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成就偉大科學家的祕密
A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed . He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.
“What does this mean ?” asked the young man .
“A means “ success”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.”
1. The young man _________.
A. wanted to meet Einstein
B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein
C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success
D. wanted to be a student of Einstein
2. In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________.
A. to work with great energy (精力，活力)
B. to study hard day and night
C. to learn from great scientists
D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could
3. “Y” stands for _______.
A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)
4. The word “annoyed” means ________.
A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad
5. Einstein was a man who ______
A. liked to talk with young people
B. liked to help others
C. liked to make friends with young people
D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk
答案：CBDAD
二戰的'故事
The story happened during the Second World War(戰爭) old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didn’t have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go in living .
It was a very cold winter night . The old man couldn’t go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldn’t give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig (希特勒是蠢豬)!"
Out came an old policeman at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Don’t say in our village , sir !”
“I’m sorry, sir.” Said the old man . “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown .”
“No, no , sir.” The policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pig’s hometown !”
1. The old man was ___________.
A. a German B. a French
C. an Australian D. an Englishman
2. The old man was sad because ________.
A. his three sons all died during the war
B. His three sons had to join the army
C. He had no food or clothes
D. He lived in the small town alone
3. The old man got up and ran in his room to ________.
A. keep healthy
B. Forget he was sad and hungry
C. Make him warm
D. Find a way to forget he was hungry
4. The old man shouted outside the police station because______
A. he hated Hitler very much
B. he hoped the policeman could help him
C. he wanted to make the policemen angry
D. he thought the he would be given some food in prison (監獄)
5. Which statement is true?
A. The old policeman hated Hitler , too
B. The old policeman found that the old man his best friend
C. The old policeman would send the old man in prison
D. The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigs
答案：AACDA
