题目内容
1.The world is filled with talented people.A few days ago,my car was not running well.I drove it into a garage(修车厂),and the young mechanic had my car(21)Cin just a few minutes.What (22)A me most was that he knew what was wrong by simply listening to its(23)B.But I am(24)D shocked at how little money those talented people earn.Once a business consultant(顾问) in the(25)Atrade told me so many doctors and dentists are struggling (26)D,which surprised me so much because I used to think that after they graduated,the(27)Cwould pour in.The business consultant then gave me the phrase,"They're some skills away from great wealth."It means that most people need to learn and(28)A some skills of money management before their income increases(29)B.Unfortunately,schools (30)A consider developing students'financial intelligence(财务智商) as intelligence,and after graduation,most people just work hard to pay their(31)A.
When asked"How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's?",almost all my students raised their hands.I then asked,"So,why does McDonald's make more money than you?"Without doubt,the answer is(32)C:McDonald's is excellent at business systems.The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a good hamburger,but know little or nothing about business systems.So this world is filled with talented but (33)Bpeople.Too often,they struggle financially or earn less than they are(34)D of,because they just focus on(35)Atheir skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
21.A.painted | B.exposed | C.fixed | D.prepared |
22.A.amazed | B.annoyed | C.pleased | D.puzzled |
23.A.speed | B.engine | C.signal | D.radio |
24.A.desperately | B.pleasantly | C.gradually | D.constantly |
25.A.medical | B.traditional | C.individual | D.international |
26.A.eventually | B.silently | C.seriously | D.financially |
27.A.figures | B.opportunities | C.dollars | D.changes |
28.A.master | B.exchange | C.accept | D.deliver |
29.A.slightly | B.dramatically | C.specially | D.delibertely |
30.A.rarely | B.strongly | C.impatiently | D.illegally |
31.A.bills | B.houses | C.cars | D.suits |
32.A.attractive | B.unbearable | C.evident | D.actual |
33.A.skillful | B.poor | C.common | D.delighted |
34.A.afraid | B.tired | C.sure | D.capable |
35.A.perfecting | B.accustoming | C.sharing | D.challenging |
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.
解答 21-25 CABDA 26-30 DCABA 31-35 ACBDA
21.答案是C;动词词义辨析;painted 绘画,粉刷;exposed 暴露;fixed修理;安装prepared 准备;由上文"I drove it into a garage.(我把它开进修车厂)"推断作者要"修理"汽车,故选C.
22.答案是A.本题考查形容词词义辨析;amazed 惊奇;annoyed 恼火;pleased 高兴;puzzled 困惑;由下文"by simply listening to its engine仅仅听发动机的声音"推断作者对他的才能"感到惊奇",故选A.
23.答案是B.本题考查名词词义辨析;speed 速度;engine 发动机;signal 信号;radio 收音机;无线电;本句指修理工只需要听"发动机"的声音,故选B.
24.答案是D.本题考查副词词义辨析;desperately 拼命地;绝望地;pleasantly 怡人地;gradually 逐渐地;constantly 经常地;由下文的"those talented people"推断作者"经常"见到有才能但赚钱少的人,故选D.
25.答案是A.本题考查形容词词义辨析;medical 医学的;traditional 传统的;individual 个人的;international 国际的;由下文的"doctors and dentists"推断与"在医学行业",故选A.
26.答案是D.本题考查副词词义辨析;eventually 最终;silently 无声地;seriously 严重;financially 经济上;由文章主题判断,作者分析的是有才能但是贫穷的人,推断这些有才能的人"经济上困难",故选D.
27.答案是C.本题考查名词词义辨析;figures 数据,人物;opportunities 机会;dollars 美元;changes 变化;作者过去以为一旦大学毕业,就能赚很多钱,即"美元"就会大量地涌进了;故选C.
28.答案是A.本题考查动词词义辨析;master 掌握;exchange 交换;accept 接受;deliver 递送;发表;联系文章主题和下文的"skills"判断,作者认为大多数人还需要"掌握"管理钱的技能,故选A.
29.答案是B.本题考查副词词义辨析;slightly 稍微;dramatically 急剧地;戏剧性地;C.specially 特别;deliberately 故意地;作者认为,大多数人要学习和掌握管理钱的技能收入才会"急剧"增长,故选B.
30.答案是A.本题考查副词词义辨析;rarely很少;strongly 强烈地;impatiently 不耐烦地;illegally 非法;本句表示,不幸的是,学校"很少"考虑培养学生的财务智商,故选A.
31.答案是A.本题考查名词词义辨析;毕业之后大多数人努力工作付各种"账单",故选bills(账单).
32.答案是C.本题考查形容词词义辨析;attractive 有吸引力的;unbearable 无法忍受的;evident 明显的;actual 实际上;作者认为麦当劳赚钱的原因"很显然"是因为它的商业体系,故选C.
33.答案是B.本题考查形容词词义辨析;根据文章主题,作者分析许多有才能的人但是因为缺乏财务智商而"贫穷",故选B.
