仁爱版英语九年级上册Unit4 Topic2 阅读理解专项训练

阅读理解专项训练
一、Be an Original
It’s said that we human beings are the only creatures who refuse to be what we are. One writer said, “When people are free to do what they want, they usually copy each other.”Yet nobody can be you as well as you can. Every successful person becomes successful because he or she discovered and developed his or her own special abilities. As a guy said, “One of the hardest things about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd of copies at the bottom.”
So remember you are a specialist. You’re not made to be all things to all people. Surveys have shown that usually about 20 percent of all the people who know you don’ t really like you that much. You just can’t please all the people all the time! So don’t try to have peace at all costs, especially at the cost of your own success. “Don’t stay where you’re tolerated (忍受), go where you’re celebrated!”Be yourself. Be an original (有独创性的人)! You really are one-of-a-kind. You’re the first and last person who will ever be exactly like you.
Do you know that over 90 percent of all flowers have no smell at all? It’s the ones with a sweet fragrance (香味) and smell that we remember. So don’t be afraid to be different, if it means being yourself. We are like rivers, “If we follow the easy path of least resistance, it will make us crooked (弯曲).”So don’t follow where the path may lead, go where there is no path and leave your own trail. “You’re born an original, don’t die a copy!”Too many people are like the living dead, they’ve buried their real talents and abilities.
True (T) or false (F) questions:
1. There are a lot of people who are exactly like you according to the writer of the passage.
2. The underlined phrase “one-of-a-kind”means “和大家一样的”in Chinese.
二、Lasting a Lifetime
Sidney Wilson’s watch was old and it did not work well. It was either too fast or too slow. It spent more time in the repair shop than on his wrist (手腕). So he decided to buy himself a new watch.
He went into a jewelry shop and said to the saleswoman behind the counter.
“I want to buy a new watch, please. Show me the best watch you have.”
The saleswoman smiled happily. This was the kind of customer she liked.
“Certainly, sir,” she said, and showed Sidney a gold watch.
“This watch is made of gold and has twenty-four jewels,” she explained.
“How much is it?” Sidney asked.
“$5,000,” the saleswoman said.
“Oh,”Sidney said. “I’m sorry. You did not understand me. I want to see the best watch you have for under $100.”
The sales woman now lost interest in Sidney. She pushed some cheap watches at him. “Choose one from these,” she said rudely. “They are all under $100.”
Sidney picked up one of the watches, “Will it last me a lifetime?” he asked.
“Of course,” the saleswoman said.
“Then I’ll buy it,”Sidney told her. He paid for the watch and left the shop.
Two days later the watch stopped. Sidney could not make it work again. He took it back to the shop.
“This watch is broken,” he said to the saleswoman. “You told me it would last me a lifetime.”
“When you bought it, sir,”the saleswoman said, “you didn’t look very well.”Choose the best answer to each question about the story.
1. Why did Sidney want to buy a new watch?
A. He had plenty of money.
B. His watch did not work well.
C. There were many cheap watches for sale.
D. He wanted one made of gold.
2. What kind of watch did the saleswoman first show Sidney?
A. A cheap watch.
B. An old watch.
C. A very expensive watch.
D. A watch that did not work very well.。