2020屆高考英語(yǔ)第一輪復(fù)習(xí)學(xué)案
c. because cars take care of the people.
b
did you know that albert einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? his parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.
beethoven’s music teacher said about him, "as a composer he is hopeless. "what if this young boy believed it?
when thomas edison was a young boy, his teacher said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything. he once said, "i remember i was always at the foot of my class. my father thought i was stupid." what if young thomas believed what they said about him?
when the sculptor augusta rodin was young he had difficulty learning to read and write. his father said of him, "i have an idiot for a son." his uncle agreed. "he's uneducable," he said. what if rodin had doubted his ability?
walt disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no "good ideas"
what if these people had listened and become discouraged?
what would our world be without the music of beethoven, the art of rodin or the ideas of albert einstein and thomas edison?
you have great potential(潛能). when you believe in all you can be, rather than all you cannot become, you will find your place on earth.
4. what problem did the sculptor rodin have when he was young?
a. he had a mental problem
b. he had no good ideas.
c. he couldn't learn to read and write.
5. which of the following is not true about young thomas edison?
a. his teacher said he was stupid
b. he always went to school on foot.
c. he was sure of himself
6. what point is this speech trying to tell us?
a. you should believe in yourself
b. boys with difficulty in learning will grow out of it.
c. what your teachers/ parents say is not necessarily right.