Half decade ago, at the end of my first semester teaching at Wharton, my student Kevin stopped by for office hours. He sat down and burst into tears. My mind started cycling through a list of events that could make a college junior cry: His girlfriend had broken up with him; he had been accused of cheating in exams; he forgot to turn in papers before the deadline. “I just got my first A-minus(减),” he said with his voice shaking.
Year after year, I watch in depression as students are crazy about getting straight A's. Some sacrifice their health; a few have even tried to charge their school after falling short(倒挂). All hold the belief that top marks are a ticket to best graduate schools and rewarding job offers. I was one of them. I started college with the goal of graduating with a 4.0. It would be a reflection of my brainpower and willpower, showing that I had the right stuff to succeed. But I was wrong.
The evidence is clear: Academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence. Across industries, research shows that the connection between grades and job performance is modest in the first year after college and unimportant within a handful of years. Take Microsoft for example, once employees are two or three years out of college, their grades have no bearing on their performance. (Of course, it must be said that if you got D's, you probably didn't end up at Microsoft.)
Academic grades rarely assess qualities like creativity, leadership and teamwork skills, or social, emotional and political intelligence. Yes, straight A students master large amounts of information and reproduce it in exams. But career success is rarely about finding the right solution to a problem—it’s more about finding the right problem to solve. This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a 2.65GPA, and Martin Luther King Jr. got only one A in his four years at Morehouse.
1. Why did the student Kevin feel sad?A.He was caught cheating in exams. | B.His girlfriend abandoned him. |
C.He didn’t hand in his papers before headline. | D.He failed to get straight A's. |
A.Marks didn’t reflect willpower and brainpower. |
B.Top marks meant well-paid job offers. |
C.It was wrong to care too much about marks. |
D.Straight A's don't bring creative performances. |
A.To stress the company values employees with top marks. |
B.To indicate academic performance is important. |
C.To show academic excellence isn’t a strong predictor of career performance. |
D.To introduce successful example in the technology industry. |
A.How to be a creative leader. | B.What to do with detailed information. |
C.How to solve a problem. | D.What problems to be solved. |
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【推荐1】Modeste Traore has lived his whole life near Lake Wegnia, in the Sahel area of Mali. The lake’s fish have provided him with a way to earn money to support his extended family. How-ever, because he can’t catch enough fish to feed his family, he now raises farm animals. But as temperatures rise, evaporation increases, making the body of water shrinks. Studies have linked rising temperatures on Earth’s surface to climate change.
The lake is shrinking, so are the chances of his children becoming fishermen. “If things go on like this, I don’t think our children can become fishermen like us. They will have to choose other jobs,” the 56-year-old Traore said. “During the rainy season, there is a lot of water but as soon as it’s over, there is no water left in the lake. We are fishermen. I don’t think our children will be,” he said.
Lake Wegnia is in the Sahel region of Koulikoro, around 120 kilometers north of Mali’s capital, Bamako. Some 12,000 people, including fishermen and farmers, depend on it for food, water and employment. But the lake has shrunk by 20 percent since 2017.
The UN expects temperatures there to increase 1.5 times higher than the average increase worldwide. UN officials note that the flooding and a severe lack of rainfall can cause problems in the Sahel: Food insecurity, the fight over farmland and the fast population growth can lead to conflict.
Aid group is leading the Eco-Lac Wegnia project. The group is working to improve water management and fight the effects of global warming. Moussa Savagodo is Eco-Lac Wegnia’s local representative. He says that failing to make changes quickly can mean the lake will disappear completely in less than 5 years.
People in the rural areas Wegnia and Kononi-Sirakoro have planted 56,000 trees in the past two years. And they are better controlling their water by building stone barriers to help the soil keep the rain that does fall. The progress and international official support are not enough for them, however. More and more people are turning to other agriculture.
1. How did Traore work to support his family in the past?A.By fishing. | B.By raising farm animals. |
C.By taking charge of the lake. | D.By working as an environmentalist. |
A.A lot of farmland will form. |
B.The rainy season will end early. |
C.Many fishermen will flee their homes. |
D.The later generation will change their careers. |
A.Drought and flood will directly cause conflict. |
B.Reducing population is a way to protect the lake. |
C.Water management makes no difference to the lake. |
D.The rise in temperature will cause water resource problems. |
A.The local officials. | B.The Aid group members. |
C.The villagers. | D.The representatives. |
【推荐2】Australian experts have expressed concerns that too many millennials(千禧一代) are hoping to use their social media accounts to build their careers. Their concerns follow the sudden rise in “insta-celebrities” who make money by posting sponsored(赞助的) photos online. For the lucky few who are not only talented photographers but also good-looking and business-savvy(有商业头脑的), making money off social media isn’t impossible.
