英语阅读- 1 - 授课老师：吴老师A A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed ． He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z. “What does this mean ?” asked the young man . “A means “ success ”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.”1. The young man _________. A. wanted to meet Einstein B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein C. was eager (渴望 ) to know the secret of success D. wanted to be a student of Einstein 2. In Einstein ’s opinion the secret of success was ________. A. to work with great energy (精力，活力 ) B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientists D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could 英语阅读- 2 - 3. “Y” stands for _______. A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner( 方法) 4. The word “annoyed” means ________. A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad 5. Einstein was a man who ______ A. liked to talk with young people B. liked to help others C. liked to make friends with young people D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk B British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on...
