新課標(biāo)2024高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題練習(xí)15閱讀理解2

PAGEPAGE1專題練習(xí)十五閱讀理解2A(2024·諸暨中學(xué)高三期中)Maureenstoodbythelake.Suddenlytheotherchildrencamerunningthroughthetreeswithsharpcriesofexcitement.Theyrusheduptothelake,leaningovertheclearwater,watchingthecrowdsoftinyfish.Somechildrendemandedloudlytogototheboats,butallatoncethosewhohadbeenleftbehindattheice-creamstall(小攤)camerunninguptomakesomeannouncementorother,andtheyallleftthewateranddashedbackthewaytheyhadcome.Withgrowingexcitement,Maureenranafterthem.Whenshesawwhathadbeenrunfor,shestoppedrunning.Theywerebuyingthingsagain.Thetoystallwasopenandtheywerecrowdingaroundit.Behindthestallamiddle-agedwomanwassellingagreatvarietyofsmallrubbish.Shetookmoneyfromtheforestofsmallhandsinexchangeforlittleboats,plasticdolls,yellowpencilsandrubbers,oranything.Maureenleanedagainstatree,lookingon.Theideaofspendingwashedagainstherfacelikeastrongcurrent,tryingtodrawherin.NonaParkerpushedouttotheedgeofthegroupandlaidwhatshehadboughtonthegroundsothatshecouldseewhatmoneyshehadleftinherwhitepurse.UnderMaureen'seyeslayaboat,amouthorgan,andlittleplatesofdoll'sfoodincolouredplaster—abrownloadofbread,ajointofbeef,apinkpudding—alltinyandterriblydesirable.Maureenwassofullofthewishforthethingslikethatthatshecouldn'tbeartolookatthem.Sheturnedherheadsharply.Herfaceagainstthetree,sheshuthereyesandprayedeagerlyforsomemoney,forthepriceofasetoftoyplates.Inamoment,sheopenedhereyes,butshedidn'tturnbacktothestall.Itwastoopainfultoseetheothersbuyingwhatevertheywanted.Sherubbedalmostroundthetree,hereyesontheground.Andthereunderherfeetwasaten-pencepiece.本文是一篇記敘文。文章講解并描述的是Maureen看到其他孩子買東西而自己沒錢買時的苦痛。1．Whydidchildrendashbackonhearingsomeannouncement?A．Towatchtinyfish.B．Tobuynewtoys.C．Tocollectvariousrubbish.D．Toseeamiddle-agedwoman.答案：B解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段中“Whenshesawwhathadbeenrunfor,shestoppedrunning.Theywerebuyingthingsagain.Thetoystallwasopenandtheywerecrowdingaroundit.”可知，孩子們一聽到通知就連忙跑回來是因為他們要買新玩具。故選B。2．Maureenstoppedrunningaftertheotherchildrenbecauseshe________.A．wastooshytopushherwayinB．thoughttheotherchildrenwererichC．knewthestallwassellingrubbishD．couldn'taffordtobuyanything答案：D解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段中“Maureenwassofullofthewishforthethingslikethatthatshecouldn'tbeartolookatthem.Sheturnedherheadsharply.Herfaceagainstthetree,sheshuthereyesandprayedeagerlyforsomemoney,forthepriceofasetoftoyplates.”可知，Maureen不再追逐其他孩子了，因為她買不起任何東西。故選D。3．Maureen'sstrongdesirefortheplatesofdoll'sfoodgrewwhen________.A．shehappenedtoseewhatNonahadboughtB．NonacheckedherremainingmoneyC．shesawotherchildrenbuyingthingsfreelyD．Nonawaspushedtotheedgeofthegroup答案：A解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段中“UnderMaureen'seyeslayaboat,amouthorgan,andlittleplatesofdoll'sfoodincolouredplaster—abrownloadofbread,ajointofbeef,apinkpudding—alltinyandterriblydesirable.Maureenwassofullofthewishforthethingslikethatthatshecouldn'tbeartolookatthem.”可知，Maureen看到Nona買了什么東西，對那一盤多彩的食物產(chǎn)生了劇烈的欲望。故選A。4．Seeingtheothersbuyingsomanywonderfulthings,Maureenfelt________.A．thrilledB．helplessC．curiousD．a(chǎn)nnoyed答案：B解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段中“Inamoment,sheopenedhereyes,butshedidn'tturnbacktothestall.Itwastoopainfultoseetheothersbuyingwhatevertheywanted.”可知，看到其他人買了這么多好東西，Maureen感到很無助。故選B。B(2024·昆明市高三質(zhì)檢)Five-year-oldPrisillaPerez,astudentatMeadorElementarySchoolinWillis,wasunhappywithherrecenthaircut,whichresultedfromaseveredisease.WhenstudentsinherclassstartedcallingPrisillaaboy,shefeltashamed,oftencryingandlosingfocusinschool.Herteacher,ShannonGrimm,sympathizedwithherunhappiness.GrimmandPrisilla'smomwereconcerned,buttheirideasdidn'twork.“Wehadclassroomdiscussionsabouthowgirlshaveshorthairandboyshavelonghair,andIshowedthemphotosofmoviestarswithdifferentlooks，”Grimmsaid.“However,itwasn'tsinkingin.”GrimmthoughtaboutPrisillathroughoutwinterbreak,andonemorning,shehadanidea:Cutoffherhair—ascarythoughtforGrimm,whoworeherhairlongandtookprideinit.