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UNIT1课时检测(三)LearningAboutLanguage

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Failureisnttheend,unlessyouletitbe.Dontbelieveme?Herearefourpeoplewholivedthroughfailurebeforegoingontobecomenamesknownaroundtheworld.

WaltDisney

Disneybeganhiscareerbybeingfiredbyanewspaperfornotbeingcreativeenough.Later,hisMickeyMousecartoonswererejectedbecausetheywereconsideredtobe“tooscaryforwomen”．Also,TheThreeLittlePigswasturneddownbecauseitonlyhadfourcharacters.Thankfully,wehavetheDisneyCompanytodaybecauseDisneychosenottolistentoanyofhiscriticsandpressforwardtowardshisdreams.

StephenKing

Kingisabest-sellingwriterwhoseworkhasbeenmadeintoseveralmotionpictures.However,hisfirstworkwasrejected30times,whichledtoKingthrowingitinthetrash.Thankfully,hiswifepersuadedhimtokeepworkingatit,and—fromthatpoorstart—Carriewasborn.

MiltonHershey

Themanwhoblesseduswiththesweetmilkchocolatetreatwealllovewasntahitthefirsttimearound.Heonceworkedforalocalcandyfactory.Butwhenhewentoutonhisown,hefailedmiserably.Thenhereturnedtothefamilyfarmandperfectedtheartofmakingdeliciousmilkchocolatecandy,whichweenjoytoday.

TheodorGeisel

Thisauthorstruggledtowriteanovelthatpublishingcompanieswouldcall“purerubbish”severaltimes—27tobeexact.Themanjustwouldntquit,though.Onefatefulnight,heranintoanoldfriendwhowasachildrensliteratureeditor.ThefriendagreedtopublishGeiselswork.BetterknowntodayasDr.Seuss,Geiselwasneveragaincalledafailureafterhisfirstbookbecameahit.

1．WhyistheDisneyCompanyknowntousnowadays?

A．Disneywasrejectedmanytimes.

B．Disneyimprovedhisworkslater.

C．Disneygotfiredandbeganhiscareer.

D．Disneyignoredcriticsandfoughtforhisdreams.

2．WhatisMiltonHersheyfamousfortoday?

A．Hisbigfamilyfarm.

B．Hissuccessfulartcareer.

C．Hisdelicious