The world is filled with smart, talented, 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 (機(jī)械師) had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is: 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（顧問）who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant 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 school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers “l(fā)ive within their means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to 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 McDonalds ?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonalds makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonalds is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. 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.

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.“Live within their means” 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 students

C. why so many talented people are poor

D. how McDonalds makes much money

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述作者對(duì)于一類人有才卻貧窮這一現(xiàn)象的分析，并得出自己的看法

1. young mechanic (機(jī)械師) had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed.句意：年輕的機(jī)械師幾分鐘就修好了。他通過聽引擎的聲音就知道故障。我驚呆了。由這幾個(gè)句子得知作者對(duì)機(jī)械師的技藝感到震驚，推理出機(jī)械師就是一個(gè)才華橫溢的人。故選A

2.】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段的句子Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers “l(fā)ive within their means”. They work and they pay the bills。句意為：因?yàn)閷W(xué)校沒有把財(cái)商看作是一種才智，大部分工人都“量入為出”：干活掙錢，支付賬單。故選D

3. reason so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems.許多才華橫溢的人之所以貧窮的原因，就是因?yàn)樗麄冎皇菍Ｐ挠谧龈玫臐h堡包，而對(duì)運(yùn)營(yíng)體系幾乎一無所知。從這里得知這些才華橫溢的人缺乏商業(yè)頭腦。故選B

4. world is filled with talented poor people（世界上到處都是有才華的窮人），并對(duì)此作出分析得出結(jié)論。故選C

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