“I'veneverhadshorthair,andIstressedaboutitfortwoweeksbeforemakingadecision，”shesaid.OnJan.4,Grimminvitedahairstylistfriendtoherhome.“Itoldhimtokeepgoing,evenifIcried，”shesaid.Theclasslovedtheirteacher'snewdo,especiallyPrisilla,whoexcitedlyranofftheschoolbusthatafternoonyelling,“Mom,MsGrimmcutherhair！”Theteacheralsoboughtmatchingbowsforherselfandthegirl,sotheycouldstyletheirhairtogether.InFebruary,theteacherrecommendedPrisillafortheschooldistrict'sStudentoftheMonthAward,butduringtheMondayceremony,shereceivedasurprise“heromedal”fromthegirl.“Nowwehavematchingawards，”saysGrimm.Prisilla'smother,Maria,saidthatGrimm'sthoughtfulnessbroughthertotears.“Iwasshocked.Iwascrying.Icouldn'tbelieveit—shedidsomethingIwouldn'thavethebraverytodo.Iwillneverforgetthat.”本文是一篇記敘文，主要講解并描述因為疾病，PrisillaPerez不得不剪頭發(fā)，為此班上同學(xué)起先訕笑她，讓她很抑郁，為此Grimm老師做了許多事情，但是都沒能奏效，最終她想出了一個方法：自己也剪掉頭發(fā)，沒想到這一方法很奏效。1．WhywasPrisillaunhappyatschool?A．Shewasn'tsatisfiedwithherteacher.B．Shecouldn'tconcentrateinclass.C．Shewaslaughedatbyherclassmates.D．Shecouldn'tgetonwellwithothers.答案：C解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段“Five-year-oldPrisillaPerez,astudentatMeadorElementarySchoolinWillis,wasunhappywithherrecenthaircut,whichresultedfromaseveredisease.WhenstudentsinherclassstartedcallingPrisillaaboy,shefeltashamed,oftencryingandlosingfocusinschool.”可知，因為疾病，PrisillaPerez不得不剪頭發(fā)，為此班上同學(xué)叫她男孩，她感到羞愧，故可知，她因為發(fā)型被同學(xué)訕笑，故選C。2．WhatmadeGrimmhaveherownhaircut?A．Praisefromherstudents.B．Devotiontoherstudents.C．RequestofPrisilla'smother.D．Suggestionfromthehairstylist.答案：B解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第四段“Theclasslovedtheirteacher'snewdo,especiallyPrisilla,whoexcitedlyranofftheschoolbusthatafternoonyelling,‘Mom,MsGrimmcutherhair！’”可知，整個班級都喜愛老師的新發(fā)型，特殊是Prisilla，在下午放學(xué)下校車之后，急著告知媽媽，老師剪了她的頭發(fā)，故可知，Grim這么做是為了幫助Prisilla渡過難關(guān)，體現(xiàn)了對學(xué)生的愛，故選B。3．WhatcanweknowaboutGrimm?A．ShehadherhaircuttogetherwithPrisilla.B．Sheexpressedhersincerethankstoherpupils.C．Shehesitatedalotbeforehavingherhaircut.D．Shewonagoldmedalforfacingdifficultiesbravely.答案：C解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段“Cutoffherhair—ascarythoughtforGrimm,whoworeherhairlongandtookprideinit.‘I'veneverhadshorthair,andIstressedaboutitfortwoweeksbeforemakingadecision，’”可知，她突然有一個可怕的想法，就是剪掉她引以為豪的長發(fā)，并且在做這一確定之前，連續(xù)強(qiáng)調(diào)了兩周，故可知她遲疑了很久，故選C。4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．HowGrimmhelpedherstudentout.B．WhatproblemPrisillahadatschool.C．WhyPrisillawontheMonthAward.D．WhenGrimmgothernewhairstyle.答案：A解析：主旨大意題。本文主要講解并描述因為疾病，PrisillaPerez不得不剪頭發(fā)，為此班上同學(xué)起先訕笑她，讓她很抑郁，為此Grimm老師做了許多事情，但都沒能奏效，最終她想出了一個方法：自己也剪掉頭發(fā)。沒想到這一方法很奏效，故可知，本文的主題是關(guān)于老師幫助學(xué)生渡過難關(guān)，故選A。C(2024·咸陽市模擬檢測三)Kindergartenoutside?Yes，indeed.It'spartofagrowingworldwidetrendtowardoutdooreducation.TheschoolsarecalledForestKindergartens.NowthenumbersaresmallintheUS，buttheideaiswellestablishedinEurope,withschoolsinScotland,England,andSwitzerland.ByfarmostofsuchschoolsareinGermany,whichhasmorethan400Waldkindergartens.Childrenattendingsuchparticularschoolenjoyagoodamountofoutdooreducationeachday，rainorshine.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature;othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.Inallcases，studentsareactive—notsittingatdesksoronmatsonthefloorbutwalking,running,jumping,solvingproblemslikehowtogetthemudoffthebottomsoftheirshoesbeforetheirparentsfindout.Attheseforestkindergartens,studentslearnsciencebyobservinganddoingit,learnmathbyapplyingittothenaturalworldaroundthem，learnlettersandwordsbyputtingthemtogetherusingsightsandsounds.Thechildrenlearntomakecomparisonsusingnaturalthingslikeapplesandrocks.Theydevelopanappreciationforanimalsandplantsintheirnaturalenvironment—notjustbylookingatpicturesinabookoronacomputerscreen.Someofthescienceactivitiesinvolveteamwork,likeexplainingthebestwaytomoveaheavyobject,showinghowalever(杠桿)works.Inothersessions,teachersencouragestudentstodeveloptheirmotorskillsbybuildingwoodentoolssuchashammersandknives.Thesestudentsalsolearnhowtogetalongwithoneanother,individuallyandinagroup.Theyalsodevelophealthylevelsofself-confidence，justfrombeingabletodotheeverydayactivitiesthattheschooloffers.Inatimewhensomanychildrenarebeingclassifiedasobesebecauseoflongtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames,theseoutdoorschoolshelpchildrenlearnjustasmuch,ifnotmore，fromopeningtheireyestotheworldaroundthem.