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William Herschel was born on November 15th, 1738 in Hanover in a family of musicians. In 1757,he fled to England and began earning a living as an organist and later composer and conductor. In 1772, he convinced his sister Caroline to join him as a singer. In their spare time the brother-sister team became occupied in astronomy. William died at his home in Slough, near Windsor on August 25th,1822,and Caroline on September 1st,1848.
Herschel’s first major discoveries were to show that Mars and Jupiter exhibit axial rotation(绕轴自转). Herschel struck fame in 1781,when on March 13th he discovered the planet Uranus(天王星) while engaged in work aimed at determining stellar parallax(恒星视差).This being the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous. Adopting a historically proven strategy, Herschel named the new planet Georgium Sidum,in honor of the then ruling English king GeorgeⅢ. The trick worked once again, as King GeorgeⅢ gave William and Caroline the titles of“The King’s Astronomer”and“Assistant to the King’s Astronomer”, an honor which came with a life’s pension for both. In 1782 they moved to Bath, and shortly thereafter to Slough, and from this point on William and Caroline could devote themselves entirely to astronomy. The Herschels went on to discover two moons of Uranus in 1787.
While Caroline became increasingly occupied with the search for comets at which she was quite successful, William became for a time interested in the Sun. Inspired by Wilson’s 1774 work, he put forth the theory of sunspots(太阳黑子),an opinion that continued to exist well into the nineteenth century. In 1800,he became interested in the solar spectrum(太阳光谱),and uncovered the first evidence for solar energy output outside of the visible spectrum, in what is now known as the infrared(红外线).In 1801, he published two papers that effectively started the field of solar influences on Earth’s weather.
【小题1】Herschel made himself known to the world mainly by .
A.discovering the planet Uranus
B.determining stellar parallax
C.discovering two moons of Uranus
D.uncovering the evidence for the infrared
【小题2】It can be inferred from the passage that George Ⅲ .
A.liked science and technology
B.liked Herschel’s naming of the new planet
C.was interested in astronomy
D.gave Herschel a lot of useful suggestions
【小题3】What do we know about Caroline from the passage?
A.She was successful in music.
B.She was given the title of“The King’s Astronomer”.
C.She died later than her brother.
D.She published two papers.
【小题4】This passage mainly tells readers .
A.some information about Herschel and his sister
B.how Herschel and his sister discovered the planet Uranus
C.Herschel and Caroline got along well with each other
D.Herschel and Caroline’s major scientific publications
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   Marvin, a friend of mine, was the kind of guy who was always happy and had something positive to say. Being a natural motivator, Marvin was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation whenever he or she was having a bad day.

Several months ago in his restaurant, Marvin was held at gunpoint by four armed robbers. They panicked and shot him. Luckily, Marvin was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local hospital. After 18 hours of the operation and weeks of medical care, Marvin recovered with pieces of the bullets(子弹)still in his body.

It is really a miracle(奇迹)for Marvin's surviving the robbery. When I met Marvin after the terrifying accident, I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. Marvin replied,“As I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices:I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I refused to choose to die. ”Marvin continued,“The nurses kept telling me that I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and from the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses,I read,‘He's a dead man. 'I knew I needed to take action. ”“What did you do?”I asked. “Well,there was a big nurse shouting questions at me ,”said Marvin. “She asked if I was allergic(过敏的)to anything. ‘Yes,’I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,‘Bullets. ’Over their laughter I told them,‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as  if I am alive,not dead. ?’”

“Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining,I can choose to accept their complaining or to point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life,”Marvin concluded.

【小题1】What happened to Marvin several months ago?
A.He was attacked by terrorists.
B.He got shots in a gun battle.
C.He met with a car accident.
D.He was badly wounded by robbers.
【小题2】Why did Marvin think he needed to take action in hospital?
A.He couldn't bear the rudeness of a big nurse.
B.The medical staff was not skilled enough to save him.
C.He had to encourage the doctors and nurses for the operation.
D.He was in danger and had to follow the nurses instructions.
【小题3】Which of the following can best describe Marvin according to the text?
A.Humorous and optimistic.
B.Unique and selfless.
C.Positive and cautious.
D.Outstanding and ambitious.
【小题4】We can infer from the text that ______________ .
A.Marvin was allergic to bullets
B.Marvin's survival depends on luck
C.Choices mean success
D.attitude is important in life.

