"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few. They could not depend upon them for an education. They saw how it was and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well-known.
One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can not make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourself."
Some young men don't try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. They can never gain achievement(成就) unless they see their weak points and change their course. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.
1.Which of the following titles fits this article best?
A. What Nature Says to Every Man. B. How to Be Famous.
C. Men Must Help Each Other. D. Depend on Yourself.
2.Many of the great men succeeded because ____________．
A. they wanted very much to become well known
B. they made great efforts to learn and work
C. they had received a good education
D. they had rich parents
3.According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can________.
A. make his pupils rich men
B. help his pupils find a way to be famous
C. help his pupils make themselves useful men
D. make his pupils men of strength and courage
4.If young people depend on their own efforts, ______.
A. they are sure to be very famous in the world
B. they can be successful in their lives
C. they can live without their families
D. they no longer need any help
Charlie studied Chemistry in a famous college for four years. He studied hard and did well in all his subjects. He hoped to become a good teacher. This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school. He likes his students and wants them to get good marks so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting.
One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction(反应)to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab.
“Be careful. Everyone,” he said loudly. “Before I make the experiment, there’re twenty five atoms of carbon（碳原子), but after I finish it, there’re twenty four atoms of carbon left!”
He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it. But the young men looked at each other and nobody answered him. He had to ask, “What happens? What makes the atom disappear?”
The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher.
“Who can tell us where it has gone?”
Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row, “We did not see anybody leave the lab!”
1.Charlie began to work in the middle school because _______.
A. he had been in the school for four years
B. he couldn’t do anything except teaching
C. he hoped to become a good teacher
D. he did well in all his subject
2.Charlie hoped ____,so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting.
A .all his students could understand him
B .his students wouldn’t be afraid of him
C. his students carefully watched him doing the experiment
D. his students would do well in chemistry.
3.That day Charlie wished ____.
A. his students could learn the chemical reaction
B. his students should find the atom of carbon
C. his students could count(数) the atoms of carbon
D. his students could make the experiment
4.The students couldn’t answer Charlie’s questions because ____.
A. none of them had seen the atoms
B. they were afraid of the teacher
C. the chemical reaction was too complicated
D. they all wanted to drop the subject
At first all films were in black and white, but in 1932 the first color film was made. This proved as unpopular as talking films had done in the late 1920’s. It was not until 1938 that a full-length color film was made, and the success of this film made producers everywhere change from black and white to color. This first full-length color film was translated into ten different languages and made Hollywood the main center of film industry
In the early days of the cinema, other countries also had film industries. Very good films were made in Sweden, Britain, Russia and France. However, because Hollywood had so much money to spend, it kept its position as the world’s most important film center. Film actors went to America because they knew they could get a lot of money for every film they made. In 1918 Charlie Chaplin received $5 each day.
However, life was not always easy for the film actors. Newspapermen followed them everywhere, and after Charlie Chaplin married for the fourth time he became so unpopular with the American public that he had to leave the country and live in Europe.
1.Which of the following is correct?
A. People liked color film as soon as it was made.
B. At first color films were not long.
C. Color films were at first silent.
D. Talking films were all color films.
2.The first full-length color film was made ______.
A. in Hollywood B. in Sweden C. by Charlie Chaplin D. in Britain
3.Life was sometimes difficult for film actors because_______.
A. films often cost huge amount of money to make
B. they had a long way to go before they became famous
C. sometimes films lose money
D. they could not get away from newspapermen
4.Talking films _______.
A. were not successful until the late 1920’s
B. were unpopular when first made
C. were as popular as black and white films
D. were popular but the color film was not
In 1932, my father had to declare bankruptcy (破产). He was ashamed of it, but it came about because of his 1heart.
He had been in the milk business and every day he 2milk to many homes. His route（线路）included many people 3worked at the local steel company. Dad 4delivering milk even when his customers were unable to 5him.
After the bankruptcy, he started selling hamburgers from a 6building he and his brothers had built. That was the 7of the Poplar Inn, named 8the row of poplar trees（杨树）nearby. My mother was a good cook, and soon many dishes were 9to the menu. Later, another two buildings were built and the Poplar Inn 10much larger.
On Saturdays, Mother would spend the whole day in the kitchen 11for parties. During dinner, my sister Phyllis and I helped 12customers. Phyllis would dance, and I would sing the latest songs. Square dances were 13then and many adults would dance. As the evening went 14, and children became bored with watching their parents 15, they were often taken to our bedrooms.
Since Dad had a big heart, it was not 16for him to help others without asking for payment. Every time my father made a loan (借出的贷款), he 17out a card, but he never tried to 18those debts. Finally, he destroyed the cards — therefore there were no 19at all.
The Poplar Inn was 20around 1953 to make way for a new highway. But if I stood there now, instead of hearing traffic, I think I’d hear music and the sound of people laughing.
1.A. warm B. stupid C. ugly D. powerful
2.A. bought B. took C. presented D. fetched
3.A. who B. which C. whom D. what
4.A. stopped B. recommended C. kept D. advised
5.A. aid B. pay C. employ D. inform
6.A. small B. huge C. convenient D. single
7.A. history B. story C. end D. beginning
8.A. after B. with C. at D. to
9.A. devoted B. contributed C. added D. related
10.A. went B. became C. appeared D. changed
11.A. preparing B. sending C. standing D. searching
12.A. predict B. disappoint C. concern D. entertain
13.A. important B. curious C. popular D. meaningful
14.A. away B. on C. up D. down
15.A. dance B. sing C. play D. drink
16.A. common B. unknown C. patient D. unusual
17.A. filled B. carried C. picked D. stood
18.A. throw B. collect C. form D. complete
19.A. affairs B. dialogues C. debts D. problems
20.A. set aside B. brought in C. pulled down D. put together
It was Alice and her husband who sent the old man to the hospital , _______ ?
A. wasn’t it B. weren’t they C. didn’t they D. wasn’t he
What those businessmen concern about primarily is whether they can ______ as much as possible from the project.
A. construct B. benefit C. expand D. make
