15.Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old and did not read until he was seven?His parents and teachers worried about his mentalability.
Beethoven's music teacher said about him,"As a composer (作曲家)he is hopeless."What if this young boy believed it?
When Thomas Edison was a young boy,his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything.He once said,"I remember I used to never be able to get along at school.I was always at the foot of my class…father thought I was stupid,and I almost decided that I was a stupid person."What if young Thomas believed what they said about him?
When the sculptor (雕刻家)Auguste Rodin was young,he had difficulty learning to read and write.Today,we may say he had a learning disability.His father said of him,"I have an idiot (白痴)for a son."His uncle agreed."He's uneducable,"he said.What if Rodin had doubted his ability?
Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no"good ideas".Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher,"you can't sing.You have no voice at all."And an editor told Louisa May Alcott that she was unable to write anything that would have popular appeal.What if these people had listened and become discouraged?Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven,the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney?As Oscar Levant once said,It's not what you are but what you don't become that hurts."
You have great potential.When you believe in all you can be,rather than all you cannot become,you will find your place on earth.
24.How many successful people are mentioned as examples in the passage?B
A.six. B.seven.
C.eight. D.nine.
25.Which of the following statements is RIGHT?A
A.Both Enrico Caruso and Beethoven achieved their dreams in music.
B.Levant thought Louisa May Alcott couldn't write any popular works.
C.Only Auguste RodinJ s uncle regarded him a boy of learning ability.
D.When he was young,Thomas Edison always got good grades at school
26.What's the meaning of the underlined sentence"He's uneducable"?A
A.He can't be taught.
B.He is very clever.
C.He is different.
D.He is a late success.
27.What is the best title of the passage?B
A.Working Hard for Success
B.believing in Yourself
C.Having Dreams
D.Self-challenging.
分析 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文.文章列举了爱因斯坦、贝多芬、爱迪生等七个名人成功的故事,他们都曾得到别人较低的评价,但最终成功实现了自己的梦想,"相信自己"是他们成功的关键.
解答 24.B细节理解题.文章第一段列举了爱因斯坦的故事,第二段讲述了贝多芬的故事,第三段提到了爱迪生的故事,第四段讲述了奥古斯特罗丹的故事,第五段提及了沃特•迪士尼、恩里科•卡鲁索、路易莎•梅•阿尔克特的故事,一共列举了七个著名人物.故选B.
25.A推理判断题.根据第二段的第一句话Beethoven's music teacher said about him,"As a composer (作曲家) he is hopeless."、第五段的第二句Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher,"you can't sing.You have no voice at all."及第六段的第二句Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven,the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney?可推知,贝多芬和恩里科卡鲁索都实现了他们的音乐梦想.故选A.
26.A句意理解题.根据第四段他的父亲和他的叔叔对他的评价"I have an idiot for a son."His uncle agreed可知,他们都认为他是白痴,据此可推断,该句意是"他是教不会的".故选A.
27.B标题归纳题.通读全文可知,本文前五段列举了七个名人,他们的共同点是都曾得到别人较低的评价,后来却成功实现了自己的梦想;本文的最后一句"When you believe in all you can be,rather than all you cannot become,you will find your place on earth."是本文的主题句,据此可判断,"相信自己"最适合本文标题.故选B.
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据