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1、Passage 1If you lose 12 times in a row （连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. In his teens, he had to get up at
2、 3 a. m. every day to milk the cows for his family. In 1904, when he was 16 years old, his family moved to a farm where he completed his high school in 1906. During his high school years he grew interested in speeches. His first job after college was selling courses . He moved on to selling bacon an
3、d soap.His parents moved to Belton, Missouri in 1910 after he graduated and when Carnegie was 22.When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged （破旧的 ) clothes and ordinary （平凡的 ) look. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better at other things instead of just clot
4、hes and good look?”Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate （辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. But soon Carnegie was seen to practice public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. I
5、n 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers（畅销书 ) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start
6、 Living. Published in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People is still a popular book in business 1 and business communication skills. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated into 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.1. Where was Carnegie bor
7、n?2. Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?3. What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?4. What did Carnegie open schools and write books for?5.Do Carnegies books help people to be on the way to success?【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了卡内基如何从一个经历了十二次失败的人以及大学里那个失落的学生变成开办学校、出版自己书籍影响了很多人
8、的成功者的故事。旨在告诉人们面对失败要相信自己,且永不放弃。1. He was born in/In the United States.【解析 s】细节理解题。题干意为：卡内基生于哪里？根据第二段第一句“Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. ”可知答案。2. Because of his ragged clothes and ordinary look.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么卡内基刚上大学时感到沮丧？根据第三段第二句“When Carnegie first entered college, he f
9、elt upset because of his ragged（破旧的) clothes and ordinary（平凡的) look. ” 可推知衣衫褴褛、相貌平平使得刚进入大学的卡内基很失落。3. He joined the debate team.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为了在大学里变的活跃，卡内基都做了什么？根据第四段第一、二句“Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the 2 debate（辩论) team.” 可知他加入了辩论队。4. To share his success.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为
10、：卡内基为什么开办学校和写书？根据最后一段第一句“In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. ”可知为了分享成功，他开始开办学校并且出书。5. Yes, they do.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：卡耐基的书帮到了在成功路上的人了吗？根据最后段最后一句“They are still helping people on the road to success. ”可知答案。Passage 2Who is the most famous fairy tale writer? Many of you
11、 may say Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. There is a big award that takes his name: the Hans Christian Andersen Award（国际安徒生奖）. It is the highest award for childrens stories. A writer can only get it once in a lifetime.On April 4, Cao Wenxuan won the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He is th
12、e first Chinese writer to win this important award for childrens literature.Cao Wenxuan was born in 1954 in a small village in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. Some of his stories are set there. He is now a professor at Peking University. He started to publish childrens fiction in 1979. Many of his novel
13、s have been translated into English, French, Japanese and Korean.If you read Caos stories, you will find beautiful and poetic（诗意的）descriptions of scenery. For example, in The Grass House（1997）, Cao writes, “The grass grows toughly. When the sun shines, the grass shines like copper wire（铜线）.When the
14、wind blows from the sea, the grass makes surprisingly metal-like sounds.”Cao also uses love as a theme in his stories, and he describes it with great beauty. You can find this theme in Bronze and Sunflower（2005）. The ending of the story is sad, but it helps make the 3 story more realistic. “Sadness
15、is a beautiful emotion. It helps kids understand the real world when it is expressed properly.” Cao once said.When Cao creates a story, he does not write specifically(明确地) for someone. Adults can find beauty in his stories. “I tell real Chinese stories, but my stories relate to（关联）humans. This might be a key reason why I won this award,” he said.1. How many languages have Caos novels been translated into?2. Which book written by Cao Wenxuan describes love with beauty?3. What can you find from Caos stories?4. What does Cao think of sadness?5.In Cao
