The world is filled with smart，talented 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 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 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“ live within their means”．They work and they pay the bills．Instead I recommend 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 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 reason why 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．
【小題1】The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph 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
【小題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
【小題3】Why do talented people earn so 1ittle 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．
【小題4】The success of McDonald's lies in its         ．
A．skills at making hamburgers B．good business systems
C．talented workers D．excellent service
【小題5】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 McDonald’s makes much money


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：本文敘述了許多有才華的人卻掙的很少很原因。作者通過汽車修理工很快修好了他的車，感到汽車修理工是有才華的人，但是他掙得少。在美國很多有才華的人掙得都很少。原因就是他們沒有金融才干和商業(yè)知識，不能更好的把自己推銷出去，只會掙得只夠花的。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的The sad truth is that great talent is not enough．可知作者認(rèn)為自己的才能不足，因此覺得那個汽車修理工是一個有才華的人。故選A。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段的They work and they pay the bills．可知很多人工作了，卻付賬單，等于是說工作賺的錢又花出去了，生活的花費(fèi)不要超過自己所賺的錢的范圍，要在這個以內(nèi)。故選D。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.可知很多人掙的少是因?yàn)闆]有金融知識和推銷能力。故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems．可以找出答案。故選B。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn可知全文是圍繞著為什么這么多有才華的人卻掙的這么少來展開的。故選C。
考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文閱讀。

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