He created his invention at a workshop called TechShop. Mr. Mountain says, “I think it encourages innovation. I think people who probably have had ideas rolling around in the back of their minds for years but have never had the opportunity to actually put them into production or even experiment with them would find this place wonderful. Members of TechShop use high-tech equipment to develop and produce ideas they have for inventions.” Isabella Musachio manages a TechShop in Arlington, Virginia. She says the shop has many different kinds of equipment.
“TechShop is a do-it-yourself maker space. So when you come in we have all these different areas of the shop, and we have a metal shop, wood shop, lasers, 3D printers, electronics. I mean, we have so many different areas and we have all the equipment that is availahle to anybody above the age of 12.”
Membership costs for TechShop start at just over $ 100 per month. Members are able to use costly machines including 3D modeling tools and laser cutters. Isabella Musachio says TechShop helps its members build their dreams.
“Our motto is ‘build your dreams here’ because you can really come in with just an idea, and then with the help of TechShop make that leap from an idea to building your project o, your prototype or even your business.”
Jim Newton is the founder of TechShop. He first introduced the idea for the technology workshops at an arts and sciences event called Maker Faire in San Mateo, California in 2006. His idea attracted hundreds of members during that event, Now, there are eight TechShop locations in the U. S. In all, there are more than 6,000 members. Two more-TechShop locations in the cities of St. Louis and Look Angeles will be set up.
1. The invention Mr. Mountain invented will be used to____ .
A save the drowning people
A.help people climb the ladder |
B.make the boat safer |
C.let the boat float safely |
A.People with imagination can achieve their dreams. |
B.TechShop can help turn some people’s ideas into reality. |
C.TechShop is a place where people can put forward their new ideas. |
D.It's hard for people to put their ideas into practice. |
A.Jim Newton is a very great invention |
B.people didn't like TechShop at first |
C.TechShop will become more and more popular |
D.TechShop greeted with bad reviews in 2006 |
A.TechShop is founded by Maurice Mountain. |
B.TechShop puts high-tech dreams within reach. |
C.TechShop is a non-profit organization. |
D.TechShop offers its members more ideas. |
2 . When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to
My father had no money, but I knew from the
My father had not eaten and had worked all day
At that moment, I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us
I guess the
It is his values and
A.force | B.remind | C.send | D.teach |
A.hospital | B.work | C.school | D.shop |
A.quite | B.just | C.only | D.even |
A.nervous | B.hungry | C.sleepy | D.busy |
A.worry | B.pleasure | C.disappointment | D.surprise |
A.cleaned | B.observed | C.left | D.searched |
A.brought | B.put | C.called | D.woke |
A.chance | B.food | C.support | D.recipe |
A.managed | B.decided | C.agreed | D.waited |
A.so | B.or | C.but | D.and |
A.normally | B.always | C.shortly | D.softly |
A.cost | B.time | C.salary | D.money |
A.suffer | B.know | C.leave | D.cry |
A.decision | B.promise | C.point | D.apology |
A.strange | B.important | C.difficult | D.common |
A.father | B.brother | C.sister | D.mother |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.words | B.records | C.actions | D.failures |
A.work out | B.carry out | C.run into | D.look into |
A.opinion | B.home | C.order | D.turn |
No one promised life would be perfect.If you look for perfection,you’11 never be content.Don’t condition your happiness on meeting every expectation you set for yourself.It is good to be ambitious,but you’11 never be perfect.If you expect otherwise,your life will be filled with disappointments.
Success doesn’t happen overnight.
There is a lesson in every struggle.And once the storm is over,you won’t remember how you made it through or how you managed to survive.But one thing is certain.When you come out of the storm,you won’t be the same person who walked in.That’s what this storm’s all about.Don’t complain about how terrible your life is.If you search for the lesson in your present struggle,you’11 be able to make positive changes that would prevent similar situations in the future.
Without hard times,you wouldn’t appreciate the good ones.Strength does not come from winning.Your struggles develop your strengths.When you go through hardships and decide not to give in,that is strength.It is hard to find much to smile about when you fail,but how else would you improve yourself?If you look at failure as a part of your evolutionary process,you’11 stay positive and pursue your goals for as long as it takes.
1. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.Every person has to go through hard times |
B.We can learn a lot from our struggles |
C.We should accept the fact that life is not perfect |
D.Things to remember when you are having a bad day |
A.Success will come quickly. |
B.Hard work leads to success. |
C.Success calls for patience. |
D.Confidence is the first step to success. |
A.1essons from struggles make us stronger |
B.all things are difficult before they are easy |
C.we should forget how we managed to survive |
D.similar situations in the future will never appear |
A.Hard times make us lose heart and be short of courage. |
B.Perseverance in time of hardships develops our strengths. |
C.Smiles when you fail will not help to improve yourself. |
D.We should try to avoid failures in the evolutionary process. |
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily
One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.
“ Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head
“ I see no need to do so,”
“ Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you
And the tree turned away from the plant in
But the tree was to
When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby
But there was one
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour
A.hide | B.protect | C.prevent | D.defend |
A.shade | B.food | C.shelter | D.space |
A.broken | B.destroyed | C.grown | D.planted |
A.reach | B.blow | C.touch | D.knock |
A.bravely | B.straightly | C.gratefully | D.delightedly |
A.explained | B.shouted | C.said | D.whispered |
A.Gradually | B.Actually | C.Generally | D.Finally |
A.concluding | B.finding | C.guessing | D.suggesting |
A.placed | B.hidden | C.buried | D.planted |
A.Even if | B.Although | C.Because | D.When |
A.put | B.bow | C.lead | D.get |
A.anger | B.surprise | C.belief | D.relief |
A.keep | B.regret | C.break | D.follow |
A.blew | B.arrived | C.arose | D.appeared |
A.turned | B.pushed | C.threw | D.blew |
A.counted | B.saw | C.observed | D.surveyed |
A.worse | B.more | C.less | D.better |
A.tree | B.forest | C.plant | D.plain |
A.plant | B.example | C.exception | D.tree |
A.then | B.finally | C.gradually | D.Though |
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s
The woman didn’t give up her
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything
A.left | B.entered | C.went to |
A.open | B.close | C.clean |
A.work | B.advice | C.idea |
A.inside | B.outside | C.down |
A.so | B.and | C.but |
A.lost | B.open | C.empty |
A.at once | B.at last | C.at all |
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹). He decided to ____ the butterfly. So he peeled(剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so ___ to watch the butterfly spread its ____ and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified ____ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle ___ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to ____ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, ____ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the ____ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience ____, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children ____ their emotional strength, become ____ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can ____ the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents ____ blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers ____ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These ____ words should be avoided.
Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose ____. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part — no ____ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can
A.saying | B.proverb | C.story | D.experiment |
A.appears | B.creates | C.burns | D.works |
A.kill | B.feed | C.rescue | D.help |
A.excited | B.moved | C.puzzled | D.depressed |
A.body | B.feet | C.wings | D.feather |
A.since | B.as | C.before | D.until |
A.power | B.energy | C.force | D.strength |
A.come up with | B.break away from | C.get along with | D.do away with |
A.teachers | B.relatives | C.parents | D.friends |
A.name | B.charge | C.case | D.course |
A.hardships | B.friendships | C.relationships | D.scholarships |
A.require | B.lose | C.strengthen | D.fail |
A.warm-hearted | B.strong-willed | C.absent-minded | D.cold-blooded |
A.survive | B.predict | C.expect | D.avoid |
A.reduce | B.adapt | C.devote | D.add |
A.pretend | B.happen | C.seem | D.tend |
A.interesting | B.inspiring | C.discouraging | D.touching |
A.sight | B.face | C.heart | D.weight |
A.parking | B.rescuing | C.drinking | D.smoking |
A.turn over | B.get over | C.come over | D.take over |
Half a century later,Mrs Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank,where she devoted herself to helping others.She organized and ran a distribution center from a church,helping it become the organization’s largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego.She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited to Washington D.C.to receive the award.
“She was the main person who helped us make that program grow,” said Mike Doody,former director of the Food Bank.“She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard.She was determined and stubborn,but in a good way.She had a good heart.” People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families.“She reminded people of their Grandma.” Doody said.
