His earliest plays are excellent, but his latest one is ________.
A. something B. everything
C. anything D. nothing
科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：050
Armstrong’s gift was obvious from the start of his career. His earliest recordings—first with a band led by his former teacher, Joe “King” Oliver, and then with his own band-earned Armstrong international fame for technical originality （独创性）. He freed his playing from the ordinary rhythms of early jazz by creating musical phrases that seemed to oppose the pulse of a song, only to combine them in the place later. His deep and rough voice became as special as his cornet（短号）playing, especially in his scat performances. Scat is a singing style in which meaningless syllables（音节）are repeated without preparation. Armstrong’s scat was among the earliest ever recorded.
By 1930, Armstrong had turned to more commercial, less experimental jazz. Some musicians criticized（批评）him for this. But others insisted that the real power of Armstrong’s art lay in its grace and sensitivity, fine qualities of the heart which remained in his music.
In the following years, Armstrong traveled around the world as the leading “goodwill ambassador（大使）”of American jazz music. The gentleness and great attraction of “Satchmo” filled his music and made him one of the world’s most beloved performers for over forty years.
1．Which of the following best tells what this passage is about?
A．Armstrong’s personal attraction.
B．Armstrong’s best work.
C．A praise for Armstrong’s contribution to jazz.
D．A comparison of Armstrong’s music with that of earlier musicians.
2．Why was “Satchmo” criticized by some of his workmates in the 1930s?
A．For making fewer recordings.
B．For losing interest in music.
C．For giving up his scat performances.
D．For turning his attention away from making changes
3．Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the reasons for Armstrong’s success?
A．His technical originality.
B．His personality.
C．His early experiences in “King” Oliver’s band.
D．His recordings were the first ever made.
4．According to the author, what made Armstrong the “goodwill ambassador” of American jazz music?
A．His world travels.
B．His attraction and sensitivity.
C．His scat singing.
D．His preference for commercial, less experimental jazz.
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His earliest plays are excellent, but his latest one is ________.
A. something B. everything
C. anything D. nothing
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年陕西省西安一中高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. "There is no such thing as genius," Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
【小题1】According to Thomas Edison, what's genius?
| A．Hard thinking. | B．Useful inventions |
| C．Useful dreams. | D．Hard work. |
| A．make them useful in life |
| B．carry out a new experiment |
| C．write down what he had learnt |
| D．share them with others |
| A．how anybody enjoyed life |
| B．how anybody loved working |
| C．why anybody loved thinking |
| D．why anybody was tired of life |
| A．Edison was able to live another 100 years |
| B．life was too short for Edison to work for human beings |
| C．Edison was born to be a great inventor |
| D．Edison was ready to make his l00th invention |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建省福州文博中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Edison invented the electric light. |
| B．Many other people have changed Edison’s life. |
| C．Edison has changed the life of many other people. |
| D．Few men in history can change other people’s life. |
| A．he could be happy if he was a genius |
| B．genius plays the most important part in one’s success |
| C．hard work could do better than genius |
| D．genius could do better than hard work |
| A．thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help |
| B．people’s successs 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 |
| 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 |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年安徽省高一上学期第三次月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “ Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．Edison invented the electric light. |
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B．Many other people have changed Edison’s life. |
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C．Edison has changed the life of many other people. |
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D．Few men in history can change other people’s life. |
2. Edison thought .
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A．he could be happy if he was a genius |
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B．genius plays the most important part in one’s success |
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C．hard work could do better than genius |
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D．genius could do better than hard work |
3. Edison was .
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A．very much interested in nature |
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B．interested in discovering the secrets of nature |
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C．interested in changing people’s ideas |
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D．uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature |
4.In Edison’s opinion, .
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A．thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help |
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B．people’s success lies mostly in genius |
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C．hard work is the second important thing in making people successful |
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D．there are few secrets for him to discover later |
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