A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work．

       He may have the belief that he is unable to do it．A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts．Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn things new because of their  38 ．

       A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless．He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 ．Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so． 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（无能） in turn．

       Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in maths．His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not  45  too much of him．In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea．He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 ．Then, he was very poor at maths,  49  as they expected．

       But one day everything changed．He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve．He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence （信心）．Soon he became especially good at  52 ．

       Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability．

A．clever        B．shy        C．useless          D．stupid

A．big           B．full       C．high       D．great

A．age           B．ability          C．brain     D．knowledge

A．decision     B．plan            C．effort           D．promise

A．work         B．study     C．improvementD．success

A．Truly         B．Really          C．However   D．Therefore

A．lead to     B．strengthen C．improve    D．get rid of

A．an experience       B．an example      C．a thought  D．a story

A．state          B．mind     C．start      D．ending

A．blame      B．expect          C．get        D．win

A．developed    B．organized  C．discovered       D．found

A．broke       B．refused     C．doubted    D．accepted

A．manage           B．argue    C．try        D．act

A．only         B．almost          C．just       D．then

A．none        B．all        C．some     D．most

A．broke       B．succeeded C．failed           D．believed

A．physics           B．medicine   C．English         D．maths

A．studies     B．works     C．plays          D．graduates

A．early        B．deeply          C．later       D．simply

A．discourage   B．love      C．surprise    D．disappoint

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..

    He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their  38 .

    A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so.  41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.

    Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not  45  too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea. He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 . Then, he was very poor at math,  49  as they expected.

    But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve. He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at  52 .

    Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability.

1.A．clever          B．shy        C．useless           D．stupid

2.A．big             B．full           C．high           D．great

3.A．age             B．ability    C．brain         D．knowledge

4.A．decision        B．plan        C．effort           D．promise

5.A．work            B．study      C．improvement   D．success

6.A．Truly           B．Really     C．However        D．Therefore

7.A．lead to         B．strengthen        C．improve         D．get rid of

8.A．an experience  B．an example  C．a thought         D．a story

9.A．state           B．mind             C．start            D．ending

10.A．blame          B．expect       C．get          D．win

11.A．developed      B．organized        C．discovered  D．found

12.A．broke         B．refused      C．doubted      D．accepted

13.A．manage         B．argue           C．try           D．act

14.A．only           B．almost      C．just          D．then

15.A．none           B．all              C．some             D．most

16.A．broke          B．succeeded  C．failed            D．believed

17.A．physics        B．medicine        C．English      D．math

18.A．studies        B．works        C．plays            D．graduates

19.A．early          B．deeply      C．later             D．simply

20.A．discourage         B．love            C．surprise      D．disappoint

 

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work．

       He may have the belief that he is unable to do it．A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts．Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn things new because of their  38 ．

       A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless．He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 ．Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so． 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（无能） in turn．

       Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in maths．His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not  45  too much of him．In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea．He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 ．Then, he was very poor at maths,  49  as they expected．

       But one day everything changed．He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve．He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence （信心）．Soon he became especially good at  52 ．

       Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability．

1.A．clever        B．shy        C．useless          D．stupid

2.A．big          B．full       C．high       D．great

3.A．age           B．ability          C．brain     D．knowledge

4.A．decision     B．plan            C．effort           D．promise

5.A．work         B．study     C．improvementD．success

6.A．Truly         B．Really          C．However   D．Therefore

7.A．lead to     B．strengthen C．improve    D．get rid of

8.A．an experience       B．an example      C．a thought  D．a story

9.A．state          B．mind     C．start      D．ending

10.A．blame      B．expect          C．get        D．win

11.A．developed    B．organized  C．discovered       D．found

12.A．broke       B．refused     C．doubted    D．accepted

13.A．manage           B．argue    C．try        D．act

14.A．only        B．almost          C．just       D．then

15.A．none        B．all        C．some     D．most

16.A．broke       B．succeeded C．failed           D．believed

17.A．physics           B．medicine   C．English         D．maths

18.A．studies     B．works     C．plays          D．graduates

19.A．early        B．deeply          C．later       D．simply

20.A．discourage   B．love      C．surprise    D．disappoint

 

       A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work．

       He may have the belief that he is unable to do it．A child may think he is  1  because he doesn’t understand how to make  2  use of his mental gifts．Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn things new because of their  3 ．

       A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  4  because he feels that it would be useless．He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  5 ．Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so． 6 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  7  his belief in his incompetence（无能） in turn．

       Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 8  like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 9  in maths．His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not  10  too much of him．In this way, his teacher and parents  11  the idea．He  12  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  13 ．Then, he was very poor at maths,  14  as they expected．

       But one day everything changed．He worked out a problem which  15  of the other students had been able to solve．He  16  in solving the problem which gave him confidence （信心）．Soon he became especially good at  17 ．

       Alder now  18  with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it  19 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  20  himself as well as others by his ability．

1．A．clever                   B．shy                     C．useless                D．stupid

2．A．big                      B．full                      C．high                  D．great

3．A．age                      B．ability                  C．brain                   D．knowledge

4．A．decision                B．plan                C．effort               D．promise

5．A．work                 B．study                  C．improvement       D．success

6．A．Truly                    B．Really                  C．However             D．Therefore

7．A．lead to                  B．strengthen           C．improve              D．get rid of

8．A．an experience        B．an example          C．a thought             D．a story

9．A．state                     B．mind                   C．start                    D．ending

10．A．blame                  B．expect                 C．get                      D．win

11．A．developed            B．organized             C．discovered           D．found

12．A．broke               B．refused                C．doubted               D．accepted

13．A．manage               B．argue               C．try                   D．act

14．A．only                    B．almost                 C．just                     D．then

15．A．none                   B．all                      C．some                  D．most

16．A．broke                  B．succeeded           C．failed                  D．believed

17．A．physics           B．medicine              C．English             D．maths

18．A．studies                B．works          C．plays                   D．graduates

19．A．early                   B．deeply                 C．later                    D．simply

20．A．discourage              B．love              C．surprise         D．disappoint

In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English -- and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US' s Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany' s University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.

One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.

Another prototype (雏形机) can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. "It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you," Waibel said.

Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe (转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal(液晶) display (LCD) screen.

Then there' s the Muscle Translator. Electrodes (电极) capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted (植入) in a person' s face, according to researchers.

During a demonstration (演示) held last Thursday in CMU' s Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Stan Jou had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed -- without speaking aloud -- a few words in Mandarin(普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: "Let me introduce our new prototype".

This particular gadget (器械), when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, "to switch your mouth to a foreign language". "The idea behind the university' s prototypes is to create 'good enough' bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world," Waibel said.

With spontaneous (自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.

What kind of prototype did the Chinese student named Stan Jou try?

A. Lecture Translation.            B. Translation Glasses.

C. Muscle Translator.             D. We don' t know.

What is the purpose of inventing the translators?

    A. To help students to learn English.

    B. To help people to watch foreign TV programs.

    C. To help people travel in foreign countries.

    D. To promote cultural exchanges between countries.

What is the best title of this text?

    A. Speak different languages at the same time?

    B. Flow to learn to speak foreign languages?

    C. New ways to learn foreign languages

D. You' re welcome to learn foreign languages