题目内容
12.It's that time of year again,when college graduates attend graduation ceremony,half-listening to celebrity speakers'wisdom and advice.Here are the don't-miss graduation speeches of 2016.◆President Obama at Howard
At Howard University,Obama had some tough love for young people with enthusiasm,saying that's just not enough:"Change requires more than anger.It requires a program and it requires organizing.Enthusiasm is very important,but you have got to have a strategy."
◆Michelle Obama at Santa Fe Indian School
"I want you to keep pushing forward.Just keep pushing forward.And I want you to reach out and ask for help.I know your teachers tell you that all the time,but please understand that no one gets through college---or life,for that matter-alone.No one.I certainly didn't.
◆SheryI Sandberg at Berkeley
As the chief operating officer of Facebook,SheryI Sandberg is one of the most famous figures in tech.last year,her husband suddenly died.In a speech at Berkeley a year later,Sandberg spoke about his death and her experience for the first in public:"My hope for you is that you can find that thankfulness-not just on the good days,like today,but on the hard ones,when you will really need it."
◆Elizabeth Warren at Suffolk
"Knowing who you are will help when it's time to fight.Fight for the job you want,fight for the people who mean the most to you and fight for the kind of world you want to live in.It will help when people say that's impossible or you can't do that.Look,if you take the unexpected opportunities when they come up,if you know yourself,and if you fight for what you believe in,I can promise that you will live a life that is rich with meaning."
21.Who stressed the importance of strategies in the speeches?A
A.President Obama B.Michelle Obama
C.SheryI Sandberg D.Elizabeth Warren
22.If you like struggling alone,whose speech may touch you most?B
A.President Obama's B.Michelle Obama's
C.SheryI Sandberg D.Elizabeth Warren
23.In which university did the speaker mention appreciation?C
A.Howard B.Santa Fe Indian School C.Berkeley D.Suffolk
24.What does Elizabeth Warren want to tell the graduates?D
A.Fight for the job you want B.Fight for the people you love
C.Fight for the world you want D.Fight for what you believe in.
分析 本文是一篇广告布告类阅读,一年一度,当大学毕业生参加毕业典礼,倾听名人的智慧和建议.这是2016年的不容错过的毕业演讲.本文以此展开,主要介绍了四位名人在大学毕业典礼上的演讲的主要内容.
解答 21.A.细节理解题.根据:"Change requires more than anger.It requires a program and it requires organizing.Enthusiasm is very important,but you have got to have a strategy."可知,总统奥巴马强调了演讲中策略的重要性.故选A.
22.B.推理判断题.根据"I want you to keep pushing forward.Just keep pushing forward.And I want you to reach out and ask for help.I know your teachers tell you that all the time,but please understand that no one gets through college---or life,for that matter-alone.No one.I certainly didn't.可知,我希望你们继续前进,继续前进,希望你们能到达终点,寻求帮助,你要知道没有人能独自经历大学生活,故可推测出,如果你喜欢单独一人,最可能会触动你的演讲为Michelle Obama的.故选B.
23.C.推理判断题.根据:"My hope for you is that you can find that thankfulness-not just on the good days,like today,but on the hard ones,when you will really need it."可知,SheryI Sandberg在Berkeley大学的演讲中提及了感谢.故选C.
24.D.细节理解题.根据Look,if you take the unexpected opportunities when they come up,if you know yourself,and if you fight for what you believe in,I can promise that you will live a life that is rich with meaning.可知,Elizabeth Warren鼓励人们去争取自己所相信的东西.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇广告布告类阅读,题目涉及多道主旨大意题,细节理解题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.
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49 A.Act | B.Mind | C.Do | D.Think of |
50 A.talking | B.thinking | C.trying | D.practicing |
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