John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1981. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching the high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
Fortunately he had a strong—willed caring mother. John remembered that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you want really to be if you just believe.” She told him not to depend on others, including his mother. “You have to learn success” she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words, came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned the power of words--as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn（典當(dāng)） her furniture to get the $ 500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.  
It is natural that difficulties and failures followed john closely until he become very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind:” Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!” Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America--worth  $150 million.
小題1: What does the story mainly want to show us?
A．The key to success for blacks.
B．The mental support John’s mother gave him.
C．The importance of a good education.
D．How John H. Johnson became successful.
小題2:Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago?
A．Because his father died when John was very young.
B．Because life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown.
C．Because John needed more education badly.
D．Because there were no schools for Negroes in their hometown.
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．John’s mother didn’t believe in or depend on others.
B．John’s mother believed one would succeed without working hard.
C．John’s mother thought one could be whatever one wanted to be.
D．John’s mother thought no one could succeed without working hard.
小題4:What does the underlined sentence “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” in Passage 5 mean?
A．No failure can be beaten unless you try.
B．If you try, you would succeed.
C．A try is always followed by a failure.
D．A failure is difficult to beat, even if you try.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

小題1:本篇文章給我們塑造了一個(gè)倔強(qiáng)的黑人媽媽的形象，不幸的男孩出生在一個(gè)幸福的家庭，但幸運(yùn)的是有一個(gè)堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的媽媽，讓其有自信心，讓其受教育，帶其離開家到他鄉(xiāng)求發(fā)展，在其事業(yè)中鼎立相助。文章最后的話揭示了中心。
小題2:他媽媽決定去芝加哥，不是因?yàn)樯顚?duì)他來說太艱苦了而無法生存，從第三段最后一句話可以看出，他媽媽當(dāng)廚師并努力掙錢是因?yàn)樗枰蠈W(xué)，而當(dāng)?shù)夭辉试S黑人上學(xué)，這才是主要原因。
小題3:本題是細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。第二段最后一句話說：努力的人并非都能成功，但成功人士都很努力。作者用了一個(gè)“only” 作了界定。
小題4: A是字面意思。結(jié)合當(dāng)時(shí)的場(chǎng)景，他母親說的應(yīng)該是鼓勵(lì)他嘗試的話，故選B。
練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Along a long path we came to a deep valley, on the far side of which the path led into some very thick bushes. Rather than push through up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the bushes.
As I climbed down into the valley a bird flew off h rock on which I had put my hand. On looking at the spot from which the bird had risen, I saw two eggs. They were the kind that I did not have in my collection, so I placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass.
As we went further down the valley the sides became steeper and not far from where I had entered. It came to drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. The water that rushed down all these small valleys in the rainy season had worn the rock as glass. As it was too deep to climb down, I handed my gun to one of the men and slid down it. My feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the two men jumped down, one on each side of me. They quickly gave me the gun and asked me if I had heard the tiger. In fact, I had heard nothing; possibly because of the noise I made sliding down the rock. The men said they had heard a tiger growling somewhere nearby, but they did not know from which direction the noise had come.
小題1:According to the text we know that __________.
A．the writer decided to push through the thick bushes
B．the writer decided to walk along the valley
C．the writer wanted to stop climbing
D．the writer tried to find two eggs
小題2:When the writer found the eggs, he ________.
A．wrapped them in dry grass and put them aside
B．wrapped them in dry grass and took them with him
C．tried to find the bird
D．made the bird fly off
小題3:At the end of the story, the writer knew that ____________.
A．a(chǎn) tiger had run awayB．a(chǎn) tiger was close to them
C．the men had seen a tigerD．a(chǎn) tiger had seen them
小題4:Which of the following orders is RIGHT about what happened in their travel?
A．hear the sound of tiger→find eggs→push through the bushes→climb down into the valley
B．climb down into the valley→push through the bushes→hear the sound of tiger→find eggs
C．push through the bushes→climb down into the valley→find eggs→hear the sound of tiger
D．find eggs→climb down into the valley→hear the sound of tiger→push through the bushes

