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【题目】Advice for Graduates

Thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you. The next part of my speech consists of some advice, which is rarely valued, seldom remembered, never followed. As Oscar Wilde said, 【1】 So, here comes the advice.

First, every time you celebrate an achievement, 【2】 Thank your parents and friends who supported you, thank your professors who were inspirational, and especially thank the other professors whose less-than brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself. To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions, hug them.

Second, in your future life, cultivate a generous spirit. 【3】 Leave the change on the table. In a successful cooperation, everybody gets 90 percent of the profit.

My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion，don’t be satisfied until you find one. 【4】 When I was your age, I was incredibly single-minded in my goal to be a physicist. After college, I spent eight years as a graduate student and postdoc at Berkeley, and then nine years at Bell Labs. During that my time, my central focus and professional joy was physics.

Here is my final advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received. 【5】

A.It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.

B.In all negotiations, don’t bargain for the last, little advantage.

C.“I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.”

D.“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”

E.Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.

F.be thankful to those who made it possible.

G.Change your manners when you are dealing with others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】B

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是美国第12任能源部部长朱棣文给哈佛大学毕业生做的演讲，向他们提供了几点人生的建议。

【1】空前说演讲的下一部分是一些很少被重视、很少被记住、从来没有遵循过的建议，空后又说正如奥斯卡·王尔德所说的“所以，我给你一个建议”，此处解释提供这些建议的原因，故D项（对于好的建议，你所能做的就是把它送给别人，因为它对你没有任何用处）符合语境。故选D。

【2】空后提到了要感谢你的父母和支持你的朋友，要感谢那些启发过你的教授，尤其要感谢那些讲课不够精彩，迫使你自学的教授，这说明每当你庆祝一个成就的时候，你要感谢那些帮助你取得这个成就的人，故F项（感谢那些使之成为可能的人）符合语境。故选F。

【3】空前说在你未来的生活中，培养一种慷慨的精神，空后又说不要把谈判桌上的钱都拿走，这说明你要舍利，故B项（在任何谈判中，都要把最后一点小小的利益留给对方）符合语境。故选B。

【4】空前说生命中要有激情（自己酷爱的东西），此处承接这一话题，E项中的caring deeply about与上一句话中的passion相一致，故E项（生命过于短暂，所以不能空手走过，必须对某样东西倾注你的深情）符合语境。故选E。

【5】空前说当你老了，头发花白了，回顾你的一生，你会为你所做的感到自豪，但这种自豪感不会来自你得到的物质或获得的认可，此处承接上文，讲的是真正让你感到自豪的东西是什么，故A项（它来自那些你触动过的心灵和你带来的改变）符合语境。故选A。