"If I rest, I rust"——would be an excellent motto for those who are troubled by the slightest bit of idleness．Even the most hard-working person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his abilities to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, eventually, cannot do the work required of them．

Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must- keep their ability polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture—every department of human endeavor．

Industry keeps the key bright that opens the treasury of achievement．If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist．The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness, had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer．

Labor defeats all—not inconstant, or ill-directed labor; but faithful, persistent, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose．So industry is the price of noble and enduring success．

1.What may be the meaning of the underlined word "rust" in the 1st paragraph?

A．生銹

B．成長(zhǎng)

C．進(jìn)步

D．快樂(lè)

2.Why does a hardworking person even use the motto? Because ______．

A．he wants to remind himself that he is a hardworking man．

B．he wants to remind himself to rest from time to time

C．he is afraid that he may idle

D．he feels he can do the work required of them．

3.By saying "Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their ability polished by constant use", the author means_______．

A．great men keep their ability polished

B．those who use their ability constantly would attain the great height

C．those who want to get great achievements must practice their ability constantly

D．great men polish their ability to reach their height

4.The main point of the 3rd paragraph is that ______

A．industry is more important than agriculture．

B．giving some examples of how industry works in achieving great success．

C．what industry really means here

D．industry can keep the keys bright

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】文章講述的是要想取得一定的成就，需要經(jīng)常使用或者練習(xí)相應(yīng)的技巧或者知識(shí)。

1.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)Even the most hard-working person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his abilities to rest, like the iron in the unused key可知。

2.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段的would be an excellent motto for those who are troubled by the slightest bit of idleness可知，

3.推理判斷題，該句意為只有經(jīng)常的練習(xí)自己的能力，知識(shí)才能取得巨大的成就

4.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)該段提供的幾個(gè)例子可知，該段提供了一些關(guān)于工業(yè)如何取得成功的例子。

 

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