The world is filled with smart，talented，educated and gifted people.We meet them every day.A few days ago，my car was not running well.I pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes.He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine.I was a mazed.The sad truth is that great talent is not enough.

I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn.I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year.A business consultant who specializes in the medical，trade told me how many doctors and dentists struggled financially.It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth.”

There is an old saying that goes，“Job means ‘just over broke (破產(chǎn))’．” And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people.Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence，and most workers “l(fā)ive_within_their_means”．They work and they pay the bills.Instead I recommend young people to seek work for what they will learn，more than what they will earn.

When I ask the class I teach，“How many of you can cook a better hamhurger than McDonald’s？” almost all the students raise their hands.I then ask，“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger，how come McDonald’s makes more money than you？” The answer is obvious：McDonald’s is excellent at business systems.The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on making a better hamburger but know little or nothing about business systems.The world is filled with talented poor people.They focus on perfecting their skills at making a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.

1.The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that________.

A．he is just one of the talented people

B．he is ready to help others

C．he has a sharp sense of hearing

D．he knows little about car repairing

2.The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by “________”．

A．spend more than they can afford

B．do in their own way

C．live in their own circle

D．live within what they earn

3.Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?

A．They don’t work hard enough.

B．They lack financial intelligence.

C．They don’t make full use of their talents.

D．They have no specialized skills.

4.The success of McDonald’s lies in its________.

A．skills at making hamburgers

B．good business systems

C．talented workers

D．excellent service

5.The main purpose of the author is to tell us________.

A．how young people can find a satisfactory job

B．what schools should teach students

C．why so many talented people are poor

D．how McDonald’s makes much money

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】文章大意：這是一篇議論文。作者認(rèn)為要賺錢光有天賦是不夠的，還需要有一定的經(jīng)濟(jì)頭腦和良好的管理才能。

1.解析： 考查推理判斷。第一段開(kāi)頭提到世界上到處都是聰明有才，學(xué)識(shí)淵博的人，并舉了一個(gè)年輕機(jī)械工的例子，故A項(xiàng)正確。

2.解析： 考查短語(yǔ)猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段可知，學(xué)校并不認(rèn)為有經(jīng)濟(jì)頭腦是智慧，大多數(shù)工人自己工作，自己付賬，由此可推知大多數(shù)工人只靠所賺的錢生存，故畫(huà)線部分表示“量入為出”，即D項(xiàng)正確。

3.考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容再結(jié)合最后一段第四句話“The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on making a better hamburger but know little or nothing about business systems.”可知有天賦的人賺得少是因?yàn)槿鄙俳?jīng)濟(jì)頭腦。

4.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段第三句“...McDonald’s is excellent at business systems”可知答案。

5.考查主旨大意。文章第一段通過(guò)一個(gè)機(jī)械工的故事引出話題，第二段的第一句話點(diǎn)明了本文要論述的中心問(wèn)題——有才能的人賺錢并不多，下文詳細(xì)解釋了這一現(xiàn)象的原因，故C項(xiàng)最能概括本文主旨。

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