2022疏附县二中高一上学期期初考试英语试题含答案

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疏附县第二中学2021-2022学年度第一学期期初考试
高一英语试题
本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段I对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What did the woman do today?
A．She practiced the piano． B．She wrote some letters． C．She made a travel plan．
2．What will the woman do tomorrow afternoon?
A．Go to the dentist． B．Go to a physics class． C．Meet with her trainer．
3．What has Billy been doing this weekend?
A．Visiting museums． B．Reading some science books． C．Trying to come up with an idea．
4．How do the speakers feel?
A．Tired． B．Enjoyable． C．Frightened．
5．What does the woman mean?
A．She doesn’t want to leave．
B．She will take all the files away．
C．She has enough time to deal with her work．
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What did the woman say about the man’s brother?
A．He has changed a lot． B．He was very impolite to her． C．She can never understand him．
7．What is the man’s explanation?
A．His brother has a pain in his neck．
B．High school life is too stressful．
C．That is the way teenagers are．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What are the speakers doing?
A．Looking for something． B．Talking about a trip to France．
C．Checking their luggage at the airport．
9．Where was the woman’s passport?
A．In her wallet． B．Under the desk． C．In her make-up bag．
10．What is the woman like?
A．She is forgetful． B．She is impatient． C．She is very organized．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In Thailand． B．In Hawaii． C．In Mexico．
12．What do we know about the camera?
A．It can be used underwater． B．It cannot be dropped． C．It’s pretty heavy．
13．How much did the man spend on his camera equipment in total?
A．$200． B．$300． C．$350．
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What does the man want the woman to do by Monday?
A．Call the models． B．Finish the files． C．Send out the invitations．
15．When is the charity party?
A．This weekend． B．Next week． C．Next month．
16．Where do the speakers probably work?
A．At a baking company． B．At a fashion company． C．At a housing company．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the speaker’s attitude?
A．No one is born a genius．
B．Too much practice is not useful．
C．Talented people needn’t work hard．
18．When did Mozart begin composing?
A．At the age of three． B．At the age of five． C．At the age of eight．
19．How did Jimi Hendrix learn to play the guitar?
A．His father taught him． B．He learned at schoo1． C．He taught himself．
20．What happened to Einstein after graduation?
A．He couldn’t find a job． B．He was an immediate success． C．He gave up his studies for a while．
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A walking tour in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park covers about 41square miles with dozens of mountain peaks. More than 250 species of birds will delight your senses and more than 900 types of wildflowers will keep you marveling at their beauty.
Your Colorado walking tour officially begins. To ensure that you arrive on time we strongly suggest that you arrive one day before the departure date.
Day 1 The trip begins at 1: 00 p. m. Travel by bus to Rocky Mountain National Park. Check in our accommodations, enjoy a fresh lunch and head into the park for our first hike.
Day 2 During today’s hike we will cover 3.8 miles. We’ll stop to enjoy both “The Pool” and Fern Falls on our way to Fern Lake. You’ll enjoy every minute of today’s hike and then spend a relaxing evening in the town of Estes Park.
Day 3 Glacier Gorge the main section of the Park, has some of the most beautiful attractions in the Park. Today we’ll push our boots up the trail to Black Lake, about 4.7 miles. With views of Longs Peak, we’ll hike past a major waterfall and several smaller lakes before arriving at Black Lake.
Day 4 Today we’ll head to Wild Basin, southeast of the main park area, for a hike to Ouzel Lake. Wild Basin traverses(穿过) through Aspen forest past rushing streams, to a high mountain lake where we will enjoy a picnic lunch.
Day 5 The Flat Top Mountain area will delight your senses with thick forests and meadows of abundant wildflowers. Our feet will carry us for about 8.8 miles.
Day 6 Catch the Estes Park Shuttle to Denver International Airport or continue on your own to other adventures!
21. Where will people sleep on the second day?
A. By Black Lake. B. By Fern Lake.
C. On Flat Top Mountain. D. In the town of Estes Park.
22. When will people hike in Glacier Gorge?
A. Day 1. B. Day 2. C. Day 3. D. Day 4.
23. What can people enjoy in the Flat Top Mountain area?
A. Lots of flowers. B. Major waterfall.
C. Rushing streams. D. A lake.
B
I need help! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I'm not sure where to begin. I know I lack the necessary DIY skills, but luckily there are numerous books and online videos that will hopefully give me the information I need. Publications that help us to help ourselves are nothing new, but the range of them is increasing with advice being given far beyond practical tasks around the house.
Bookshops these days are full of titles which claim to boost your self-confidence, your wealth, your love life or your career. Some claim to improve your life within seven days! It's big business and it's thought that the self-help industry is worth $10bn in the US alone.
