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1、新高考英语必备---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).
2、However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed.Hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluential
3、paintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight,ThePotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,sometimesevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800kn
4、ownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)-11-AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsideredasa“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughthewasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnic
5、School.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedidsuccessfullyt
6、histime!【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,hislifewa
7、snevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed.Hewentbankrupttwice,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.Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdea
