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Certainly,"
saidMr.Turner."
OnedayImetarhinoceros(犀牛)byariver…"
Pleasewaitaminute,sir,"
saidtheman."
Therearen'
tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!
It'
srarejustbecausetherearen'
tany!
(1)、Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'
sfamily.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(2)、Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.
B
(3)、Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.
(4)、AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.
(5)、Mr.Whitewouldn'
tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.
43、IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.
However,theworld'
sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?
Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.
(1)、Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.
(2)、Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.
(3)、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.
(4)、We'
llhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsomepeople'
sview.
(5)、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.
44、Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理学家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"
Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."
or"
Youaresuchasmartchild."
(1)、Theword"
intelligent"
inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.
(2)、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.
(3)、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.
(4)、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.
(5)、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.
45、Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsittingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,"
Doyouhaveafamily?
Yes,Ihaveoneson,"
thewomananswered.
Oh,really?
Doeshesmoke?
No,he'
snevertouchedacigarette,"
thewomanreplied.
That'
sgood,"
themancontinued."
Idon'
tsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtoone'
shealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?
Oh,no,"
thewomanansweredatonce."
He'
sneverdrunkadropofit."
ThenIcongratulateyou,ma'
am,"
themansaid."
Anddoesheevercomehomelateatnight?
No,never,"
hisneighboranswered."
Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight."
Well,"
themansaid,"
he'
sawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?
ssixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,"
thewomanrepliedproudly.
(1)、Themanandthewomanaretalkingaboutthewoman'
sson.
(2)、Thewomanthinkshersonwillbeagentleman.
(3)、Theconversationtookplaceonatrain.
(4)、Theword"
disappointed"
probablybestdescribestheman'
sfeelingattheendoftheconversation.
(5)、Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreallyunderstandwhattheman'
squestionsmean.
46、Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'
ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,"
Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'
tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback."
AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,"
Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'
mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation."
(1)、Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.
(2)、Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'
sbusiness.
(3)、Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'
svacationmightbespoilt.
(4)、Thesecretarydidn'
texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'
sbusiness,becauseshedidn'
twanttospoilMr.Young'
svacation.
(5)、YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.
47、HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.
SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:
buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome."
Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.
Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.
(1)、Manyfamilieswantedtohaveasignatureofthegeneral.
(2)、ThegeneralcamebacktoWashingtonaftertheFirstWorldWar.
(3)、Thegeneralorderedhismentolookforallhisteethandbuyallofthem.
(4)、Thefactthatthegeneral'
snamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthatthegeneralwasfamous.
(5)、Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost$1150.
48、Theword"
horsepower"
wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld'
sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.
Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.
Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairononeminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.
Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.
(1)、ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.
(2)、Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.
(3)、Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.