1、第二十三天美文晨读Fortune has often been blamed for her blindness; but fortune is not so blind as men are. Those who look into practical life will find that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious, as the winds and waves are on the side of the best navigators. In the pursuit of even the highest bra
2、nches of human inquiry, the commoner qualities are found the most useful-such as common sense, attention, application, and perseverance.短语翻译1. a simple matter _.2. be associated with _.3. all kinds of _.4. run a competition _.5. official currency _.语法填空An elderly teacher，with a pupil by his side，too
3、k a walk through a forest. Suddenly he_6_(stop) and pointed to four plants close at hand. The first was just beginning to appear slowly above the ground，the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth，the third was a small short tree，while the fourth was_7_ fullsized tree. The tutor said to
4、his young_8_(company)，“Pull up the first plant.” The boy did so eagerly，_9_(use) only his fingers.“Now pull up the second.” The youth obeyed_10_ found that the task was_11_(difficult)“Do the same_12_ the third，” he urged. The boy had to use all his strength to uproot it.“Now，” said the instructor，“t
5、ry your hand with the fourth.” The pupil put his arms around the trunk of the tall tree and couldnt even shake_13_ leaves.“This，my son，is just_14_ happens with our bad habits. When they are young，we can remove them easily；but when they are old，its hard to pull them out of the ground，_15_ we pray and
6、 struggle ever so sincerely！”.七选五Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group
7、of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒). _16_Jealousy is sometimes known as the
8、“green-eyed monster” and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. _17_ Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others-
9、but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this._18_But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the worlds fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are suppose
10、d to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It
11、s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”_19_They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires _20_. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly,
12、people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.A. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”D. It is not true t
13、hat British people are born jealous of others success.E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.G. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.第二十三天短语翻译1. 一件简单的事 2. 与有关 3. 各种各样的 4. 举办比赛 5. 官方货币语法填空6. stopped 7. a 8. companion 9. using 10. and 11. more difficult 12. with 13. its 14. what 15. though七选五16-20 CEFGA
