题目内容
【题目】Let’slookbackalltheseyearsyou’vegonethrough,whathaveyoudoneforyourlife?Areyou spendingyourtimewiselytomakeyourlifeworthwhile?NealWusharedsomewaysweshould dotomakeourshorttimeoflifemeaningful,findoutwhatyouneedtodonext:
a.Makefriendsasopposedtonetworking
Yourfriendswillgoalotfurtherthantheprofessionalcontactsyoumake,especiallysinceonly oneofthetwogroupsisinvestedinyourpersonalhappiness.
b.Becomeanexpertbylearningasmuchasyoucananddeeplyseekingoutthethings youarecuriousabout
Findthethingsyouenjoyandpracticetheskillsyouwanttodevelop.Ifyoucanachieve expertisethenitwillbeeasytoobtainanaudience.
c.Volunteertohelpoutthoselessfortunate
Intheprocessyouwillgainatonofnewperspectiveandwillbetterunderstandother people’srealproblems.Inasocietythatalwayslooksupward,thesepeoplearebeingforgotten easily.
d.Becomeasindependentaspossible
Eventhoughyouworkinabigcompany,youshouldconstantlymakesmallstepstoreduce yourdependenceonyourjob.Writeabook,buildanapp,orstartasmallbusinessonthe side.Releaseyourinnerentrepreneur.
e.Don’tspendtoomuchtimeworryingaboutyourpersonalbrand
Accomplish(完成)things,andtherecognitionwillfollow.
f.Stoptreatinglifeasacompetitionanddothingsfortheirownsake
Genuine(真正的) interestshouldbewhatdrivesyoutoimproveyourself,ratherthanadesiretobeat others.Findacommunityofpeoplewhoareinterestedinthesamethingsasyoudo,anddrive eachothertokeepimproving.
【1】How many ways to make life meaningful did Neal Wu share?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7
【2】To make your life meaningful, you are advised to __________.
A. protect yourself and hardly help others
B. communicate more with the experts than your friends
C. rely more on your families than friends
D. explore the aspects of life you are interested in
【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined words personal brand?
A. one’s particular interest shown in some aspects
B. an impression in the mind of others about an individual or group
C. something you are concerned about
D. private possessions
【4】Where can you most likely to find this article?
A. The News of the World B. The New York Times
C. Life D. Scientific World
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】B
【4】C
【解析】本文介绍六件小事让你生活更有意义。
【1】C
细节理解题。根据文章描述可知,六件小事可以让生活更有意义。故选C。
【2】D
推理判断题。根据b中Findthethingsyouenjoyandpracticetheskillsyouwanttodevelop.Ifyoucanachieve expertisethenitwillbeeasytoobtainanaudience. 找到你喜欢做的事情并争取达到熟能生巧的地步。如果你能达到专业的高度,那么就会很容易赢得观众。可知为了使你的生活有意义,建议你去探索感兴趣的事情。故选D。
【3】B
词义猜测题。根据e中,Accomplish(完成)things,andtherecognitionwillfollow. 把事情做好,大家心中都有一杆秤。可知B项 (an impression in the mind of others about an individual or group个人或团体对他人的印象)符合题意。
【4】C
推理判断题。根据第一段第一句Let’slookbackalltheseyearsyou’vegonethrough,whathaveyoudoneforyourlife? 让我们回顾一下这些年来你在生活中都经历了什么?你都做了什么?可知这篇文章最有可能来自Life。故选C。