2019-2020年高三英语一轮复习题组层级快练14Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars新人教版必修. 阅读理解(xx四川广元二模)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 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 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(破产)”. And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers “live_within_their_means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I remend 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 McDonalds? ”almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how e McDonalds makes more money than you? ”The answer is obvious：McDonalds is excellent at business systems. The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on bui1ding 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 has a sharp sense of hearingB. he is ready to help othersC. he is just one of the talented peopleD. he knows little about car repairing2. The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by “_”A. spend more than they can affordB. do in their own wayC. live in their own circleD. live within what they earn3. Why do talented people earn so little according to the author? A. They lack financial intelligence.B. They dont work hard enough.C. They dont 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 jobB. what schools should teach studentsC. how McDonalds makes much moneyD. why so many talented people are poor答案与解析【文章大意】本文叙述了许多有才华的人却挣得很少的原因。作者通过汽车修理工很快修好了他的车，感到汽车修理工是有才华的人，但是他挣得少。在美国很多有才华的人挣得都很少。原因就是他们没有金融才干和商业知识，不能更好地把自己推销出去，只会挣得只够花的。1. 答案C解析推理判断题。根据第一段的“The sad truth is that great talent is not enough.”可知作者认为那个汽车修理工是一个有才华的人。2. 答案D解析短语猜测题。根据第三段的“They work and they pay the bills.”可知很多人工作赚的钱又花出去了，生活的花费不超过自己所赚的钱的范围，要在这个以内。也就是说，他们挣的钱只能够勉强生活。3. 答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的“They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.”可知很多人挣得少是因为没有金融知识和推销能力。4. 答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段的“I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn.”可知全文是围绕着为什么这么多有才华的人却挣得这么少来展开的。(xx银川长庆高三模拟)As the labor market bees more attractive, more panies are sending their employees to school. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the latest pany to use tuition assistance for employeeswhich for decades has been a part of many business benefits packagesas part of a renewed effort to bring in and cultivate talent. And while the impact of such programs has yet to be fully assessed, many see it as a positivealthough gradualmovement.“For workers, it gives them a better opportunity for development，”says Colleen Flaherty Manchester, a professor. “For firms, they are able to recruit the type of employees who have value education and are less likely to turn over, and thus have a higher level of retention(保留)”In all, 56 percent of US organizations offer undergraduate educational assistance while 52 percent offer graduate assistance.Largely driving the trend are Millennials, who happen to be the fastestgrowing people in the US workforce today and to whom the idea of tuition support from employers is especially appealing. Nearly 60 percent of Millennials surveyed said they would choose a job with strong professionaldevelopment potential over one with regular pay raises. Employers are absolutely adapting to Millennials in the workplace. They recognize that they need more experience, more knowledge, more mentoring to be successful. And theyre asking for itOf more than 140，000 Starbucks employees, only about 4，000 have signed up for the panys College Achievement Plan. What the longterm effects such programs might have for panies retention and turnover rates remain unclear. B