Instagram is flooded with social media professionals paid to promote products and services. However, social scientist Lauren Rosewarne, from the University of Melbourne, says that in reality, there are far fewer people making money off the platforms than one may think. She said many young Australians were getting sucked in by the appeal of making money on platforms like Instagram, describing it as “totally unrealistic” and extremely difficult to do.
“Young people are hoping to be famous in numbers that were simply not there 20 years ago,” Rosewarne told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Saturday. “There are some people who can make fortunes out of monetizing(使具有货币性质) their Instagram posts, but that is not the norm.” She said it was up to parents and schools to discourage students from seeking Insta-fame, as many believe it is a possible career choice. “There’s the warning for parents; this is not a normal or even common occurrence that you can monetize your Instagram account.”
Meanwhile Toni Eager from Australian National University said social problems could arise from spending too much time with social media. “Where do the insta-celebrities go to separate the life people see on Instagram from their actual normal life?” Eager said. “All of a sudden, people own your private life.”
1. Why is there a rise in “insta-celebrities”?A.Many young people are good at taking photos. |
B.Many people see it as a shortcut to making money. |
C.People want to socialize by sharing photos online. |
D.Instagram offers a reliable career choice for millennials. |
A.Becoming involved in something. | B.Benefiting from something. |
C.Taking advantage of something. | D.Being satisfied with something. |
A.Young people today are more business-savvy than ever. |
B.Young people are becoming less interested in internet fame. |
C.Instagram is not a good platform to promote new products. |
D.It may not be a good idea for the young to try earning money on Instagram. |
A.An over-reliance on Instagram. | B.Inability to appreciate life. |
C.A loss of personal privacy. | D.An addiction to the virtual life online. |
【推荐3】A tabletop bean seller in Accra, Ghana has grown her business into a popular fast-selling and highly profitable local restaurant in just under 2 years.
Once upon a time in 2019, Madam Evangeli who sold beans on a tabletop in Accra hadn’t even heard of selling food on the Internet. She started her business selling to only physical walk-in customers. A few months after she started the business, she got introduced to an online food delivery platform — Jumia Food. She was doubtful about it because she didn’t fully understand how the process worked and what the benefits were. After a few days of research, she decided to join as a vendor (小贩) and test the platform.
Just when she added herself to the list on the Jumia Food website, the country was forced into lockdown (封城) in March 2020. Her customer base began to reduce rapidly since there were restrictions (限制) on movement and there were almost no customers around to buy from her. This became a problem since the business was her primary source of livelihood. She sometimes came to work to prepare meals only for a handful of people to buy.
She then remembered that she had listed on Jumia so the love story began. She started using the platform frequently and growing the business during the COVID-19 lockdown. A week later, the number of orders had increased three times and things were getting better. This continued for months as many of her customers now had a way to stay in the comfort of their homes or offices and still get their meals delivered to them safely. Sales started increasing rapidly. Madam Evangeli also has plans to open more shops in other parts of the city in order to support young out-of-work people.
Her life has been changed through the Internet. There are many more food vendors like Madam Evangeli who are benefitting from the power of the Internet. E-commerce (电子商务) is the future and it is important that every stakeholder (参与人) play their part in making sure that more lives are touched through the Internet.
1. What did Madam Evangeli think of selling food online in 2019?A.It could help to change the poor’s life. |
B.It could make her food popular. |
C.It was full of the unknown. |
D.It was a waste of time. |
A.She suffered customer losses after lockdown. |
B.She had no money to run more shops. |
C.She had no time to prepare meals. |
D.She couldn’t find a worker. |
A.It gave many chances to jobless people. |
B.It helped her to find her true love. |
C.It failed to draw much attention. |
D.It developed surprisingly fast. |
A.People’s life is changing through the Internet. |
B.E-commerce is a major choice of food vendors. |
C.People’s attitude towards the Internet differs widely. |
D.Madam Evangeli has encouraged others to do business online. |
【推荐1】Back in 1975, economists planned rising life expectancy (预期寿命) against countries’ wealth, and concluded that wealth itself increases longevity. It seemed self- evident: everything people need to be healthy--from food to medical care- costs money.
