Question

As a senior, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.

     It wasn’t always like that, though. It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well.

This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much. You’ll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding（蜿蜒的）than you’d like.

     Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic.

    One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted（引用）the saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.

    Steve Jobs’s level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that. With the will power to go into the world living every day like it’s my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.

1.The author felt worried when _________.

A. he had to take tests at school

B. he thought about his future

C. he had lots of sleepless nights

D. he searched for words of wisdom

2.It is suggested in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that _________.

A. Steve Jobs didn’t attend college

B. Steve Jobs failed because of his decision

C. the author is a college student

D. the author cares much about his future

3.What did the author gain from Jobs’s speech?

A. Courage to drop out of school.

B. Confidence in defeating Jobs.

C. Interest in computer industry.

D. Bravery to face uncertainties.

4.What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?

A. Have the desire to learn more.

B. Be content with what they know.

C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.

D. Be modest so as to learn more.

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. the wisdom drawn from a speech

B. the most impressive quote in life

C. a memorable meeting with Jobs

D. an experience of a speech

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】本文讲述了作者一直对未来很焦虑。在听了乔布斯的的演讲后，他从乔布斯身上学到了有用于面对不确定性。

1.B 细节题。根据第一段To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test.可知，作者一直在为未来当心，而且已经使她度过了许多无眠之夜。故答案为B。

2.D 推理判断题。A项错误，因为乔布斯上过大学，但后又退学了；B项与事实不符，乔布斯的人生是成功的；作者是一名高中生，从第二段It started when I became a junior, when college came into view(看得见).可知D项正确。

3.D 细节题概括题。根据Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic.以及本文整体内容可知，作者在听了乔布斯的演讲后，学到了乔布斯用于面对不确定的那种勇敢的精神。

4.B 推理题。根据Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced.可知，乔布斯认为不管你已经学了多少东西，经历了多少事情，仍然要意识到自己是个傻瓜。说明不要满足于已经学到的东西。

5.A主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了作者从乔布斯的演讲中学到的智慧—敢于面对未来的不确定性。