She was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons. She became the famous woman scientist of her time. That's the story of Marie Curie's life. She didn't mind working and she didn't care about the honors(荣誉)that were given to her in later years.

    Marie was born in 1867. Her name was Marie Sklosovska then. She lived in Poland. Her father was a teacher. Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind.

    Marie's mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten. From then on, Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted to be successful(成功的)in her life. She studied very hard and was one of the best students at her school.

    Marie and her older sister, Bronya, wanted to study in France at the Sorbonne. But their father didn't have enough money to send them there. It was Marie who had an idea: she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya. After her sister finished studying in Paris, she would get work and send Marie the money to study there herself. So Marie worked very hard for six years to pay for her sister's studies. At last it was Marie's turn but when she got to France, her sister was married and could not give her much help.

    Again Marie worked. She studied in a small room without heat or light. She lived on bread and tea most of the time. But all she thought of was her maths and science. This was her world.

    After four years' hard work, Marie and her husband found something which was called radium(镭). They were given the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖)for their great discovery(发现). But they were too ill to go Stockholm themselves to receive it.

    Marie always said that it was because of her children that she want her work. And she discovered a hidden power and gave it to the world. It was the same power, however, that killed Marie in 1934.

1.Marie Sklodovska was born in_______.

A. France                B. Poland                 C. Stockholm          D Sorbonne

2.Marie did not go to Paris with her sister because_______.

A. She did not want to

B. He always thought of her maths and science first.

C. She had to earn money to pay for her sister's study.

D. She thought it more useful to make money.

3.She received her higher education（教育）at_______.

A. Poland       B. Stockholm          C. the Stockholm   D France

4.The greatness（伟大）of Marie's life in fact is that_______.

A. She received two Nobel Prizes

B. She was the first woman to work at the Sorbonne

C. She helped her sister finish school.

D. She worked hard without taking care of the fame and honors she received

Tim is a 16-year-old boy who studies in a high school .His parents tell him to study hard and they do everything for him.They wake him up at 6:00 am,and after breakfast his

father takes him to school by car.As soon as the young man comes home from school,the

supper is ready.Of course,he never does chores(家务杂务)。

Once,Tim’s father would go to London on business for a year.Before leaving,he told

his wife to look after their son well.The woman had to get up earlier and did all what

her husband did before.Two months later,she was so tired that she was ill.The young man

got into trouble at once.He couldn’t do housework.Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus.

Yesterday Tim’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair.But

he didn’t know how to choose right shoes.The woman had a sigh9叹息）,gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy shoes himself.With a policeman’s help,he found a shop.The shopkeeper brought some shoes and asked him to choose.When he was trying on pair,suddenly

he remembered something and took them off.The man was surprised and asked,“What’s the

matter?”

“I’m sorry .I’ve left my shoe pattern at home.”

56.Tim_______when he comes home from school in the evening.

A.does chores　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.helps to cook supper

C.does nothing except doing homework D.has dinner at once

57.Tim’s mother was ill because ___________.

A.her husband went to London on business

B.she had to take care of her son by herself and she was too tired.

C.her son didn’t study hard and she was too angry.

D.she had to get up too early when her husband was at home.

58.Tim’s mother_______to help him choose right shoes.

A.gave him a book about buying shoes　 B.asked a policeman

C.gave him a shoe pattern　　　　　　 D.called the shoe shop

59.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.Tim’s parents don’t make him do any housework

B.Nobody can buy right shoes without a shoe pattern.

C.Tim’s father told his wife to look after their son well before he went to London.

D.Tim found the shoe shop with a policeman’s help.

60.What do you think of Tim’s parents?

A.They are the best parents of all.　 B.They give their son too much love.

C.Theit love to their son is great and right. D.They feel tired and bored every day.

Maria was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She  46 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she  47 to high school. Her family was very  48 ，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She  49 in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family   50 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria   51 in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t  52 a word of English. She began to study English at night，  53 worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still  54 at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants   55 a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.                A．went to school   B．go to school     C．goes to school  D．begins school

2.                A．went           B．didn’t go       C．began    D．wasn’t

3.                A．rich           B．poor           C．happy    D．glad

4.                A．works          B．is working       C．is going to work D．worked

5.                A．moved         B．go             C．stayed    D．lived

6.                A．reached        B．arrived         C．got  D．moved

7.                A．tell            B．talk            C．know D．say

8.                A．when          B．so             C．or   D．and

9.                A．studying        B．studied         C．study D．studies

10.               A．to do          B．do            C．to be D．be