But it soon proved that the data didn't always fit that theory. Economic booms didn’t always mean longer lives. In addition, for reasons that weren’t clear, a given gain in gross domestic product (GDP) caused increasingly higher gains in life expectancy over time, as though it was becoming cheaper to add years of life. Moreover, in the 1980s researchers found gains in learning were associated with greater increases in life expectancy than gains in wealth were. Finally, the more educated people in any country tend to live longer than their less educated fellow citizens. But such people also tend to be wealthier, so it has been difficult to make out which factor is increasing lifespan.
Wolfgang Lutz and his colleagues have now done that by collecting average data on GDP per person,lifespan, and years of education from 174 countries, dating from 1970 to 2010. They found that, just as in 1975, wealth associated with longevity. But the association between longevity and years of schooling was closer, with a direct relationship that did not change over time, the way wealth does.
Lutz argues that because schooling happens many years before a person has attained their life expectancy, this association reflects cause: better education drives longer life. It also leads to more wealth, which is why wealth and longevity are also associated. But what is important, says Lutz, is that wealth does not seem to be longevity, as experts thought- in fact, education is driving both of them.
He thinks this is because education permanently improves a person’s cognitive abilities, allowing better planning and self-control throughout the rest of their life. This idea is supported by the fact that people who are more intelligent appear to live longer.
1. Which of the following best describes economists ’conclusion in 1975?A.Lifespan could be increased by wealth. |
B.Economic growth didn’t always mean longer life. |
C.Education influenced longevity more than wealth did. |
D.A given growth in GDP caused higher gains in longevity. |
A.Wealth and longevity did not have any association. |
B.Longevity and education were more closely associated. |
C.Differences in wealth predicted differences in longevity. |
D.Relationship between education and longevity changed over time. |
A.It enables people to have better planning and self-control. |
B.It always leads to a longer but not necessarily richer life. |
C.It improves people’s imaginative and innovative abilities. |
D.It helps people acquire time-managing and learning habits. |
A.Wealth influences longevity. |
B.Education influences longevity. |
C.Wealth has nothing to do with longevity. |
D.The relationship between education and wealth. |
Rounding the corner into the classroom to pick up my daughter, I heard the teacher tell her, "You've done the most beautiful tree. Well done." A few days later, she pointed to another of my daughter's drawings and said, "Wow, you really are an artist!"
Both times, when I heard my daughter being praised, I felt at a loss. As a mother, how could I explain to the teacher that I would prefer it if she didn't praise my daughter?
Nowadays, we give a lot of praise to our children. Praise, self-confidence and performance at school, it is commonly believed, rise and fall together. But the present research shows something else—over the past decade, a number of studies on self-confidence have suggested that praising a child as "clever" may not help her at school. In fact, it might cause her to underperform. Often a child will react to praise by quitting—why make a new drawing if you have already made "the best"? Or a child may simply repeat the same work—why draw something new, or in a new way, if the old way always gets praise?
In a now famous 1998 study of children aged 10 and 11, psychologists Carol Dweck and Claudia Mueller asked 128 children to solve a series of math problems. After completing the first set of simple exercises, the researchers gave each child just one sentence of praise. Some were praised for their intelligence—"You did really well, you're so clever"; others for their hard work—"You did really well, you must have worked really hard." Then the researchers had the children try a more challenging set of problems. The results were eye-opening. The students who were praised for their effort showed a greater willingness to work out new methods. They said they failed because of a lack of (缺少) effort, not a lack of intelligence. The children who had been praised for their cleverness worried more about failure and tended to choose tasks that they had done before. All in all, the excitement created by being told "You're so clever" gave way to an increase in anxiety and a drop in self-confidence and performance. When asked by the researchers to write to the children in another school, remembering their experience, some of the "clever" children lied about their scores. In short, all it took to knock these youngsters' confidence, to make them so unhappy that they lied, was one sentence of praise.
1. How did the author feel when she heard her daughter being praised? (不多于 5 个单词)2. What have studies on self-confidence suggested? (不多于 11 个单词)
3. According to the study, what followed the children's excitement when they were praised for cleverness? (不多于 11 个单词)
4. What might the author say if her daughter really did a great job? (单词数不限)
【推荐3】How to Choose a College When You Can’t Visit
College tours and overnight visits have always been necessary parts of the college selection process. How do you choose a college when you can’t visit? You can get much information online.
