Question

Do you think hard work can make anything possible? If you don’t, you may want to read the book We Can Do written by Moshe Kai Cavalin. It might change your mind.

Moshe Kai Cavalin is a 14-year-old American boy. He is about to graduate from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) this year. Before that, he had already gotten a degree (學位) from East Los Angeles Community College in 2009.

Recently, Cavalin published (出版) the book We Can Do. In this book, he talks about how to achieve things we want, by keeping yourself focused (專心的) and trying your best to do everything. He says this doesn’t need genius (天才), just hard work.

Cavalin says being called a genius “has always bothered (使煩惱) me… People need to know they don’t have to be geniuses; they just need to work hard and they can achieve anything. If I can reach the stars, others can reach the Milky Way(銀河，天河）.”

The idea of writing a book came from a teacher named Richard Avila at his first college. Cavalin says Avila inspired (啟發) him to write a book to explain how he succeeded, so he could inspire other people.

It took Cavalin four years to finish the book. Because his mother is Chinese, she wanted to publish the book in Chinese. So Cavalin translated the book into Chinese by himself. The book did well in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.

1.According to the passage, we know that _____.

A. Cavalin is a middle school student

B. Cavalin wants to read the book We Can Do

C. Cavalin will graduate from ELACC this year

D. Cavalin went to college at an early age

2. Cavalin owes (歸功于) his success to the following EXCEPT that _____.

A. he can focus on one thing

B. he has tried his best to do things

C. he was born a genius

D. he worked hard at his dream

3.Cavalin says “If I can reach the stars, others can reach the Milky Way” to _____.

A. show he can do better than others

B. say working hard is the way to success

C. show a genius must be a really smart person

D. prove the Milky Way is farther than the stars

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the book We Can Do?

A. Cavalin spent four years writing the book.

B. Cavalin’s mother helped him finish the book.

C. The book has four editions.

D. The book has not come out yet.

5.Did Calvalin translate the book into Chinese with the help of his mother?

A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t.

C. Yes, he didn’t. D. No, he did.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文告訴我們：Cavalin在很早的年齡就上大學了，Cavalin說：“如果我能夠到星星，別人就能到達銀河”是說努力工作是成功的方法。

1.根據本文我們知道Cavalin在很早的年齡上就大學了。根據Moshe Kai Cavalin is a 14-year-old American boy. He is about to graduate from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) this year. 故選D。

2.Cavalin把他的成功歸功于下列內容，除了他生就是一個天才。根據He says this doesn’t need genius, just hard work. 可知選C。

3.判斷推理題。Cavalin說：“如果我能夠到星星，別人就能到達銀河”是說努力工作是成功的方法。根據they just need to work hard and they can achieve anything. 和上下文故選B。

4.關于“We Can Do”這本書，下面哪一個是對的？根據It took Cavalin four years to finish the book. 可知，應該選A。

5.細節理解題。Calvalin是在媽媽的幫助下把這本書翻譯成中文嗎？不是。根據So Cavalin translated the book into Chinese by himself.故選B。

考點：教育類短文閱讀。