题目内容

The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people．We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was amazed．The sad truth is that great talent is not enough．
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth．”
There is an old saying that goes, "Job means 'just over broke（破产）"．And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people．Because schools do not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers "live within their means"．They work and they pay the bills．Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn．
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald's makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald's is excellent at business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
小题1:The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that      ．
A．he is just one of the talented people
B．he is ready to help others
C．he has a sharp sense of hearing
D．he knows little about car repairing
小题2:The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by____   ．
A．spend more than they can afford
B．1ive within what they earn
C．1ive in their own circle
D．do in their own way
小题3:Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?
A．They don’t work hard enough．
B．They have no specialized skills．
C．They don't make full use of their talents．
D．They lack financial intelligence．
小题4:The main purpose of the author is to tell us____      ．
A．how young people can find a satisfactory job
B．What schools should teach about finance
C．why so many talented people are poor
D．how McDonald's makes much money

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C

试题分析：本文叙述了许多有才华的人却挣的很少很原因。作者通过汽车修理工很快修好了他的车，感到汽车修理工是有才华的人，但是他挣得少。在美国很多有才华的人挣得都很少。原因就是他们没有金融才干和商业知识，不能更好的把自己推销出去，只会挣得只够花的。
小题1:推理判断题。根据第一段的The sad truth is that great talent is not enough．可知作者认为自己的才能不足，因此觉得那个汽车修理工是一个有才华的人。故选A。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据第三段的They work and they pay the bills．可知很多人工作了，却付账单，等于是说工作赚的钱又花出去了，生活的花费不要超过自己所赚的钱的范围，要在这个以内。故选B。
小题3:推理判断题。根据最后一段的They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.可知很多人挣的少是因为没有金融知识和推销能力。故选D。
小题4:推理判断题。根据第二段的I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn可知全文是围绕着为什么这么多有才华的人却挣的这么少来展开的。故选C。
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It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.
Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out of the window. Any yet… I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花), throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink --- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.
Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.
Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.
It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual --- my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.
Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.
小题1:According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _________.
A．the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
B．the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
C．it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise
D．it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was
小题2:Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?
A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.
小题3:The writer’s father should be best described as_________.
A．a full-time gardener with skillful hands
B．a part-time jobber who loved flowers
C．a kind-hearted man who lived with faith
D．an ordinary man with doubts in his life
小题4:At the end of the passage, crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer.
A．faithB．familyC．loveD．friendship
Have you ever wondered: What drives successful people? Take a look around and talk to your friends and seniors who are very successful, you will see all of them have adopted certain values which have proved vital for their success.
It is evident that successful people take initiative (主动性). When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that responsibility is taken, not given. They weigh immediately what has to be done and then do it with pleasure, thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are enthusiastic about the things they do, especially when they believe in what they are doing. They are motivated by their own satisfaction and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard even when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not fear failure. Failures and disappointments in life are unavoidable. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and commitment and learn from each failure. They associate with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who appreciate their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it’s really the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they command respect for themselves.
Another important quality of successful persons is that they never complain. It’s better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
To put it shortly, take initiative and be enthusiastic about them. Do not be afraid to fail, but get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just around the corner.
Title: What Makes People Successful?
Brief introduction
Successful people all have adopted certain values which are（1）__________ for their success.
（2）_________
of successful people
Taking initiative
◆They take immediate action without hesitation.
◆They take responsibility for what has to be done and do it（3）__________.
Being self-motivated
◆They’re enthusiastic about the things they do with a（4）_______ in what they are doing.
◆They devote themselves to their work.
（5）__________ from failure
◆They get up and start again after a failure.
◆They keep company of those (6)__________ their achievement.
Giving respect to others
◆They are polite to everyone and treat others respectfully.
◆They earn respect in （7）_________ by giving respect to others.
Making no（8）________
◆They praise others and win favor with them.
◆They always try to find any possible    （9）__________ to the difficult situation.
Summary
When you can combine the above into your action plan, you’ll have    （10）___________ to success soon.
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I am so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said,“ Excuse me too… I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very    , this stranger and I. Then we went on our     ways after saying goodbye.
But at home, a       story is told. Later, in the     , as I cooked our meal, my daughter crept up to me, very still. When I turned, I nearly     her down. “Get out of the way!” I        with a frown(皱眉). She left,       her little heart broken.
That  night, as I     awake in bed, God’s quiet     spoke to me and said, “While
      with a stranger, you are     and polite, but with those you love, you are quick and excited… Go look right now on the kitchen floor, you will find some       there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself- pink, yellow, and blue. She stood there quietly, not to      your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed,“Wake up, sweetheart, wake up,” I said,“Are these the flowers you picked for me? She smiled, “I found them, out by the tree. I wrapped them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you would like them.     the blue.” I said,” I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I shouldn’t have fussed at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that is okay… I still love you     .” I hugged her and said, “ I love you too… And I love my flowers, especially the blue.”