Visit colleges virtually. Many colleges and universities have created official virtual tours for students who are unable to visit in person. Besides, YouTube is home to thousands of college video tours.
Pay attention to after-class opportunities.
Look at the school’s outcomes. The end goal of college, of course, is to give you the knowledge and skills you'll need to succeed in whatever you do later in life.
A.Read student reviews. |
B.Evaluate the curriculum. |
C.Pay attention to class size and student or teacher rate. |
D.Some colleges are better at preparing students for the future. |
E.College is about much more than classes and earning a degree. |
F.Many things contribute to your academic experience in college. |
G.So they can give you viewpoints independent of schools’ talking points. |
【推荐1】In school, we' re taught word repetition is bad and that we shouldn't use the same word over and over again in the same piece. It gives the impression that we have a severely limited vocabulary.
Later on, however, we' re sometimes told that it's better to use the same word repeatedly. With dialogue, some novel-writing professors recommend using "said" with each comment instead of replacing it with synonyms(同义词)(whispered, responded, etc.). Word repetition is also an emotional appeal strategy for speeches and sales, because people remember and respond to things they hear multiple times.
So which way is right?
The answer is, "It depends.” If you're writing for school, it's not a very good idea to use the same word constantly. If you're writing dialogue that you want to keep moving at a fast pace, using mostly “said” can help do that because "he said” and "she said” more or less fade into the background. They don't take much time or attention for the readers, so they can skip over and focus on the dialogue. However, this isn't a hard-and-fast rule. You might rely on “said” for one scene and mix in a bunch of synonyms for another.
Repeating a word can also provide emphasis, and it's really good for sales. Think about commercials and how they re-use specific words to make sure that those words stick in your memories. The trick to this method, however, is that you have to make sure other words aren't repeating the same way. Otherwise, the repetition loses its power.
In the end, it comes down to personal taste and the effect you' re trying to achieve. As Shakespeare said, "there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." You may need to repeat the same word every time. You may need to mix it up with synonyms. You may need to do both at the same time for different ideas. And the decision may change completely by what you're trying to do.
1. Why should you avoid repetition in your school essay?A.It would get readers angry if you did that. |
B.Teachers thinks less of your vocabulary. |
C.Essays are graded by your vocabulary. |
D.Readers hate to read simple words over again. |
A.Limiting the writing speed. |
B.Speeding up the reading process. |
C.Putting more emphases on backgrounds. |
D.Highlighting the writer's vocabulary. |
A.Word repetition should be kept from being used in any way. |
B.The more word repetitions, the better effect they have. |
C.Repeat specific words but do the rest in another way. |
D.Make sure that each word is repeated in the same way. |
A.What Effect Can Repetition Have on Novels? |
B.Why does Poetry Use Repetitions? |
C.Is Word Repetition Good or Bad? |
D.How Is Word Repetition Used in Ads? |
【推荐2】These days, young people in some English-speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media.
Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh.” Or this sentence: “BAE, let me know if you stay in tonight.”
What on earth do they mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of “totally.” Similarly, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional.” It seems that, for millennials (千禧一代), typing in this form is not only quick but trendy.
As you can see, much millennial slang (俚语) is formed by so-called “totesing”—the systematic abbreviation (缩写) of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes,” but it has now spread to many other English words.
The origins of other millennial slang are more complex than “totesing.” “Bae,” for example, has been widely used by African-Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with one’s romantic partner or, for someone without romantic connection yet. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work, “bae” became mainstream.
Some people might think millennial slang lowers the value of the English language, but Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesn’t agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, share the same view. The two analyzed hundreds of examples of totes-speak and discovered totesing has complex roots.
It isn’t simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize your word count. Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speaker’s mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows sound system of English and has strict rules.
1. Which of the following best explains the underlined part in Paragraph 3?A.Creative and fresh. | B.Flexible and practical. |
C.Swift and romantic. | D.Time-saving and fashionable. |
A.To analyze how it came into being. |
B.To explain why it has been widely used. |
C.To introduce some other millennial slang. |
D.To show some millennial slang has complex origins. |
A.It has no specific rules. |
B.It is usually used casually. |
C.It requires a good command of English. |
D.It’s simply a way to reduce word count. |
A.A Language is Widely Used |
B.Linguists Approve of Totesing |
C.English Has Greatly Improved |
D.E-slang Catches on Among Youth |
【推荐3】The United States seems to have become extremely enthusiastic about competition. The famous Scripps National Spelling Bee—an annual spelling contest—now allows kids who last in regional competitions but whose parents agree to pay an entry fee (费用) along with their own food and accommodation to compete. And while some kids are working for what they call a spelling “career”, others are approaching chess competitions, dance competitions, cooking or other passions that previous generations developed somewhat later in life.
