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1、课时提升作业二十一必修5 Unit1 Greatscientists(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018·河南八市联考)Manyoftheworld’smostwell-knownpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasn
2、evereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed.Hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWester
3、nArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight,ThePotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,sometimesevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)Alb
4、ertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsideredasa“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughthewasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprog
5、ress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedidsuccessfullythistime!【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲了世界上的许多人在成功之前都遭遇了失败,并且为我们列举了几个非常有名的人物的
6、例子。1.WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A.HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependence.B.Heneversucceededinhisbusiness.C.Hewasfullofcourageandperseverance.D.HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates.【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第二段中的However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed.Hewentbankrupttwice
7、,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”可推断出亚伯拉罕·林肯充满勇气,坚持不懈,选C。2.Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A.AbrahamLi
