3.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(技工) 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.
However,most workers"live within their means":they work and they pay the bills.I suggest that young people find work for what they will learn,more than what they will earn.In my opinion,financial intelligence is important.
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 the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
12.The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show thatD.
A.he is ready to help others
B.he has a sharp sense of hearing
C.he knows little about car repairing
D.he is just one of the talented people
13.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by"C".
A.do in their own way
B.live in their own circle
C.spend within what they earn
D.pay more than they can earn
14.Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?D
A.They don't use their talents.
B.They don't work hard enough.
C.They have no specialized skills.
D.They lack financial intelligence.
15.The main purpose of the author is to tell usB.
A.how McDonald's makes much money
B.why so many talented people are poor
C.what schools should teach about finance
D.how young people can find a satisfactory job.
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.
解答 12.D.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D.
13.C.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,生活的花費不要超過自己所賺的錢的范圍,要在這個以內(nèi).故選C.
14.D.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為沒有金融知識和推銷能力.故選D.
15.B.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B.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.