题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
湖北黄冈五校2015-2016学年初一下学期英语期中考试试卷
On the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers.
England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother's Day became an official(正式的) holiday in 1910.An American girl, Anna, asked their governor(州长) to set a festival for mothers that they love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.
On Mother's Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations(康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地). This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
We all know about Mozart (莫扎特), the famous musician from Austria.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} But he was also very hard- working. The story of Mozart is useful when we think about a serious question. That is which is more important for success, talent or hard. work?
Talent is something that you have naturally (天生的). {#blank#}2{#/blank#} But being talented is not enough for most people to succeed. Do you know the story Shang Zhong Yong? Zho ng Yong is a very talented boy. He wrote a poem(诗) when he was very young. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} His father thought he didn't need to study as hard as other people. After years, Zhong Yong learned nothing and couldn't write great poems. Some people may show talent first, but if they don't work hard, they still can't get success.
Life is like a running race. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Marie Curie from France had a hard life when she was a kid, but she succeeded in finding radium and polonium(镭和钋). How did she make it? Although she met lots of difficulties that we can't imagine, she never thought of giving up(放弃).
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A. Many people felt surprised about what he wrote. B. It can make you become successful more easily. C. All in all, hard work is more important than talent. D. If you stop working hard on the way, you can't win. E. There is no need to work hard if you are a talented person. F. Many people think that his success was the result of his talent. |
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