John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas city in 1918. 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 (意志坚强的) 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 earn 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(典当)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 became 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.
【小题1】John’s mother decided to move to Chicago because _____.
A.his father died when John was very young |
B.life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown |
C.John needed more education badly |
D.there were no schools for Negroes in their hometown |
A.didn’t believe in or depend on others |
B.thought one could be whatever one wanted to be |
C.believed one would succeed without working hard |
D.thought no one could succeed without working hard |
A.if you try, you would succeed |
B.a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try |
C.a try is always followed by a failure |
D.no failure can be beaten unless you try |
A.how John H. Johnson became successful |
B.about the mental (心理的) support John’s mother gave him |
C.about the importance of a good education |
D.about the key to success for blacks |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
解析试题分析:本文讲述了John H. Johnson的成功之路主要是由于他的妈妈对他的精神支持,妈妈一直都在鼓励他尝试,努力。
【小题1】细节题。根据第四段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可知他们来到芝加哥是因为在这里他可以获得好的教育。故C正确。
【小题2】推理题。根据第二段最后一句she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”可知她的观点:不是所有努力的人都会成功,但是成功的人都需要很努力。故D项正确。
【小题3】推理题。根据本句While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by.“Nothing beats a failure but a try. ”说明他的妈妈认为尝试和努力最重要,故D项叙述正确。
【小题4】主旨大意题。根据文章所描述的内容可知在他的成功过程里,妈妈起了巨大的作用,妈妈一直都在鼓励他,给他的精神支持是他成功的关键。故D项正确。
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A.Because she didn’t know his address yet. |
B.Because she wanted to go to New York, too. |
C.Because she might send him another telegram. |
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A.In the center of the city. | B.In a hotel. |
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C.The taxi driver. | D.His wife. |
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B.Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival. |
C.Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. |
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