Question

    When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was asked to give an address at a graduation ceremony at Harvard, he asked for advice from Bill Gates. Zuckerberg said. “They know we didn’t actually graduate, right?” Gates replied, “Oh, that is the best part! They actually give you a degree!”

This exchange between the two famous Harvard dropouts (中途退学者) might lead you to think that college doesn’t matter. While it’s true there are successful college dropouts, they are not the norm (准则).

Recently, we did research on how many of the wealthiest and most influential people graduated from college. We studied 11, 745 U.S. successful people, including CEOS, politicians, business leaders and the most globally powerful men and women.

We also examined how many people graduated from an “elite school (精英学校)” We found about 94% of these U.S. successful people attended college, and that about 50% attended an elite school. The research suggests there is no difference in adult earnings between students who attended highly selective schools and students with similar SAT scores who attended less selective schools. At least for long-term earnings, where you go may not be the key, as long as you attend and graduate. Yet, our research findings show that for students with talent and determination (决心) to make it to the top of U.S. society, an elite college might just help you got there.

The educational path may not be suitable for every person. However, if you’re a student thinking about not going to college or considering dropping out, remember that even Gates and Zuckerberg got into college. Even if you’re not planning to achieve great success, doing the work to get into and graduate from college today may open important doors.

1.What do we know about Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates?

A.They were invited to the same graduation ceremony.

B.They thought highly of college degrees.

C.They often had an exchange of views.

D.They didn’t finish college.

2.What’s the research done by the author mainly about?

A.What U.S. successful people think of college education.

B.What kind of colleges U.S. successful people attended.

C.Whether college education influences one’s success.

D.Whether successful people have a great influence.

3.How does attending an elite school help students?

A.It may help them gain a high social position.

B.It can help them have determination.

C.It enables them to graduate easily.

D.it means nigh earnings.

4.What does the author advise students to do in the last paragraph?

A.Follow Gates’ and Zuckerberg’s examples.

B.Choose and complete college studies.

C.Try to make great achievements.

D.Attend the best college.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了作者做了一项研究，调查有多少最富有和最有影响力的人从大学毕业。作者建议学生选择并完成大学学业。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段Zuckerberg said. “They know we didn’t actually graduate, right?” Gates replied, “Oh, that is the best part! They actually give you a degree!”（ 扎克伯格说：“他们知道我们实际上并没有毕业，对吧?”盖茨回答说:“哦，那是最棒的部分!”）由此可知，扎克伯格和比尔·盖茨他们没有完成大学学业。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段Recently, we did research on how many of the wealthiest and most influential people graduated from college.（最近，我们做了一项研究，调查有多少最富有和最有影响力的人从大学毕业。）由此可知，作者的研究主要是关于大学教育是否影响一个人的成功。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Yet, our research findings show that for students with talent and determination (决心) to make it to the top of U.S. society, an elite college might just help you got there.（然而，我们的研究结果表明，对于那些有天赋和决心要成为美国社会顶尖人物的学生来说，精英大学可能会助你一臂之力。）由此可知，上精英学校对学生的帮助是这可能会对他们获得较高的社会地位有帮助。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段Even if you’re not planning to achieve great success, doing the work to get into and graduate from college today may open important doors.（即使你不打算取得巨大的成功，今天通过努力进入大学并从大学毕业可能会打开重要的大门。）由此可知，在最后一段，作者建议学生选择并完成大学学业。故选B。