Unit 1 Period 1 Reading A（同步课件+分层练习）英语沪外版2020选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 Learning for life 阅读理解及概要写作练习 阅读理解 A （2022秋·江苏淮安·高一洪泽湖高级中学校考阶段练习）When I was young, my mother didn’t have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education. So she decided to teach me lessons herself. However, because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning. We need every one of you to develop your talents (天赋) and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit (放弃) school-you’re not just quitting yourself, but you’re quitting your country. No one’s written your destiny (命运)for you, because you write your own destiny. You make your own future. That’s why today I’m calling on (号召) each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a book. Whatever you decide to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work-that your ticket to success is through rapping or playing basketball or being a reality TV star. No one’s born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You’re not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don’t hit every note the first time you sing a song. You’ve got to practise. Just try your best to pursue(追求) a bright future. 1．What can we learn from the first paragraph? A．The writer’s family was very rich. B．The writer’s mother was a teacher. C．The writer was born in a poor family. D．The writer didn’t like reading books. 2．What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills? A．To quit their school to earn more money. B．To help solve the most difficult problems. C．To write their own destiny by working as a TY star. D．To spend some time writing books about their own li