As a widow with a young child in 1979,Mrs.Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries.“She dedicated her life to giving back,” said her daughter,Monica Cooper.It wasn’t unusual for a local church to call Mrs Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family.“She would give people food out of her cupboard.Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car,” Cooper said.
Although Mrs Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work,she said being able to help others was her reward.She died of liver disease and kidney failure,aged 93.
1. The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to .
A.offering help | B.donating money |
C.providing services | D.showing sympathy |
A.She died at an early age. |
B.She refused the national award. |
C.She was kind and devoted. |
D.She was not easy to get along with. |
A.everyone needs a Grandma nearby |
B.children are what their parents are |
C.a sound mind is in a sound body |
D.a mother’s love never changes |
8 . Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly? Well,that’s how I
Six months ago,my mom told me the club asked us to work as
The first time we went there,a lady led us to the kitchen where we
After that moment I had a
So that is how I have made a
A.heard | B.worried | C.felt | D.brought |
A.otherwise | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
A.optimistic | B.accurate | C.aggressive | D.passive |
A.keep up | B.give up | C.end up | D.take up |
A.members | B.volunteers | C.friends | D.clerks |
A.wander | B.stay | C.teach | D.serve |
A.ran into | B.cared about | C.looked for | D.passed by |
A.painfully | B.socially | C.naturally | D.hopelessly |
A.afraid | B.doubtful | C.alone | D.patient |
A.joined | B.broke | C.dropped | D.poured |
A.awarded | B.showed | C.handed | D.bought |
A.discovered | B.guessed | C.suspected | D.concluded |
A.neatly | B.broadly | C.tightly | D.loosely |
A.compared | B.connected | C.covered | D.competed |
A.eager | B.lucky | C.calm | D.miserable |
A.relief | B.loss | C.surprise | D.change |
A.remembered | B.realized | C.overcome | D.ignored |
A.allowed | B.required | C.included | D.finished |
A.difference | B.promise | C.sacrifice | D.conclusion |
A.study | B.plan | C.mind | D.question |
She had called them that morning,and her mother had
Some time later,they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round.The young woman rushed up to the nearest
When they were near home,she shouted“stop”,got off quickly and
“Mom,”the kids asked,“
This satisfied the kids,but not the husband.The next day he
I was the husband.Now,every May,our yard is full of lilacs.Every Mother’s Day our kids
A.moved | B.worried | C.angry | D.depressed |
A.1earned | B.imagined | C.mentioned | D.realized |
A.now that | B.so that | C.as if | D.even if |
A.missed | B.grew | C.watered | D.showed |
A.cars | B.kids | C.clothes | D.1ilacs. |
A.bush | B.hill | C.yard | D.door |
A.bought | B.picked | C.set | D.raised |
A.break | B.holiday | C.trip | D.dinner |
A.friends | B.memory | C.flowers | D.honor |
A.responded | B.pointed | C.drove | D.hurried |
A.1oving | B.elderly | C.serious | D.sensitive |
A.hesitated | B.waited | C.sat | D.chatted |
A.family | B.mother | C.path | D.home |
A.nodded | B.waved | C.1eft | D.continued |
A.sadly | B.politely | C.quickly | D.tightly |
A.why | B.when | C.how | D.where |
A.quiet | B.confused | C.alone | D.patient |
A.calmed | B.persuaded | C.disappointed | D.cheered |
A.arranged | B.dried | C.planted | D.hid |
A.find | B.gather | C.receive | D.buy |
One night,God appeared before him in a dream and said,“I am pleased with your
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift.He requested,“God,
With his single eye,he peeped at his neighbour but was
God said,“Son,I always keep my word.
He suddenly
A.cleverer | B.previous | C.stronger | D.superior |
A.prayer | B.envy | C.sorrow | D.pity |
A.Otherwiee | B.But | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
A.finish | B.cut | C.move | D.destroy |
A.delighted | B.terrified | C.surprised | D.worried |
A.blamed | B.complained | C.yelled | D.hurried |
A.Blindness | B.Envy | C.Disability | D.Promise |
A.relieved | B.awarded | C.kept | D.doubled |
A.awoke | B.burst | C.cried | D.frightened |
A.towards | B.for | C.against | D.on |