17.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 5percent of Americans earn more than $100,000a year.A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade told me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially.It was this business consultant(顧問)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(破產(chǎn))".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.
24.The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show thatA.
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
25.The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by"D".
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
26.Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?B
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.
27.The main purpose of the author is to tell usC.
A.how young peoplecan 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.

分析 文章講述了作者一次修車的經(jīng)歷,從而聯(lián)想到有天賦的人在實(shí)際生活中的經(jīng)濟(jì)收入其實(shí)是很低的,并分析了原因.

解答 24.A 推理判斷題. 根據(jù)第一段的The world is filled with smart,educatedand gifted people.We meet them every day.可知,世界上到處都是聰明、受過教育和有天賦的人,我們每天都見到他們,然后作者講述了幾天前修車時(shí)遇到的修理工.所以作者認(rèn)為修車的人很厲害,就是其中一個(gè)有天賦的人,故選A.
25.D 猜測詞義題.根據(jù)第三段的Instead I recommend to young people to seek work forwhat they will learn,more than what they will earn,相反,我建議年輕人去尋找他們所能學(xué)到東西的工作,而不是他們能掙到錢的工作.可知很多工人是靠掙的錢來生活的,故選D.
26.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段的The reason so many talented people are poor isbecause they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothingabout business systems.可知,許多有才能的人之所以貧窮,是因?yàn)樗麄冏⒅亟⒁粋(gè)更好的漢堡包,對(duì)商業(yè)系統(tǒng)知之甚少.所以有才能的人缺乏商業(yè)頭腦.故選B.
27.C 主旨大意題.縱觀全文可知,作者一開始提到世界上到處都是聰明、受過教育和有天賦的人,然后講述了幾天前修車時(shí)遇到的修理工.根據(jù)第二段的I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn.可知作者總是驚訝于有天賦的人才賺得這么少.在文章的最后作者分析了為什么有天賦的人收入?yún)s很低.所以作者主要想告訴我們?yōu)槭裁催@么多有才華的人都很窮?故選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是社會(huì)文化閱讀,主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí),首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語.認(rèn)真比較選項(xiàng)和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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