Are you     that: If you die tomorrow, the     that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave     will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we     ourselves more to our work than into our families- an unwise       indeed.
小题1:
A．practicalB．politicalC．politeD．personal
小题2:
A．sameB．separateC．aloneD．different
小题3:
A．differentB．similarC．coolD．same
小题4:
A．living roomB．bedroomC．toiletD．kitchen
小题5:
A．knockedB．putC．fellD．settled
小题6:
A．criedB．shoutedC．spokeD．said
小题7:
A．withB．byC．onD．beyond
小题8:
A．liedB．layC．laidD．lying
小题9:
A．noiseB．screamC．soundD．voice
小题10:
A．dealtB．dealC．dealingD．to deal
小题11:
A．calmB．excitedC．thrilledD．frightened
小题12:
A．grassB．flowersC．glassD．water
小题13:
A．hurtB．spoilC．harmD．damage
小题14:
A．especiallyB．specialC．especialD．specially
小题15:
A．somehowB．anyhowC．somewhatD．anyway
小题16:
A．knowB．certainC．awareD．sure
小题17:
A．houseB．shopC．familyD．company
小题18:
A．behindB．offC．outD．away
小题19:
A．loseB．absorbC．occupyD．devote
小题20:
A．answerB．choiceC．wayD．goal
My name is Margaret. I have been a professional      for twenty years. I’m always      how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love.   , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we      the very things that can bring us    and teach us many valuable lessons.
I was hired to      a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine     , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these      were important and necessary so that she could remain     . Our focus was just that -    her to remain living independently.
It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her
pillow after she had      got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had      sheets; I love the      of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t      the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”
Such a simple      as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I      unconditional care. The next day we sat down and      what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her      her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.
I’m so      for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost     because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.
小题1:
A．teacherB．doctorC．coach D．caregiver
小题2:
A．worriedB．confusedC．amazedD．interested
小题3:
A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Though
小题4:
A．valueB．admireC．acquireD．ignore
小题5:
A．wisdomB．joyC．knowledgeD．wealth
小题6:
A．care forB．look forC．call upD．pick up
小题7:
A．constantlyB．happilyC．properlyD．immediately
小题8:
A．lessonsB．tasksC．mealsD．gifts
小题9:
A．calmB．confidentC．comfortableD．independent
小题10:
A．helpingB．forcingC．persuadingD．advising
小题11:
A．alsoB．evenC．stillD．just
小题12:
A．newB．cleanC．expensiveD．beautiful
小题13:
A．styleB．sizeC．smellD．color
小题14:
A．makeB．repairC．changeD．buy
小题15:
A．pleasureB．successC．offerD．desire
小题16:
A．neededB．learnedC．tookD．got
小题17:
A．dealt withB．took upC．carried outD．talked about
小题18:
A．sharingB．comparingC．discussingD．recalling
小题19:
A．famousB．sorryC．anxiousD．thankful
小题20:
A．acceptedB．missedC．understoodD．gained
Dreaming is a natural part of who we are. We explore our dreams and develop personal dreams. We even like to dream BIG!
For the most part our dreams and wishes focus on the end result. We see ourselves in love, married, driving a great car, on vacation, with tons of money, in a great career, etc. Dreaming about the end result is just fantasizing and wishing. Wishing relies on some magical force to make our dreams turn into reality, and we become unhappy as we’re not living(实现) our dreams.
So how can we make our dreams come true? That is a question we all often struggle with. Even though we struggle with the answer, the answer is not that clear. We make our dreams come true with the action we take.
In my opinion, if you dream about being in good health, then change your dream to see yourself working out and eating right day by day. See the beginning of the dream and let the dream build day by day with all the action that gets you to the end dream of you being in good health.
If you want riches, then change the dream. Dream of yourself going to school, developing a career, working hard and taking the steps to arrive at the destination. If you want love, love the process. Love the dating process(过程). Love yourself and the journey to find love.
Make all your dreams include the beginning, middle and end. Then when you are doing the action instead of thinking to yourself, “This is a drag. I don’t like working out,” or if you are having any negative thoughts about doing the work it takes to create your visions(梦幻), realize then that every step of the way you are living your dream. You are living your dream because you made the action and journey part of your dream.
小题1:According to the writer, most of the people____.
A．pay more attention to developing their dreams
B．enjoy the process of their dreams
C．are always ignoring the process of living their dreams
D．probably dream of making much more money easily
小题2:In order to live our dreams, we must____.
A．struggle with dreams day and night.
B．have great wishes and thoughts.
C．have magical forces every night.
D．take action or steps.
小题3: If you want to keep fit,______
A．you’d better dream a sweet dream first.
B．you must love the process of the journey.
C．you would rather begin with your diet and exercise.
D．you should have a good beginning first.
小题4: what can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．It’s important to focus on your final result.
B．Good mind and action can help you live your dream.
C．Think to yourself while living your dream.
D．Creating your visions comes first.
