五、阅读理解
After years of learning about human nature, I have decided that two qualities make a difference between people of great achievements and common people—curiosity and discontent (不满足). I have never known an excellent man who didn't have either. And I have never known a common man who had both.
Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) matter much more than ambition (雄心). Galileo (伽利略) was not only ambitious when he dropped objects of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, "Why? Why? Why?"
Luckily, curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned. We are born with them and need only to recapture (回忆) them. "The great man," said Mencius, "is he who does not lose his child's heart." Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging customs. We just follow the crowd.
Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation (犹豫). But once having met and liked them，we may think how terrible it is if we have missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.
How should you start? First, stay modest. I think of one friend who couldn't plant flowers well. She was curious about how the experts (专家) did it. Now，she is one of the experts.
The way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven't any special ability? Most people don't; there are only a few geniuses (天才). You haven't any time? That's good，because it's always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe，mother of six，wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking. You're too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel，and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
However you start，remember there is no better time to start than right now，for you'll never be more alive than you are at this moment.
(
A. present his idea
B. compare (对比) different people
C. reach a conclusion
D. show the importance of success
(
A. Scientists all have great ambitions.
B. Experiments (实验) lead to the finding of truth.
C. Creativity comes from challenging customs.
D. Greatness comes from curiosity and discontent.
(
A. Getting success helps you become an expert.
B. The geniuses usually get things done easily.
C. Short of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
D. You should remain modest after making achievements.
Exercise 3 of Unit 2 of 9B Grammar & Integrated skills
After years of learning about human nature, I have decided that two qualities make a difference between people of great achievements and common people—curiosity and discontent (不满足). I have never known an excellent man who didn't have either. And I have never known a common man who had both.
Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) matter much more than ambition (雄心). Galileo (伽利略) was not only ambitious when he dropped objects of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, "Why? Why? Why?"
Luckily, curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned. We are born with them and need only to recapture (回忆) them. "The great man," said Mencius, "is he who does not lose his child's heart." Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging customs. We just follow the crowd.
Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation (犹豫). But once having met and liked them，we may think how terrible it is if we have missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.
How should you start? First, stay modest. I think of one friend who couldn't plant flowers well. She was curious about how the experts (专家) did it. Now，she is one of the experts.
The way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven't any special ability? Most people don't; there are only a few geniuses (天才). You haven't any time? That's good，because it's always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe，mother of six，wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking. You're too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel，and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
However you start，remember there is no better time to start than right now，for you'll never be more alive than you are at this moment.
(
A
)1. The writer writes Paragraph 1 to present his idea
.A. present his idea
B. compare (对比) different people
C. reach a conclusion
D. show the importance of success
(
D
)2. What does the example of Galileo tell us?A. Scientists all have great ambitions.
B. Experiments (实验) lead to the finding of truth.
C. Creativity comes from challenging customs.
D. Greatness comes from curiosity and discontent.
(
C
)3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A. Getting success helps you become an expert.
