A
You may probably meet most of the powerful graduation speakers, here who are well-known people in their fields. I think the schools couldn't have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples,deeply inspiring us in our daily life.
1) Steve Jobs, Stanford University:
"Remembering you're going to die, and the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice "
2) Oprah Winfrey, Stanford University:
"I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school And the secret I've learned to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all. Don't react against a bad situation. And the solution will arise from the challenge. So don't give up easily, acting with responsibility "
3) Bono, University of Pennsylvania:
"For four years you've been buying, trading, and selling everything you've got in this market-place of ideas. Your pockets are full, even if your parents' are empty, and now you've got to figure out what to spend it on The world is more flexible than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape "
4) Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin:
"Now it's time for you to move on to what's next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. Don't spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, or sometimes you'll miss the right opportunity. Recognize that there will be failures and obstacles. But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others. "
21. Who wants to express "Don't live your life in regret?"
A. Michael Dell. B. Bono.
C. Steve Jobs. D. Oprah Winfrey.
22. Which of the following can best describe what Oprah Winfrey says?
A. To break some of the rules.
B. To overcome the fear of loss.
C. To go all out to achieve our goals.
D. To be brave and keep trying to the end.
23. What Michael Dell said is to urge people to
A. listen to their own heart
B. pursue their own dreams
C. create their own journey
D. correct their own mistakes
24. What can we be likely to gain from these powerful graduation speeches?
A. Some life lessons.
B. Some well-known people.
C. Some social skills.
D. Some effective solutions.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A
【解析】
這是一篇說明文。文章通過四位各自領(lǐng)域的知名人士發(fā)表的強(qiáng)有力的畢業(yè)演講，來向我們說明一些人生經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
【21題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Steve Jobs，Stanford University中的第一、二、三句Remembering you're going to die, and the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.可知記住你會(huì)死，而我所知道的最好的方法就是避免陷入這樣的陷阱:認(rèn)為你會(huì)失去一些東西。沒有理由不跟隨自己的內(nèi)心。你的時(shí)間有限，所以不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間去過別人的生活？芍狫obs想要表達(dá)不要活在遺憾中，故選C。
【22題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Oprah Winfrey，Stanford University中的So don't give up easily，acting with responsibility.可知Oprah Winfrey認(rèn)為不要輕易放棄,帶著責(zé)任去行動(dòng)。即Oprah Winfrey 很勇敢并且能夠堅(jiān)持到底，故選D最合適。
【23題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)Michael Dell，University of Texas at Austin中的第一、二句Now it's time for you to move on to what's next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps.可知他是在鼓勵(lì)人們追求夢(mèng)想。故選B。
【24題詳解】
推理判斷題。由第一段最后一句I think the schools couldn't have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples, deeply inspiring us in our daily life.可知我們能從這些強(qiáng)有力的畢業(yè)演講中得到一些人生經(jīng)驗(yàn)，故選A。
