Question

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

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】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了一位在公众演讲和自我发展方面的先驱：Dale Carnegie的生平故事。他的一生在不断努力尝试中度过，他通过向世人展示如何成功而闻名于世。

1.In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.提炼答案后，注意首字母大写，故答案为：He had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.

2.When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破旧的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. 提炼答案后，注意首字母大写，故答案为：He felt upset because of his ragged clothes and ordinary looks.

3.Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. 提炼答案后，注意首字母大写，故答案为：He joined the debate team.

4.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. 提炼答案后，注意首字母大写，故答案为：He kept practicing public speaking on the riverside.

5.More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.推知他所著书籍的五千万册被翻译成了38种语言，它们始终在帮助那些走在成功道路上的人们，故答案为：Yes, he did.

考点：人物生平传记类文章阅读。