People get truly happy and successful by trying to be themselves. Not on the outside—on the inside. It's not about a brand(品牌) or a character. It's about truth: who you really are. It sounds simple, I know. The problem is—it's very hard to do, it takes a lot of work, and it can take a lifetime to understand who you are.
Nothing worth doing in life is ever easy. If you want to do great work, it's going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you're going to have to break out of your comfort zone(舒适区).
But you know, you can think of a better way to spend your life. I mean, what's life for if not finding yourself and trying to become the best, the truest version(版本) of you that you can be?
That's what Steve Jobs meant when he said this in a speech at Stanford University：
Your time is limited(有限的), so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. You have to trust that the points will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your heart, luck, life, whatever. This way has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking for. Don't settle down.
Not only that, but what Jobs was talking about and what I'm talking about require focus(专注) and hard work, two things that are very hard to come by these days. Unless you take on the challenge and start up the road to selfdiscovery, or nothing will be achieved. Whatever you might discover, all you have to do is to start the journey.
1题判断正误("T"表示正确；"F"表示错误)；2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1.To be yourself is to be true on the inside.（ ）
2.You have to ________________ to do great work besides taking a lot of hard work.
3.Where did Steve Jobs make the speech about being yourself?
____________________________________
4.____________________________________
5.____________________________________
John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major(专业). He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to apply(申请) for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was _____, everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them fluently(流利地). John was very satisfied with his performances and was very _____ that he could get the job.
But at that moment, the manager's phone _____. He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, "Sorry, I want to get some important information now. Please give me the book with the red _____ on that desk." John looked around and found three books on the desk, _____ John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him politely. Holding the book, the manager _____ the phone and said, "Sorry, we cannot give the job to you." John was _____ and wondered why. The manager said, "There are three _____. First, when you came into the office, I found that the third button(纽扣) on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed and you took one randomly(随意地). Third, when I was answering the call, you should run to the desk to take the book to save time. These details(细节) showed you are not a careful person." Therefore, John didn't get the job.
We can learn a(n) _____ from John's experience. Some people don't _____ the details in life. But it is the details that count.
1.A.told B.interviewed C.checked D.questioned
2.A.thankful B.excited C.confident D.lucky
3.A.lost B.answered C.rang D.called
4.A.cover B.picture C.name D.mark
5.A.so B.or C.for D.but
6.A.searched for B.picked up C.held on D.hung up
7.A.surprised B.helpless C.disappointed D.worried
8.A.methods B.results C.collections D.reasons
9.A.subject B.idea C.skill D.lesson
10.A.mind B.mention C.find D.provide
At 9:30 p.m.yesterday, I was sitting in my chair, listening to a strange sound. It made me 1.(scare). This was the 2.(three) time I heard the sound. I didn't know who or what made the sound.
I was too scared to open my eyes until the sound 3.(stop). I thought about asking for help, but I was sure people would laugh at me. "There are no such 4.(thing) as monsters，" they'd say. "There it is again!" I shouted. My mom came upstairs and asked me w5. was going on. Then she heard 6. strange noise too. She went into the bathroom. I wanted to stop my mom because I was afraid that something bad would h7. to her.8. she started laughing. "It's OK, dear. It's just a strong wind making 9.(you) curtain shake and knock the window."
I was very surprised. Since then, I've started thinking more 10.(deep). In the world, there are no monsters. I don't need to be afraid.
(2020原创) It's reported that the ________ fire has caused great loss and trouble for the local people.
A.unexpected B.exciting C.necessary D.weak
(2020原创)We have to ________ the picnic because of the heavy rain.
A.have B.hold C.enjoy D.cancel
(2020原创)If one thing is ________ another one, it means it is over it or higher than it.
A.above B.below C.against D.among
