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　　Perhaps you know the book Harry Potter. But do you know the writer? J．K．Rowling was born in England in 196(5)She loved 1 She wrote her first story Rabbit when she was six. She went to 2 Portugal（葡萄牙）in 199(2)She stayed there for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning and 3 an English teacher in the afternoon. She 4 a Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter.

　　Then she 5 to England and lived in Edinburgh. She didn't 6 at that time and wrote in cafes 7 they were wanner than her small flat（公寓）. After five years she 8 the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 9 copies（本）of the book were sold all over the world. J．K． Rowling became very 10 . And she is very rich now, but she till writes her book in cafes.

There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people's faults (缺点), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短处).

　 So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our faults behind us.

　 There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."

　 He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. "Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them." Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.

　 When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude person."

　 He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.

　 If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was _________.

　 A. impatient　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a rude person

　 C. dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. too proud of his rich parents

27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　 A, Tommy was a person liked by others.

　 B, Tommy liked sharing his things with others.

　 C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcoming.

　 D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.

　 A. to be more patient

　 B. not to be a person with vanity

　 C. not to take others' things without asking

D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings

There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung（悬挂）on our necks. A small bag at the front is filled up with other people's mistakes, while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短处).

　 So it’s easy to find other people's mistakes, but it's hard for us to see our mistakes behind us.

　 There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's mistakes very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."

　 He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. "Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them." Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.

　 When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are not such a friendly person."

　 He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own mistakes! He also could not understand why he did not get on well with others.

　 If only Tommy would switch(交换)the bags around, he would find his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

(　 )66. From the old saying ,we know_______.

A. A small bag in front of our chest.　

B. the big bag at the back

C. It is easy for us to find other people's mistakes than our own mistakes.

D. Two bags hung on our necks.

(　 )67. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was _________.

A. impatient　 B. a rude person C. dishonest D. too proud of his rich parents

(　 )68.Why didn’t Tommy think Johnny was a friendly person?

A. Because Johnny didn’t play with him.

B. Because Johnny was too proud of his rich parents.

C. Because Johnny was dishonesty.

D. Because Johnny did not like sharing his things with anyone.

(　 )69. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Tommy was a person liked by others.

B. Tommy liked sharing his things with others.

C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcoming.

D. Maybe Tommy was really no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

(　 )70. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.

A. to be more patient

B. not to be a person with vanity

C. not to take others' things without asking

D. to see our own shortcomings

Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book was refused 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed."

These people succeeded because they understood that you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying. No one's born being good at all things, You become good at things through hard work. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust - a parent, a grandparent or a teacher - and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.

Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have a good education. But you've got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don't let us down. Don't let your family down or your country down. Most of all, don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.

   — By President Obama

52. The speaker mentioned J.K. Rowling and Michael Jordan to_______.

A. introduce two very successful people         B. show they were different from others

C. give examples of success after failures        D. explain why they failed many times

53. The speaker advised the listeners to do the following EXCEPT to_______.

A. let failures teach you                         B. hide your weakness

C. do a lot of practice                       D. ask adults for help

54. This speech is given to_______.

A. teachers                B. writers                         C. parents           D. students

 55. The main purpose of this speech is to_______.

A. push the listeners to work hard for their future   

B. show different ways of achieving success

C. encourage the listeners to do things differently   

D. teach the listeners how to be more creative