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【题目】The world is filled with smart ，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 fixed it in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine sound. I was amazed. The sad truth is that great talent is not enough.

I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100，000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade told me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant （顾问）who gave me the phrase ，“They are one skill away from great wealth.”

There is an old saying that goes，“JOB means ‘Just Over Broke（破产）”. And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because schools do not think financial intelligence is intelligence，most workers “live within their means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend that young people 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 world is filled with talented poor people.They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than t he skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.

【1】The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that .

A. he is just one of the talented people B. he is ready to help others

C. he has a sharp sense of hearing D. he knows little about car repairing

【2】The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by“ ”.

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

【3】Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?

A. They don't work hard enough. B. They lack financial intelligence. C. They don't make full use of their talents. D. They have no specialized skills.

【4】The main purpose of the author is to tell us .

A. how young people can find a satisfactory job

B. what schools should teach about finance

C. why so many talented people are poor

D. how McDonald's makes much money

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文为夹叙夹议文。作者通过一次修车的经历，联想到有天赋的人在实际生活中的经济收入其实是很低的，并分析了原因：这些人都缺少商业头脑。

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段的He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine sound.The sad truth is that great talent is not enough．作者认为修车的人很厉害，通过听发动机的声音就可以知道车子坏的地方，所以他是一个天才，有天赋的人，作者认为只有才华是不够的，那个汽车修理工仅仅是一个有才华的人（但没有商业头脑），故选A。

【2】词义猜测题。根据第三段划线部分后的They work and they pay the bills.．可知很多人工作所挣的却付账单。等于是说工作赚的钱又花出去了，生活的花费没超过自己所赚的钱的范围，是在这个以内，故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据最后一段的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．世界上到处都是有才华的穷人。是因为他们只将注意力集中在提高和完善技术上，却不注意提高有关商品的销售和送货技能。由此推断出很多人挣的少不是因为没有工作技术，而是因为没有金融知识和推销方面的智慧。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。文章第一段以修车人为例说明只有才华是不够的。第二段第一主根据第二段的I am constantly shocked at how little talented people ear我常常吃惊，为什么有才华的人却只有微薄的收入，接着在下面几段分析了原因。可知全文是围绕着为什么这么多有天赋的人收入却很低来展开的．故选C。

本大题以推理判断试题为主，这种题型包括判断题和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了得出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。做好该题型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”。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据, 推论有理, 忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结论。如第3小题根据文中的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，从面得出正确答案B