I’m disturbed by the phenomenon (现象), which seems to be getting worse and more intense.
My teacher always warned us that competition is a destructive quality; that the goal is never to beat anyone else. I think he’ll be cheered by author Peggy Noonan’s idea that a lot of us are running our own races, trying to rise to the occasion and beat some past and limited conception of ourselves by doing something great.
I heartily agree. Instead of paying attention to the accomplishments or possessions of others, we need to focus on our own potential, our own growth and take pleasure in our own particular set of circumstances. The battle for life is not against anyone else but against the darkness inside that tries to bring us down. I wish you only well. Your good doesn’t reduce mine. Your bad gives me no pleasure
Ms. Noonan also suggests that “you’re running your own race alongside others running theirs, and in the same direction. You’re doing something great together.” If we stop worrying about what our neighbor is earning or driving, the size of his house, the success of his marriage, the accomplishments of his children, we can sit back and enjoy our own lives. And if we all focus on what we each can achieve, regardless of anyone else, we have a chance of working as one, of actually being united.
Competition divides us. There are winners and losers. But that’s a very limited picture of reality. It may apply to spelling bees and soccer matches and even in some college classes, but life isn’t about triumphing (战胜) over someone else; it’s about triumphing over ourselves. The only acceptable competition is one where we encourage each other to be the best human being possible, and that’s the only game where “everyone is a winner”.
1. What does the author worry about?A.Youth competition is fierce. | B.Youth competition is expensive. |
C.Youth competition lacks fairness. | D.Youth competition lacks diversity. |
A.She’s also a student of the author’s teacher’s. |
B.She thinks competition is a destructive quality. |
C.She taught the author how to understand competition. |
D.She and the author’s teacher have similar views on competition. |
A.Know our competitors well. | B.Leave everything to chance. |
C.Get rid of the bad things inside us. | D.Learn from others’ successes and failures. |
A.People take turns to lead the race. |
B.People follow parallel paths to each other. |
C.One man’s loss is another man’s gain. |
D.No one goes in the same direction as anyone else. |
A.Your Real Competition Is With Yourself |
B.Everyone Is a Winner in the Battle for Life |
C.Competition Is a Good Thing, But Not to the Youth |
D.Through Competition, We Become Better Ourselves |
【推荐1】A trip to the theater, museum or art gallery could help you live longer. And the more often, the better, a new study suggests. Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that people engaged in the arts more frequently had a 31% lower risk of dying early when compared to those who didn't. Even going to the theater or museum once or twice a year was linked with a 14% lower risk.
“While other health behaviors like smoking, alcohol and exercise are undoubtedly bigger predictors of the rate of death, these leisure and pleasure activities people don't think as a health related activity do support good health and long life,” said Fancourt, an associate professor at UCL’s Research Department of Behavioral Science and Health.
How often an individual engaged in art activities, also including exhibitions, concerts and opera but not cinema, was measured at the start of the study in 2004 to 2005. The study looked at a range of economic, health and social factors to try and explain why there is a link between “arts engagement” and living longer, although as an observational study it can't establish cause. Part of the reason, the study said, comes down to social and economic differences among those who go and don't go to museums, exhibitions and art galleries. Wealth, they found, explained about 9% of the association. Cognitive(认知的) differences, social engagement and mental health also played a role.
“Things like free time and occupational status made no material difference,” said Fancourt, “but engagement in arts can reduce stress and build creativity that allows people to adapt to changing circumstances. It also helps people build social capital — accessing emotional support and information that helps people age more successfully. A greater sense of purpose could also play a role. If this (study) is added to the larger body of evidence, we are getting an increasingly rich picture on how arts can benefit health and it's not about one single outcome. It can have wide ranging benefits and support healthier lives lived longer.”
This study did not look at the effects of taking part in art-related activities but a World Health Organization review of available evidence published last year found that both receptive participation, like visiting a museum, and active participation, like singing in a choir, had health benefits.
