Question

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 (機(jī)械師) had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is: 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（顧問(wèn)）who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle 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, most workers “l(fā)ive within their means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.

When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger 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 so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building 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. “Live within their means” 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 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

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 文章講解的是作者通過(guò)一次修車的經(jīng)歷，聯(lián)想到有天賦的人在實(shí)際生活中的經(jīng)濟(jì)收入其實(shí)是很低的，并分析了原因。

1.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的The sad truth is that great talent is not enough．可知作者認(rèn)為自己的才能不足，因此覺(jué)得那個(gè)汽車修理工是一個(gè)有才華的人，故選A。

2.D詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段的They work and they pay the bills．可知很多人工作了，卻付賬單，等于是說(shuō)工作賺的錢又花出去了，生活的花費(fèi)不要超過(guò)自己所賺的錢的范圍，要在這個(gè)以內(nèi)，故選D

3.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.可知很多人掙的少是因?yàn)闆](méi)有金融知識(shí)和推銷能力，故選B

4.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn可知全文是圍繞著為什么這么多有才華的人卻掙的這么少來(lái)展開(kāi)的，故選C

考點(diǎn)：人生百味類閱讀。