题目内容
【题目】 Ever since Donald Trump was elected the president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope. In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.
There are always articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you. Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five?
If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you don’t work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr. or Miss Right? There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism. They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest a huge amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance enhancement so as to improve the quality of their life and join the elites. But what’s the disadvantage of being of average quality? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac (狂人)? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to be accepted into high society later?
Don’t let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to live the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.
【1】The author mentions the example of Ivanka to .
A.stress the importance of family background in one’s growth
B.emphasize beauty plays a decisive role in one’s career
C.show it is one’s own effort that counts in success
D.express sympathy for those less fortunate people
【2】What do the underlined words “kill for” in paragraph 1 mean?
A.Have a burning desire for.B.Show a strong hatred for.
C.Feel dissatisfied with out of envy.D.Attempt to escape from in reality.
【3】What’s the author’s opinion of an ordinary office clerk?
A.He’d better follow the tendency encouraged by the medium.
B.He needs to invest time and money in changing himself.
C.He’s fine as long as he lives happily and comfortably.
D.He ought to have stronger motivation for success.
【4】What is the message mainly conveyed in the story?
A.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
B.Follow your own course and let people talk.
C.Laziness in youth spells regret in old age.
D.He who does not advance loses ground.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】C
【4】B
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。作者在文章中告诉读者要走自己的路不要受到精英主义的影响。要选择自己的人生道路并且为之奋斗。
【1】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段先对伊万卡的成功进行描述:She is described on We Chat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth(她被微信形容为一个极具影响力的榜样,有着惊人的美貌,成功的事业和幸福的家庭。她过着百万女孩梦寐以求的梦幻生活。是的,她出生在富贵人家。)接着在第一段最后一句强调:But she got where she is by herself(但她是靠自己走到今天这一步的)。综合分析可知,作者提及伊万卡的例子是为强调自己的努力才是成功的关键。故选C项。
【2】
词义猜测题。根据第一段She is described on We Chat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth提及的伊万卡的梦幻生活包括:有极具影响力,有着惊人的美貌,成功的事业和幸福的家庭。根据语境推知,这些美好的生活都是许多女孩子梦寐以求的东西。故选A项。
【3】
细节理解题。根据最后一段As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it(只要过着快乐舒适的生活,何必去追逐别人的影子呢?选择你自己的人生道路,并为之奋斗)可知,对于普通的办公室职员来说,只要生活幸福舒适,无需去追逐别人的影子,选择自己的路并为之奋斗就好了。故选C项。
【4】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段Don’t let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to live the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it(不要让精英主义的想法影响到你。每个人都有权利过上自己想要的生活。人类的成功或失败不应该基于他们是否是精英的一部分。只要过着快乐舒适的生活,何必去追逐别人的影子呢?选择你自己的人生道路,并为之奋斗)可知,不要受到精英主义的影响,成为自己才是最重要的。综合分析,短文主要讲了走自己的路,让别人说去吧。故选B项。