Question

【题目】 You may probably meet most of the powerful graduation speakers, here who are well-known people in their fields. I think the schools couldn’t have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples, deeply inspiring us in our daily life.

Steve Jobs, Stanford University:

“Remembering you’re going to die, and the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice...”

Oprah Winfrey, Stanford University:

“I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school... And the secret I’ve learned to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all. Don’t react against a bad situation. And the solution will arise from the challenge. So don’t give up easily, acting with responsibility... ”

Bono, University of Pennsylvania:

“For four years you’ve been buying, trading, and selling everything you’ve got in this marketplace of ideas. Your pockets are full, even if your parents’ are empty, and now you’ve got to figure out what to spend it on... The world is more flexible than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape...”

Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin:F

“Now it’s time for you to move on to what’s next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. Don’t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, or sometimes you’ll miss the right opportunity. Recognize that there will be failures and obstacles(障碍).But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others. ”

【1】Which of the following can best describe what Steve Jobs says?

A.Never give up.B.Don’t live your life in regret.

C.To go all out to achieve our goals.D.True knowledge comes from practice.

【2】Who is more in favor of lifelong learning according to the speech？

A.Michael Dell.B.Bono.

C.Steve Jobs.D.Oprah Winfrey.

【3】The underlined word “flexible” in paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.

A.acceptableB.reasonable

C.changeableD.suitable

【4】What can we learn from these speeches?

A.Some social skills.B.Some life lessons.

C.Some well-known people.D.Some effective solutions.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了四位有影响力的毕业演讲嘉宾的一些人生经验。

【1】

推理判断题。根据第二段“Remembering you’re going to die, and the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice...”可知“记住你就要死了，据我所知，最好的办法就是避免陷入思考你会失去某些东西的陷阱。”没有理由不跟随自己的心。你的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间去过别人的生活。不要让别人的观点淹没了你内心的声音……”由此可推知，B选项“不要在后悔中生活”最能描述Steve Jobs所说的话。故选B。

【2】

细节理解题。根据第三段中I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school... And the secret I’ve learned to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all.可知我认为这个世界，这个地球，就像一个学校……而我学到的成功的秘诀就是，敞开心扉，接受来自最伟大宇宙的经验教训。由此可知，Oprah Winfrey更支持终身学习。故选D。

【3】

词义猜测题。根据后文it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape可知Bono认为世界正等着你去锤炼它的形状，因为这个世界比你想象的更容易改变。可知由此可知，划线单词“flexible”的意思是“易变的，可改变的”。A. acceptable可接受的；B. reasonable合理的；C. changeable易变的，可改变的；D. suitable合适的。故选C。

【4】

推理判断题。根据第一段You may probably meet most of the powerful graduation speakers, here who are well-known people in their fields. I think the schools couldn’t have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples, deeply inspiring us in our daily life.可知你可能会遇到很多有影响力的毕业演讲嘉宾，他们都是各自领域的知名人士。我认为学校不可能选出比他们更好的演讲者，因为他们树立了良好的榜样，深深地激励着我们的日常生活。结合文章主要说明了四位著名人物的一些人生经验，由此可推知，我们能从这些演讲中学到一些人生经验教训。故选B。