34.答案是D.本题考查形容词词义辨析;因为缺乏理财的技能,所以很多有才能的人赚的钱比他们"能够"赚的少,故用capable(能够的).
35.答案是A.本题考查动词词义辨析;perfecting 完善;accustoming 习惯;sharing 分享;challenging挑战;质疑;本句表达的意思是"这些有才能的人关注的是如何完善自己的做事的技能而非销售的技能",故选A.
点评 答题前一定要通读全文,了解大意;答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的逻辑关系,识别词义;对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来.答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯.
But at (23)C,a different story is told.How we treat our loved ones,young and old.Later in the kitchen,as I (24)A our meal,my daughter walked up to me,very still.When I turned,I (25)D knocked her down."Get out of the way!"I shouted with anger.She stepped away silently,with her little heart (26)D.I didn't realize how harshly(严厉地) I had spoken.
That night,when I lay (27)B in bed,God's quiet voice spoke to me,"While(28)D with a stranger,you are calm and polite,but with those you love,you are QUICK to excite-Go look around on the kitchen floor,you will find some flowers there by the (29)D.Those are the flowers she brought for you.She (30)C them herself-pink,yellow,and your favorite blue.She stood there quietly,and you never saw the(31)A 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(跪)by her(32)B,"Wake up,my dear,"I said."Are these the flowers you picked up for me?"She smiled,"I found them out by the tree.I(33)A them in a napkin,just for you.I knew you'd like them,especially the (34)C."I said,"I am so sorry that I missed them today-and I (35)B have fussed(发牢骚)at you that way."
And she whispered,"Mommy,that's OK-I still love you(36)D."I hugged her and said,"I love you too,and I love the flowers."
Do you know that:if you die tomorrow,the (37)A you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days.But the family you leave (38)C will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.And come to think of it,we pour ourselves more into our (39)D than into our families-an unwise investment indeed.
Remember that (40)C(F)ATHER-(A)ND-(M)OTHER-(I)-(L)OVE-Y(OU).
21.A.ever | B.even | C.just | D.right |
22.A.to | B.in | C.on | D.for |
23.A.school | B.work | C.home | D.office |
24.A.cooked | B.had | C.ate | D.took |
25.A.already | B.hardly | C.rudely | D.nearly |
26.A.lost | B.missed | C.beaten | D.broken |
27.A.asleep | B.awake | C.afraid | D.alive |
28.A.standing | B.meeting | C.going | D.talking |
29.A.floor | B.kitchen | C.window | D.door |
30.A.grew | B.gave | C.picked | D.dropped |
31.A.tears | B.expressions | C.smiles | D.joy |
32.A.desk | B.bed | C.body | D.knees |
33.A.wrapped | B.covered | C.put | D.help |
34.A.pink | B.yellow | C.blue | D.black |
35.A.needn't | B.shouldn't | C.mustn't | D.can't |
36.A.however | B.besides | C.anything | D.anyway |
37.A.company | B.country | C.place | D.state |
38.A.for | B.with | C.behind | D.to |
39.A.stranger | B.loss | C.meal | D.work |
40.A.RESPECT | B.WARMTH | C.FAMILY | D.FRIEND. |
A. | upset,concerned | B. | excited,tired | ||
C. | grateful,fond | D. | frightened,sincere |
(47)A,different societies treat the(48)B between people differently.Northern European usually do not like having(49)C contact even with friends,and certainly not with(50)A.People from Latin American countries,(51)B,touch each other quite a lot.Therefore,it's possible that in (52)B,it may look like a Latino is(53)D a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino,trying to express friendship,will keep moving (54)A.The Norwegian,very probably seeing this as pushiness,will keep(55)C-which the Latino will in return regard as (56)D.
Clearly,a great deal is going on when people (57)A.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from (58)A cultures,there's a strong possibility of (59)C.But whatever the situation,the best (60)D is to obey the Golden Rule:treat others as you would like to be(61)B.
42.A.straighter | B.louder | C.harder | D.further |
43. A.sounds | B.invitations | C.feelings | D.messages |
44. A.hope | B.receive | C.discover | D.mean |
45. A.immediate | B.misleading | C.important | D.difficult |
46. A.well | B.far | C.much | D.long |
47. A.For example | B.Thus | C.However | D.In short |
48. A.trade | B.distance | C.connections | D.greetings |
49. A.eye | B.verbal | C.bodily | D.telephone |
50. A.strangers | B.relatives | C.neighbours | D.enemies |
51. A.in other words | B.on the other hand | C.in a similar way | D.by all means |
52. A.trouble | B.conversation | C.silence | D.experiment |
53. A.disturbing | B.helping | C.guiding | D.following |
54. A.closer | B.faster | C.in | D.away |
55. A.stepping forward | B.going on | C.backing away | D.coming out |
56. A.weakness | B.carelessness | C.friendliness | D.coldness |
57. A.talk | B.travel | C.laugh | D.think |
58. A.different | B.European | C.Latino | D.rich |
59. A.curiosity | B.excitement | C.misunderstanding | D.nervousness |
60. A.chance | B.time | C.result | D.advice |
61. A.noticed | B.treated | C.respected | D.pleased |