Question

You heard about the sign posted on a farm fence? Inside there was a big and mean (兇的) bull. The sign read, “Don’t attempt to cross this field unless you can do it in 9.9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10!”

Don’t try to cross that field unless you are prepared! And isn’t that the way it is in life? We have to be ready when the opportunity arises or else we will have little chance of success.

Sixth-grade teacher Ms. Shelton believed in readiness. When she walked into the classroom on the first day and began writing words of an eighth-grade level on the blackboard, the students immediately said that the words were not at their level and they couldn’t learn them.

Their teacher insisted that they could and would learn these words. She said that she would never teach down to them. Ms. Shelton ended by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to greatness, maybe even be president someday, and she wanted them to prepare for that day.

Ms. Shelton said those words many years ago. Little did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them seriously. She believed that if they were well prepared, they could achieve high goals.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are prepared to see.” If that’s true, then it is also true that they only become what they are prepared to become. And a lot of life is just about getting ready.

Think of today as a chance to prepare yourself for the exciting future you are looking for. Today is not wasted. If you desire more from life, you can use today as training. For you will experience only what you are prepared to experience. Something wonderful can happen. And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.

68. What is the function of the first paragraph to the whole passage?

A. To explain the high speed is important to our lives.

B. To show we should get ready when the opportunity arises.

C. To introduce how to grasp the best way to cross this field.

D. To prove it’s right for Ms. Shelton to believe in readiness.

69. Why did Ms. Shelton insist students could and would learn the words of an eighth-grade level?

A. Because she believed one of the students in the classroom could go on to greatness.

B. Because the words of an eighth-grade level is just so so to the Sixth-grade students.

C. Because she believed that if they were well prepared, they could achieve high goals.

D. Because it is also true that they only become what they are prepared to become.

70. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Get Ready for Tomorrow       B. Don’t Waste Time

C. Challenge Yourself            D. Ms. Shelton, a Famous Teacher

Answer 1

【文章大意】這是一篇議論文，主要談?wù)摰氖菫槊魈熳龊脺蕚�，文章通過開頭的一個小故事如何通過一頭兇狠的公牛守護的農(nóng)場，引出了做出準備的重要性，六年級的老師要求學生們掌握八年級的詞匯就是要學生們做好準備，在人生中就是這樣，只有今天你做好準備才能收獲明天的成功。

68. B【解析】 推理判斷題 第一段講的是如何通過一頭兇狠的公牛守護的農(nóng)場，從而引出了做出準備的重要性。故它是總領(lǐng)下文的段落，主要向我們表明了當機會來臨我們應(yīng)該做好準備。

69. C 【解析】細節(jié)理解題 為什么六年級的老師認為學生們能而且將會掌握八年級的詞匯，就是因為老師相信如果學生們做好了準備，就能收獲更高的目標。故答案為C。而選項A只是她鼓勵學生們的一句話，老師并不能預(yù)見到其中的一個學生真的能夠做到很偉大。選項B just so so “很容易”，這是不可能的，不符合常識。選項D 這是Ralph Waldo Emerson的看法。故答案為C。

70. A【解析】 題目概括題 縱觀全文，主要談?wù)摰氖菫槲磥碜龊脺蕚�，今天的時間就是要為明天做好準備的，而選項B 不要浪費時間； 選項C 挑戰(zhàn)自我；選項D 一個著名的老師，并不是文章談?wù)摰闹饕獌?nèi)容。故答案為A，為明天做好準備。