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress, but the girl stood still behind the counter(柜臺(tái)), taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and nodded to herself, “I am too old to see well. I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”
On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted to the old woman, “What? Did you call me a plastic model?” The old woman was greatly surprised. “Oh, dear me,” she said. “The model can speak!”
小題1:What did the old woman go to the shop to do?
A．To choose a dress. 　B．To buy a dress for herself.
C．To show off her dress.D．To pick a quarrel with the salesgirl.
小題2:The salesgirl did not make a reply ________.
A．because she didn’t see the old woman
B．because she didn’t think the old woman had enough money for a new dress
C．because she was too busy to notice the old woman
D．for some reason unknown in this story
小題3:It was not until that woman spoke for the _______ time that the salesgirl said something.
A．firstB．second
C．thirdD．fourth
小題4:When the old woman said, “I am too old to see well,” she _______.
A．meant to say that she really had poor eyesight
B．wanted the salesgirl to excuse her　
C．was simply telling a lie
D．was, in face, trying to make the salesgirl open her mouth
小題5:What do you think the salesgirl would do on hearing this? She would ______.
A．be too angry to say a word for a moment
B．run and tell the shop-owner about it
C．a(chǎn)pologize to the old woman and do what she had been asked to do
D．turn back and cry

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


A
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(計(jì)價(jià)器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I owe you?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
小題1:The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A．show she was familiar with the cityB．see some places for the last time
C．let the driver earn more moneyD．reach the destination on time
小題2:The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.
A．wanted to do her a favorB．shut off the meter by mistake
C．had received her payment in advanceD．was in a hurry to take other passengers
小題3:What can we learn from the story?
A．Giving is always a pleasure.B．People should respect each other.
C．An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D．People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家務(wù)活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ?349.
At over ?18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a stud, she earns ?457 a week – at nearly ?24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(費(fèi)時(shí)).
A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”
小題1:Who earns most according to the text?
A．A social worker.B．A fireman.
C．A gardener.D．A teacher.
小題2: We lean from the text that looking after children ______.
A．takes more time than doing any other housework
B．means more duties than being a teacher
C．requires the mother to be well-educated
D．prevents the mother from working outside
小題3:According to the text, a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____.
A．66 hours a weekB．71 hours a week
C．80 hours a weekD．90 hours a week
小題4:By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that ______.
A．housework is no easy job
B．her husband has no time to clean the kitchen
C．a(chǎn) housewife needs to be paid for cleaning
D．the kitchen is hard to clean

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Topping the class academically was certainly an advantage. Studying was a breeze for
Nigel. The reward was certainly incomparable to the little effort that he had to put it. It begin when he was selected to help the teachers in the computer laboratories.
The peak of his school career came not when he topped the school but when he was selected for the nationwide competition. Unlike everyone else, Nigel wanted to join the contest because he liked playing with the Lego sets and making something out of them. Nigel spent the next two months rebuilding the robot. It was during the time that Nigel found out about the prizes for the competition. Its well us auspices competitor. Alicia, from a neighboring school. His early intentions were forgotten. Getting the thousand-dollar prize was more important than anything else. Nigel decided to befriend Alicia. Unaware of his intentions, she told him all about the robot that she had been building for the competition. He even helped her to put the finishing branches to her robot. He was glad with the way things had progressed. His robot looked even better than Alicia’s and it was able to become a ball with its arms, something Alicia had failed to do.
On the day of the competition, he says Alicia. Everything dawned on her the minute she saw him among the competition. She stared at him, puzzled at first, then angry and finally a look of helplessness came over her.
The flashbulbs of the camera exploded in Nigel’s try. The robot bird performed actions so unique and different that the specialist judgments were the same. Nigel was so personal with himself that he did not even notice the girl standing a few feet away from him. Without her, he would never win the competition.
小題1:What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?
A．He was offered a part-time jobB．He was honored with a scholarship
C．He helped his teacher construct a robotD．He helped in the computer laboratories
小題2:Nigel’s original intention of joining the contest was to ___.
A．be the top student of the schoolB．being great honor to his school
C．constructs a robot with the Lego setsD．wins the thousand-dollar prize
小題3:Why did Nigel help Alicia finish her robot?
A．He tried to make friends with herB．He was fond of building robots
C．He intended to help herD．He didn’t want her to suspect him
小題4:What is the author’s attitude towards Nigel’s actions?
A．He is mildly criticalB．He is strongly critical
C．He is in favor of themD．His attitude is not clear

