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 amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100, 000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle 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, most workers“ live within their means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
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 reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothing about 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.
小題1:The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that     .
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
小題2:The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by       .
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
小題3:Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?
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.
小題4:The success of McDonald's lies in its       .
A．skills at making hamburgers.B．good business systems
C．talented workersD．excellent service
小題5:The main purpose of the author is to tell us       .
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

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C
文章講解的是作者通過一次修車的經(jīng)歷，聯(lián)想到有天賦的人在實際生活中的經(jīng)濟收入其實是很低的，并分析了原因。
小題1:推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第一段可知，作者認為修車的人很厲害，就是一個天才，有天賦的人
小題2:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)第三段Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn可知
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems.可知
小題4:事實細節(jié)題。 根據(jù)第四段 McDonald's is excellent at business systems可知。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章主要想告訴我們有天賦的人收入?yún)s很低。
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A．clapsB．songsC．steps D．noises
小題5:
A．moodB．row C．rushD．mess
小題6:
A．fullB．a(chǎn)ngryC．a(chǎn)nxiousD．late
小題7:
A．necessaryB．impossibleC．naturalD．uncertain
小題8:
A．questioning B．namingC．callingD．a(chǎn)sking
小題9:
A．whisperedB．shoutedC．reported D．cried
小題10:
A．whoB．whenC．where D．why
小題11:
A．rightB．sameC．different D．wrong
小題12:
A．workedB．matchedC．tiedD．mixed
小題13:
A．tearB．fightingC．singing D．laughter
小題14:
A．though B．yetC．tooD．still
小題15:
A．middleB．secondC．final D．first
小題16:
A．talkB．wordC．eyeD．idea
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．sinceD．before
小題18:
A．journey B．waitingC．dreamD．thought
小題19:
A．protectedB．marriedC．improvedD．placed
小題20:
A．livedB．metC．grew D．stayed

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


小題1:The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.
A．she liked to live in the busiest place
B．she didn’t like to live in the country
C．her home was far away from where she worked
D．she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer
小題2:In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ________.
A．gave him two tickets for her show
B．sang and danced for him for hours
C．paid him 3 pounds
D．decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
小題3:The actress got the painter’s bill ______.
A．to ask for the money of his painting work
B．to ask to pay for his watching her show
C．in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D．in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
小題4:It can be learned from the text that one pound is __________ shillings.
A．10B．12C．20D．15
小題5: What kind of man was the painter?
A．He was a careful man.
B．He was a poor man.
C．He was not friendly to others.
D．He knew little about music and dances.

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