time later, he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants, which he sent home from the places he visited.

      When he returned home, Darwin was warmly greeted by his families and many friends.

      In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of the changes in nature. ②Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

      By 1859, Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species. It made a great hit in the world of science. ③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

      Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

请根据文章内容回答问题。

1.Why didn’t Charles become a doctor?

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2.When did Charles start the research with the Beagle?

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◆根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

3.请将①处划线句子翻译成英语。

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4.请将②处划线句子翻译成汉语。

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5.请改写③处划线句子, 使其意思与原句一致(每空一词)。

The church and even some scientists ____________ ___________ him.

 

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