Question

You heard about the sign posted on a farm fence? Inside there was a big and mean (凶的) bull. The sign read, “Don’t attempt to cross this field unless you can do it in 9.9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10!”

Don’t try to cross that field unless you are prepared! And isn’t that the way it is in life? We have to be ready when the opportunity arises or else we will have little chance of success.

Sixth-grade teacher Ms. Shelton believed in readiness. When she walked into the classroom on the first day and began writing words of an eighth-grade level on the blackboard, the students immediately said that the words were not at their level and they couldn’t learn them.

Their teacher insisted that they could and would learn these words. She said that she would never teach down to them. Ms. Shelton ended by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to greatness, maybe even be president someday, and she wanted them to prepare for that day.

Ms. Shelton said those words many years ago. Little did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them seriously. She believed that if they were well prepared, they could achieve high goals.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are prepared to see.” If that’s true, then it is also true that they only become what they are prepared to become. And a lot of life is just about getting ready.

Think of today as a chance to prepare yourself for the exciting future you are looking for. Today is not wasted. If you desire more from life, you can use today as training. For you will experience only what you are prepared to experience. Something wonderful can happen. And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.

68. What is the function of the first paragraph to the whole passage?

A. To explain the high speed is important to our lives.

B. To show we should get ready when the opportunity arises.

C. To introduce how to grasp the best way to cross this field.

D. To prove it’s right for Ms. Shelton to believe in readiness.

69. Why did Ms. Shelton insist students could and would learn the words of an eighth-grade level?

A. Because she believed one of the students in the classroom could go on to greatness.

B. Because the words of an eighth-grade level is just so so to the Sixth-grade students.

C. Because she believed that if they were well prepared, they could achieve high goals.

D. Because it is also true that they only become what they are prepared to become.

70. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Get Ready for Tomorrow       B. Don’t Waste Time

C. Challenge Yourself            D. Ms. Shelton, a Famous Teacher

Answer 1

【文章大意】这是一篇议论文，主要谈论的是为明天做好准备，文章通过开头的一个小故事如何通过一头凶狠的公牛守护的农场，引出了做出准备的重要性，六年级的老师要求学生们掌握八年级的词汇就是要学生们做好准备，在人生中就是这样，只有今天你做好准备才能收获明天的成功。

68. B【解析】 推理判断题 第一段讲的是如何通过一头凶狠的公牛守护的农场，从而引出了做出准备的重要性。故它是总领下文的段落，主要向我们表明了当机会来临我们应该做好准备。

69. C 【解析】细节理解题 为什么六年级的老师认为学生们能而且将会掌握八年级的词汇，就是因为老师相信如果学生们做好了准备，就能收获更高的目标。故答案为C。而选项A只是她鼓励学生们的一句话，老师并不能预见到其中的一个学生真的能够做到很伟大。选项B just so so “很容易”，这是不可能的，不符合常识。选项D 这是Ralph Waldo Emerson的看法。故答案为C。

70. A【解析】 题目概括题 纵观全文，主要谈论的是为未来做好准备，今天的时间就是要为明天做好准备的，而选项B 不要浪费时间； 选项C 挑战自我；选项D 一个著名的老师，并不是文章谈论的主要内容。故答案为A，为明天做好准备。