The first self-help book called 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' was published in 1936, and has since sold 30 million copies and is still popular now. It includes guidance on how to make people like you and how to make your life happier. It might seem strange to think that we need a book to tell us how to live our lives but self-help books remain a go to remedy for those of us looking for enlightenment.
There are, of course, trends in what we need help with. Emma Marshall, who works at British bookshop Waterstones, says “at the moment we're in the tidying up, getting rid of things trend... I think the trend right now is about slowing down in your life." It seems there is always something we need help with, and reading about it can be very therapeutic - it makes us feel good, even if we don't do anything about it.
Of course, the internet has become the place to go to for salvation. We've got used to searching for solutions online, and now these solutions even include how to fix or improve our lives. Interestingly, psychologist Caroline Beaton, says people called 'millennials' are self-critical — they are aware of their own faults — which also means they're more likely to spend time and money on self-help. There's also a theory that the self-help industry does well during a recession — people are perhaps even more likely to reach for self-help to improve their situation.
Whatever the reason for the continued interest in self-help, it's good to know help is at hand when we need it. The alternative to finding a happier life is just to come to terms with yourself as you are -I know, I read about it in a book! Do you believe in self-help books?
Where else can you get self-help advice apart from books?
A. From teachers B. From friends C. From the Internet D. From parents
What do you know about self-books?
A.They may offer you some keys to success.
B.They hasn't gained great popularity.
C.All of us enjoy them very much.
D.They can certainly improve your life within seven days.
Why do millennials spend more money on self-help books according to Caroline Beaton?
A.They are stuck in a recession.
B.They realize they are not perfect.
C.They are more likely to have access to books.
D.They haven't got used to searching for solutions online.
What can we infer from the passage?
A.People don't have interest in self-help books.
B.Accepting yourself as you are makes you happier.
C.The self-help industry makes little difference during a recession.
D.The current trend in self-help books is about rushing around and taking things easier.
C
As a CEO of a startup, you get used to hearing"no".You also face an endless continuation of what feels like shocking crises, like nearly running out of cash, losing a key customer,discovering a widespread product failure, or having to shut down operations because of a global pandemic. But it tums out that these disasters can actually be good for you. In fact,I'm not sure whether you can innovate without them. Here's what all our crises have taught me.
It's good to be uncomfortable. We once had a key customer request-a battery capability that we'd never developed before. The customer made it clear that if we couldn't develop this capability, they'd be less confident in our product. We wrestled with the risks, not least of which was the potential embarrassment if we couldn't meet the customer's needs. We knew we'd face many technical problems if we tried to go into operation. Yet we decided to try to satisfy the customer, even if it wasn't obvious at first how we could get it done. A few weeks later we delivered something beyond what the customer had asked for, and we've since grown this capability into a powerful sales tool and potential revenue stream-not to mention it strengthened our relationship with the customer.
Short-term failure is good. A few years ago, our company began to expand our manufacturing output in response to a customer's need. In the process we discovered something unusual we hadn't seen during smaller-scale production. Our team dived into failure analysis, and we finally put the problem down to a single material within the battery. We'd used this material for years, but now we needed a replacement. Once we made that change,the battery quality and reliability greatly improved.
It's okay to show weakness. One of my hardest days as CEO.was the day when I found out I was pregnant.We were in the middle of raising a funding round, and I had been traveling nonstop for a year. Until that day,I had assumed that my role as CEO was to display strength and confidence. With the mounting pressure I was harder on myself than I needed to be, and now I had the added stress of being pregnant.I decided to acknowledge to my team that I was breaking down. They united together and found ways to operate more smoothly and communicate more effectively, supporting me to focus my time on most pressing goals. This gave me not only the space to plan for the company’s future,but also to prepare for my own new normal: leading while becoming a first-time mother.
28. What does the underlined word "then" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A:Frequent rejections. B.Financial crises.
C.Global pandemics. D.Endless disasters.
29.What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 27
A. Customers' requests should be carefully evaluated.
B.Meeting challenges can bring about extra benefits.
C.The company should keep launching new products.
D.Innovation is the only way to win fierce competition.
30. How does the author prove short-term failure is beneficial?
A. By drawing a comparison. B.By giving an example.
C.By challenging assumptions. D.By doing an experiment.
31. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.Learn to let go B.Make it as a CEO
C.Think deep sometimes D.Make friends with crises

D
Scientists often compare coral reefs(珊瑚礁) to underwater rainforests, yet unlike the leafy plant base of a forest, corals are animals. The soft creatures are naturally half-transparent and get their brilliant color from algae(藻类) living inside them. When corals experience stress from hot temperatures or pollution, they halt the interdependent relationship with algae, typically pushing them out and turning white. Corals are still alive when they are white, but they're at risk and many eventually die, turning dark brown.
