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（蜿蜒的）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（引用）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.
【小题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

【小题2】It is suggested in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that _________.

A．Steve Jobs didn’t attend college

B．Steve Jobs failed because of his decision

C．the author is a college student

D．the author cares much about his future

【小题3】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.

【小题4】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.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about _________.

A．the wisdom drawn from a speech

B．the most impressive quote in life

C．a memorable meeting with Jobs

D．an experience of a speech

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

解析试题分析：文章讲述的是一个中学生讲述自己从Jobs的演讲中领会到在世界上充满意志力的活着，让一切顺其自然，对未来的希望。
【小题1】细节题，由第一段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可知选B。
【小题2】推理题，这两段主要讲作者对如何担心自己的未来，故选D,对将来考虑很多。
【小题3】推理题，由第二段He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty.可知从Jobs的演讲中学到要勇敢面对不确定性。
【小题4】细节题，由He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty.可知答案A。由Jobs talked about the hardships in his work.可知答案C.由“Stay hungry, stay foolish” and it has become my motto.可知答案D，故选B.
【小题5】文章主要是表达从Jobs的演讲中得到智慧和鼓励。故选A。
考点：励志性的文章。
点评：这篇文章很好理解，考查的问题很全面，有细节问题，推理题，还有总结大意题，这就要求考生阅读时不仅仅是要了解大意，还要深层次的理解作者的意图，做这样的题时先快速阅读了解大意，然后再仔细阅读理解其含义。