7．Every single one of you has something that you're good at．Every single one of you has something to offer．And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is．That's the opportunity an education can provide．
And no matter what you want to do with your life，I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it．You want to be a doctor，or a teacher，or a police officer？You want to be a nurse or an architect，a lawyer or a member of our military？You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers．You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job．You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it．
And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future．What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country．The future of America depends on you．What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future．
You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness，crime and discrimination．You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy．
If you quit on school-you're not just quitting on yourself，you're quitting on your country．
I get it．I know what it's like．My wife，our First Lady，has a similar story．Neither of her parents had gone to college，and they didn't have a lot of money．But they worked hard，and she worked hard，so that she could go to the best schools in this country．
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up．No one's written your destiny for you，because you write your own destiny．You make your own future．
That's what young people like you are doing every day，all across America．
That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education-and do everything you can to meet them．
Whatever you resolve to do，I want you to commit to it．I want you to really work at it．
The truth is，being successful is hard．
No one's born being good at all things．You become good at things through hard work．You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport．You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song．You've got to practice．The same principle applies to your schoolwork．You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right．You might have to read something a few times before you understand it．You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good eough to hand in．
And even when you're struggling，even when you're discouraged，and you feel like other people have given up on you，don't ever give up on yourself，because when you give up on yourself，you give up on your country．
62．Who most probably is the maker of this speech？B
A．Headmaster of a high school．
B．President of the USA．
C．General Secretary of the USA．
D．Mayor of Washington．
63．Where can we put the following sentence？C
"Of course I know it's not always easy to do well in school，and I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork．"
A．Between paragraph 3and paragraph 4
B．Between paragraph 4and paragraph 5
C．Between paragraph 5and paragraph 6
D．Between paragraph 6and paragraph 7
64．Which of the following is mentioned by the speaker？D
A．Enthusiasm and peace．
B．Devotion and Friendship．
C．Civilization and effort．
D．Responsibility and determination．
65．What might be the main purpose of this speech？A
A．To inspire the youth to work hard in the new term．
B．To offer congratulations on the arrival of a festival．
C．To hold an anniversary celebration of an event．
D．To express respect for and loyalty to the USA．
分析 這是一篇演講詞的節(jié)選，這是美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬的開學演講，演講的題目是《為什么我們要上學》，非常適合我們的中學生去聽和讀，是一篇不可多得的演講稿．
解答 62．B．根據文中My wife，our First Lady，has a similar story．That's what young people like youare doing every day，all across America．可以得知這應該是美國的總統(tǒng)在演講，故答案為B
63．C．由第六段的第一句話 Iget it．I know what it's like．我知道，我明白這種情況，可以得知，這句話應該置于五六段之間，故答案為C
64．D．根據全文可知，這篇演講主要說為什么我們要上學，原文未提及peace，friendship，civilization，排除ABC，故答案為D．
65．A．通讀全文，可知文本節(jié)選自美國總統(tǒng)的開學演講，鼓勵學生努力學習，永不放棄．故答案為A
點評 本題主要考查了學生的推理判斷能力，學生做此類試題時一定要從整體上把握語篇內容，在語篇的表面意義與隱含意義、已知信息與未知信息間架起橋梁，透過字里行間，去體會作者的弦外之音．
首先，要求考生在閱讀時，要抓住文章的主題和細節(jié)，分析文章結構，根據上下文內在聯系，挖掘文章的深層含義．在進行推理時，考生一定要仔細閱讀短文，千萬不可脫離原文而僅憑個人的看法，主觀臆斷．
其次，對于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動機、事件的因果關系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態(tài)度、觀點等要進行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析，進一步增強理解能力，抓住材料實質性的東西．
再次，在解答推理性問題時，應清楚所要解答的問題是針對某個細節(jié)進行推斷，還是針對主題思想、作者的意圖進行推斷．
針對細節(jié)的推斷可運用scanning方法，迅速在閱讀材料中確定推理依據的位置或范圍，然后再進行推理判斷．
針對主題 思想作推斷時，其解題的主要依據是文章的主題 思想，然后再分析句子之間的邏輯關系，區(qū)分觀點與例證（opinion andfact）、原因與結果（causeand effect）、主觀點與次觀點（mainidea and supporting idea）．
