2017版高考英语（外研版）一轮总复习习题 必修2 Module 5 Word版含解析.docVIP

第一部分　必修二　Module 5 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2015·河北衡水中学高三一调) The world is filled with smart，talented 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 recommend 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 come 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 building 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. 语篇解读：本文叙述了许多有才华的人却挣的很少的原因。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，不能更好的把自己推销出去，只会挣得只够花的。 1．The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph that________. A．he is just one of the talented people B．h