Question

【題目】You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration(啟迪).

●Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin

And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. ... You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed (賜予)with and go.

●J.K. Rowling, Harvard University

Half my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich...But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty(貧窮), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.

●Steve Jobs, Stanford University

Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith...Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.

●Bill Gates, Harvard University

We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.

【1】What Michael Dell said is to urge us to.

A. listen to our heart B. pursue our dreams

C. follow others' example D. learn from our mistakes

【2】What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?

A. Poverty. B. Hunger.

C. Failure. D. Appearance.

【3】Who wants to express "Keep looking for what you believe in"?

A. Michael Dell. B. J.K. Rowling.

C. Bill Gates. D. Steve Jobs.

【4】What does Bill Gates suggest people do?

A. Make contributions to the environment.

B. Take responsibility for their own behavior.

C. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems.

D. Master as much advanced technology as possible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】本文是一篇說明文。主要講述了喬布斯等名人的畢業(yè)演講，有些名人講述了他們難忘的經(jīng)歷，有些則講述對于人生的啟示。

【1】總結(jié)概括題。根據(jù)第二段"it's time for you to move on to what's next"“是時候進入到下一步了。”可知，Michael Dell敦促大家去追求夢想。故B正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段"But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty, but failure."“當我在你們這個年紀的時候，我最害怕的并不是貧窮，而是失敗。”可知，JK羅琳最害怕的是失敗。故C正確。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段"keep looking, and don't settle"“繼續(xù)尋找，而非塵埃落定。”可知，表達此觀點的是史蒂芬喬布斯。故D正確。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段"deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on."“處理像饑餓，貧窮等這些世界性的不公平問題。”可知，比爾蓋茨建議人們?nèi)ヌ幚硪恍┤�球性問題。故C正確。