19．To me，everyone has at least one talent，and while it sometimes takes you a lifetime to find，it does exist．
One sunny afternoon in 1953，we went out to the school's playground for our gym class．The teacher taught us various track and field events．I was a loser in all of them．Then came the javelin（标枪）．Finally，when everyone had a chance to throw，the longest throw went about 30 yards．Now it was my turn．I raised the javelin over my head，took six quick steps and let it go．I watched as the javelin took off．As it went past the 50-yard mark，it was still going．Then people began cheering．Nobody could believe what little Orowitxz had just done．
The very next day I began practicing with it，and every day that summer-for six hours or more---I would throw it in a nearby schoolyard．With an eye to the Olympics，I continued to work out until one day I could go into a college．But not warming up properly，I tore some tissues in my left shoulder，so I gave up my dream of attending the Olypics．
Several years later，a co-worker，who was a hopeful actor，asked for help in learning his part．When I began reading the script（剧本），the same kind of fascination that took hold of me when I picked up the javelin appeared．Immediately I attended an acting school．That led to small parts in movies，which at last led me to another area-----directing．
I feel strongly that we must keep our minds open； we can't let ourselves be discouraged or depressed when the talent doesn't readily appear．Yet when it does，we must be prepared to get hold of it right away．
24．What did we know about the writer in 1953？A
A．He found his true talent．
B．He was bad at all the subjects．
C．Many of his classmates didn't like him．
D．He decided to choose a career in acting．
25．Why did the writer give up his dream of attending the Olympics？C
A．Because he didn't get prepared．
B．Because he was more interested in acting．
C．Because he got injured in the left shoulder．
D．Because he lost interest in throwing the javelin．
26．When the writer wrote the text，he was probably a（n）C．
A．teacher B．actor C．director D．athlete
27．What doesn't the writer probably agree？D
A．Everyone has a talent although it's hard to find it sometimes．
B．The joy of finding something that one can do makes one try his best．
C．One should be patient and active even if the talent doesn't appear．
D．One can find his true talent only after suffering some failures．
分析 本文是一篇人生感悟类阅读，属于记叙文，对我来说，每个人都有至少一个天赋，虽然它有时需要你一生去寻找，它确实存在．本文以此展开，主要讲述了作者因为左肩受伤，无法参加奥运会时，发现自己新的天赋，成为了一名导演．
解答 24．答案：A．细节理解题．根据 it went past the 50-yard mark，it was still going．Then people began cheering．Nobody could believe what little Orowitxz had just done．可推测出，他发现了自己的天分．故选A．
25．答案：C．细节理解题．根据I tore some tissues in my left shoulder，so I gave up my dream of attending the Olypics．可知，我放弃了参加奥运会，因为我的左肩受伤了．故选C．
26．答案：C．推理判断题．根据When I began reading the script（剧本），the same kind of fascination that took hold of me when I picked up the javelin appeared．可以推测出，作者写这篇文章时，是一个导演．故选C．
27．答案：D．细节理解题．根据文章内容描述，尤其是we can't let ourselves be discouraged or depressed when the talent doesn't readily appear可知，只有经历一些失败，才能发现自己的天分．故选D．
点评 本文是一篇人生感悟类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