這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了以戶外教化為主的森林幼兒園的學(xué)習(xí)方式以及主動意義。1．WhichofthefollowingcountryhasthemostForestKindergartens?A．TheUS. B．Germany.C．TheUK. D．Switzerland答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。答案定位在其次段“ByfarmostofsuchschoolsareinGermany,whichhasmorethan400Waldkindergartens.”可知，德國擁有的森林幼兒園最多，故選B。2．Whatisthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?A．Toanalysehowchildrenlearnsocially.B．Tocomparedifferentteachingapproaches.C．Toshowhowchildrenlearnacademically.D．Todescribehowactivechildrenareintheclass.答案：C解析：推理推斷題。第四段的意思是在這些森林幼兒園里，學(xué)生通過視察和動手做來學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)，通過把數(shù)學(xué)運用到四周的自然世界來學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)，通過視覺和聲音來學(xué)習(xí)字母和詞匯。孩子們學(xué)會用蘋果和石頭等自然的東西進(jìn)行比較。他們培育了對自然環(huán)境中的動植物的觀賞實力，而不僅僅是通過看書或電腦屏幕上的圖片。由此推斷出第四段的目的是展示孩子們?nèi)绾螌W(xué)習(xí)，故選C。3．WhichmaybeseeninForestKindergartens?A．Childrenaredoinganexperimentwithchemicals.B．Teachersarewritingsomethingontheblackboard.C．Smartphonesarewidelyusedtohelpchildrenlearn.D．Everythinginnatureislikelytobeappliedtoteaching.答案：D解析：推理推斷題。答案定位在第三段“Childrenattendingsuchparticularschoolenjoyagoodamountofoutdooreducationeachday,rainorshine.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature;othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.”(在這樣一所特殊學(xué)校上學(xué)的孩子們，無論晴雨，每天都能享受到大量的戶外教化。一些課程的重點是自然；其他的一些學(xué)術(shù)科目在自然環(huán)境中教授。)由此推斷出在森林幼兒園中，自然界的一切都可能應(yīng)用于教學(xué)，故選D。4．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoForestKindergartens?A．Negative. B．Doubtful.C．Positive. D．Uncertain.答案：C解析：推理推斷題。答案定位在最終一段“Inatimewhensomanychildrenarebeingclassifiedasobesebecauseoflongtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames,theseoutdoorschoolshelpchildrenlearnjustasmuch,ifnotmore，fromopeningtheireyestotheworldaroundthem.”(許多孩子肥胖是因為長時間看電視和玩電腦嬉戲，這些戶外學(xué)校也能幫助孩子們學(xué)到同樣多的東西，至少，幫助他們拓寬了視野。)由此推斷出，作者對森林幼兒園持確定看法。A.Negative.否定的；B.Doubtful.懷疑的；C.Positive.確定的；D.Uncertain.不確定的。故選C。D(2024·武邑中學(xué)模擬)Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue,butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem.Forthestudy,researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep,astagewhenapersonhaslittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment.Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives,researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords.Whenthesubjectswokeup,theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations.Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger.Thisvague(模糊的)wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory.Unbelievably,thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance.That'snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue,butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel,evenduringsleep.Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory,butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness.Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep.Inotherwords,ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld,andlearningaboutit,evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent.Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbelearnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep.Ifso,itcouldforeverchangehowwetrainourbrainstolearnnewthings.Sleeplearningmightbecomeawidespreadpractice.本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了一項新的科學(xué)探討，探討發(fā)覺在睡眠中人腦的記憶功能仍發(fā)揮著作用，他們會在潛意識中記住在睡眠中聽到的語言。1．Whydidresearchersusesomemade-upwordsinthestudy?A．Toguaranteetheaccuracyofthetestresult.B．