課時作業(六)Unit2SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project&Furtherstudy閱讀理解AAtjust40yearsold,hiphopstarKasseemDean,morepopularlyknownasSwizzBeatz，hasamassed(積累)atrackrecord,lifestyleandnearly$70millionnetworththatwouldinspiremostofustoretireearly.SowhydoesDeancontinuetobothworkextremelyhardandtryprojectsthatewiththeriskofrejection?DuringourinterviewforUnmonDrive,avideoseriesforUSA&Mainthatseekstofindoutthemotivationsandmagicofworldclassbusinesspeople,Deanprovidedamemorableanswer:“Youonlyhavesomuchtime—onceit'sgoneyoudon'tgetitback.Don'tfocusonmoney;focusonbuildingsomethinggreaterthanyourself.Ifyou'renotmakinghistory,you'rewastingyourtimeonEarth.”Whenyoulookathisanswer,youwilllearntwoimportantlessons.Thefirstisin“makinghistory”.Doingsorequiresawareness.Youmustfullyunderstandwhathasandhasnotbeenachievedinthemarketyou'veentered.Deanmakeseveryeffortwiththegoalofcreatingsomethingimportantthathasnotbeendonebeforeandwillberememberedforitsimpactbeyondhisyears.Thesecondpartofhisstatementisjustaspowerful.Inthisinterview,heneveroncesaidheis“trying”tomakehistory.Instead,hehastoldhimselfthatnomatterwhatdifficultythereis,it'sjustgoingtohappen.“I'mgoingtomakehistory.”Deansaid.AftertalkingtoDeanfornearly45minutes,itwascleartomethathehasremovedallego(自我)fromastatementthatmightotherwisebemisreadasfalsepride.Ibelieveit'sabrillianthack—ratherthanfocusonallthereasonswhyaprojectcan'tberealized,hehasconvincedhimselfofthepossibility.1．Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Toleadtothemaintopic.B．Todescribeastar'ssuccess.C．Toexpressadmirationforastar.D．Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.2．WhatmotivatesDeantocontinuetoworkhard?desiretobefamous.B．Hiswishtobewealthy.C．Hisadventurousspiritandimagination.D．Hislifegoaltoleavehismarkonhistory.3．WhatcanwelearnaboutDeanintheinterview?A．Hetakesaprideinhiswork.B．Hecanpredictthepossibility.C．Healwaysbelievesinhimself.D．Hegetspreparedforhiscareer.4．What'sthetitleofthetext?A．HowDoesKasseemDeanFaceRejection?B．WhatMakesKasseemDeanWorkHard?C．HowDoesKasseemDeanMakeHistory?D．WhyDoesn'tKasseemDeanWanttoRetire?BJohnOtwayJohnOtwayhasbeenplayingmusicandmakingrecordsintheUKformorethan40years.Overtheyearshehasreleasedmorethantenalbums.Hehasplayedhundredsofconcerts.Hehaswrittentwoautobiographies.Hehasworkedwithsomeofthecountry'sbestmusiciansandhehasevenmadeafilmabouthislife.Butdespiteallofthis,mostpeoplehaveneverheardofhim.Otwayreleasedhisfirstrecordin1972,butitwasthePunkMovementafewyearslaterthatreallygavehimhisbigchance.Otwaywasn'tthegreatestmusicianbuthissongswerealwaysfun,andhisperformancesonstagewerealwaysentertaining—therewasagoodchancehewouldfalloffthestageatleastonceineachshow.Thepunkslikedhim,andin1977hehadasmallhitwhenhissingleReallyFreemadeittoNo.27intheUKtop40charts.Otwayreallyenjoyedhissuccessbutunfortunately,nomorecame.Notoneofhisrecordsoverthenext30yearswasahit.Althoughheneverhadmuchmercialsuccess,Otwayhadalotofveryloyalfans.Whensomeoneaskedhimwhathewouldlikeforhis50thbirthday,hisreplywas:“Asecondhit.”HisfanswentoutandboughtasmanycopiesofthenewsingleBunsenBurnerastheycould.AndinOctober2002,Otwayfinallysawhiswishetrue.InachartthatfeaturedinternationalsuperstarslikePink,WillYoungandOasis,BunsenBurnermadeittoNo.9.Manyhighstreetshopsrefusedtoselltherecord,sayingthatOtwaywastoooldandunattractivefortheteenagemarket.Otwaydidn'tcare.HecelebratedhissuccesswithanappearanceonTV'sbiggestmusicshowTopofthePops.ThesedaysJohnOtwaycontinuestoplayhismusicaroundthecountry,andtherearealwaysplentyofpeoplewhoarehappytogoandwatchhimperform.He'sagreatexampleforanyonewholovesmakingmusic.Youdon'thavetobeyoung,goodlooking(orevenverytalented)toenjoyalongcareerinthemusicbusiness.5．FromParagraph1,weknowthat____________．A．JohnOtwayhasreleasedhundredsofalbumsB．JohnOtwayneverworkedwithbestmusiciansC．JohnOtwayhaswrittenhundredsofautobiographiesD．JohnOtwayisnotwellknownintheUKasamusician6．JohnOtwaysawhiswishetruewhenhereleased____________.A．ReallyFree B．BunsenBurnerC．TopofthePops D．hisfirstrecord7．WhyweresomestreetshopsunwillingtosellhissingleBunsenBurner?A．Theythoughtitwasterrible.B．Itwasn'taverybighit.C．JohnOtwaydidn'twantthemtohaveit.D．Theythoughtteenagerswouldnotliketobuyit.8．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Musicianshavetobeyoungandattractive.B．Successisn'timportantinourlife.C．Weshouldbedeterminedtodowhatwelove.D．Musiciansdomuchbetterastheygetolder.COnenight,PilarwasinadeepsleepwhenshewaswokenbyhercatInti.IntiwasmeowingwildlyoutsidePilar'sbedroomandthrowinghimselfagainsttheclosedbedroomdoor.WhenPilaropenedhereyes,shesawthatherbedroomwasfilledwithsmoke.AssheescapedfromherhousewithIntiinherarms,shesawthatafirewasburninginherkitchen.Pilarcouldeasilyhavelostherlife,butIntiwouldnotletthathappen.EventhoughInticouldhaveescapedfromthehousethroughacatdoor,hewouldn'tleavePilar.Asamazingasthisstoryis,itisnotasunmonasyoumaythink.TaketheexampleofCharlotteLeeandherhorse,Thunder.Onesummernight,thewholefamilywasasleepwiththewindowsopen.Itwasnormallyveryquietwheretheylived.Suddenly,therewasaloudnoise.Charlottewokeupfromhersweetdream,andthenoisecontinued.Thensheheardahorserunningfasttowardsthehouse.ThenextthingshesawwasThunderstandingoutsideherwindow,neighingandshakinghishead.Sheknewsomethingwaswrong.Charlottequicklygoteveryoneoutofthehousebeforetheearthquakehit.Thunderhadsavedherlife.Therearealsostoriesofwildanimalsingtotherescueofhumans.Oneanimalknowntobeafriendofhumansisthedolphin.Once,ToddEndriswassurfingwithhisfriendswhenhewasattackedbya13foot(4meter)shark.Inthemiddleoftheattack,agroupofdolphinscametohisrescuebyformingaprotectiveringaroundEndrisuntilhecouldgettoshoresafely.Withoutthehelpofthedolphins,therewaslittlechancethatToddcouldhaveescaped.Nooneissurewhyanimalshavesooftenetoourrescue.However,itisclearthathumansandanima