Question

Mrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement（毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.

The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academic achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.”

She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.”

The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted（降职）from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey “And then there’s this guy Barack Obama, I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first race for Congress”, the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.”

1.When choosing her high school, Mrs. Obama           .

A．was willing to meet challenges

B．was pushed to make a choice

C．failed to find an ideal school

D．wanted to study law

2.By mentioning Oprah’s example, Mrs. Obama wanted to tell graduates           .

A．to start as a news reporter

B．to work hard to get promoted

C．to be brave enough to risk failing

D．not to waste time doing what they dislike

3.What do we know about Mrs. Obama from the text?

A．This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates.

B．She complained about her school life in her speech.

C．She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.

D．She is enthusiastic about public service.

4.Mrs. Osama’s speech is aimed to           .

A．show how Mr. and Mrs. Obama overcame difficulties.

B．encourage graduates to face their future lives bravely.

C．tell graduates that failure is a part of their lives and careers.

D．to call on graduates to focus on public service.

5.Where can you probably find this text?

A．On a news website.    B．In a politics book

C．In a graduation paper. D．On Mrs. Osama’s blog.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是奥巴马夫人在中学生毕业典礼上的一次演讲，旨在鼓励毕业生要能勇敢地面对自己的未来。

1.由第三段的““My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,””可知，奥巴马夫人选择高中时，非常乐意遇到挑战。故选A。

2.根据最后一段的开头“that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become.”可知，以Oprah为例子是为了告诉毕业生们，要敢于和失败作斗争，失败是生命中必不可少的磨练人的东西。

3.判断推理题。由 “she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.””可知，当她获得了好的工作时，她才将自己的关注点放在了公众服务上，她告诫毕业生们，不要为了别人的理想而活，要看清做什么才能让自己开心，也就是要找到自己的关注点。因此，奥巴马夫人应该是热情与公众服务的，因为这是她一生所关注的。故选D。

4.判断推理题。纵观全文，奥巴马夫人用自己和奥巴马先生上学时候的经历鼓励毕业生们要能勇敢地面对自己的未来。故选B。

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考点：社科类短文阅读。