1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 体裁 2 记叙文 . 对点训练 A At my daughters recent graduation， a speaker kept repeating， “You can do anything with a degree in philosophy.”To that ， I thought you can do anything with the right attitude.For all of you entrepreneurs(创业者 )struggling to make ends meet but committing to seeing your
2、dreams through， this article is for you. I didnt have a fulltime job until I was 27.When I was hired， I was basically starving.My car had broken down.I was living with two other people and sleeping on a couch.My family and friends thought I was going_nowhere. I didnt feel that way though.I wasnt doi
3、ng well financially.Sure， friends of mine got married and bought houses.But neither of those choices excited me.Taking the road less traveled is part of being an entrepreneur.I wanted to follow my dream，which was to work with my hands and be creative.I wanted to be my own boss. At the time， I was ma
4、king toy animals and selling them at street fairs.I was learning how to sell them to people.It wasnt easy， but I stayed true to myself.I was enthusiastic and hardworking.I know those were the qualities that led me to get hired at my first job.So dont give up hope. One Sunday， I read an article about
5、 a startup in Fremont called Worlds of Wonder(WoW) It was a toy company.I knew I could make a better teddy bear than the one they were marketing， although I had designed just a few cuddly toys for another company.The next day， I visited WoWs offices in person and told them they needed me.To my surpr
6、ise， they agreed to interview me.They could tell I was enthusiastic.I was so enthusiastic， in fact， that I had bought a new suit for the occasion. Many of us dont take on new things because were sure we dont have the skills.But from my experience ， its far more important to have the right attitude.A
7、lmost everything can be taught.Are you a ready and willing student? 语篇解读 作者通过自己的故事讲述了人的态度在很大程度上决定了自己日后能否成功。 1 This passage is designed for those who_. A are studying at university B dont believe in the speaker C have interest in philosophy 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D hope to start their own business D 细节理解题。依据文
8、章第一段中的 “For all of you entrepreneurs( 创业者 ) .this article is for you.” 可知，这篇文章是为那些想创建自己的事业的人写的。 2 What does the underlined part mean in the second paragraph? A He failed to find a place to kill his time. B He had no chance to get a suitable job. C He didnt make apparent progress. D He was to leave h
9、is home in the near future. C 词义猜测题。依据下文的 “I didnt feel that way though.I wasnt doing well financially.” 和作者谈到自己的创业之路可以推断出， go nowhere 的意思并不是 “ 无处去 ” ，而是与事业、工作有关。再联系第二段作者谈到的自己的生活现状可知，他在工作上进展 不大，故选 C。 3 What should people do to realize their dreams according to the passage? A They should be cut off f
10、rom friends. B They should never establish a home. C They should avoid buying their houses. D They should be persistent in their dreams. D 推理判断题。依 据文章第三段可知，作者没有羡慕周围的朋友成家、买房，而是坚持追寻自己的梦想，用自己的双手把梦想变为现实。 4 Before he went to the WoWs offices the author_. A seemed uncertain about his design B had designed
11、 the best teddy bear C appeared to be full of confidence D had decided to give in to setbacks C 细节理解题。依据文章第五段中的 “I knew I could make a better teddy bear than the one they were marketing” 以及 “told them they needed me” 可知，作者去 WoW 的办公室前，信心满满。 B A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarcti
12、c voyage back to life. Frank Hurleys pictures would be outstanding undoubtedly firstrate photojournalism if they had been made last week.In fact， they were shot from 1914 through 1916， most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩 )， by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many o
13、f the images were stored in an ice 【 精品教育资源文库 】 chest， under freezing water， in the damaged wooden ship. The ship was the Endurance， a small， tight， Norwegianbuilt threemaster that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists，27 men in all， to the southernmos
14、t shore of Antarcticas Weddell Sea.From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇 )across the continent.The journey wag intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four compa
15、nions on the march back. As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and wellresearched story The Endurance ， adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort.Scotts last journey， completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger，caught the worlds imagination， and a film ma
16、de in his honor drew crowds.Shackleton，a onetime British merchantnavy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908， started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography.Frank Hurley， a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the
17、Antarctic， was hired to make the images， most of which have never before been published. 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。一本新的影集把一次不 成功的南极洲的旅行带回到现实生活中，由此引出了历史上去南极洲探险的事迹。 5 What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley? A They were made last week. B They showed undersea sceneries. C They were found by a cameraman. D
18、 They recorded a disastrous adventure. D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “In fact ， they were shot from 1914 through 1916，most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海难 )” 可知，这些照片记录了一次灾难性的冒险，故选 D 项。 6 Who reached the South Pole first according to the text? A Frank Hurley. B Ernest Shackleton. C Robert Falcon Scott. D C
19、aroline Alexander. C 细节理解题。根据第 三段中的 “From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇 )across the continent.The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.in 1912” 可知 Captain Robert 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Falcon Scott 是第一个到达南极的人。故选 C 项。 7 What does
20、Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage? A Artistic creation. B Scientific research. C Money making. D Treasure hunting. C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort” 和 “started a business before his 1914 voyage to make mo ney from movie and still photography” 可知， Alexander 认为 1914 年旅行的目的是赚钱。故选 C项。 -温馨提示： - 本文档仅为 【 全套资料之一 】 ，欢迎点击下方按钮链接，下载全套资料！ 请点此到 下载本文全套资料
