【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 hing that would have popular appeal. What if these people had listened and bee discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney? As Oscar Levant once said, It39。s not what you are but what you don39。t bee that hurts. You have great potential. When you believe in all you can be, rather than all you cannot bee, you will find your place on earth.（1）How many successful people are mentioned as examples in the passage? A.SixB.SevenC.EightD.Nine.（2）Which of the following statements is RIGHT? A.When he was young, Thomas Edison always got good grades at school.B.Levant thought Louisa May Alcott couldn39。t write any popular works.C.Only Auguste Rodin39。s uncle regarded him a boy of learning ability.D.Both Enrico Caruso and Beethoven achieved their dreams in music.（3）What39。s the meaning of the underlined sentence He39。s uneducable? A.He can39。t be taught.B.He is very clever.C.He is different.D.He is a late success.（4）What is the best title for the passage? A.Working Hard for SuccessB.Having DreamsC.Believing in YourselfD.Selfchallenging【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，列舉了愛因斯坦、貝多芬、愛迪生等七個(gè)名人成功的故事，他們都曾得到別人較低的評(píng)價(jià)，但最終成功實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的夢(mèng)想；“相信自己”是他們成功的關(guān)鍵。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。第一段列舉了愛因斯坦的故事，第二段講述了貝多芬的故事，第三段提到了愛迪生的故事，第四段講述了奧古斯特羅丹的故事，第五段提到了沃特迪士尼、恩里科卡魯索、路易莎梅阿爾科特的故事，共列舉了七個(gè)著名人物，故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二中的“Beethoven39。s music teacher said about him, ‘As a poser (作曲家) he is hopeless.’”；第五段中的“Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher,‘You can39。t sing. You have no voice at all.’”及第六段中的“Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney?”可推知，貝多芬和恩里科卡魯索都實(shí)現(xiàn)了他們的音樂夢(mèng)想，故選D。 （3）考查句義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第四段他的父親和他的叔叔對(duì)他的評(píng)價(jià)I have an idiot (白癡) for a son. His uncle agreed.可知，他們都認(rèn)為他是白癡；據(jù)此可以推斷，該句意為“他是教不會(huì)的”，故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，本文前五段列舉了七個(gè)名人，他們的共同點(diǎn)是都曾得到別人較低的評(píng)價(jià)，后來卻成功實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的夢(mèng)想；本文的最后一句為本文的主題句，據(jù)此可以判斷，C項(xiàng)“相信自己”最適合做本文標(biāo)題，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，句義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 What makes a person a giver or taker? The idea give vs. take takes shape in all interactions (互動(dòng)) and relationships of our lives. We39。re either giving advice, making time for people, or we39。re on the receiving end. We keep changing between the two based on different situations on a daily basis, if not an hourly one. According to Adam Grant, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, most people are matchers. They make careful observations on takers and make it a point for them to pay something back. They hate to see people who act so generously towards others not receive any rewards. Actually, most matchers will try hard to promote and support givers so that they can get the good they deserve. Is there a gender factor (性別因素) that plays a part in this? A study led by Hannah Riley Bowles, a professor at Harvard University, focused on this question. She asked 200 senior managers to sit down in pairs where one person would act as the boss and the other as an employee to discuss salary promotions. Male employees asked for an average salary of $146k while the females asked for only $141k. But why did they not bargain as hard as the men? Simply because they were more likely to be givers. As a woman, I do enjoy the act of giving up my time, my knowledge, and my care and my attention to others. I don39。t expect anything in return, but I do tend to pull myself away when I feel like I39。m being taken for granted. I also tend to get upset when I see a loved one39。s continuous actions of kindness go unnoticed. So, it39。s safe to say I39。m 50% giver, 35% matcher and 15% taker. I do know someone, however, who is 99% giver. They39。re constantly devoting their time, sharing valuable insights (洞察力) and going out of their way for everyone who crosses their path. Although they39。re changed the lives of many people, they rarely see any of it returned. But the universe is slowly repaying them。 they39。re now extremely successful, well known for what they do.（1）We can learn from the first paragraph that ________. A.most people think they are giversB.people are not always givers or takersC.an individual is born to be a giver or a takerD.few differences exist between givers and takers（2）In Adam Grant39。s opinion, most people ________. A.hate takersB.prefer giving to takingC.enjoy relying on themselvesD.balance giving and taking（3）Hannah39。s study focused on ________. A.the role of giving and taking in jobsB.the gender difference in giving and takingC.the role of men and women in societyD.the salary difference between women and men（4）The author tends to ________. A.think acts of kindness should be valuedB.expect something in return for giving most of the timeC.take giving for grantedD.be a plete matcher（5）What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Giving is the shortest path to success.B.Sharing is the greatest human quality.C.No good deed goes undone.D.Givers are worth respecting.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）A（5）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，大多數(shù)人在尋求給予和接受之間的平衡，但是好的行為最終都會(huì)得到回報(bào)。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“We39。re either giving advice, making time for people, or we39。re on the receiving end. We alternate between the two based on different situations we face on a daily basis, it not an hourly one.”可知，我們根據(jù)每天面對(duì)的不同情況在兩者之間交替。我們有時(shí)是給予者有時(shí)是索取者。故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“They make careful observations on takers and make it a point