Here are several world-famous books that perfectly show the spirit of perseverance and never giving up, suitable to share with your classmates.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Santiago, an old fisherman, fights a huge marlin alone for three days. Even though he finally brings back only a skeleton, he never surrenders. As the classic line goes, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Robinson is stranded on a desert island alone. He faces hunger, loneliness, and danger, but uses his wisdom and courage to survive for many years. He never gives up on life.
The Little Prince (part of the spirit)
Although it is a fairy tale, the little prince keeps exploring, insists on his inner faith, and never abandons his love for the rose.
Journey to the West (Chinese classic)
The Tang Priest and his four disciples experience eighty-one hardships on the way to getting scriptures. They never give up halfway and finally achieve their goal.
Beethoven by Romain Rolland
Beethoven lost his hearing when he was young, but he still created great music. He fought against fate his whole life and never bowed to difficulties.
任务一 阅读理解。
1. What does the underlined word “perseverance” probably mean?
A. giving up easily
B. being rich and successful
C. keeping trying and not giving up
D. making a lot of money
2. What happened to Beethoven when he was young?
A. He lost his voice.
B. He lost his hearing.
C. He couldn't write music.
D. He fought in a war.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. It introduces some books that show the spirit of never giving up.
B. It tells the stories of several famous writers in the world.
C. It explains how to write a story about heroes.
D. It shows how to choose good books for classmates.
任务二 阅读与回答问题。
1. How long does Santiago fight with the huge marlin?
2. Where is Robinson Crusoe stranded?
3. What does the little prince never abandon?
4. How many hardships do the Tang Priest and his disciples experience?
5. What can we learn from all these books?
（请自拟一句话作答）
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Santiago, an old fisherman, fights a huge marlin alone for three days. Even though he finally brings back only a skeleton, he never surrenders. As the classic line goes, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Robinson is stranded on a desert island alone. He faces hunger, loneliness, and danger, but uses his wisdom and courage to survive for many years. He never gives up on life.
The Little Prince (part of the spirit)
Although it is a fairy tale, the little prince keeps exploring, insists on his inner faith, and never abandons his love for the rose.
Journey to the West (Chinese classic)
The Tang Priest and his four disciples experience eighty-one hardships on the way to getting scriptures. They never give up halfway and finally achieve their goal.
Beethoven by Romain Rolland
Beethoven lost his hearing when he was young, but he still created great music. He fought against fate his whole life and never bowed to difficulties.
任务一 阅读理解。
1. What does the underlined word “perseverance” probably mean?
A. giving up easily
B. being rich and successful
C. keeping trying and not giving up
D. making a lot of money
2. What happened to Beethoven when he was young?
A. He lost his voice.
B. He lost his hearing.
C. He couldn't write music.
D. He fought in a war.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. It introduces some books that show the spirit of never giving up.
B. It tells the stories of several famous writers in the world.
C. It explains how to write a story about heroes.
D. It shows how to choose good books for classmates.
任务二 阅读与回答问题。
1. How long does Santiago fight with the huge marlin?
For three days.
2. Where is Robinson Crusoe stranded?
On a desert island.
3. What does the little prince never abandon?
His love for the rose.
4. How many hardships do the Tang Priest and his disciples experience?
Eighty-one hardships.