同类题4

   Suffering the bone-weakening disease, Gary Rosheisen was a wheelchair-bound man living alone.His house felt_________and he brought home Tommy, an orange cat that soon became his best_________.

Because of his significant___________problem including seizures(疾病的突然发作), Gary always kept the___________in the living room on the floor, and it had a speed-dial button_________to call 911. Gary trained Tommy in how to_________that button whenever he felt better___________there were any emergencies.

Then one day, while in his bedroom, Gary had a seizure which_________him to fall out of his wheelchair and onto the floor. Once the seizure_________, Gary soon realized he was unable to   _____. What made him feel terrible was that he__________to put his cell phone on the bed. So he lay there,__________and desperate.

Meanwhile, the police received a call from Gary's  _______. No one said anything. The line was__________,and then disconnected. And the dispatcher(调度员)__________, hoping to get an answer. When the phone just rang and rang, police were sent to______________.

Officer Patrick Daugherty entered the home and found Gary and his__________cat, Tommy. Tommy was lying next to the phone, while Gary was_________on the floor in his bedroom, And so, the only_________was that Tommy's training had been far more_________than Gary thought.

Thanks to the call made to the police! Both he and the police considered Tommy a hero.

【小题1】
A.dampB.shabbyC.emptyD.cold
【小题2】
A.colleagueB.companionC.customerD.housekeeper
【小题3】
A.healthB.educationC.memoryD.diet
【小题4】
A.catB.medicineC.wheelchairD.phone
【小题5】
A.designedB.chargedC.programmedD.intended
【小题6】
A.pushB.destroyC.removeD.protect
【小题7】
A.so thatB.unlessC.in caseD.until
【小题8】
A.warnedB.expectedC.forbadeD.caused
【小题9】
A.appearedB.formedC.passedD.cured
【小题10】
A.look upB.get upC.wake upD.give up
【小题11】
A.happenedB.regrettedC.rememberedD.failed
【小题12】
A.carelessB.hopelessC.speechlessD.useless
【小题13】
A.friendB.relativeC.homeD.office
【小题14】
A.busyB.silentC.brokenD.cut
【小题15】
A.called outB.called upC.called inD.called back
【小题16】
A.argueB.searchC.checkD.report
【小题17】
A.devotedB.tiredC.funnyD.naughty
【小题18】
A.justB.alsoC.stillD.yet
【小题19】
A.resultB.explanationC.assistanceD.consideration
【小题20】
A.pleasantB.difficultC.disappointingD.successful

同类题5

   Two old beggars(乞丐)were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would _______ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a _______ day for begging. The men were able to _______ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to _______ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______ a man walking toward them. He was a _______ man—they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with _______, "He's coming our way!"The man stopped, _______ into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped(裹)in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ________ his way.

"He could have easily left us a few ________ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy, " said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. "There's no way we can ________ this-we have no teeth. "With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and ________.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, ________ a second thought made him change his ________. "I haven't had anything like this for ages, "he thought. " How ________ of that man to offer me something so sweet!" With that, he opened the white paper. To his ________ there was no hard rock candy inside. ________, a shiny white pearl(珍珠)worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

【小题1】
A.helplesslyB.happilyC.uselesslyD.quickly
【小题2】
A.stealB.pickC.dropD.send
【小题3】
A.properB.badC.perfectD.lucky
【小题4】
A.collectB.borrowC.buyD.find
【小题5】
A.carryB.hideC.placeD.pack
【小题6】
A.feltB.heardC.noticedD.discovered
【小题7】
A.kindB.strongC.rudeD.rich
【小题8】
A.worryB.excitementC.fearD.politeness
【小题9】
A.turnedB.lookedC.touchedD.reached
【小题10】
A.candyB.cakeC.rockD.bread
【小题11】
A.forgotB.changedC.lostD.continued
【小题12】
A.booksB.coinsC.sweetsD.flowers
【小题13】
A.angrilyB.proudlyC.nervouslyD.fortunately
【小题14】
A.useB.eatC.acceptD.receive
【小题15】
A.sleptB.satC.leftD.cried
【小题16】
A.ifB.althoughC.afterD.but
【小题17】
A.habitB.wayC.mindD.rule
【小题18】
A.generousB.violentC.awfulD.unusual
【小题19】
A.interestB.sadnessC.surpriseD.pity
【小题20】
A.BesidesB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Otherwise