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All his family ________ going out for a picnic in spring.
- A.like
- B.likes
- C.will like
- D.is liking
family指“家庭”时是可数名词,为单数意义,复数形式为families;指“家庭成员”时是集合名词,本身是复数意义。
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
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Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.
Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic1 criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine2 yet.”
When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.
After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.
【小题1】Why didn’t Ole Bull’s father like him to play the piano?
| A.Because he thought playing the violin was useless. |
| B.Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money. |
| C.Because his father thought he couldn’t play the violin well. |
| D.Because his father thought he couldn’t make his dream come true. |
| A.Gold always shines no matter where it is. |
| B.He is an excellent violinist. |
| C.He doesn’t play the violin very well. |
| D.If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money. |
| A.Angry. | B.Excited. | C.Modest. | D.Worried. |
| A.Without a good teacher, one can’t succeed. |
| B.The critic’s advice helped Ole Bull a lot. |
| C.Ole Bull got success after many years’ hard practice at last. |
| D.The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher. |
| A.Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money. |
| B.When we meet problems, we should learn to face them. |
| C.Old Bull was a famous American pianist. |
| D.You can be famous easily if you play the violin. |