Defeats are nothing to be afraid of. They are common incidents in the life of every man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it, analyze it and learn why you failed. Defeat, in other words, can help to get rid of its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success, but nothing can cause within us such a strong wish to succeed. If you let a baby grasp a stick and try to pull it away, he will hold it more and more tightly until his whole weight is hung up. It is this same reaction(反应) that should give you new and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you make full use of the power which defeat gives, you can complete with it far more than you are able to.

44．What does the author know?

A．He knows at least several examples of success.

B．He knows every success in life.

C．He knows every success that has been achieved by man.

D．It’s not referred to in the passage.

45．The person who was able to analyze defeat is likely .

A．to achieve success B．to be afraid of his defeat

C．to let a baby grasp a stick D．to make a living

46．The author .

A．advises you to mix defeat with failure

B．orders you to mix defeat with failure

C．wants you to wrongly take defeat for failure

D．warns you not to wrongly take defeat with failure

47．What does the author advise one to do with the power which defeat gives?

A．One should explain it. B．One should examine it.

C．One should use it to win success. D．One should know its usefulness.

D

In 1896, Einstein went to Zurich to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungaria. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought them together and they became good friends. Before long they fell in love. In 1903 when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 year older than he.

After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. She was sure that her husband would succeed. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from home.

In 1914, Einstein moved to Berlin and settled down there. At that time his theory proved to be correct and he became famous all over the world. But it was not long before the first World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who were on holiday in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to Berlin any more. The war not only stop ped Einstein’s work but also broke up the warm happy family. In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced.

48．From this passage we know that .

A．Marits was also a great scientist herself

B．Marits helped Einstein greatly in his research work

C．Marits supported Einstein but gave him little help

D．it was Marits who discovered the theory

49．The last paragraph mainly tells us .

A．when and how the First World War broke out.