B. The geniuses usually get things done easily.
C. Short of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
D. You should remain modest after making achievements.
Exercise 3 of Unit 2 of 9B Grammar & Integrated skills
答案：1—3 ADC
解析：
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### 五、阅读理解
经过多年对人性的研究，我认为有两种品质能区分有杰出成就的人和普通人——好奇心和不满足。我从未见过一个杰出的人同时不具备这两种品质，也从未见过一个普通人同时具备这两种品质。
总的来说，这些深层的人类驱策力比雄心重要得多。伽利略在比萨斜塔上扔下不同重量的物体并计时它们落地的时间时，他不仅仅是有雄心。像伽利略一样，历史上所有的伟人都充满好奇心，并带着不满足追问：“为什么？为什么？为什么？”
幸运的是，好奇心和不满足不需要后天学习。我们生来就具备它们，只需要重新找回它们。孟子说：“大人者，不失其赤子之心者也。”然而我们大多数人确实失去了它。我们不再提问，不再挑战习俗，只是随波逐流。
我们大多数人在遇到新的人和新的想法时都会犹豫不决。但一旦遇到并喜欢上它们，我们可能会想，如果我们错过了这个机会会有多糟糕。我们可能不得不强迫自己唤醒好奇心和不满足，并让它们保持活跃。
你应该如何开始呢？首先，保持谦逊。我想到一个朋友，她以前种花种得不好。她对专家是怎么做的很好奇。现在，她自己也成了专家之一。
开始的方法是反驳你自己的借口。你没有任何特殊能力？大多数人都没有，只有少数天才。你没有时间？那很好，因为总是那些没有时间的人把事情做成。哈丽特·比彻·斯托，六个孩子的母亲，在做饭的时候写了《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的部分内容。你太老了？记住，托马斯·科斯坦在57岁时出版了他的第一部小说，摩西奶奶在78岁时展示了她的第一批画作。
无论你如何开始，记住没有比现在更好的开始时间了，因为你永远不会比此刻更有活力。
（ ）1. 作者写第一段是为了______。
A. 提出他的观点
B. 对比不同的人
C. 得出一个结论
D. 展示成功的重要性
（ ）2. 伽利略的例子告诉我们什么？
A. 科学家都有伟大的雄心。
B. 实验能带来真理的发现。
C. 创造力来自挑战习俗。
D. 伟大来自好奇心和不满足。
（ ）3. 从最后两段我们能学到什么？
A. 获得成功能帮助你成为专家。
B. 天才通常能轻松地把事情做成。
C. 缺乏天赋和时间不是不采取行动的理由。
D. 取得成就后你应该保持谦逊。
### 九年级下册（9B）语法与综合技能 第二单元 练习3
### 五、阅读理解
经过多年对人性的研究，我认为有两种品质能区分有杰出成就的人和普通人——好奇心和不满足。我从未见过一个杰出的人同时不具备这两种品质，也从未见过一个普通人同时具备这两种品质。
总的来说，这些深层的人类驱策力比雄心重要得多。伽利略在比萨斜塔上扔下不同重量的物体并计时它们落地的时间时，他不仅仅是有雄心。像伽利略一样，历史上所有的伟人都充满好奇心，并带着不满足追问：“为什么？为什么？为什么？”
幸运的是，好奇心和不满足不需要后天学习。我们生来就具备它们，只需要重新找回它们。孟子说：“大人者，不失其赤子之心者也。”然而我们大多数人确实失去了它。我们不再提问，不再挑战习俗，只是随波逐流。
我们大多数人在遇到新的人和新的想法时都会犹豫不决。但一旦遇到并喜欢上它们，我们可能会想，如果我们错过了这个机会会有多糟糕。我们可能不得不强迫自己唤醒好奇心和不满足，并让它们保持活跃。
你应该如何开始呢？首先，保持谦逊。我想到一个朋友，她以前种花种得不好。她对专家是怎么做的很好奇。现在，她自己也成了专家之一。
开始的方法是反驳你自己的借口。你没有任何特殊能力？大多数人都没有，只有少数天才。你没有时间？那很好，因为总是那些没有时间的人把事情做成。哈丽特·比彻·斯托，六个孩子的母亲，在做饭的时候写了《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的部分内容。你太老了？记住，托马斯·科斯坦在57岁时出版了他的第一部小说，摩西奶奶在78岁时展示了她的第一批画作。
无论你如何开始，记住没有比现在更好的开始时间了，因为你永远不会比此刻更有活力。
（ ）1. 作者写第一段是为了______。
A. 提出他的观点
B. 对比不同的人
C. 得出一个结论
D. 展示成功的重要性
（ ）2. 伽利略的例子告诉我们什么？
A. 科学家都有伟大的雄心。
B. 实验能带来真理的发现。
C. 创造力来自挑战习俗。
D. 伟大来自好奇心和不满足。
（ ）3. 从最后两段我们能学到什么？
A. 获得成功能帮助你成为专家。
B. 天才通常能轻松地把事情做成。
C. 缺乏天赋和时间不是不采取行动的理由。
D. 取得成就后你应该保持谦逊。
### 九年级下册（9B）语法与综合技能 第二单元 练习3