5. What can we learn from all these books?
（请自拟一句话作答）
No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can become stronger.（言之有理即可）
答案：任务一
1. C 词义猜测题。下文所有书籍都围绕“坚持、不放弃”的精神展开，可推断 perseverance 意为“坚持不懈、不放弃”。
2. B
3. A 主旨大意题。文章第一段中 Here are several world-famous books that perfectly show the spirit of perseverance and never giving up 总起全文，随后分别介绍五本书的内容与精神，因此文章主旨是介绍体现永不放弃精神的书籍。
任务二
1. For three days. 2. On a desert island. 3. His love for the rose. 4. Eighty-one hardships. 5. No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can become stronger.（言之有理即可）
1. C 词义猜测题。下文所有书籍都围绕“坚持、不放弃”的精神展开，可推断 perseverance 意为“坚持不懈、不放弃”。
2. B
3. A 主旨大意题。文章第一段中 Here are several world-famous books that perfectly show the spirit of perseverance and never giving up 总起全文，随后分别介绍五本书的内容与精神，因此文章主旨是介绍体现永不放弃精神的书籍。
任务二
1. For three days. 2. On a desert island. 3. His love for the rose. 4. Eighty-one hardships. 5. No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can become stronger.（言之有理即可）
解析：
【分析】
首先，任务一的题目：第1题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文主题推断划线词含义，下文所有书籍围绕“坚持、不放弃”的精神展开，据此可判断词义；第2题是细节理解题，需定位原文中关于贝多芬的描述；第3题是主旨大意题，需找到文章总起句归纳核心内容。任务二的1-4题是细节查找题，直接对应原文具体信息；第5题是开放题，需结合文章主题（永不放弃）作答。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 词义猜测题：根据下文“perseverance and never giving up”及所有书籍体现的“坚持、不放弃”精神，可知perseverance意为“坚持不懈、不放弃”，对应选项C。
2. 细节理解题：定位原文“Beethoven by Romain Rolland”部分，明确提到“Beethoven lost his hearing when he was young”，对应选项B。
3. 主旨大意题：文章第一段总起句“Here are several world-famous books that perfectly show the spirit of perseverance and never giving up”点明核心，后续介绍五本体现该精神的书籍，对应选项A。
任务二：
1. 细节查找：原文“Santiago, an old fisherman, fights a huge marlin alone for three days”，故答案为For three days.
2. 细节查找：原文“Robinson is stranded on a desert island alone”，故答案为On a desert island.
3. 细节查找：原文“the little prince keeps exploring... never abandons his love for the rose”，故答案为His love for the rose.
4. 细节查找：原文“The Tang Priest and his four disciples experience eighty-one hardships”，故答案为Eighty-one hardships.
5. 开放题：结合文章“永不放弃”的主题，言之有理即可，示例答案为No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can achieve our goals.
【答案】
任务一
1. C
2. B
3. A
任务二
1. For three days.
2. On a desert island.
3. His love for the rose.
4. Eighty-one hardships.
5. No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can achieve our goals.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕体现“坚持不懈、永不放弃”精神的名著展开，涵盖词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意三类题型，考察学生的英语阅读与信息处理能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
首先，任务一的题目：第1题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文主题推断划线词含义，下文所有书籍围绕“坚持、不放弃”的精神展开，据此可判断词义；第2题是细节理解题，需定位原文中关于贝多芬的描述；第3题是主旨大意题，需找到文章总起句归纳核心内容。任务二的1-4题是细节查找题，直接对应原文具体信息；第5题是开放题，需结合文章主题（永不放弃）作答。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 词义猜测题：根据下文“perseverance and never giving up”及所有书籍体现的“坚持、不放弃”精神，可知perseverance意为“坚持不懈、不放弃”，对应选项C。
2. 细节理解题：定位原文“Beethoven by Romain Rolland”部分，明确提到“Beethoven lost his hearing when he was young”，对应选项B。
3. 主旨大意题：文章第一段总起句“Here are several world-famous books that perfectly show the spirit of perseverance and never giving up”点明核心，后续介绍五本体现该精神的书籍，对应选项A。
任务二：
1. 细节查找：原文“Santiago, an old fisherman, fights a huge marlin alone for three days”，故答案为For three days.
2. 细节查找：原文“Robinson is stranded on a desert island alone”，故答案为On a desert island.
3. 细节查找：原文“the little prince keeps exploring... never abandons his love for the rose”，故答案为His love for the rose.
4. 细节查找：原文“The Tang Priest and his four disciples experience eighty-one hardships”，故答案为Eighty-one hardships.
5. 开放题：结合文章“永不放弃”的主题，言之有理即可，示例答案为No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can achieve our goals.
【答案】
任务一
1. C
2. B
3. A
任务二
1. For three days.
2. On a desert island.
3. His love for the rose.
4. Eighty-one hardships.
5. No matter how hard life is, as long as we don't give up, we can achieve our goals.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕体现“坚持不懈、永不放弃”精神的名著展开，涵盖词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意三类题型，考察学生的英语阅读与信息处理能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6