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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 Mallrath, 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(抑郁)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)
Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
[ ]
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
(2)
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
(3)
How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C andD．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．
Mr．Dawson was an old bad-tempered(坏脾气的)man, and everyone in town knew it．Kids knew not to go into his yards to pick apples, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun．
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy．They had to go by Dawson's house, but as they got close Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the street．Like most, she was scared of the old man．
Amy said not to worry．When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown(皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a big smile．
Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight with her and they were going to listen to music and play games．Dawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each an apple．
Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he's the meanest man in town．How come he was so nice to us?”
Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house he wasn't very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled．It took a while, but one day he half smiled back．
After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to her．She said he always offers an apple now, and is always very kind．
If we remember that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find that most people can't resist our kindness after a while．
We are always busy trying to achieve so much that we forget how simply we can bring cheer to ourselves and others．Giving a smile takes so little effort; let's make sure that we're not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smile
(1)
Why didn't kids enter Mr．Dawson's yard?
[ ]
A．
The gate was kept locked．
B．
Mr．Dawson never smiled．
C．
They would make trouble．
D．
Mr．Dawson treated them badly．
(2)
Janet suggested walking on the other side of the street to ________．
[ ]
A．
meet some other friends
B．
find out where Mr．Dawson was
C．
avoid passing by Mr．Dawson's house
D．
see what Mr．Dawson was doing．
(3)
What did Mr．Dawson do when he saw Amy?
[ ]
A．
He smiled on her．
B．
He forced an invisible smile．
C．
He came after her with his gun．
D．
He frowned as usual．
(4)
Janet couldn't understand why ________．
[ ]
A．
Amy was kind to Mr．Dawson
B．
Mr．Dawson was so friendly
C．
Mr．Dawson was so mean．
D．
Amy was not afraid of Mr．Dawson
(5)
The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________．
One afternoon I went to an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpiece(名作)．A young couple looking at the paintings ahead of me talked 1 between themselves．I watched them a moment and 2 she was doing all the talking．
I admired his patience for 3 up with he talktiveness．Annoyed(恼怒)by her noise．I moved on．
I 4 with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art． 5 I heard her continouse talking, I moved 6 quickly．I was at the counter of the gift shop when I 7 the couple going to the exit．Before they left, the man took out a walking stick and then tapped his 8 into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．
“He's a(n) 9 man,”the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would 10 if we blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he said his wife wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 11 there is a new art show．”
“But 12 does he get out of the art?”I asked．“He can't see．”
“Can't see!You're 13 ．He sees a lot．More than you or I do．”The clerk said．“His wife 14 each painting so he can see it in his 15 ．”
I 16 something about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the 17 of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 18 and the courage of a husband who would not allow 19 to change his life．And I saw the love 20 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．
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 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．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, 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 Ulaman once wrote, “Years wrinkle 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 Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Lamsas 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 of Wellsville, Kan, 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 work led one critic say, “I am tempted 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, the beauty of a rainbow．
(1)
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
(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 make people feel young
D．
enthusiasm can keep people healthy
(4)
How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
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 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．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, 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 wrinkle 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．”
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby．Elizabeth Layton Wellsville，Kan，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, the beauty of a rainbow．
(1)
The author holds the view that ________．
[ ]
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)
Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame
B．
Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor
C．
Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times
D．
If you don’t have enthusiasm，you can achieve nothing
(3)
The author mentions cellist 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 given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?