GROWING up in the Bay Area, I noticed that only those who could afford music lessons and expensive instruments were given access to music. This didn’t make sense to me. I created Lessons for Life to make learning music a right, not a privilege. We match underserved (服务匮乏的) students, who otherwise would not have access to one-on-one music instruction, with volunteer tutors from high schools and colleges.
Lessons for Life started out as a community service project in high school. I was intent (急切的) on making music a reality for students. I remember receiving an email from a young girl, Claire, requesting to participate in the program.
Claire had a disability and she described how listening to music made her feel connected to the world. She had always wanted to play the violin, but her school didn’t have a music program. Claire planned on taking three buses from her home in Oakland to San Francisco to take lessons. At that moment, I understood I had to turn Lessons for Life from a community service project into a non-profit.
At first, my community laughed at this idea. Teachers and friends commented that I was simply too young. This only sparked (激发) my ambition. If I could do it, I could show other young women that they can start meaningful companies and non-profits too. In that moment, I decided to be a leader and a role model, making the impossible look possible.
After five years, I am leading a non-profit and am a part of a revolution in music education. Natalie, the first student I instructed, is now in the Youth Symphony and plans on becoming a professional musician. Other students share similar stories to Natalie’s. We are teaching our kids not only how to play music, but also how to take a chance and create.
Yet still, they began their journeys.” You are ready for greatness. The only risk is not trying. In my journey of leadership, friends of all ages have asked me how they too can build meaningful and successful careers for themselves. I tell them that only they can turn themselves into leaders. As Mike Dooley once said, “The one thing all famous achievers in any field have in common is that they all began their journeys when they were none of these.
21.What can we learn from the article about Lessons for Life?
A. Only those who could afford music lessons and expensive instruments could attend it.
B. It was intended to help students who couldn’t afford one-on-one music instruction.
C. The author loved music so much that she started teaching music to disabled people in her
community.
D. It started out as a high school non-profit with volunteer tutors from high schools and
colleges.
22. What was the author’s reaction to the ridicule and disbelief around her?
A. Angry, then she started her company right away.
B. Defeated, which meant that she gave up the idea for a while.
C. Unsure, but she continued to make the impossible possible.
D. Determined to achieve her goal and to show that others can do it too.
23. What are Paragraphs 3-5 mainly about?
A. How the author has succeeded in her career.
B. Why the author decided to be a leader.
C. When the author began leading a non-profit.
D. How Claire and Natalie influenced the author.
24. According to the author, how can you build a meaningful and successful career?
A. Look before you leap. B. Care about what others need.
C. Just do it, and you can make it. D. Be passionate about your cause.
BDAC
人生感悟类阅读的概念:
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪,使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文,如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事,有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导:
一、文章特点:
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪,使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文,如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事,有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”,点出全文的中心思想,就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂,耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似,一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句(论点),其它句子围绕主题展开论述(论据),论证方法多种多样,或举例,或引用名言,或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧:
针对生活感悟类文章的特点,做这类文章的完形填空时,要特别注意以下几点:
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文,找出when,where,who,what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔,充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句,有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域,而是谈一些小事和简单的道理,所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣,读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度,从而提高做题的准确度。因此,考生在平时要做一个有心人,即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事,思考人生的一些基本道理,多阅读一些短小精悍的美文,多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心,做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
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A. Take full responsibility B. Slow down your pace C. Find an advisor D. Cherish people around you E. Find your deepest values F. Be willing to change |
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You need to change in order to grow. Changing your life is a continuous process. It never ends. The moment you stop changing, you stop growing. Here are some tips that may help to change your life:
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To change your life, you need time to think and reflect. If you are always busy, you won’t have the time to think about your life, let alone taking action to change it. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast ― you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
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It’s your life; nobody can change it but you. If you aren’t willing to change, then nothing in this world can make you do so. To build the willingness to change, first you should realize that your life can be better than it is now. No matter how good your life is, it can always be improved. On the other hand, don’t feel hopeless if your life doesn’t seem good right now. You can always change your life for the better.
Don’t blame other people for the bad things that happen in your life. Don’t blame your family, friends, boss, or the economy. Whether your life goes up or down depends on you and you alone. Stephen Covey once said, “We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.”
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Deep down in your heart, there are some principles that you know is true. Take the time to find them. What do you think is the most valuable thing in life? What principles do you think you must follow to live a fulfilling life? These are the values that you need to align yourself with. Find them and remind yourself constantly about them.
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Not only can this person give you advice on what to do in certain situations, he can also warn you about possible pitfalls in your path. Without a mentor, most likely you will have to learn many lessons the hard way. Having a mentor will save you serious amount of time.