“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. Many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for education. They tried their best to learn something and never gave up till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men don’t try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. If they see their weak points and change their ways, they can be successful. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as(只要) they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on themselves.
【小题1】Why did many men succeed?A．Because they had good education.B．Because they wanted very much to bee well-known.C．Because they worked hard.D．Because their families were very rich.【小题2】What can a teacher do according to the famous teacher in England?A．A teacher can make his pupils men of strength and courage.B．A teacher can make his pupils worthy.C．A teacher can help his pupils bee well-known.D．A teacher can do nothing.【小题3】If young people depend on their own efforts, .A．they are sure to be very famous in the worldB．they can be successful in their livesC．they no longer need helpD．they are sure to fail【小题4】What can we learn about the writer from the passage?A．He thinks highly of those who are working hard to be successful.B．He thinks highly of parents and teachers.C．He wants to be a famous scientist.D．He thinks highly of those who are poor.C
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇短文重点介绍了一些人之所以成功的要素，那就是学会依靠自己，依靠自己的刻苦努力来取得人生的成功。
【小题1】根据第二段They tried their best to learn something and never gave up till they became well-known.描述，可知这些人成功的原因是努力的学习，工作。故选C。
【小题2】根据第二段“I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves. 我不能让你成为一个出色的男人，但是我可以帮助你活出自己的风采。描述可知选A，一个好老师能让他的学生成为有力量和勇气的人。
【小题3】根据最后一段They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as(只要) they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on themselves.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】根据短文第二段描述，可知作者对这些依靠自身努力成功的人的评价很高。故选A。