Question

Everyone has talent, but not everyone succeeds with their talent. More factors than mere talent attribute to a greater personal success. Having talent or being talented is never enough to find success in life.

Dr. John Maxwell has written a new book to explain that there is more to success than just being talented. He says that the only way to find success in life is to apply good choices to talent and rise above the crowd. He believes that talented people need more than their gifts or abilities to succeed in life. There must be something more than just talent to become successful. A talent-plus person, a person who rises above the understanding of mere talent, is much more likely to find success than those with just talent alone.

People who have talent must be willing to make the right choices to maximize their talent. Wrong choices will minimize their talent, preventing them from rising to higher levels in life. Maximizing talent requires people to make good choices, but understanding that there are specific things in life requires no talent at all. Maxwell lists many different choices that people make to become a talent-plus persons including Belief lifts talent, Relationships influence talent, Responsibility strengthens talent, Teamwork multiplies talent, etc.

Following the simple principles found in the book can not only help people raise the level of their talent but also raise their level of living. When people combine the principles with their talents they can become a talent-plus person. The choice becomes one of willingness and personal change. Talent-plus people have the ability to change their life and the world.

1.What’s the possible name of Maxwell’s new book?

(no more than 8 words)

2.What should one do if he wants to become a talent-plus person?

(no more than 8 words)

3.List three specific things which can maximize one’s talent according to Paragraph 3 ?

(no more than 5 words)

4.What does the underlined word “maximize” in Paragraph 3 mean in English?

(no more than 8 words)

5.Do you want to be a talent-plus person? Why or why not? Please give one or two reasons.

(No more than 25 words)

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.Having talent is not enough to find success/Talent is never enough/To be a talent—plus person/More factors than talent.

2.He should make good choices./He should apply good choices to talent.

3.Belief.Relationship.Responsibility.Teamword.(答出其中一个即可)

4.To increase something as much as possible.

5.Open.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意:这篇短文主要论述了天赋与成功之间的关系以及如何提升自己的天赋的问题.

1.根据第二段Dr. John Maxwell has written a new book to explain that 描述，可知that指代的是前文第一段叙述的内容，故答：Having talent is not enough to find success/Talent is never enough/To be a talent—plus person/More factors than talent.想要成功仅仅有天赋是不够的。

2.根据短文第二段He says that the only way to find success in life is to apply good choices to talent and rise above the crowd. 描述，可知想要成为一个更有天赋的人,他需要做出更好的选择.故答：He should make good choices./He should apply good choices to talent.

3.根据短文第三段including Belief lifts talent, Relationships influence talent, Responsibility strengthens talent,Teamwork multiplies talent, etc.描述，可知这些不同的选择有：Belief.Relationship.Responsibility.Teamword.(答出其中一个即可)

4.联系后一句Wrong choices will minimize their talent, preventing them from rising to higher levels in life.描述，可知这个单词指的是，提升自己的天赋。故答To increase something as much as possible.尽可能的提升某事/物.

5.本句问的是你想不想成为一个更有天赋的人,为什么或者为什么不?并给出一两条理由.答案符合题意即可.

考点：阅读表达。