Question

As a senior, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs gave a speech to Stanford’s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.

     It wasn’t always like that, though. It started when I became a junior, when college came into view. It’s the first big step to making your life your own. So when Jobs discussed his life as a student, some fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well.

This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college, but rather that they shouldn’t worry so much. You’ll get where you need to go, even if your path is a bit more winding than you’d like.

     Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don’t panic.

    One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted the saying “Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.

    Steve Jobs’s level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that. With the will power to go into the world living every day like it’s my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I’ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.

1.The author felt worried when _________.

A. he had to take tests at school          B. he thought about his future

C. he had lots of sleepless nights         D. he searched for words of wisdom

2.What did the author gain from Jobs’s speech?

A. Courage to drop out of school.         B. Confidence in defeating Jobs.

C. Interest in computer industry.          D. Bravery to face uncertainties.

3.What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?

A. Have the desire to learn more.         B. Be content with what they know.

C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.      D. Be modest so as to learn more.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：作为一个大四学生，作者一直在思考未来，作者担心毕业后的生活，经常失眠，考试失利。乔布斯的演讲时刻在作者大脑里回荡，乔布斯的演讲激励着作者勇敢面对未知的未来。作者以“Stay hungry, stay foolish”为座右铭，并获得了坚强面对生活的勇气。

1.根据“thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test”可知，由于担心自己的将来，作者彻夜难眠，考试失利。故选B。

2.根据“This doesn’t mean that students shouldn’t attend college,”可知，作者举乔布斯辍学的例子不是为了证明学生不应该上大学，A错；乔布斯的演讲一直在激励着作者，并非是给了作者打败乔布斯的信心，B错；C未提到；根据倒数第二段“There is always more to explore.”可知，作者有了探索未知世界的勇气，故选D。

3.根据倒数第二段“Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you’ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.”可知，无论一个人有再多的学识，他仍然是一个傻子，仍然有许多新事物等待他去探索；保持饥饿状态就是要不知疲倦地学习未知的事物。乔布斯没有鼓励学生满足于所知道的的事情，故选B。

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