1. How is the text mainly developed?A.By giving examples. |
B.By making a comparison. |
C.By listing data. |
D.By presenting facts. |
A.Engagement in art activities could help people live longer. |
B.Arts engagement plays a big part in people's good health. |
C.Smoking, alcohol and exercise are good to people's health. |
D.Smoking, alcohol and exercise could lower the risk of death. |
A.Going to the theatre. |
B.Attending a concert. |
C.Visiting the museum. |
D.Watching a movie. |
A.Arts engagement depends on whether we have free time. |
B.Social and economic differences affect our arts engagement greatly. |
C.Participating in art activities can bring us many health benefits. |
D.This new study is scientifically confirmed. |
【推荐2】Bees and butterflies are active during the daytime. They get a lot of attention for their roles as pollinators(传粉者).But moths(蛾)aren't given the prominence they deserve.
Actually, moths are seen much less often, because they're active at night. Moth bodies often seem furry. Pollen—a yellow powder in the center of most flowers, from one flower sticks to their bodies and falls off when they move to other flowers. Scientists studied insects around nine ponds on farmlands in the United Kingdom. They visited these ponds once a month from March to October.
They studied three groups of insects: moths, bees that normally work together, like honey bees, and flying insects which work alone, such as butterflies. At the ponds, the scientists caught these flying insects and died to collect pollen from their bodies. In all, the scientists checked 838 moths, 632 other insects which work alone, and 1,548 honey bees.
By studying the pollen they collected, the scientists were able to see which plants the insects had visited. The moths had pollen from 47 different kinds of plants, including seven plants that bees don't normally visit. The honey bees had pollen from 46 different kinds of plants. The other insects that work alone had visited 45 different kinds of plants. Richard Walton, who led the study, says that bees usually choose the plants with the most nectar(花蜜)and most pollen. However, moths pollinate many different plants, filling in the gaps left by the daytime pollinators.
Not only do moths pollinate plants, they also provide important food for birds and bats.
But, like many other insects, moth numbers have dropped greatly in the last 50 years, mainly because of pesticides and the loss of natural lands. Just like bees and butterflies, moths are worth protecting. "Moths are by no means less important," says Dr. Walton.
1. What does the underlined word probably mean in paragraphl?A.Praise. | B.Chances. |
C.Concerns. | D.Future. |
A.Moths and other insects' living habits. |
B.Research on insects' spreading pollen. |
C.Classification of insects by scientists. |
D.The ways in which moths carry pollen. |
A.They are less choosy. | B.They eat less in the daytime. |
C.They are more diverse. | D.They carry more pollen. |
A.Moths Pollinate Plants Strangely |
B.Moths Are More Vital Than We Think |
C.Moths Help Bees to Pollinate Plants |
D.Moths Visit Some Flowers Bees Skip |
【推荐3】What is talent? Are you born with it? Or does it seem to develop over time? Before I start, I’d like to say that one thing everyone agrees on is that the most skilled musicians have worked hard to get there.
While it’s true that a few of us had enough “talent” to avoid extra practice to do just as well as those who did, those who worked hard easily beat us. It is, in fact, very likely that if some of us “talented ones” had actually been practicing and improving our skill, we would have achieved a whole different level.
Another aspect of talent seems to be heart and passion (酷爱). The people I see who are the most talented musicians are crazy about music. They eat, breathe, and live music and they make an extraordinary effort to make it part of their lives. As Remus Badea said, desire for the musician-to-be is significant for them to be successful. This desire is easily found in those considered to be talented. When you want and love something so bad, it drives you and your entire character can be shaped around it. Such determined passion seems to produce incredible skill and talent.
The third aspect (方面) of talent is having talent around you. When surrounded by talented musicians, it only seems natural that you start to catch up to their level Take a look at almost any group of musicians in history. The more talented people in the group the more talented the group is as a whole. A great example of this is the relationship between audio producer and artist. The artist turns up to the studio with their song, and as they work through recording it, the audio producer will often suggest various changes to the song to make it better.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.Pride goes before a fall. |
B.It’s never too old to learn. |
C.Practice contributes to talent. |
D.Talent determines achievements. |
A.Passion. | B.Character . | C.Skill. | D.Talent. |
A.To introduce what real talents are. |
B.To explain how a song is composed. |
C.To prove talents need team spirit. |
D.To show the benefits of being with talents. |
A.Music has no limits. |
B.Musicians are born with talent. |
C.Music favors the talented. |
D.Musicians are created, not born. |