11．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 had it fixed in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was a mazed．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 struggled 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，and 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 class I teach，"How many of you can cook a better hamhurger 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 making a better hamburger but know little or nothing about business systems．The world is filled with talented poor people．They focus on perfecting their skills at making a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger．

71．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
72．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
73．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．
74．The success of McDonald's lies in itsB．
A．skills at making hamburgers
B．good business systems
C．talented workers
D．excellent service
75．The main purpose of the author is to tell usC．
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．

分析 這是一篇議論文．作者認為要賺錢光有天賦是不夠的，還需要有一定的經(jīng)濟頭腦和良好的管理才能．

解答 ADBBC
71．A  推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段The world is filled with smart，talented，educated and gifted people．世界上到處都是聰明有才，學識淵博的人，并舉了一個年輕機械工的例子，故A項正確．
72．D  短語猜測題．根據(jù)第三段Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence，and most workers"live within their means"．可知，學校并不認為有經(jīng)濟頭腦是智慧，大多數(shù)工人自己工作，自己付賬，由此可推知大多數(shù)工人只靠所賺的錢生存，故畫線部分表示"量入為出"，即D項正確．
73   B  推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段內容再結合最后一段第四句話"The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on making a better hamburger but know little or nothing about business systems．"可知有天賦的人賺得少是因為缺少經(jīng)濟頭腦．
74．B  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段第三句"…McDonald's is excellent at business systems"可知麥當勞成功的原因在于它好的經(jīng)濟制度，故選B．
75．C  主旨大意題．文章第一段通過一個機械工的故事引出話題，第二段的第一句話點明了本文要論述的中心問題--有才能的人賺錢并不多，下文詳細解釋了這一現(xiàn)象的原因，故C項最能概括本文主旨．

點評 學生需要認真閱讀原文，把握文章大意，對文章脈絡有整體的了解，能仔細查找文中細節(jié)，并能根據(jù)文章內容進行合理的推測判斷．

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