Question

【题目】When I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.

We need every one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit on school—you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country. No one's written your destiny（命运）for you, because you write your own destiny. You make your own future. That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a book.

But whatever you decide to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice.

【1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The writer's home was very rich.

B．The writer's mother was a teacher.

C．The writer was born in a poor family.

D．The writer didn't like reading books.

【2】What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills?

A．To quit on their country to earn more money.

B．To offer help to the old people who have difficulties.

C．To write their own new destiny by working as TV star.

D．To spend some time writing books about their own life.

【3】Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal?

A．Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.

B．Because everyone's future is to do simple work.

C．Because everyone should do their homework.

D．Because everyone should pay attention in class.

【4】How can people realize their great dream?

A．By rapping.

B．By playing basketball.

C．By being a reality star.

D．By working hard.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

在这个喧嚣浮躁的时代，我们经常会问老师也问自己：上学到底有什么用，读书又有什么用？今天我们一起来看看作者是如何看待这一问题的。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句话 “...my mother didn't have the money to send me to school...”可知作者出生在一个贫穷的家庭。

【2】B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句话 “We need every one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.”可知作者想通过提高每一个人的才能和技能从而帮助有困难的老人。

【3】A细节理解题。根据第二段的第四、第五句话 “You make your own future. That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them.”可知作者号召大家设立自己的目标的目的是因为自己命运应该由自己来书写。

【4】D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work.”可知人们必须通过自己的努力工作才能实现自己的梦想。故选D项。