Scientists around the world are looking for means to protect and maybe increase corals. One common option is to create more protected areas — essentially national parks in the ocean. Beyond nature preserves, some conservationists are looking to more hands-on methods. One research center in the Florida Keys is exploring a form of natural selection to keep corals remaining. The reef system in the Keys has been hit hard by climate change and pollution, which is especially tough, because corals there help support fisheries worth $ 100 million every year.
To keep the wild ecosystem alive, Erinn Muller, the center's director, and her team are harvesting samples of the corals that survived the environmental stress naturally, keeping them to make them reproduce, and then reattaching them to the reef. They have 46,000 corals on plastic frames under the sea. So far, the center has regrown over 70,000 corals from five different species on damaged reefs.
In The Bahamas, Ross Cunning, a research biologist at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, focuses on corals with genes that could make them natural candidates for restoration projects. He published a study of two Bahamian reefs, one that survived an extreme 2015 heat wave, and one that didn't. "We think their ability to deal with these higher temperatures is built into their genes," says Cunning. There's evidence of corals evolving more quickly to resist rapidly warming climate. The big question scientists need investigate, adds Gunning, is how much more heat corals can adapt to.
32. What does the underlined word "halt" in the first paragraph mean?
A. End. B. Develop. C. Strengthen. D. Weaken.
33. What do Muller and her team do to save corals?
A. Restore the damaged reefs.
B. Grow corals by hand underwater.
C. Create more protected areas.
D. Move corals to unpolluted areas.
34. What do Cunning's words suggest?
A. Many corals have been genetically improved.
B. Cooling down the waters is key to rescuing corals.
C. Reasons for corals surviving heat waves are shocking.
D. The highest temperature corals can survive is unclear.
35. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Relationship between corals and algae
B. Efforts made to save corals
C. Impact of climate warming on corals
D. Survival crisis faced by coral reefs
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for Choosing a Career
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Most people spend half or more of their waking hours five days a week at their jobs. While selecting a career can be a difficult process, the following tips can make this process easier for you.
Extensive reading about potential careers is vital. ____36____ It’s important to collect vital information such as career descriptions, career outlooks, employment statistics, educational requirements, and potential earnings.
____37____ Do this frequently since these lists keep changing. A “hot job” today may not be “hot” next year or the year after next year. When evaluating these lists, keep in mind your interests, skills and job satisfaction requirements.
Find a mentor. Many colleges and employers have a formal mentoring program. ____38____ It is a great way to learn about a career, and a mentor can provide valuable networking opportunities. “Mentworking” is a new trend which combines mentoring and networking, and which has shown good results.
Interviewing people in the field is an excellent way to learn about the various aspects of a career. ____39____ Informational interviews often change a person’s perspective about an occupation. You can find interview candidates by asking friends, teachers and neighbors. You can also contact relevant professional associations and societies and visit appreciate social and professional networking sites online.
The skills required for a career are an essential factor for an individual’s potential for success in that career. Write a list of the skills needed for a particular field. Place a check next to each skill you possess. ____40____
Your skills should be a vital factor in your career selection process. A satisfying career is often built upon a match with what you are naturally good at. Natural strengths allow an individual to work with ease and acquire expertise faster.
A. Also, formal mentoring organizations are available that match mentors with individuals.
B. Doing this may also provide good social communication opportunities.
C. At last, please count the number of checks you have.
D. Potential careers are the jobs which you will have in the future.
E. You will discover details about careers that you were not aware of.
F. The more checks you make, the more likely this field is right for you.
G. Look for lists of “hot jobs” on the Internet and in magazines.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Saul and Keon have never felt bored with a day of work picking up trash in Miami Beach. They were especially     41     when they were covering their route this week as a beautiful     42     awaited them. When their huge truck rolled down the street into the North Bay Road community, they found most residents(居民)lining the street with signs and balloons, all to    43     say “we love you".
Jennifer Elegant wanted to show her family's appreciation     44     she organized the socially-distancing surprise “thank you"     45     to honor the workers. Even the Miami Beach mayor(市长),Dan Gelber, showed up to     46     the two heroes—because Saul Scruggs and Keon Richardson do so much more than     47     trash. “They bring incredible energy to the     48     neighborhood, Jennifer said. “In a word, they spread     49    . ”
What is     50     about the two men is the positive energy that they bring with them. They always have     51     on their faces and never     52     a chance to say hello and     53     someone's day. They also go out of their way to help others and     54     nothing in return. One day, Saul spent 45 minutes helping a neighbor dig through her trash to     55     her lost wedding ring. He also waited for over an hour with another     56     who was having heart problems and needed a(n)     57    .   
