Question

【題目】If you lose 12 times in a row (連續(xù)地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.

When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破舊的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”

Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辯論) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.

In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(暢銷書) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.

【1】What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?

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【2】Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?

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【3】What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?

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【4】How did Carnegie share his success?

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【5】What should we do if we fail so many times?（至少2點(diǎn)）

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He had to get up at 3 am. every day to milk the cows for his family.

【2】He felt upset because of his ragged clothes and ordinary looks.

【3】He joined the debate team.

【4】Carnegie opened schools and wrote books.

【5】We should keep trying./ We should be self-confident.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文給我們講述的是卡耐基的成功故事�？�耐基出生在一個(gè)貧困的家庭，小時(shí)候的生活非常艱難。他進(jìn)入大學(xué)后，也因?yàn)樽约浩婆f的衣服和平庸的外貌而自卑過。但是他努力使自己的大學(xué)生活變得更積極、活躍，他參加辯論隊(duì)，雖然經(jīng)歷失敗，但卻沒有放棄，最終取得了成功。

【1】根據(jù)短文第二段中In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family可知，在Carnegie十幾歲的時(shí)候，他每天必須3點(diǎn)起床，給家里的奶牛擠奶。

【2】根據(jù)短文第三段中When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破舊的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks.可知，當(dāng)Carnegie一開始進(jìn)入大學(xué)的時(shí)候，他感到很苦惱，因?yàn)樗�的衣服很破舊，相貌也很平常。

【3】根據(jù)短文第四段中Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辯論) team.可知，Carnegie為了使大學(xué)生活更積極，他參加了辯論隊(duì)。

【4】根據(jù)短文的最后一段中In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books.可知，為了分享他的成功，Carnegie開辦學(xué)校，還寫書。

【5】根據(jù)短文中給我們講述的卡耐基的故事，我們可以知道，卡耐基也是經(jīng)歷了很多的失敗，但是沒有放棄，最后才取得了成功。因此我們應(yīng)該向他學(xué)習(xí)，永不放棄，對自己充滿信心。