18.Dear daughters,
Most parents tell their children,"You can be anything you want when you grow up."I feel the same and I say this often.But I also want you to understand that the dream itself comes from hard work,some good luck and good timing.
Girls,here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world,from an entrepreneur(企業(yè)家)and from your mama.
1.Be open-minded to changing your path(even several times)along the way
In high school,I wanted to be a politician.I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington,DC.There,I discovered that I loved to support women.It taught me that I'm creative,a strong leader and great at marketing.As a result,I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit.Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag(儲奶袋)business.Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own.
Figure out what you are good at and what you are passionate about.Keep an open mind,the initial(最初的)path you choose may lead you into other areas.
Don't waste your money or time,but constantly change what you are doing professionally based on what you are learning about yourself.
2.Failure is critical to your success
I won't tell you to feel good about failure.Failure can be heartbreaking.But I will tell you that every failure I've had along the way has absolutely made me better.
Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing.I eventually passed,and I've never failed an exam again.I learned from that experience to ask for help.Now,I ask for help in business all the time.
Being passed over for a significant job opportunity that I was more than qualified for because of unfair assumptions (being too young for the role) hurt me.I had a three-month pity party.And then I went out and got a big job at a national organization at age 27.It's okay to get angry!Take that and turn it into positive action.
I'm proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur.I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have everything on your list.It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.
Love,
Your Mom
36.The author wrote this letter to her daughters mainly toB
A.share her own past regrets with them
B.make some suggestions for their future lives
C.tell them how she has succeeded in business
D.encourage them to be who they want to be
37.According to the article,the authorD
A.is a successful politician and entrepreneur
B.is worried about her daughters'career choices
C.is against frequently changing one's profession
D.thinks one should be willing to change his or her career path
38.From the letter we can learn the following lessons EXCEPT.A
A.kindness is rewarding
B.no sweat,no sweet
C.it's important to know yourself
D.failure is the mother of success
39.What did the author learn from her failure?B
A.We shouldn't get angry when we fail.
B.It's important to turn to others for help.
C.Work hard to make sure you are qualified.
D.Don't care too much about the injustices you face.
40.Which of the following words best describe the author?A
A.Passionate and flexible.
B.Modest and cautious.
C.Caring and generous.
D.Proud and humorous.
分析 本文是一位媽媽寫給女兒的一封信,信中媽媽對于女兒的未來之路提出了一些建議.
解答 36.B 寫作意圖題.根據(jù)文章句子 here are sortie words of wisdom as you make your way in the world.當(dāng)你在這個世界上前行的時候,這里有些明智的話.所以可以看出作者寫作的目的是給他們的未來生活的一些建議.
37.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子 constantly change what you are doing professionally based on what you are learning about yourself.不斷地改變你在做什么,在你學(xué)什么專業(yè)的基礎(chǔ)上,可以看出作者認(rèn)為一個人應(yīng)該樂意改變他們的職業(yè)之路.所以答案選D.
38.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中句子But I also want you to understand that the dream itself comes from hard work,可見沒有汗水,就沒有甜蜜;Failure is critical to your success.可見失敗是成功之母;Figure out what you are good at and what you are passionate about可見要了解自己;所以A選項善良是值得的不是本文的內(nèi)容.
39.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中句子 I learned from that experience to ask for help.Now,I ask for help in business all the time.我從那次經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到了尋求幫助,現(xiàn)在,我一直在尋求幫助,所以答案選B.
40.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)作者在上文中提到的自己經(jīng)歷Keep an open mind,the initial(最初的)path you choose may lead you into other areas.保持開放的心態(tài),初始(最初的)你們選擇的道路可能引導(dǎo)你進(jìn)入其他領(lǐng)域可見作者是靈活的;根據(jù)句子It's okay to get angry!Take that and turn it into positive action.生氣是可以的!把它變成積極的行動可以看出作者是充滿激情的,所以答案選A.
點評 這是一封建議信,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點.