Question

A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again. Einstein was very annoyed. He did not say anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.

“What does this mean?” asked the young man.

“A means “success”” explained the old scientist. “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法)　and Z means stop talking and get down to work.”

1.The young man _________.

A. wanted to meet Einstein

B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein

C. wanted to know the secret of success

2.In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________.

A. to work with great energy (精力)

B. to study hard day and night

C. to learn from great scientists

3.“Y” stands for _______.

A. hard work

B. great energy

C. good manner

4.Einstein was a man who ______

A. liked to talk with young people

B. liked to help others

C. liked to work, but didn’t like to talk

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：一個年輕人問偉大的德國科學(xué)家愛因斯坦，成功的秘訣是什么。科學(xué)家告訴他成功的秘訣是努力工作。幾天后,這個年輕人又問同樣的問題。愛因斯坦非常惱火。他沒有說什么，但在一張紙上寫了一個公式：A= X + Y + Z。

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