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1.The world is filled with smart,talented,educated and gifted people.We meet them every day.A few days ago,my car was not running well.I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes.He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine.I was amazed.The sad truth is,great talent is not enough.I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn.I heard the other day that less than 5percent of Americans earn more than 100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,"Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth."Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,"Jobmeans"justoverbroke(破产And unfortunately,I would say that the saying applies to millions of people.Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence,most workers"live within their means".They work and they pay the bills.Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn,more than what they will earn.
When I ask the classes I teach,"How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald's?"almost all the students raise their hands.I then ask,"So if most of you can cook a better hamburger,how come McDonald's makes more money than you?"The answer is obvious:McDonald's is excellent at business systems.The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems.The world is filled with talented poor people.They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
25.The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show thatC.
A.he has a sharp sense of hearing
B.he is ready to help others
C.he is just one of the talented people
D.he knows little about car repairing
26.The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by"D".
A.spend more than they can afford
B.do in their own way
C.live in their own circle
D.live within what they earn
27.Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?A
A.They lack financial intelligence.
B.They don't work hard enough.
C.They don't make full use of their talents.
D.They have no specialized skills.
28.The main purpose of the author is to tell usD.
A.how young people can find a satisfactory job
B.what schools should teach students
C.how McDonald's makes much money.
D.why so many talented people are poor.
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 25.C 推理判断题.根据第一段的The sad truth is that great talent is not enough.可知作者认为自己的才能不足,因此觉得那个汽车修理工是一个有才华的人.故选C.
26.D 词义猜测题.根据第三段的They work and they pay the bills.可知很多人工作了,却需要付账单,等于是说工作赚的钱又花出去了,生活的花费不要超过自己所赚的钱的范围,要在这个以内.故选D.
27.A 推理判断题.根据最后一段的They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.可知很多人挣的少是因为没有金融知识和推销能力.故选A.
28.D 推理判断题.根据第二段的I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn可知全文是围绕着为什么这么多有才华的人却挣的这么少来展开的.故选D.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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