Jennifer has had "meaningful discussions" with the amazing workers about their inspiring levels of happiness and often shares their     58     with her students. “Every day we are     59     by heroes who bring us inspiration but too often we are unable to     60     these great people. I want Saul and Keon to know that we are thankful. ”
41. A.thrilled     B.curious     C.calm     D.relaxed
42. A.dream     B.surprise     C.trip     D.show
43. A.regularly     B.gradually     C.simply     D.legally
44. A.but     B.if     C.before     D.so
45. A.invitation     B.celebration     C.discussion     D.graduation
46. A.follow     B.welcome     C.help     D.salute
47. A.pick up     B.put aside     C.sort out     D.give away
48. A.only     B.dirty     C.entire     D.right
49. A.joy     B.respect     C.trust     D.safety
50. A.puzzling     B.special     C.complex     D.controversial
51. A.concern     B.tears     C.doubt     D.smiles
52. A.offer     B.value     C.miss     D.seize
53. A.arrange     B.record     C.brighten     D.exchange
54. A.expect     B.reserve     C.replace     D.conduct
55. A.store     B.find     C.polish     D.bury
56. A.friend     B.colleague     C.relative     D.neighbor
57. A.trash truck     B.instrument     C.ambulance     D.wedding ring
58. A.wisdom     B.luck     C.quietness     D.talent
59. A.compared     B.chosen     C.reported     D.surrounded
60. A.rescue     B.recognize     C.support     D.accompany
第二节（共10小题；每小题l5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
About six years ago I began my job as an IT consultant(顾问). I had always been quite good with computers. It was a great move for me, as I quickly learned a ton. Every day was fun. It was one of the best and most challenging jobs ___61___ I had ever had.
When ___62___ (think) of a few years ahead, I realized that things started to taper(逐渐变窄). I wasn’t learning as much as before. I felt a desire to try something different. But I couldn’t get up the courage to make any moves. I ___63___ (pay) very well; I had a lot of freedom, and great benefits. I had grown comfortable and 1 had been ___64___ (accustom) to an easy life.
Last year things came to a head(达到紧急关头). I was having a ___65___ (particular) stressful month, ___66___ (overload) with work that was neither challenging nor interesting. I had enough. I ___67___ (reach) out to my boss and let him know about my idea. We had a meeting about my personal ___68___ (decide). He didn’t want to lose me. He addressed my concerns and we agreed that I could change my job and begin working on some new internal (内部的) organizational systems. 1 decided to give this new role a chance.
Now, a year after my role change, not much is different. Senior staff did not adopt___69___ new systems I built. The work is still uninspiring and unchallenging. Change can be very difficult for some and after spending time trying to carry out new solutions, I’ve realized that you simply can’t change other people if they don’t want it.
I’ve again quit my job. I need a greater challenge. I’ve learned a lot ____70____my quitting experience.


第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）
I have been learning English since I am in primary school, but the truth was that I was not so good at listening. No matter how hardly I tried, I couldn’t understand clearly which my English teachers or native speakers said. One day, I was surfing the Internet while an advertisement for English listening drew your attention. To my amaze, it was a website where recording of some well－known books were provided. When see the website, I fell in love it, which turned out to be very useful. Now I have made a progress in listening.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Henry来信说他寒假期间将来中国旅游，并借此了解中国文化。请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1．表示欢迎；
2．推荐景点；
3．简述理由。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Henry：
I’m glad to hear from you.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua









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Dear Henry，
I'm happy to receive your letter and know that you're coming to China. I’m writing to sincerely express my warmest welcome.
I'd like to tell you something about some places of interest in China. Personally, one of the best is the Great Wall of China. It came into being during the Warring States period and reached its best in Ming Dynasty as defence working against enemies. With a history of over 2,000 years, it runs like a huge dragon across North China. And now it’s a world-famous tourist attraction. As an old Chinese saying goes, “A man who hasn't been to the Great Wall is not a true man”, and it’s almost a must for foreigners to visit in China.”
If you come to visit the Great Wall, you'd better come a day before climbing the Wall and avoid weekends or holidays, when it is too crowded with tourists, so as to enjoy its beauty more peacefully. Moreover, I can be your guide if you like.
