英语必修1终结性测试题及答案.doc(6)

While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “ Nothing beats a failure but a try.”She also let him pawn(典当)her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.

It is natural the difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind. “ Son, failure is not in your vocabulary.”

Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America—worth $ 150 million.

59.Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago? Because__________.

A.John’s father died in his hometown when John was very young

B.life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown, while life in Chicago would be

better for them blacks

C.blacks were not allowed to go to school

D.John needed more education and he could go to school there

60.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_________.

A. if you try, you will surely succeed in the end

B. a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try

C. a try is always followed by a failure

D. nothing but a try can help you out of failure

61.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.How John H Johnson became famous.

B.The mental ( 精神) support John’s mother gave him.

C.The importance of a good education.

D.The key to success for blacks.

C

Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.

First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.

Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashionable”.

Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.

Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in some special English programs, such as V.O.A. or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook.

62. This is a piece of advice to learners of English on how to ______________.

A. improve their listening ability

B. read fast

C. write better English and read faster

D. speak correctly

63. If you want to understand the English news program on the radio, you should________.

A. read the Chinese language newspaper step by step

B. read again and again the Chinese language newspaper

C. go through the Chinese language newspaper first