I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack．About a week after his death, she    some of her thoughts with a classroom of students．As the late afternoon sunlight shone    the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she    a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.
With a    look on her face，she paused and said，“  class is over，I’d like to share with all of you a deep    which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on    to learn，share，love，appreciate and give of ourselves．  of us knows when this fantastic experience will   ．It can be taken away at any moment．Perhaps this is the God’s    of telling us that we must make the     of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to   ，but she went on，“So I would like you all to make me a   ：From now on，on your way to school，or on your way home，find something beautiful to   ．It doesn't have to be something you see．It could be a    of freshly baked  bread  floating  out  of  someone’s house，  or  it  could  be  the  sound  of  the soft    rustling(沙沙作响)the leaves in the trees…．Please look for these things， and     them，for at anytime it can all be taken away．’’
The class was completely   ．We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently．That   ，I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual．
Remember：Life is not    by the number of breaths we take，but by the moments that take our breath away．
小题1:
A．learnedB．sharedC．arguedD．discussed
小题2:
A．ontoB．intoC．acrossD．through
小题3:
A．movedB．brushedC．sweptD．pulled
小题4:
A．surprisedB．worriedC．gentleD．strange
小题5:
A．AfterB．UnlessC．BeforeD．If
小题6:
A．feelingB．understanding C．loveD．memory
小题7:
A．businessB．timeC．duty D．earth
小题8:
A．NoneB．AllC．EachD．Neither
小题9:
A．happenB．beginC．endD．gain
小题10:
A．wayB．signalC．planD．joke
小题11:
A．leastB．worstC．lowestD．most
小题12:
A．acheB．waterC．shineD．dry
小题13:
A．promiseB．choiceC．wishD．rule
小题14:
A．buyB．enjoyC．takeD．learn
小题15:
A．smellB．giftC．tasteD．sight
小题16:
A．windB．handC．lightD．color
小题17:
A．getB．appreciateC．hideD．follow’
小题18:
A．puzzledB．excitedC．quietD．anxious
小题19:
A．morningB．nightC．noonD．afternoon
小题20:
A．wastedB．measuredC．savedD．lost
As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
小题1:
A．searchB．realizeC．understandD．enter
小题2:
A．anythingB．everythingC．nothingD．something
小题3:
A．in the endB．for exampleC．by the wayD．on the contrary
小题4:
A．DeterminationB．CourageC．Desire D．Convince
小题5:
A．butB．soC．orD．and
小题6:
A．building upB．suffering fromC．looking forD．talking about
小题7:
A．predictB．discover C．wonderD．question
小题8:
A．tasksB．jobsC．livesD．games
小题9:
A．surprisedB．satisfiedC．frightenedD．disappointed
小题10:
A．failureB．historyC．procedureD．development
小题11:
A．abandonedB．possessed C．offeredD．required
小题12:
A．stoodB．stayedC．roseD．fell
小题13:
A．aloneB．awakeC．aliveD．alike
小题14:
A．TeachersB．ManagersC．FriendsD．Parents
小题15:
A．passingB．exposingC．devotingD．throwing
小题16:
A．ordinaryB．cruelC．goodD．physical
小题17:
A．thirstB．angerC．worryD．fortune
小题18:
A．stands forB．turns to C．goes againstD．applies to
小题19:
A．successB．lossC．salaryD．result
小题20:
A．carry onB．insist onC．depend onD．bring on
In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be   21  with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit   22 . The only solution is to reach   23  and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more   24  measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your   25 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others .Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   26 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   27 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   28 . The only direct and honest comparison is   29  yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only   30  to compare yourself to someone else if their life  31  is the same as your own. Good luck finding that   32 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋头苦干的）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can   33  someone is coming up fast   34  you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best   35 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   36  you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who   37  if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   38 . You are a more   39  person today than you were yesterday. Your own   40  is all you need.
小题1:
A．patientB．strictC．contentD．concerned
小题2:
A．strongerB．betterC．lazierD．wiser
小题3:
A．insideB．outC．forD．up
小题4:
A．accurateB．usefulC．carefulD．powerful
小题5:
A．endB．bestC．convenienceD．side
小题6:
A．satisfiedB．busyC．inspiredD．lazy
小题7:
A．nothingB．funC．sureD．success
小题8:
A．equalB．uniqueC．alikeD．common
小题9:
A．withinB．byC．forD．of
小题10:
A．instructedB．allowedC．directedD．suggested
小题11:
A．situationB．positionC．occasionD．accommodation
小题12:
A．gameB．matchC．friendD．enemy
小题13:
A．concludeB．betC．announceD．declare
小题14:
A．beforeB．besideC．belowD．behind
小题15:
A．assistantB．competitorC．coachD．teacher
小题16:
A．contributeB．exposeC．pushD．devote
小题17:
A．caresB．saysC．wondersD．asks
小题18:
A．effortB．senseC．differenceD．change
小题19:
A．successfulB．happyC．luckyD．fit
小题20:
A．benefitB．progressC．habitD．result

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