A nine-year-old child will become the youngest ever person to complete a university degree.
This December, Laurent Simons will gain his electrical engineering bachelor's degree (学士学位) from Eindhoven University of Technology, a challenging course even for 18-year-olds. It has taken Laurent only 9 months to complete what should be a four-year course. Laurent's teacher said, “He is three times smarter than the best student I have met in my long working experiences. He achieves what many adult students never reach.” The young gifted child finished easily the entire primary school courses in only 12 months and then took just 18 months to complete his secondary school studies. Laurent comes from a family of doctors, and his parents cannot offer any explanation as to why their son is so academically gifted. Every time he can pass every test effortlessly with flying colors.
While Laurent is clearly able to learn faster than most, his parents are being careful to let him enjoy himself too. His father said, “We don't want him to get too serious. He does whatever he likes. We need to find a balance between being a child and his talents.” Laurent enjoyed playing with his dog Sammy and playing on his phone, like many young people.
【小题1】How many months did Laurent spend completing his courses in primary and secondary schools?A.18. | B.12. | C.30. | D.9. |
A.A little nervously. | B.Very hurriedly. | C.Very successfully. | D.A little satisfactorily. |
A.Laurent always wants to get too serious in his study. |
B.Laurent hardly balances between being a child and his talents. |
C.Laurent's parents are careful to let him express himself. |
D.Laurent's parents pay great attention to his growth as a child. |
If you choose only to complain and escape from a misfortune, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
In an accident, a boy lost both his arms and his father------who was the main source of support for the family. Since then, he has had to depend on the arms of his younger brother. In order to take care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to leave, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.
A similar misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from chronic(慢性的)mental illness, disappeared. Her father went out to look for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene (煤油) light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-reliant (依靠自己).
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, while the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
【小题1】What attitude should we take towards a misfortune in the author's opinion?A.Trying to find an escape from it. |
B.Facing it bravely with a positive mind. |
C.Asking for help from your relatives. |
D.Ignoring it and living a normal life. |
A.decided to live with his brother | B.learnt to do things with his toes |
C.made a living all by himself | D.depended wholly on his brother |
A.Never give up hopes in face of hardship. |
B.It's not easy for her to live a normal life. |
C.If a bird loses its wings, it cannot fly. |
D.If you lose your hands, your life will be hard. |
A.In the order of time. | B.By listing facts. |
C.By making a comparison. | D.In the order of importance. |
My dad is a car mechanic, which involves lots of heavy lifting, tightening, shaking, and banging. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would bake great bread, but he is and he does. The shop where Dad works is not equipped with enough workers, so there’s lots of pressure on Dad.
I’ve been feeling kind of stressed out myself since I found out I didn’t qualify for the swim team. Now I’ll have to wait a whole year to try out again; that might as well be a million years.
Dad knew I was feeling pressure. Last Saturday he said it was time for me to help in the kitchen. I couldn’t imagine what help I could offer. Still, I followed right behind him.
Dad gave me an apron, got out his enormous stainless-steel mixing bowl, and told me to stir while he added the ingredients. When I had stirred the flour and milk mixture into a thick lump (块), Dad had me turn it over onto the countertop. Then he showed me how to knead (揉) the dough (生面团), which took ten minutes and a surprising amount of energy.
Next came the most difficult and surprising part — doing nothing. We waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly swell up and double in size. After that, we punched the risen dough down to let the air out, divided it in two and waited for another hour.
“It’s hard to resist putting the dough directly into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be tough. The most important lesson of all is learning to be patient,” Dad explained.
While we waited, we sat and talked. Silence is a blank space that begs to be filled. It’s like the dough — it swells up and fills a room with emptiness unless you punch it down with words. It felt good to be still and listen to each other. As the flour dust in the kitchen quietly settled, time seemed to slow down. The dough was going to rise at its own pace. As I accepted that, I stopped watching the clock and drumming my fingers on the tabletop. I started enjoying the quiet time with Dad. My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned something more.
【小题1】Why did Dad ask the author to help in the kitchen?A.Dad liked baking bread with the author. |
B.Dad wanted to help the author relieve the stress |
C.Dad intended to teach him a lesson. |
D.Dad himself was under huge pressure. |
A.Baking | B.Drumming. | C.Talking | D.Working. |
A.It is necessary to spend time with family. |
B.It is difficult to learn to bake bread. |
C.It is beneficial to relax in times of stress. |
D.It is important to learn to be patient. |
A.Dad’s Lesson | B.Learning from Father |
C.The Bread Lesson | D.Baking Bread |
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