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【題目】Letter to My Younger Self

Dear 17-year-old self,

When your Laker (洛杉磯湖人隊(duì)球員) dream comes true tomorrow, you need to figure out a way to invest in the future of your family and friends. This sounds simple, but you have to take some time to think it over.

I said invest.

I did not say give.

Let me explain.

Purely giving material things to your siblings (兄弟姐妹) and friends may appear to be the right decision. You love them, and they were always there for you growing up, so it’s only right that they should share your success and all that comes with it. You buy them a car, a big house, and pay all of their bills. You want them to live a comfortable life, right?

But the day will come when you realize that as much as you believed you were doing the right thing, you were actually holding them back.

You will come to understand that you were taking care of them because it made you feel good to see them smiling. That was extremely selfish of you. While you were feeling satisfied with yourself, you were slowly eating away at their own dreams and ambitions. You were adding material things to their lives, but taking away the most precious gifts of all: independence and growth.

Understand that you are about to be the leader of the family. This involves making tough choices, even if your siblings and friends do not understand them at the time.

Invest in their future; don’t just give.

Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose. Put them through school, set them up with job interviews and help them become leaders in their own right. Hold them to the same level of dedication (全身心投入) that it took for you to get to where you are now and where you will eventually go.

I’m writing you now so that you can begin this process immediately and don’t have to deal with the struggle of getting rid of the addiction you caused. That addiction only leads to anger and jealousy from everybody involved, including yourself.

There’s plenty more I could write to you, but at 17, I know you don’t have the attention span (注意力持續(xù)時(shí)間) to sit through 2,000 words. Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache, some of which remains to this day.

Much love,

Kobe

【1】According to Bryant, “giving” could make ______.

①him feel satisfied with himself

②him stand out from other players

③his siblings and friends live a comfortable life

④his siblings and friends depend on him

A.①②③B.①②④

C.①③④D.②③④

【2】According to the article, Bryant probably ______.

A.had never dreamed of playing for the Lakers

B.spent a large sum of money buying houses for himself

C.has a circle of supportive friends

D.had trouble handling family relationships

【3】According to the article, Bryant should have ______ when he was younger.

A.shared his success with others

B.refused to live with his siblings

C.looked for well-paid jobs for his siblings

D.inspired his siblings to achieve their goals through hard work

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

本文是記敘文。文章通過少年科比寫給17歲的自己的一封信，分享了自己對(duì)家人之間關(guān)系處理的看法：要投資，而不是給予。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第2段中“You want them to live a comfortable life”可知，“給予”能夠讓兄弟姐妹過上舒服的日子；第4段中 “you were taking care of them because it made you feel good to see them smiling…You were adding material things to their lives, but taking away the most precious gifts of all: independence and growth.”可知，照顧兄弟姐妹讓他自我感覺很好；雖然“給予”給了他們物質(zhì)的東西，但卻奪走了所有最珍貴的東西：獨(dú)立和成長(zhǎng)，從而讓兄弟姐妹依賴他。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中“This involves making tough choices, even if your siblings and friends do not understand them at the time.（這涉及到我們做出艱難的選擇，即使你的兄弟姐妹和朋友當(dāng)時(shí)不理解這些決定。）”可知，Bryant可能在處理兄弟姐妹之間的關(guān)系方面有困難。 故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose. Put them through school, set them up with job interviews and help them become leaders in their own right（利用你的成功、財(cái)富和影響力，讓他們處于最佳位置，實(shí)現(xiàn)他們自己的夢(mèng)想，找到他們的真正目的。讓他們完成學(xué)業(yè)，安排他們參加工作面試，幫助他們憑借自己的能力成為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者）”可以推斷，Bryant認(rèn)為本應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)兄弟姐妹通過自己的努力實(shí)現(xiàn)他們的目標(biāo)。故選D項(xiàng)。