Question

    In my senior year of high school, Mike and I were lined up in front of a small group of students made up mainly of the leaders of the senior classes. Our teacher said to us," The two of you will never amount to anything."

There was some snickering (窃笑)from some of the seniors as the teacher continued,"From now on,I am not going to waste any more time on either of you. I am only going to spend my time with these class leaders. You two are the class downs with bad grades, and you will never amount to anything. Now get out of here. "

That teacher did Mike and me the biggest favor of all. While what she said was true in many ways and her words hurt us deeply, her words also inspired both of us to work even harder. They carried us through college and into our own businesses.

A few years ago, Mike and I attended our high school reunion.It was nice to visit with people with whom we had spent three years during a period of time when none of us really knew who we were. It was also interesting to see that most of the so-called senior leaders had not become successful in the years after high school.

I tell this story because Mike and I were not academic whiz kids. We were neither financial experts nor athletic stars. For the most part, we were slow-to-average learners and students. In my opinion,we were not as naturally gifted as our fathers. Yet it was our teacher's stinging words and the snickering from our classmates that gave us the strength to move forward, to learn from our mistakes and to keep doing in both good times and bad times.

Just because you didn't do well in school, were not popular, bad in math, or have other reasons to underestimate yourself-none of them count in the long run. They only count if you think they count.

For those who're considering beginning your own financial fast track, you may have some doubts about your abilities. Trust that you have everything you need right now to be successful financially. All it takes to bring out your natural God-given gifts is your desire, determination and a deep faith that you have a genius and a gift that is unique.

1.What did Mike and I think of the teacher's words?

A.Her stinging words inspired them.

B.Her inspiring words hurt them deeply.

C.Her encouraging words helped them through bad times.

D.Her bitter words discouraged them from working harder.

2.At the school union,the author found _______

A.their former classmates didn't recognize him

B.it was boring to see their formers classmates

C.most of the class clowns turned out successful

D.most of the senior leaders didn't become successful

3.The underlined word "whiz" in Paragraph 5 means"

A.know-nothing B.slow

C.stupid D.genius

4.According to the author,which of the following people can achieve financial success?

A.Those who have faith in themselves

B.Those who did not do well in school

C.Those who have natural God-given gifts

D.Those who are doubtful about their abilities

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章通过作者和朋友受到老师刻薄的话的启发，更加努力学习最终取得成功的故事，告诉读者不要因为自己在学校不够优秀就低估自己，只要有渴望并对自己有信心就有取得成功的可能。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段的While what she said was true in many ways and her words hurt us deeply, her words also inspired both of us to work even harder.(尽管她所说的在很多方面都是真的，她的话也深深地伤害了我们，但是她的话鼓励我们两人更加努力学习。)可知，老师的话启发和鼓励作者和Mike。 A. Her stinging words inspired them.(她刺耳的话启发了他们)符合以上说法，故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段的It was also interesting to see that most of the so-called senior leaders had not become successful in the years after high school.可知，作者吃惊地发现，大多数当年所谓的班长在高中毕业后的这些年并没有成为成功者。D. most of the senior leaders didn't become successful(大多数的高中班长都没有成功)符合以上说法，故选D项。

3.词义猜测题。根据第二段的You two are the class downs with bad grades(你们两个是班上的后进生，成绩很差)和划线部分所在句子I tell this story because Mike and I were not academic whiz kids.(我讲这个故事是因为Mike和我不是学术上whiz的孩子)可猜测划线部分的意思是 “天才”。D. genius(天才)符合以上说法，故选D项。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段的Trust that you have everything you need right now to be successful financially. All it takes to bring out your natural God-given gifts is your desire, determination and a deep faith that you have a genius and a gift that is unique.(相信你拥有在经济取得成功所需要的一切。激发你的天赋所需要的是渴望、深深的信念，相信你有天赋，而且这个天赋是独一无二的。)可知，那些有渴望，并且对自己有信心的人容易在经济上取得成功。A. Those who have faith in themselves(那些相信自己的人)符合以上说法，故选A项。