C． interested in changing people's ideas D． uninterested in making people happier． （3）In Edison's opinion， ．
A． thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help B． people's success lies mostly in genius
C． hard work is the second important thing in making people successful D． there are few secrets for him to discover later
（4）The last sentence in the passage most probably implies ． A． life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings B． Edison made 100 inventions in his life C． Edison was able to live and work for 100 years
D． people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years' work
7．Jim Denevan is an amazing artist whose work is admired by all， but owned by none﹣﹣that's because all of Jim's art is created on an unusual canvas（画布）﹣﹣the soft sand． He sometimes spends days working on a piece， only to see it washed away by the sea or a storm and that is just the way he likes it．
Denevan discovered his artistic talents about ten years ago， when he was wandering aimlessly on the beach with a stick． He ended up drawing a 12﹣foot﹣long fish． Since then， Jim has traveled over 1，800 miles while creating over 600 pieces of sand art． Over the years， his drawings have become bigger， but the tools he uses haven't changed﹣﹣All he needs is a stick， a garden rake（耙子）and most importantly， his lively imagination!
Just like any good artist， Jim is quite particular about the \of his canvas， sometimes walking for miles， looking for perfect sand． His latest piece of work， which is also the world's largest freelance（自由职业的）drawing， was created in the desert sand of Nevada． It took Jim three trips， eight days and over 100 miles of walking to create this 3﹣mile work of art． It took the storm just one night to destroy it! However， Jim says he actually enjoys watching the waves or rain， wash his paintings away．
Jim's art has become very popular over the years and was even the topic of a documentary' （记录片）named \． Jim Denevan is not just about art in the sand ﹣ he is
also an excellent chef （厨师）and founder of an organization called\，whose motto（座右铭）is to celebrate food at its source． Accordingly， group dining events are held outdoors on farms， with the diners being treated to a delicious meal． The events， which are held in different farms throughout America， are always sold out the minute the schedule is announced．
（1）What do we know about Denevan？ A． He used to be a chef．
B． He has a talent for creating sand art． C． He puts his work on show regularly．
D． He showed artistic talents at a very young age． （2）It can be learnt from the passage that ． A． Denevan walks a lot to complete his work
B． it is not hard for Denevan to find suitable sand to draw on C． it usually takes long for the storm to destroy Denevan's work D． Denevan is very particular about his drawing tools
（3）What does Denevan enjoy about his job， according to the passage？ A． Walking a long distance． B． Waiting for the storm to come． C． Looking for a suitable canvas．
D． Watching his work being destroyed by nature．
（4）Which of the following can best describe Denevan？ A． Generous． B． Kind﹣hearted． C． Imaginative． D． Traditional．
（5）What can we learn from the last paragraph？ A． Denevan loses his interest in art soon． B． Denevan is also popular as a chef．
C． Being a happy chef is Denevan's final goal in life．
D． Denevan's fame helps him with his chef job．
8．11﹣year﹣old Titan Lacaden is so excellent at football that he has already been offered a college scholarship （奖学金）! The University of Hawaii made headlines this week when they decided to offer a fifth grader a football scholarship． Titan's skills （技能） were so impressive to the Head Coach of the University of Hawaii's football team Nick Rolovich that he just had to sign him on．
Even though he is almost 10 years away from having to go to college， Titan is already planning ahead．He told KITV， \； she doesn't want me to leave home．\
Football seems to run in the Lacaden family． Right now， Titan's older brother， Jake Lacaden， is a linebacker for Nevada's team．Titan's father， Frank Lacaden has been coaching football for years but has never seen skills like Titan's．He shared， \over 25 years， and I've seen a lot of kids and done a lot of camps， and at this age I have not seen somebody with the skills that he has．\
Titan's family was approached by Rolovich about college football while he was participating in a football camp．While at the camp， the head coach asked Titan's family how they felt about the college scholarship．Rolovich is starting his second year as head coach and is working to build the future of the football team．
Frank told KITV， \（招募） process many times， and it's a long， energetic， narrow road，and many reach the door．But there's many times that the door just doesn't answer， and so when chance knocks you've got to enter， you've got to go， and so we went in．\
（1）Why has Titan been given a college scholarship？ A．Because the scholarship will help him improve his football skills． B．Because the university likes his good skills in future studies． C．Because he will probably become a good football player． D．Because he has already had very excellent football skills． （2）From the text we know that ． A．Titan's father is a very experienced football coach
B．Titan's mother doesn't want him to get the scholarship C．all of Titan's family are excellent football players D．Titan's brother used to learn to play football from Nick
（3）From the last paragraph， we know Frank thinks that ． A．playing football isn't a good job for a kid B．this is a good chance for Titan Lacaden C．many people try football but few succeed D．kids have many choices of his team to serve
（4）Which of the following can be the best title？ A．The University of Hawaii Finds an Excellent Football Player B．Rolovich is Starting His Second Year as Head Coach in UH C．5th Grader with Football Skills Earns College Scholarship D．Never Has Frank Seen a Kid with Such Excellent Football Skills
9． Dale Carnegie（戴尔?卡耐基） was an American writer and lecturer， and the developer of famous courses in self﹣improvement， salesmanship， corporate training， public speaking and interpersonal skills．
Born in 1888 in Maryville， Missouri， Carnegie was a poor farmer's boy．His family moved to Belton， Missouri when he was a small child．In his teens， though still having to get up at 4 am every day to milk his parents' cows， he managed to obtain an education at the State Teacher's College in Warrensburg．His first job after college was selling correspondence courses．He moved on to selling bacon， soap， and lard（猪油）for Armour&Company． After saving ﹩500， Dale Carnegie quit sales in 1911 in order to achieve a lifelong dream of becoming a lecturer．He ended up instead attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York， but found little success as an actor．Later he got the idea to teach public speaking．In his first session， he suggested that students speak about\made them angry\， and discovered the technique that made speakers unafraid to address a public audience．From its beginning， the Dale Carnegie Course developed．Carnegie had made use of the average American's desire to have more self﹣confidence．
Perhaps one of Carnegie's most successful marketing moves was to change the spelling of his last name from\， at a time when Andrew Carnegie was a widely
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