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　　Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific 1 ; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my 2 . “All great discoveries ,” he said , “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” 3 a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. 4 wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be, in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 5 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

　　First I looked at some of the 6 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries , the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 7 fall at the same speed, was made by Galieo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 8 to Nobel Prize when she was 23. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 9 of that. Yet I 10 if those “best years” were true in other 11 .

　　Then how about the field of 12 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 13 , but look when these people 14 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 15 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

　　But why 16 best years come after thirty? After thirty , I 17 , most people do not want to take risks or try 18 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 19 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

　　Perhaps there is still 20 for me.

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A．invention	B．discovery
C．experiment	D．progress

2．

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A．mind	B．idea
C．attention	D．thought

3．

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A．As	B．Being
C．However	D．Beyond

4．

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A．Everybody	B．Somebody
C．Nobody	D．Whoever

5．

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A．names	B．ages
C．addresses	D．education

6．

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A．modern	B．scientific
C．last	D．oldest

7．

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A．heights	B．sizes
C．weights	D．things

8．

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A．led	B．meant
C．stuck	D．referred

9．

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A．plenty	B．enough
C．much	D．none

10．

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A．believed	B．trusted
C．wondered	D．asked

11．

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A．fields	B．countries
C．courses	D．ages

12．

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A．agriculture	B．politics
C．industry	D．society

13．

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A．is	B．will
C．has	D．does

14．

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A．finished	B．went
C．started	D．failed

15．

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A．devoted	B．gave up
C．began	D．led

16．

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A．don't	B．the
C．can	D．not

17．

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A．believe	B．know
C．guess	D．agree

18．

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A．other	B．new
C．best	D．their

19．

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A．always	B．still
C．seldom	D．enjoying

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A．discovery	B．problem
C．wish	D．hope

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　My old college roommate, Ralph, was no ordinary person．In the first　　 　1　 , he did not come from an ordinary family,　　 　2　 his parents were quite famous．His father was a chess expert and rocket research　　 　3　 for NASA．His　　 　4　 had been an opera singer in Europe． 　5　 , what made Ralph unusual was　　 　6　 his parents were famous, he had 　7　　　 interest in school----he never 　8　　　 and avoided activities that 　9　　　 thinking．In general, he was quite different　　 　10　 his parents．In fact, you　　 　11　 think Ralph was rather stupid, 　12　　　 you asked a question about a car．When it　　 　13　 working with, or knowing about cars, Ralph was a　　 　14　 ! He could take a car 　15　　　 , put it back together again, 　16　　　 any mechanical difficulty, or give you the　　 　17　 statistics（统计数字）for any American car　　 　18　 in the last 10 years．There was　　 　19　he did not know about 　20　．That was what made Ralph so　　 　21　．

　After six months of college, he 　22　　　 all his classes and had to drop out．He left the school．After　　 　23　 , he got a job in a garage working with　　 　24　 ．In the end, I think he was secretly　　 　25　 that he had to leave school．　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．time	B．place	C．word	D．use	[　　]
(2) A．both	B．all	C．none	D．neither	[　　]
(3) A．player	B．actor	C．lawyer	D．scientist	[　　]
(4) A．mother	B．sister	C．brother	D．friend	[　　]
(5) A．However	B．Though	C．Certainly	D．Of course	[　　]
(6) A．instead	B．though	C．because	D．as	[　　]
(7) A．great	B．special	C．no	D．never	[　　]
(8) A．studied	B．sang	C．played	D．worked	[　　]
(9 A．provided	B．taught	C．reported	D．needed	[　　]
(10) A．from	B．for	C．in	D．of	[　　]
(11) A．should	B．might	C．had	D．ought	[　　]
(12) A．unless	B．when	C．if	D．since	[　　]
(13) A．talked about	B．picked out	C．came to	D．looked at	[　　]
(14) A．genius(天才)	B．idiot(白疾)	C．fan	D．artist	[　　]
(15) A．away	B．up	C．clearly	D．separately	[　　]
(16) A．repair	B．ask	C．answer	D．have	[　　]
(17) A．correct	B．wrong	C．simple	D．quantity	[　　]
(18) A．ridden	B．received	C．published	D．built	[　　]
(19) A．very much	B．very little	C．so many	D．a few	[　　]
(20) A．them	B．himself	C．his father	D．his mother	[　　]
(21) A．difficult	B．common	C．unusual	D．famous	[　　]
(22) A．chose	B．wrote	C．failed	D．passed	[　　]
(23) A．graduating	B．leaving	C．working	D．mastering	[　　]
(24) A．cars	B．companies	C．friends	D．workers	[　　]
(25) A．successful	B．sorry	C．funny	D．happy	[　　]

　　Last week I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for some scientific discovery. I forgot what it was. The announcer, his name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my attention. “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-four and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself I wanted to disagree with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the ages of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

　　First I looked at some of the scientific discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different weights fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was twenty-six. Madame Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was twenty-eight. Einstein was twenty-six when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, enough of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other fields.

　　Then how about the field of politics? Surely it took the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people started their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of twenty-six. Abraham Lincoln gave up the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six!

　　But why don't best years come after thirty? After thirty, I guess, most people do not want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety! Perhaps there is still hope for me.

(1) What did the writer do to prove Ralph was wrong?

[　　]

A．He compared scientific discoveries by young people.

B．He went to the bookstore to buy a lot of books.

C．He searched for useful information in books.

D．He looked at some discoveries by old people.

(2) After his research, the writer ________.

[　　]

A．believed what Ralph said and became uneasy

B．argued more forcefully with the TV announcer

C．was sure that he was right to disagree with Ralph

D．doubted more strongly about Ralph's words

(3) How did the writer most probably feel in the end?

[　　]

(4) What can we draw from the passage?

[　　]

A．Some old people have also made scientific discoveries.

B．People can not make useful discoveries when old.

C．People at twenty-five or thirty are creative.

D．People can be creative at all ages but young people are better.

　　Last week I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for some scientific discovery. I forgot what it was. The announcer, his name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my attention. “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-four and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself I wanted to disagree with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the ages of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

　　First I looked at some of the scientific discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different weights fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was twenty-six. Madame Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was twenty-eight. Einstein was twenty-six when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, enough of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other fields.

　　Then how about the field of politics? Surely it took the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people started their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of twenty-six. Abraham Lincoln gave up the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six!

　　But why don't best years come after thirty? After thirty, I guess, most people do not want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety! Perhaps there is still hope for me.

(1) What did the writer do to prove Ralph was wrong?

[　　]

A．He compared scientific discoveries by young people.

B．He went to the bookstore to buy a lot of books.

C．He searched for useful information in books.

D．He looked at some discoveries by old people.

(2) After his research, the writer ________.

[　　]

A．believed what Ralph said and became uneasy

B．argued more forcefully with the TV announcer

C．was sure that he was right to disagree with Ralph

D．doubted more strongly about Ralph's words

(3) How did the writer most probably feel in the end?

[　　]

(4) What can we draw from the passage?

[　　]

A．Some old people have also made scientific discoveries.

B．People can not make useful discoveries when old.

C．People at twenty-five or thirty are creative.

D．People can be creative at all ages but young people are better.

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a 1 for scientific discoveries. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, 2 something that caught my 3 ．“All great discoveries,” he said “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to 4 with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any 5 . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 6 to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

　　First I looked at some of the 7 discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that 8 that bodies of different weight 9 at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 10 his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 11 of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 12 .

　　Then how about 13 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of 14 to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 15 their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 16 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

　　But why don't best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 17 , most people do not want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people 18 Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful 19 at the late age of fifty. 20 the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

　　Perhaps there is still hope for me.

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