7．Every single one of you has something that you're good at．Every single one of you has something to offer．And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is．That's the opportunity an education can provide．
And no matter what you want to do with your life，I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it．You want to be a doctor，or a teacher，or a police officer？You want to be a nurse or an architect，a lawyer or a member of our military？You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers．You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job．You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it．
And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future．What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country．The future of America depends on you．What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future．
You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness，crime and discrimination．You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy．
If you quit on school-you're not just quitting on yourself，you're quitting on your country．
I get it．I know what it's like．My wife，our First Lady，has a similar story．Neither of her parents had gone to college，and they didn't have a lot of money．But they worked hard，and she worked hard，so that she could go to the best schools in this country．
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up．No one's written your destiny for you，because you write your own destiny．You make your own future．
That's what young people like you are doing every day，all across America．
That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education-and do everything you can to meet them．
Whatever you resolve to do，I want you to commit to it．I want you to really work at it．
The truth is，being successful is hard．
No one's born being good at all things．You become good at things through hard work．You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport．You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song．You've got to practice．The same principle applies to your schoolwork．You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right．You might have to read something a few times before you understand it．You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good eough to hand in．
And even when you're struggling，even when you're discouraged，and you feel like other people have given up on you，don't ever give up on yourself，because when you give up on yourself，you give up on your country．
62．Who most probably is the maker of this speech？B
A．Headmaster of a high school．
B．President of the USA．
C．General Secretary of the USA．
D．Mayor of Washington．
63．Where can we put the following sentence？C
"Of course I know it's not always easy to do well in school，and I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork．"
A．Between paragraph 3and paragraph 4
B．Between paragraph 4and paragraph 5
C．Between paragraph 5and paragraph 6
D．Between paragraph 6and paragraph 7
64．Which of the following is mentioned by the speaker？D
A．Enthusiasm and peace．
B．Devotion and Friendship．
C．Civilization and effort．
D．Responsibility and determination．
65．What might be the main purpose of this speech？A
A．To inspire the youth to work hard in the new term．
B．To offer congratulations on the arrival of a festival．
C．To hold an anniversary celebration of an event．
D．To express respect for and loyalty to the USA．
分析 这是一篇演讲词的节选，这是美国总统奥巴马的开学演讲，演讲的题目是《为什么我们要上学》，非常适合我们的中学生去听和读，是一篇不可多得的演讲稿．
解答 62．B．根据文中My wife，our First Lady，has a similar story．That's what young people like youare doing every day，all across America．可以得知这应该是美国的总统在演讲，故答案为B
63．C．由第六段的第一句话 Iget it．I know what it's like．我知道，我明白这种情况，可以得知，这句话应该置于五六段之间，故答案为C
64．D．根据全文可知，这篇演讲主要说为什么我们要上学，原文未提及peace，friendship，civilization，排除ABC，故答案为D．
65．A．通读全文，可知文本节选自美国总统的开学演讲，鼓励学生努力学习，永不放弃．故答案为A
点评 本题主要考查了学生的推理判断能力，学生做此类试题时一定要从整体上把握语篇内容，在语篇的表面意义与隐含意义、已知信息与未知信息间架起桥梁，透过字里行间，去体会作者的弦外之音．
首先，要求考生在阅读时，要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义．在进行推理时，考生一定要仔细阅读短文，千万不可脱离原文而仅凭个人的看法，主观臆断．
其次，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西．
再次，在解答推理性问题时，应清楚所要解答的问题是针对某个细节进行推断，还是针对主题思想、作者的意图进行推断．
针对细节的推断可运用scanning方法，迅速在阅读材料中确定推理依据的位置或范围，然后再进行推理判断．
针对主题 思想作推断时，其解题的主要依据是文章的主题 思想，然后再分析句子之间的逻辑关系，区分观点与例证（opinion andfact）、原因与结果（causeand effect）、主观点与次观点（mainidea and supporting idea）．
