The young man spoke rudely. He wasn’t very _____.
A.clever
B.kind
C.rude
D.polite
A.clever
B.kind
C.rude
D.polite
A.Suffered
B.Having suffered
C.Suffering
D.Suffer
A.fired
B.have been fired
C.was fired
D.were fired
as described by his student, the great philosopher Plato, as “the best and most just and wisest man”. Yet this same man was condemned to death for his beliefs.
The man was the Greek philosopher, Socrates, and he was condemned for not believing in the recognized gods and for corrupting young people. The second charge stemmed from his association with numerous young men who came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him.
Socrates’ method of teaching was to ask questions and, by pretending not to know the answers, to press his students into thinking for themselves. His teaching had unsurpassed influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy. Yet, for all his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word.
(40)Socrates encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the conservative people. They wanted him silenced. Yet many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily.
Socrates had the right to ask for a lesser penalty, and he probably could have won over enough of the people who had previously condemned him. But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So, he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison hemlock in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students.
11. In the first paragraph, the word “yet” is used to introduce______.
A. contrast
B. a sequence
C. emphasis
D. an example
12. Socrates was condemned to death because he ________.
A. believed in law
B. was a philosopher
C. published radical philosophical articles
D. advocated original opinions
13. The word “unsurpassed” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to_______.
A. untold
B. unequalled
C. unnoticed
D. unexpected
14. By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything, the writer implies that ________.
A. it was surprising that Socrates was so famous
B. Socrates was
C. Socrates used to work of his students in teaching
D. the authorities refused to publish Socrates’ works
15. Socrates accepted the death penalty to show ________.
A. his belief in his students
B. his contempt for conservatives
C. his recognition of the legal system
D. that he was not afraid of death
A、a ride
B、a walk
C、a drink
D、rest
Why didn’t the three walk back together after the car got stuck in the sand?()
A、They didn’t have enough food and water.
B、The writer knew where to get a camel or a car.
C、The writer knew a Bedouin who lived nearby would give help.
D、The long desert walk was too hard for the young and the old.
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and tedious training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the chauffeur to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her elocution lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
1. Usually only students who ____are accepted.
A、have received good education
B、are hard-working
C、are talented and promising
D、are good-mannered
2. The reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ().
A、actors are very determined people
B、the course at the drama school lasts two years
C、acting is very hard work
D、there are already too many actors
3."Then she got angry and said she would call the police". This sentence shows that ().
A、She totally disbelieved the proposal
B、The man acted with an ill purpose
C、The man forced her into his big car
D、She was a nervous woman
4. Why is an assistant stage manager's job difficult?()
A、Because he has to do everything
B、Because he has to work long hours every day
C、Because he will not be happy
D、Because he has to wait for another chance
5.The phrase "once in a blue moon" refers to ____.
A、once in a full moon
B、once for a while
C、once for a long time
D、once and for all
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and tedious training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the chauffeur to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took t he producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her elocution lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
1).Why is an assistant stage manager's job difficult?()
A、Because he has to do everything.
B、Because he has to work long hours every day.
C、Because he will not be happy.
D、Because he has to wait for another chance.
2).Usually only students who ()are accepted.
A、have received good education
B、are hard-working
C、are talented and promising
D、are good-mannered
3).The reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ().
A、actors are very determined people
B、the course at the drama school lasts two years
C、acting is very hard work
D、there are already too many actors
4)."Then she got angry and said she would call the police". This sentence shows that ().
A、She totally disbelieved the proposal
B、The man acted with an ill purpose
C、The man forced her into his big car
D、She was a nervous woman
5).The phrase "once in a blue moon" refers to().
A、once in a full moon
B、once for a while
C、once for a long time
D、once and for all
Youth is a time when there are few tasks to make life difficult.If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved.It is impossible that he will again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return.In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child— things that have lost their interest for older people.But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably.If he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison.If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up his position in society.
1.People can experience happiness if they ________.
A.always think of the past and regret it
B.value the present
C.are no longer young
D.become old and have much experience
2.When people were young, they used to _______.
A.be in charge of many business
B.have few things to think about and take on
C.look after their younger sisters and brothers
D.face a lot of difficulties
3.The pains of children lie in the fact that _______.
A.no one helps them make right decisions
B.they are not allowed to do what they like to do
C.they cannot be accepted and praised by others
D.they are often beaten by their parents
4.Children are usually happy because _______.
A.old people lose interest in them
B.they are free to do wrong
C.they are familiar with everything going on around them
D.things are new to them
5.The author presents the passage in a(n) _____ tone.
A.hostile
B.enthusiastic
C.critical
D.instructive