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(灵感).

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 of myself at your age was not poverty, 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 encourage us to ________.

A.listen to our heart B.run after 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.Failure. B.Hunger.

C.Poverty. D.Appearance.

3.What does Bill Gates suggest people do?

A.Master as much advanced technology as possible.

B.Make contributions to the environment.

C.Work together to solve some global problems.

D.Take responsibility for their own behavior.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.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，有些则讲述了人生的启示。

1.细节理解题。根据Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin部分中的“And now you’ve accomplished something great and important here, and it’s time for you to move on to what’s next.”可知，完成了重要的学业，下一步就是去实现梦想了。故Michael Dell敦促大家去追求梦想。故选B项。

2.细节理解题。根据J.K. Rowling, Harvard University部分中“But what I feared most of myself at your age was not poverty, but failure.”可知，J.K. Rowling最害怕的不是贫穷而是失败。故选A项。

3.细节理解题。根据Bill Gates, Harvard University部分中的“and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world’s inequities(不公平) like hunger, poverty, and so on.”可知，Bill Gates建议人们去处理一些全球性的问题。故选C项。