Question

You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration(启迪).

●Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin

And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. ... You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed (赐予)with and go.

●J.K. Rowling, Harvard University

Half my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich...But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty(贫穷), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.

●Steve Jobs, Stanford University

Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith...Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.

●Bill Gates, Harvard University

We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.

1.What Michael Dell said is to urge us to     .

A. listen to our heart    B. pursue our dreams

C. follow others' example    D. learn from our mistakes

2.What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?

A. Poverty.    B. Hunger.

C. Failure.    D. Appearance.

3.Who wants to express "Keep looking for what you believe in"?

A. Michael Dell.    B. J.K. Rowling.

C. Bill Gates.    D. Steve Jobs.

4.What does Bill Gates suggest people do?

A. Make contributions to the environment.

B. Take responsibility for their own behavior.

C. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems.

D. Master as much advanced technology as possible.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了乔布斯等名人的毕业演讲，有些名人讲述了他们难忘的经历，有些则讲述对于人生的启示。

1.总结概括题。根据第二段"it's time for you to move on to what's next"“是时候进入到下一步了。”可知，Michael Dell敦促大家去追求梦想。故B正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段"But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty, but failure."“当我在你们这个年纪的时候，我最害怕的并不是贫穷，而是失败。”可知，JK罗琳最害怕的是失败。故C正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段"keep looking, and don't settle"“继续寻找，而非尘埃落定。”可知，表达此观点的是史蒂芬乔布斯。故D正确。

4.细节理解题。根据第五段"deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on."“处理像饥饿，贫穷等这些世界性的不公平问题。”可知，比尔盖茨建议人们去处理一些全球性问题。故C正确。

【名师点睛】阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，要在了解整篇文章框架的基础上进行选择。本篇文章较简单，可直接通过题目在文中寻找答案。例如第2题细节理解题，用细节定位法：细节理解题属于直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，根据题目“What did J.K.Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?”直接定位到文章第三段，根据文章“But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty, but failure.”，可知JK罗琳最害怕的是失败。故选C。