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Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.”
If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily.
How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__!
Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure.
When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.                  
小題1:
A．celebratedB．complainedC．explainedD．answered
小題2:
A．confidentlyB．madlyC．carelesslyD．angrily
小題3:
A．rememberedB．refusedC．learnedD．ordered
小題4:
A．testB．ignoreC．inventD．use
小題5:
A．healthyB．enthusiasticC．intelligentD．generous
小題6:
A．shownB．preventedC．recordedD．practiced
小題7:
A．errorsB．machinesC．jobsD．steps
小題8:
A．commonB．strangeC．familiarD．true
小題9:
A．effectB．timeC．drugsD．roles
小題10:
A．as thoughB．so thatC．unlessD．if
小題11:
A．keepB．attemptC．giveD．see
小題12:
A．depends onB．sets asideC．turns downD．sets up
小題13:
A．appearanceB．experiencesC．qualitiesD．feelings
小題14:
A．ownB．realizeC．provideD．research
小題15:
A．activeB．hardC．richD．average
小題16:
A．sellB．drawC．eatD．praise
小題17:
A．achieveB．watchC．offerD．recognize
小題18:
A．storyB．excuseC．keyD．plan
小題19:
A．preparationB．influenceC．lifeD．generation
小題20:
A．powerfulB．wonderfulC．successfulD．hopeful

小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C

小題1:B。由愛迪生的助手所說的話可知，他有點灰心喪氣, 所以他就開始“抱怨（complained）”。
小題1:選A。由后面愛迪生所說的話可知，愛迪生對發(fā)明鍥而不舍，所以他對自己的工作充滿了“信心”。
小題1:選C。由愛迪生的樂觀態(tài)度可知，他認為他們已經“學到了（learned）”很多。上文中助手的話也有提示。
小題1:選D。試驗證明有兩千種材料不能“用來（use）”做電燈泡。
小題1:選C。此處與下句的genius呼應：如果我們善于從自己的錯誤中學習，那我們就會變得“明智（intelligent）”。
小題1:選D。成功就是每天要“實踐（practiced）”的一些簡單的行為準則。
小題1:選A。失敗就是每天重復犯的“小錯誤（errors）”。
小題1:選D。這里用true表示作者完全認同上述這些話。
小題1:選B。由下一句可知，成功需要時間。
小題1:選D。如果太著急就會犯錯誤，if在此引導一個條件狀語從句。
小題1:選B。沒有自信心，我們就無法去“嘗試（attempt）”新的具有挑戰(zhàn)性的任務。
小題1:選A。由上下文可知，我們的自信“取決于（depends on）”我們對自己的看法和是否相信自己。
小題1:選C。我們每個人生來都具有特殊的“品質（qualities）”。其他選項不符合常理。
小題1:選B。但是只有一少部分人“認識到（realize）”自己真正的潛能。
小題1:選D。此處選“平庸的（average）”與上文中的exceptional對比。
小題1:選C。成功就像人人都想“吃（eat）”的水果，此處用來比喻人人都想擁有成功。
小題1:選A。不付出努力，你就無法“獲得（achieve）”成功。
小題1:選B。想成功的人總是尋找辦法，而不想成功的人總是尋找“借口（excuse）”。
小題1:選A。精心準備會走向成功，反之注定會失敗。
小題1:選C。當你“成功（successful）”時，享受它并幫助其他想取得成就的人。
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A．stand
B．ignore
C．recognize
D．command
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A．developed
B．arose
C．treated
D．recovered
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A．Therefore
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B．freedom
C．purpose
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C．sailor
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A．unbelievable
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A．discover
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C．wonder
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A．makesB．soundsC．looksD．is
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A．favorites B．charmsC．regretsD．worries
小題12:
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小題14:
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A．anyone
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A．it was too cold and quiet
B．she could only sing one song in the small farm
C．there was nothing more that could make her excited
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B．left the small farm with Lord
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A．The writer was able to sing before she could speak.
B．The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city.
C．The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower".
D．The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse.
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According to Eva Murzyn at the University of Dundee, there are at least two possible explanations for this strange situation.
The first is the methods used in the researches. The early studies tended to use questionnaires（問卷）, while more modern studies use dream diaries (filled in upon rising in the morning) or so-called “REM-awakening”, which involves interrupting people’s dream-filled periods of sleep to find out what they were dreaming about. People’s memories of their dreams are likely to be less accurate by using the questionnaire approach and they are more likely to reflect their beliefs about the form dreams generally take in an unclear way.
The second explanation has to do with black and white television and film. It's possible that the sudden increase in black and white film and television during the first half of the last century either affected the form of people’s dreams at that time, or affected their beliefs about the form dreams generally take.
According to Murzyn’s findings, it’s the explanation based on media exposure that carries more weight. She used both questionnaire and diary methods to study the dreams of 30 older (average age 64) and 30 younger people (average age 21).
The methodological technique made no difference to the type of dreams people reported. However, the extremely important thing was that, across both questionnaires and diaries, the older participants (who had had significant early life exposure to black and white media) reported experiencing significantly more black and white dreams over the last ten days than the younger participants (22 per cent vs. 4 per cent).
Another finding was that older participants reported black and white dreams and colorful dreams to be of equal clearness. By contrast, the younger participants reported that the quality of black and white dreams was poorer. This raises the possibility that the younger participants didn’t really have any black and white dreams at all, but were simply regarding poorly remembered dreams as black and white.
小題1:We learn from the text that ______.
A．people in the first half of the last century never had colorful dreams
B．older people are more likely to have black and white dreams
C．the dreams of younger people are always colorful
D．people today don’t have white and black dreams any more
小題2:What did Murxyn do to find out the explanations for the colors in people’s dreams?
A．She applied both questionnaire and diary methods to study people’s dreams.
B．She used diary methods to record people’s dreams.
C．She chose 60 people to answer her questions about their dreams.
D．She woke people up to record the colors of their dreams.
小題3:What does the underlined expression “carry more weight” in paragraph 5 mean?
A．be heavierB．be more powerfulC．be more importantD．be more useful
小題4:From Murxyn’s findings we can infer that ______.
A．both older people and younger people could report colorful dreams clearly
B．young people don’t have any black and white dreams in fact
C．the color of a person’s dream is decided by one’s age
D．it is probably the color of media that affects the color of one’s dream

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Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swan toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鱷魚) was swimming toward the shore.
His mother in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In extreme fear, she ran toward the water, yelling(大叫) to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.
From the dock(碼頭)，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched(奪取) his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-water(拔河). The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate(有感情的). A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars(傷疤). The boy lifted his legs, then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go. ”
Some scars have caused us deep regret, but some scars are because of love.
小題1:From the second paragraph we can infer that_____.
A．A child shouldn’t swim in the water by himself.
B．We’d better grasp some skills to protect ourselves
C．We should make enough preparations before swimming
D．We are enjoying ourselves but don’t know the enemy is coming.
小題2:The incredible tug-of-water is between _______.
A．The boy and the alligator
B．the boy and the mother
C．The alligator and the mother
D．the alligator and the farmer.
小題3:Which of the following statements is true?
A．The alligator was killed by a hunter.
B．There’re scars both on the boy’s arms and legs.
C．The mother was calm when seeing the alligator.
D．The mother won the “match” because of her strength.
小題4:Why was the boy proud when he showed the scars on his arms？
A．He survived luckily.
B．He was a child of God.
C．He was injured slightly.
D．He was proud of the scars of love.

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