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主题阅读(二)时代精神

Ⅰ.完形填空

Itdoesn’tmatterhowgoodyouare.Youcanalwaysbebetter…1you’realreadythebest!Thisisthelessonwecan2XuYuanchong,thefamoustranslator.?

Xu’smotherwas3forliteratureandpainting.Inspiredbyher,XubegantotranslateChinesepoetryintobothEnglishandFrench4hewasstillateenager.HesoonlearnedthatChineseandEuropeanlanguageswerevery5.Onlyabouthalfofthewordsintheselanguagescouldbetranslatedwordforword.Thisiswhytranslatorshavetobe6.Theyarealwaystryingtoimprovetheirtranslationsto7theyarecorrectandbeautiful.Xu’smotto(座右铭)is:Good,better,best.Neverletit8.Untilyourgoodisbetter,andyourbetterbest.Theoldmanstillworkedeverydayto9toperfecthistranslationsinhisnineties.?

Insomeways,ProfessorXuislikealong-distancerunnerwho10trainedhardandtriedtobecomefaster.Eveninjuriesdidnotweakenhisdesire.Heisconsideredtobethebest,butthathasn’t11himfromalwaystryingtobecomebetter.?

Xuisagreatrole12forallofus.MostofyouaregoodatEnglishandsomeother13.Afewofyouareeventhebestinyourclass.Butallofyouknowthatyoucanbebetterandthatthemoreyoulearnandthe14youstudy,thebetteryouwillbecome.Thereisalways15forimprovement!?

1.A.sothat B.asif C.evenif D.eversince

2.A.learnfrom B.lookupto C.getalongwith D.askfor

3.A.good B.thirsty C.absent D.nervous

4.A.because B.before C.when D.after

5.A.same B.difficult C.direct D.different

6.A.wonderful B.useful C.creative D.simple

7.A.callfor B.makesure C.pointat D.soundlike

8.A.break B.leave C.progress D.rest

9.A.fit B.try C.enter D.cut

10.A.always B.never C.almost D.seldom

11.A.heard B.decided C.borrowed D.stopped

12.A.scientist B.passen