12．Every year during the graduation famous people will talk to thousands of students and their parents．But this time something strange has happened．Each of the big-name speakers seems to speak of the same topic； they are all telling graduates to make the world a better place．
So there was Arianna Huffington at Smith College saying"what I advise you to do is not just take your place at the top of the world，but to change the world．"The actress Kerry Washington told students at George Washington University："The world needs your voice，every one of you．"And then this，from Jeff Immelt，head of General Electric，at the University of Connecticut："Graduates should be optimistic； believe in better．The world waits for your power．"
Anyone can know what the famous speakers said is meaningless．The world has 7billion voices to listen to already---it won't matter about one more or less．Neither is it clear why graduates should be especially optimistic，especially at the moment．The world doesn't wait for their power； only a small number of people will get the chance to lead anything．
Only Barack Obama in his address（演講） at Morehouse College avoided encouraging anyone to change the world．That is because he alone knows how hard it is to change it----even if you happen to be President of the United States．Not only has he failed to change the world，he can't even get people to give up guns in his own country．
Instead of aiming so impossibly high，the graduates of 2014would do better to start a bit lower．When they leave their universities it will not"Hello world!"but"Hello again，Mum and Dad!"So what Ms Huffington，Mr．Obama and Mr．Immelt ought to have said was：change the world if you must，but it would be nice if you could help out by changing the bag in the rubbish basket first．
They should then have followed up with the importance of hard work．Graduates need to change their employment attitude．They need jobs．Sadly on commencement addresses（畢業(yè)典禮） no one tells them that even a bad job is better tan none at all．
56．The author mentions what the three famous people said in the second paragraph toA．
A．show that the topics of their addresses are the same
B．report how honest their addresses were
C．report the meanings of their addresses
D．show his suggestion on their addresses
57．What does the author argue in the third paragraph？C
A．The world has 7billion voices to listen to．
B．Graduates should be especially optimistic．
C．the words that the famous speakers said have no meaning．
D．The world doesn't wait for graduates'leadership．
58．Why did Barack Obama avoid encouraging the graduates to change the world？B
A．because he is the president of America．
B．Because he knew changing the world was not easy．
C．Because he didn't get Americans to give up guns．
D．Because he thought the world was already perfect．
59．What is the author's attitude towards what big-name speakers said？C
A．Supportive． B．Surprised．
C．Negative（否認(rèn)的） D．Respectful．
60．What might be difficult for the graduates according to the author？D
A．Changing the bag in the rubbish basket．
B．Changing their life attitude．
C．Saying"Hello"again to their parents．
D．Getting a good job with a high pay．
分析 本文是一篇新聞報(bào)告類(lèi)閱讀，作者在文中提到一些知名人士對(duì)畢業(yè)生做的演講主題均是比較大的不可能的目標(biāo)：改變世界．唯獨(dú)奧巴馬沒(méi)有提這樣的希望．作者認(rèn)為那些知名人士應(yīng)該告訴畢業(yè)生們比較低的，比較切合實(shí)際的目標(biāo)．
解答 ACBCD
56．A考查推理判斷．由第二段可知，三位著名人士的演講主題都一樣，從而印證了第一段Each of the big-name speakers seems to speak of the same topic； they are all telling graduates to make the world a better place．每個(gè)大牌演講家似乎講的是同一主題，他們都告訴畢業(yè)生要讓世界變得更美好．故選A．
57．C考查段落大意．由第三段內(nèi)容可知，該段的中心句為第一句Anyone can know what the famous speakers said is meaningless．科學(xué)家們所說(shuō)的毫無(wú)意義．故選C．
58．B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解．由第四段That is because he alone knows how hard it is to change it----even if you happen to be President of the United States．可知這是因?yàn)橹挥兴肋@有多難去改變它，即使你碰巧是美國(guó)總統(tǒng)．故選B．
59．C考查態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)．由文章最后兩段可知這些知名人士所做的演講對(duì)畢業(yè)生毫無(wú)意義，他們應(yīng)該告訴畢業(yè)生一些更現(xiàn)實(shí)，更實(shí)際的東西．所以作者對(duì)他們的演講持否定態(tài)度．故選C．
60．D考查推理判斷．由最后一段Sadly on commencement addresses（畢業(yè)典禮） no one tells them that even a bad job is better than none at all可知，對(duì)畢業(yè)生來(lái)說(shuō)，能夠得到工作就很不容易了，故得到高薪的好工作是非常難的．故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀這類(lèi)文章時(shí)，也應(yīng)該在整體把握文章結(jié)構(gòu)的前提下，主要注意細(xì)節(jié)信息．細(xì)節(jié)題題干都是相應(yīng)原文的變形（如同義改寫(xiě)、詞性轉(zhuǎn)換等），因此要找到答案一定要找到題干在原文中的出處，再把原文和選項(xiàng)相比較．做題時(shí)，根據(jù)所提問(wèn)題用尋讀、跳讀的方法可達(dá)到事半功倍的效果．
