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Onetimeayoungman,whohopedtostudylaw,wrotetoLincolnforadvice,andLincolnreplied,"
Ifyouaredeterminedtomakealawyerofyourself,thethingismorethanhalfdonealready.Alwaysbearinmindthatyourowndeterminationtosucceedismoreimportantthananyotherthing."
Lincolnknew.Hehadgonethroughitall.Hehadnever,inhisentirelife,hadmorethanatotalofoneyear'
sschooling.Andbooks?
Lincolnoncesaidhehadwalkedtoborroweverybookwithinfiftymilesofhishome.Afirewasusuallykeptgoingallnightinthesmallhouseandhereadbythelightofit.
Hewalkedtwentyorthirtymilestohearaspeakerand,returninghome,hepracticedhistalkseverywhere—inthefields,inthewoods,beforethecrowds.Hejoinedseveralsocietiesandpracticedspeakingonthetopicsoftheday.
Alackofconfidencealwaystroubledhim.Inthepresenceofwomenhewasshyanddumb.EvenwhenhewasinlovewithMaryTodd,heusedtositthere,nervousandsilent,unabletofindwords,listeningwhileshedidthetalking.Yetthatwasthemanwho,bypracticeandhomestudy,madehimselfintothespeakerwhodebatedwiththefamousspeakerDouglas!
Thatwasthemanwho,inGettysburgaddress,rosetotheheightsofeloquence（雄辩）thath
aveseldombeenachievedinallthehumanhistory.
No
wonderthat,speakingofhisowngreatbarriersandpainfulstruggle,hewrote,"
Ifyouaredeterminedtomakealawyerofyourself,thethingismorethanhalfdonealready."
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
it"
（inParagraph2）referto?
A.Earningafortune.B.Makingaliving.C.Askingforadvice.D.Becomingalawyer.
26.Whatisthekeypointofthefourthparagraph?
A.Lincoln'
scourage.B.Lincoln'
sposition.C.Lincoln'
sprogress.D.Lincoln'
seloquence.
27.WhatisthemostvitalspiritreflectedinLincoln'
sstoryabove?
A.Believinginoneself.B.Keepingonpracticinghard.
C.Overcomingdifficulties.D.Stickingtoone'
sdetermination.
C
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g,andanauthenticcertificatewhichjusthappenstomentionthepencilissosharpastobeadangerousobject.
Toachievethedesiredresult,themastersharpenerusesallkindsoftools,includinggeneralsandpapers,pocketknivesandevenaspecial$450sharpeningmachine."
Itdependsonwhatthecustomerwantstousehis/herpencilfor,"
hesays,"
Thatdeterminesthemostappropriatepencil-sharpeningtechnique.Somecustomersbuypencilsasinspirationalsymbolswhileothersbuythembecauseoftheirspecialmemoriesofclassic2Bpencils.”
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A.Heinventednewtoolsforthejob.B.Hepromotedhisskillonhiswebsite.
C.Hesavedlotsoftimeforotherpeople.D.Heprovidedqualityservicetohiscustomers.
29.Fromhiswords,wecaninferthatDavidBees.
A.knowsallkindsofpencilusersB.providespersonalizedservices
C.valuesideasbehindthepencilsD.alwayswriteswithpencils
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
insane"
（inParagraph5）mean?
A.Deliberate.B.Rewarding.C.Unreasonable.D.Irresponsible.
31.Whatseemstobetheauthor'
sattitudetoDavidBees'
trade?
A.It'
saspecialtrade.B.Ithasagoodreputation.
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D
Lucy,whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974,diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree,accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature.
Fortheirresearch,KappelmanandDr.RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35,000"
slices"
ofLucy'
sskeleton.ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"
LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"
whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery.
Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp,cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'
srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls.
TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy,whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds,fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself-butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable.
TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet,accordingtothestatement.
Thatsoundsplausible.Butotherscientistsaredoubtful."
Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks,"
Dr,DonaldC,Johanson,directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy,said,"
Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust-sostoryandthereforeunprovable."
JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'
sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied,sayingthat"
elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks,It'
sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree.
Butthenewresearchfocusedon"
asmallnumberofbreaks"
thatareconsistentwith"
high-energybone-to-bo
neinfluences"
andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones.Kappelmanrespondedinanemail,"
Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath."
32.WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr.RichardKetcham'
sresearch?
A.Shegothernamefromasong.
B.Shehadmorethan35,000slices.
C.Shecouldn'
tuseherarmsproperly.
D.Shemadeanefforttosaveherself.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
plausible"
inParagraph6probablymean?
A.Reasonable.B.Creative.C.Surprising.D.Unbelievable.
34.WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree?
A.Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling.
B.Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath.
C.Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered.
D.Lucy'
sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks.
35.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?
A.Lucydidn'
tdiefromfallingoutofatree.
B.Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless.
C.TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue.
D.Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem.
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