There is an old Spanish saying which goes, "Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
You will be much happier if you go for it. Imagine how happy you will be if you're living the life you always dreamed about.
| A．Take me for example. |
| B．Tomorrow is not promised. |
| C．How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? |
| D．A salesperson was born. |
| E．The only thing that is stopping you is yourself. |
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After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.
I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”
1. After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in at first.
| A．Chicago | B．Dixon |
| C．Davenport | D．Illinois |
| A．he had played high school football |
| B．he did not pass the interview |
| C．he had no working experience |
| D．he had no interest in the job |
| A．In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job. |
| B．The writer took the train to different places to look for the job. |
| C．The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again. |
| D．MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly. |
| A．it is hard to find a job |
| B．mother’s help is necessary |
| C．we should hope for the best |
| D．life is full of disappointment |
When your Lakers’ (洛杉矶湖人队) dream comes true tomorrow, you need to think out a way to invest (投资) in the future of your family and friends. This sounds simple, but you have to take some time to think it over.
I said invest. I did not say give. Let me explain.
Just giving material things to your siblings (兄弟姐妹) and friends may seem to be right decision. You love them, and they were always there for your giving up, so it’s only right that they should share your success and all that comes with it. Y ou buy them a car, a big house, and pay all of their bills. You want them to live a comfortable life, right?
But that is not the truth.
You will come to understand that you were taking care of them because it made you feel good to see them smiling. That was very selfish (自私的) of you. While you were feeling satisfied (满意的) with yourself, you were slowly eating away at their own dreams and ambitions (抱负). You were adding material things to their lives, but taking away the most precious (珍贵的) gifts of all: independence (独立) and growth.
You are going to be the leader of the family. This includes making hard choices, even if your siblings and friends do not understand them at the time.
Invest in their future; don’t just give.
Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purposes. Put them through school, set them up with job interviews and help them become leaders on their own.
I’m writing to you now so that you can begin this process quickly because your success has led to anger and jealousy (嫉妒) among your family.
There’s much more I could write to you, but at 17, I know you don’t have the attention span (注意力持续时间) to sit through 2, 000 words. Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache.
Much love,
Kobe
1. What might be the best title of his letter?| A．To My Younger Self | B．For My Dear Family | C．To My Beloved Son | D．For My Older Self |
①him feel satisfied with himself②his siblings and friends depend (依靠) on him
③his siblings and friends live a comfortable life④him stand out from other players
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．never dreamed of playing for Lakers | B．spend plenty of money buying houses for himself |
| C．had a circle of supportive friends and siblings | D．had trouble dealing with family relationship (关系) |
| A．shared his success, wealth and influence with others |
| B．refused to live with his siblings and friends |
| C．looked for well-paid jobs for his siblings and friends |
| D．encouraged his siblings and friends to achieve their goals through hard work |
| A．criticize (批评) his family for wasteful spending |
| B．give advice to young people about how to treat their family if they become rich |
| C．complain about feeling tired of looking after his family |
| D．tell young people to try their beset to take good care of their family |
【推荐3】A young man decided to visit a market known for its talented artists. He hoped to find someone or something to help him release (释放) the great forces in his heart.
When he was walking through the large noisy outdoor market, he felt that nothing seemed special. However, his ear caught a light sound of drops of water from the other side of an old wooden house. Coming upon an open gate, he saw a young woman sitting in an open yard around her with all kinds of stone sculptures (雕刻) of wild animals. Although these creations were in different times of completion, they already turned out unbelievable value.
Just then the young lady stood up, pulling a little hammer out of her pocket, and she walked toward a large stone that was placed on a work base. After careful examination of one small area, she hit it—just once—with her small hammer. She used so little force, so the young man felt sorry for her timidity (胆怯). He thought she must be a learner.
Suddenly tons of small pieces of the stone broke away. He thought she made a mistake and had broken the whole stone into pieces. A moment later he found she had not broken the stone, instead, she had released its secret character. With one hit she had not only uncovered a beautiful white material, but had shaped it to look like the beautiful neck of a great swan. He was shocked. What magic was this? He expected to know.
“Oh,” she laughed. “I’m guessing you’ve only been there in the last few minutes. Before you began watching me I had had hundreds of similar small hits to the exact same spot on that stone. You saw the result of many days of careful work matched with a special kind of quiet consideration.”
“That’s how all great things are achieved…lasting attention matched with continuous effort—a little bit at a time—until the right time comes. Then nothing can get in the way of what must be released,” the young lady continued. Suddenly, the young man seemed to understand something.
1. When the young man just arrived the market, he thought it was________ .| A．common | B．special | C．quiet | D．small |
| A．she was only a learner of the stone sculptures | B．she was very shy and nervous when she worked |
| C．she achieved a great piece of work on the stone | D．she hit the stone only once with her tiny hammer |
| A．how the young lady finished her stone sculpture of the swan |
| B．the young man knew the secret of achieving all great things |
| C．how the young man found the secret of the stone sculptures |
| D．the young lady was very clever compared to the young man |
| A．The market sold food and clothes besides sculptures. |
| B．The young lady broke the whole stone into pieces. |
| C．The young man was shocked at the swan work. |
| D．The young man watched the lady’s whole work. |
| A．a market known for its talented artists | B．a young man’s experience to learn art |
| C．stone sculptures of wild animals | D．a young woman’s great art skill |
