Question

Mrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement（畢業典禮）speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.

The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academic achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.”

She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.”

The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted（降職）from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey “And then there’s this guy Barack Obama, I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first race for Congress”, the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.”

1.When choosing her high school, Mrs. Obama .

A．was willing to meet challenges

B．was pushed to make a choice

C．failed to find an ideal school

D．wanted to study law

2.By mentioning Oprah’s example, Mrs. Obama wanted to tell graduates .

A．to start as a news reporter

B．to work hard to get promoted

C．to be brave enough to risk failing

D．not to waste time doing what they dislike

3.What do we know about Mrs. Obama from the text?

A．This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates.

B．She complained about her school life in her speech.

C．She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.

D．She is enthusiastic about public service.

4.Mrs. Osama’s speech is aimed to .

A．show how Mr. and Mrs. Obama overcame difficulties.

B．encourage graduates to face their future lives bravely.

C．tell graduates that failure is a part of their lives and careers.

D．to call on graduates to focus on public service.

5.Where can you probably find this text?

A．On a news website. B．In a politics book

C．In a graduation paper. D．On Mrs. Osama’s blog.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這是奧巴馬夫人在中學生畢業典禮上的一次演講，旨在鼓勵畢業生要能勇敢地面對自己的未來。

1.由第三段的““My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,””可知，奧巴馬夫人選擇高中時，非常樂意遇到挑戰。故選A。

2.根據最后一段的開頭“that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become.”可知，以Oprah為例子是為了告訴畢業生們，要敢于和失敗作斗爭，失敗是生命中必不可少的磨練人的東西。

3.判斷推理題。由 “she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.””可知，當她獲得了好的工作時，她才將自己的關注點放在了公眾服務上，她告誡畢業生們，不要為了別人的理想而活，要看清做什么才能讓自己開心，也就是要找到自己的關注點。因此，奧巴馬夫人應該是熱情與公眾服務的，因為這是她一生所關注的。故選D。

4.判斷推理題。縱觀全文，奧巴馬夫人用自己和奧巴馬先生上學時候的經歷鼓勵畢業生們要能勇敢地面對自己的未來。故選B。

5.

考點：社科類短文閱讀。