【期末考点培优】专题12 阅读理解-2025-2026学年九年级全册英语期末复习考点培优北师大版（含答案解析）

/ 让学习更有效 期末备考培优 | 英语学科 / 让学习更有效 期末备考培优 | 英语学科 2025-2026学年九年级全册英语期末复习考点培优北师大版 专题12 阅读理解 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ I’m sorry, Mr. Brown. Let me tell you why that idea may fail you. I know people who graduated at 21 and didn’t get a job until they were 27. I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately. I know people who never went to university but found what they love at 18. I know people who found a job straight out of college making much money but hate what they do. I know people who took gap years and found their purposes. I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16, but they changed their minds at 26. So my point is everything in life happens according to our time, our clock. You may look at some of your friends and think that they’re ahead of you. Maybe some of them you feel are behind. But everything happens at their own pace (速度). They have their own time and clock and so do you. Be patient. It took till 32 for J. K. Rowling to be published for Harry Potter. Ortega set up Zara when he was 39. Morgan Freeman got his big break (机遇) at 52. Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old. Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34. Getting your degree (学位) after 25 is still an achievement. Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful. Starting a family after 35 is still possible. And buying a house after 40 is still great. Don’t let anyone rush you with their time lines. As Einstein said, “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that’s counted truly counts.” And this is the most important thing. I want you to be able to have meaningful, purposeful and fulfilling (让人感觉有意义的) lives for yourselves, and learn how to use that to make a difference in the lives of others. That will be the true success. 1．The underlined “idea” may be the thought that _____. A．buying a house after 40 is great B．getting a job after 35 is wonderful C．starting a family after 30 is a shame D．getting a degree after 25 is an achievement 2．The speaker gives so many examples of famous people in order to _____. A．tell listeners that they are too old to achieve success B．wish listeners to admire their wealthy but busy lives C．ask listeners to keep their own pace of life and be patient D．show listeners that they would never know what the true success is 3．Which is TRUE according to the speech A．Getting your degree before 25 is still an achievement. B．Everything in life happens according to one clock. C．Remember to look at someone and think they are behind. D．Enjoy your meaningful life and make a difference in others’ as well. 4．The speech may make the listeners think life is full of _____. A．danger B．hope C．fear D．surprise Stephen Hawking, the most famous scientist of his time, died when he was 76 on March 14, 2018. He died peacefully on Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England. ... ...