Question

阅读下列材料，回答问题。（共5题，每题2分，共计10分）

If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.

When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破旧的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”

Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.

In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(畅销书) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.

1.What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?

2.Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?

3.What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?

4.What did Carnegie do after failing so many times?

5.Did Carnegie share his success and help people to succeed?

Answer

1.He had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.

2.He felt upset because of his ragged clothes and ordinary looks.

3.He joined the debate team.

4.He kept practicing public speaking on the riverside

5.Yes, he did.

【解析】

1. He had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.文章第二段最后一句可得知他不得不每天早上3点起床为家人挤牛奶。。

2.2】He felt upset because of his ragged clothes and ordinary looks.文章第三段第一句可得知他觉得沮丧是因为自己破旧的衣服和自己平凡的外貌。

3.3】 He joined the debate team.有此句Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. 得知Carnegie试着在大学里变得活跃，所以加入了辩论小组。

4.4】He kept practicing public speaking on the riverside.第四段But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside可知道他并没有因为失败灰心，而是坚持在河边练习演讲。

5.5】Yes, he did.考察段落理解，文章最后一段可得知他分享了成功经验帮助了别人。

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