Toincreasethedifficultyoftestinginformation.C．Toavoidthesubjectscheatingintheexperiment.D．Totestifourbrainaregoodatlearningsomethingnew.答案：A解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段中的其次句“Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives，researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords.”可知，探討人員運用虛構(gòu)的詞為的是讓受試者不被所接觸過的外語詞匯影響，也就是為了保證明驗結(jié)果的精確性。2．Whatwerethesubjectsaskedtodointhestudy?A．Classifywhattheyheardbysize.B．Makeupawordtorepresent“l(fā)arge”or“small”．C．Repeatthewordstheyheardinthesleep.D．Imaginethemeaningsofthemade-upwords.答案：A解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段其次句“Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger.”可知，這些受測試者在試驗中要求去想象這些虛構(gòu)的詞所代表的物體是大還是小。故選A。3．Whatconclusiondidresearchersdrawfromthisstudy?A．Sleepisnecessaryforagoodmemory.B．Memoryformationgoesonduringsleep.C．Listeningduringsleepisgoodforourbrain.D．Learninglanguagesinsleephasbettereffects.答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最終一句“Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep.”可知，試驗表明在睡眠期間記憶力仍舊在形成。故選B。4．Whatwillbetheresearchers'nextplan?A．Totrainpeoplehowtolearnduringsleep.B．Toprovetheexistenceofunconsciousmemory.C．Todigoutthereasonforunconsciouslearning.D．Tostudytheeffectofsleeplearningonconsciouslearning.答案：D解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章末段第一句“Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbelearnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep.”可知，探討人員下一步要做的是測試潛意識中的學(xué)習(xí)是否能夠提高醒悟時的學(xué)習(xí)效率。故選D。E(2024·聊城市模擬)Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothinkandsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,UStechnologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someUSjudgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheUStopermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2024topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmerssavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.這是一篇說明文。人工智能和機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)快速發(fā)展，機(jī)器在一些競賽中超過了人類。除此以外，機(jī)器和人工智能被應(yīng)用于許多領(lǐng)域。1．Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachinelearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachinelearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofUSjudges.答案：C解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次、三段可知在第一場競賽中，運用人工智能的機(jī)器表現(xiàn)得比人類更好；在其次場競賽中，機(jī)器人在公開辯論中挑戰(zhàn)人類，結(jié)果大多數(shù)觀看者認(rèn)為機(jī)器在提高他們對這門學(xué)科的學(xué)問方面做得更好。這兩個競賽都體現(xiàn)了人工智能和機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)的強(qiáng)大，選C。2．Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning. B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation. D．Trackingsurvey.答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)“Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.”可知，人工智能的一個快速發(fā)展的領(lǐng)域是面部識別，它越來越多地被用于平安目的。故選B。3．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAIishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.答案：D解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)“someUSjudgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen，”可知，一些美國法官運用機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)系統(tǒng)來幫助他們確定罪犯應(yīng)當(dāng)被監(jiān)禁的時間和期限，再依據(jù)最終兩段可知機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)和人工智能還被應(yīng)用于平安監(jiān)控和預(yù)料世界杯足球賽的結(jié)果，愛護(hù)環(huán)境等。依據(jù)這些可以推斷機(jī)器在越來越多的領(lǐng)域幫助著人類，故選D。4．Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport. B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction. D．Agovernmentdocument.答案：A解析：推理推斷題。本文主要是關(guān)于人工智能和機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)的，最有可能是來自于科技報告(Atechnologyreport.)，故選A。F(2024·石嘴山三中第三次模擬)Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,“Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.”Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Jobmeans‘justoverbroke’．”Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers“l(fā)ivewithintheirmeans”.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.Ins