Yours，
Li Hua






听力录音稿
Text 1
M：I thought you had planned to practice the piano today，Lisa．
W：Well，I did nothing but write letters all day．
Text 2
M：Do you want to go with me to the gym tomorrow morning? My trainer said she would give you a free class．
W：I would love to．Just remind me to go to my dentist appointment in the afternoon．
Text 3
M：How long did it take you to finish your science project? I have been thinking about it all weekend，and I can’t come up with anything worth making! I don’t know what to do．
W：Don’t worry，Billy．It took me a couple of months to get my science project worked out when I was your age．It’11 come to you．Why don’t you try going to the museum?
Text 4
W：It’s so quiet up here．And look at all those stars!
M：I know．This is why I like coming up here．It’s nice to get out of the city once in a while，and I must admit that I love sleeping outdoors like this．
Text 5
M：You have one more month here before you get transferred to the Chicago office．
W：Don’t worry．I fully intend to use this time to clean up the office and organize all the files before I leave．
Text 6
W：Michael，your little brother was very rude to me last week．I was really surprised．
M：I'm sorry，Janice．He will be sixteen in three weeks，and he has changed a lot since he started high schoo1．
W：I have two younger brothers myself，and they are not the easiest people to get along with，so I guess I can understand．
M：In all honesty，I know I was a pain in the neck when I was his age，too．
Text 7
M：Did you find your passport yet? The trip is in two days!
W：No，not yet，but I know it is somewhere around here!
M：Honey，you’d better find it! These tickets to France were not cheap．
W：I will，I will．You know me，always losing everything and then finding it at the last second…
M：Did you check the bathroom? Maybe it’s in your makeup bag．You could fit a house in that thing．
W：Why would I put it in there，Tim? That’s just silly．It probably fell under the desk．
M：If I check in the bathroom and it’s there，you owe me a drink! That’11 be the first thing we do when we get to the airport．
W：If you say so．I'm fairly certain I'm not that forgetful，though．Anyway，the drinks at the airport are usually pretty pricey．
M：Well，I guess you’d better start saving…
W：Why?
M：Guess what I found next to your lipstick?
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W：What a beautiful place this is!
M：Yeah．After the grayness of New York，the colors of Hawaii seem so bright．
W：Well，I've been to a lot of amazing beaches in Thailand and Mexico，but this is definitely one of the nicest ones I've been to．Why don’t we go for a swim? I hear there are lots of tropical fish we can see．
M：Good idea．I can use my new video camera—it’s waterproof．
W：Wow，where did you get that?
M：I got it in New York a week ago．It’s made by a company called GoPro．They specialize in making HD video cameras for outdoor sports．The bodies of their cameras are designed to be extra strong．The camera can handle being dropped，and I can use it underwater up to 60 meters deep．
W：And it’s so small and lightweight．How much did it cost?
M：Well，I could have gotten the older model for$200．But I bought the latest version for$300， because it’s lighter and has better picture quality．I also spent an extra$50 for all extra battery pack．
W：Well，let’s go so you can use it!
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M：I am going to need those files edited and completed by Monday，Sarah．I expect to see them on my desk first thing next week．
W：You got it，Mr．Bensen．Is there anything in particular you would like me to include?
M：Just make sure that you highlight all of our upcoming shows．I want our clients to be aware of our new events and clothes styles．
W：Of course，sir．Should I start sending out the invitations for next month’s charity party?
M：Yes! That needs to be a huge success if we expect anything from our summer line to be ready anytime soon．
W：I'll call the models this weekend and remind them of the fitting next week．Hopefully，they can be helpful for the donations for the event．
M：I would like to think so．Isn’t that what this business is all about—making people look good and being surrounded by the people that look the best?
W：I guess so，sir．I'd like to think that our market is more than just good—looking people， though．
M：What the media wants，Sarah，the media gets．
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Nothing in this world can be achieved without effort．Mozart wasn’t born a composer．He practiced the piano from the age of three and began composing by the age of five．His father，who was also his teacher，was very strict with the boy．
Jimi Hendrix used to walk around his house with a guitar and play up to eight hours a day．As a child，Jimi used to listen to his father’s blues records alone with a broom，pretending to play it like a guitar．Neither of them had their gift just given to them at birth．They had to work hard and discover that they had a gift．And they didn’t just make do with what they had after that．They kept at it．Hendrix didn’t even know how to read music，so everything he learned，he learned through listening．
Another example is Albert Einstein，the father of modern physics．He was told that he would never be a success at anything．No one wanted to hire him after he graduated from college．But he believed in himself，and he persevered with his studies on his own．
Now，I’m not trying to say that everyone can be a Mozart or an Einstein if they just put in a lot of time doing something．But with effort and passion，one can achieve a great deal．Without those things，you’re not going to achieve much．Luck comes to those who prepare for it．If you do something you love，don’t let little bumps along the road stop you．