Test24 4.pdf

1、Test 24D 阅读理解In October 2002,Winston Churchill was chosen by the British people as the“greatest British man”.The great British men behind him were Shakespeare,Newton,and Darwin.But many people did not know that Churchill was thought to be a badboy when he was a child.2002 年 10 月，丘吉尔被英国人民选为“最伟大的英国人”。

2、排在他后面的英国伟人是莎士比亚、牛顿和达尔文。但很多人并不知道，丘吉尔小时候被认为是个坏孩子。At the age of twelve,his father sent him to Harrow Public School,which wasfamous for training English gentlemen.Because he failed the entrance exam,he wasplaced in the last group of the class with worst grades.He fell behind the others instudy.He gave m

3、any people the impression of low energy,strangeness,andlawlessness.Fortunately,he still had a friend,his grandfather.The American of greatwealth who had experienced the world said,“Let him go!As long as boys have thechance to show their talents,they are sure to become better.”Churchill kept the wordsof his grandfather in mind,and secretly looked for it in his heart.12 岁时，他的父亲把他送到以培养英国绅士而闻名的哈罗公学。由于他没有通过入学考试，他被安排在了班里成绩最差的最后一组。他在学习上落后于其他同学。他留给很多人的印象是都没有活力、性格古怪、不守纪律。幸运的是，他还有一个朋友，他的外祖父。这位阅尽世事的美国大富豪说：“随他去吧！只要男孩子有机会展示他们的天赋，他们肯定会变得更好。”丘吉尔把祖父的话牢牢记在心里，并在心里暗暗寻找（自己的天赋）。