drawn from these three experiences？First, true genius（天才）cannot be suppressed（压抑）. For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgements of a person’s abilities may be unfair of just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.
The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “To the stars through hardships.” Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.
59．Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage ?
A．Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.
B．True ability will always make itself known.
C．Some people never get discouraged
D．Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong.
60．When Paderewski’s teachers told him he’d never be a success, the were .
A．being humorous　　　　　　　　B．cheerful, though concerned
C．somewhat hesitant　　　　　　　　D．seriously mistaken
61． “Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage .
A．as a motto for the three men’s lives
B．to show the value of Latin
C．to send the reader to the dictionary
D．to point out that genius is always recognized early
62．The writer of the passage thinks that the reader .
A．knows that the three men were successes
B．someday dreams to become like one of the men
C．sympathizes with（同情）the poor teachers of the three men
D．knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespeare’s plays
　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C
The Erie canal（运河）was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.
The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $7,143,789,but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges（过运河费）were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891.
For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch（沟）”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Gover

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