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

                                       D

You may picture firefighters holding a hose (水管) outside of a burning building, but the Golden Eagles Hotshots don’t fight fires quite that way. When they go into action, you may not even see a fire truck.

The Hotshots are firefighters who battle fires in wildness areas. But don’t think you’ll only find them in their home state California. Wherever there is a national wildfire emergency, the Golden Eagles Hotshots could be there.

But these firefighters don’t work the same way as firefighters in a big city. They work in areas where there are a large number of trees, bushes, and grass. They climb up and down steep hills to clear brush and burnable debris（残骸）. They sometimes use water, but they often fight fire with fire!

They do that by lighting what are called “backfires,” which are small, controlled fires that burn up fuel in the path of large wildfires. That way, when the wildfire gets there, it has nothing to burn and nowhere to go, because all the burnable fuel has already gone up in smoke.

The Hotshots also clear away fuel using old-fashioned hard work. For example, they use a saw to cut away trees and heavy brush that could catch fire.

Of course there are times when the Golden Eagles Hotshots do have trucks to supply water to the fires. But the water is limited, and these guys have to rely on hard work more than anything. Physical fitness is very important. They have to be in great physical shape to handle steep hills and difficult terrain(地形) while carrying a 60-pound pack.

The Golden Eagles Hotshots definitely work hard for their pay. But thanks to their efforts, many lives have been saved, many houses have not burned, and countless trees are still standing.

1.67. The firefighters mentioned in the passenger. 

A．do much of their work in California

B．avoid climbing steep hills in their work

C．do their work equipped with advanced tools.

D．carry out their work mostly in forests and mountains.

2.68. According to the passage, why do the firefighters light “backfires”?

A．To signal for help.	B．To remove obstacles.
C．To protect trees and bushes.	D．To prevent the fire from spreading.

3.69. What can we learn about the Golden Eagles Hotshots?

A．They are firefighters working in big cities.

B．Their work requires physical strength.

C．They are voluntary firefighters working for free.

D．They usually hold a hose to put out the fires.

4.70. What is the author’s attitude towards the Golden Eagles Hotshots?

A．Appreciative

B．Doubtful

C．Worried

D．Critical

 

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 13­year­old American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest，the world’s highest mountain.

Jordan Romero from Big  Bear，California，climbed up the 8,850 meter summit (峰顶) from the Tibetan side.On the same day，a Nepali (尼泊尔的)  man，Apa Sherpa，broke his own world record of climbing Everest when he reached the summit for the  twentieth time.Apa Sherpa’s team set off from Nepal’s  capital，Kathmandu，last month，heading for the base camp  (大本营) on the Chinese side of the mountain.

“The team has just called in and believe that they are standing on top of Mt.Everest，” Romero’s blog said.“Their  dreams have now come true.Everyone is happy.”

The climbing has put Romero one step closer to reaching his goal of climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents (大洲)．“It is just a goal，” Romero said.He had already climbed five peaks  (高峰)，and needs to climb only Vinson Massif，the highest peak in Antarctica，to hit his goal.

The youngest person before to climb Everest was 16­year­old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal.Romero climbed together with a team including his father Paul and three local guides.He wanted to pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world and wear it in a necklace.

While Nepal insists that anyone planning to climb Mount Everest must be 16，China does not have any age restrictions  (限制)．Some mountain climbers haven’t agreed with the Romero family for letting him try it but his father said the climbing from the Chinese side is less dangerous.

68．Jordan Romero climbed up Mount Everest mainly to________.

A．meet Apa Sherpa                                B．build his body

C．break the world record                        D．realize part of his goal

69．To stand on the highest mountains on all seven continents，the next act of Jordan Romero is to climb the peak in________.

A．Asia                                                   B．Antarctica 

C．Europe                                               D．Africa

70．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The great dream of picking rocks from top of Everest

B．California teen becomes youngest to climb Everest

C．The most number of successful Everest climbs

D．Mount Everest climbing becomes more popular