【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 r they are 20 years old. B． Few of the teenagers pick up the bad habit of smoking. C． There are more smokers in China than in any of the other countries. D． To control smoking, it will work very much to take measures only on smokers. 59． The writer thinks that________. A． it is necessary for the government to develop the tobacco industry. B． it is foolish of China to stop producing cigarettes. C． it is hard to win the antismoking movement. D． it is no use advising smokers to stop smoking. B When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie “ expert” turned him down, saying, “ Can’ t sing. Can’ t act. Dances a little.” Here’ s another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he’ d never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short. What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius (天才 ) cannot be suppressed(壓抑 ). For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgements of a person’ s abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles(障礙 ) fall by the wayside. The famous motto “ adastra peraspera” can be translated as “ To the stars through hardships.” Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong. 60. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. Fred Astaire was a famous dancer. B. True ability will always make itself known. C. Some people never get discouraged. D. Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong. 61. When Paderewski’ s teachers told him he’ d never be a success, they were ____. A. being humorous B. cheerful, though concerned C. somewhat hesitant D. seriously mistaken 62. “ Adastra peraspera” is used in the passage _____. A. as a motto for the three men’ s lives B. to show the value of Latin C. to send the reader to the dictionary D. to point out that genius is always recognized early 63. The writer of the passage thinks that the reader _____. A. knows that the three men were successes B. someday dreams to bee like one of the men C. sympathizes (同情 ) with the poor teachers of the three men D. knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespeare’ s plays C Seven out of 10 people have tried to learn a language at some point in their life and most wish they could speak one more fluently, a survey found. And nine out of 10 people want their children to learn foreign languages at primary school, said the poll for the OCR exam board(牛津劍橋皇家考試委員會 ). Languages are no longer pulsory（義務(wù)的） for pupils aged 14 and over. But the government wants all primary school pupils in England to learn a language by the end of the decade. A survey of 1,000 people was carried out, which is anized by the National Centre of Languages. The study suggested people in London were the most likely (78%) to have studied another language。 Scots were next at 74%, followed by the northeast of England (71%). In the west of England, more than six in 10 have knowledge of another language. Barrie Hunt from OCR said: “ People are often very negative about Britain’ s grasp of foreign languages but in reality the number who can speak a second language is impressive. The great joke is that many of these people will have no formal qualification to show their family, friends and employers what they can do, whether they are fluent or just able to hold a short conversation in another language.” He said OCR had set a new language scheme called Asset Languages to encourage people of all ages to learn languages in bitesized amounts and get a qualification in them. The scheme also provides assessment for munity languages spoken at home, such as Chinese, Urdu and Punjabi. Isabella Moore from the National Centre of Languages said: “ Employers want evidence of good munication skills, confidence and outwardlooking attitudes, so a language qualification is an important addition to anyone’ s resume.” 64. It can be inferred that _____. A. foreign language study is popular in UK B. foreign language study is a must for people of all ages C. it is especially easy for British people to study languages D. students of over 14 no longer study foreign languages 65. Which of the following has the fewest to have studied a foreign language? A. People from Scotland. B. People from the north