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

YOU don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough.
The institute opened its doors last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for l essons on how to feel great.
“You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute.
Experts say that only about 15 per cent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 85 per cent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.
Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that.
Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness.
Many decades ago, the “sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning US$100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband.”
Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare ourselves to people better off materially.
“The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you — poorer, smaller house, car,” said Sharp.
The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account.”
“If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp.
A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes at the Happiness Institute.
B. Most of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn more.
C. Earning US$ 100 more than your wife’s sister’s husband if you want to be happy.
D. Both Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy.
2. The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word _______.
A. healthy          B. unhealthy          C. free           D. wealthy
3. The author wrote the passage to tell us _______.
A. happiness is everything
B. wealth is the foundation of happiness
C. have fun at the Happiness Institute
D. money doesn’t always mean happiness

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
1_____ was his favorite recreation(娛樂). He had so much 2_____ in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 3_____ him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 4 _____ throw one in.
That 5 ____ me of that night, 6_____ he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 7_____ nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 8_____ easily have been half  a race. The box wasn’t a god one. It was just a 9______ old piece that somebody 10______. Still it was something he wanted, probably 11_____ there was some difficulty in transportation（運(yùn)輸）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 12 _____ him trying to get the box up onto the porch(門廳). It sounded 13_____ two or three people were trying to tear the house 14 _____. We came downstairs and turned on the 15_____ light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 16_____somehow. And he was just holding his own(堅(jiān)持著). I suppose he would have held his own 17_____ dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 18____ place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 19____, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 20_____ of his skill.
小題1:1.
A．FightingB．SwimmingC．BarkingD．Running
小題2:2.
A．funB．troubleC．dangerD．difficulty
小題3:3.
A．stopB．makeC．getD．have
小題4:4.
A．willB．doC．didD．would
小題5:5.
A．remindsB．warnsC．tellsD．suggests
小題6:6.
A．whichB．whileC．a(chǎn)s D．when
小題7:7.
A．FarB．longC．oldD．heavy
小題8:8.
A．couldB．canC．shouldD．would
小題9:9.
A．pricelessB．worthlessC．valuableD．important
小題10:10.
A．keptB．forgotC．deserted（遺棄）D．remained
小題11:11.
A．becauseB．only ifC．even ifD．in case
小題12:12.
A．sawB．heardC．watchedD．caught
小題13:13.
A．likeB．thatC．a(chǎn)s ifD．a(chǎn)t least
小題14:14.
A．upB．inC．a(chǎn)wayD．down
小題15:15.
A．hallB．kitchenC．bedroomD．porch
小題16:16.
A．rolledB．stoppedC．caughtD．broken
小題17:17.
A．a(chǎn)tB．beforeC．tillD．during
小題18:18.
A．distantB．nearbyC．silentD．busy
小題19:19.
A．In allB．As a resultC．At lastD．After all
小題20:
A．proudB．tiredC．a(chǎn)shamedD．doubtful

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

句子翻譯（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
小題1:她喜歡唱歌，并下定決心要成為最受歡迎的歌手。    ( be determined to )
__________________________________________________________________________________
小題2: 我們非常關(guān)心那些在地震中房子被毀壞的人。    ( be concerned about )
__________________________________________________________________________________
小題3:目前，手機(jī)在人們的生活中扮演著越來越重要的角色。 ( play a part in )
__________________________________________________________________________________
小題4:下課后，學(xué)生們迫不及待地要去打籃球。 (can hardly wait to)
__________________________________________________________________________________
小題5:信不信由你，如果你充分利用時(shí)間，你能在很短的時(shí)間內(nèi)說一口流利的英語。( believe it or not )
__________________________________________________________________________________

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案