Question

At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several courses because he mixed with a group of naughty kids. One weekend morning, Einstein held a fishing rod and was about to fish with those kids, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you’re so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination. I’m so worried about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don’t they go fishing as usual?”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There goes a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. Accidentally, a cat fell into the chimney holding another one When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, a cat’s face was polluted with the soo（煙灰) while the other’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face was dirty and ugly, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. the soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat, thinking its face was also clean, so it wandered（閑逛）in the street without washing its face.”

“Einstein, no one can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking other people to be your mirror, even a genius may become a fool.”

Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to check, and reminding himself. I was special, so I needn’t be as ordinary as others. This was why Einstein succeeded.

Different ways and wishes will produce different attitudes（態(tài)度）towards life. You can consult the other people’s attitudes to decide your own, but you can never follow others to do so.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what your goal is. Your future doesn’t depend on what others do, but on what you are going to do.

1.What was the cause of Einstein’s failure in his several courses?

A. His parents gave him too much pressure

B. He spent too much time fishing with his friends.

C. He found his courses too hard for him to deal with

D. He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids

2.From the story, we can know that __________.

A. both of the two cats made the right decision

B. the clean cat regarded（認為）itself as its mirror

C. the soot-faced cat washed its face by the riverside

D. the two cats didn’t know whether their own faces were clean or not

3.Why did Einstein’s father tell him the story?

A. To tell his son to be his own mirror

B. To warn his son to keep away from those naughty kids

C. To remind his son to study hard

D. To ask his son not to listen to other’ s advice

4.The word “consult” is the closet in meaning to __________.

A. 復(fù)制 B. 參考 C. 商量 D. 模仿

5.The writer wants to make us realize that __________.

A. we should have our own attitudes towards life

B. we should study hard to have a bright future

C. we should not make friends with bad kids

D. we should be different from others

Answer 1