《2025年天星教育金考卷一轮复习单元滚动双测卷英语》

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[思辨能力][2025江苏部分学校期初调研]The expression “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration (汗水)” is often attributed to Thomas Edison. But nowadays, I think we should update the saying: “Success is 1% inspiration and 99% preparation.”
Indeed, ideas are shooting around faster than ever, but most are worthless because no one puts effort into implementing(贯彻) them. And as we're in a service economy now, implementation requires hours and hours not of sweat but of preparation. You must do it all: reading, researching, falling into one rabbit hole after another on the Internet to find the right series of test cases and quotes to make your point, and presenting your idea briefly and clearly.
Preparation is everything! Watch the amazing video of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars. The onboard camera shows the terrain (地形). After the landing, I'm pretty sure one of the scientists exclaims, “Hey, that's my rock.” In mission preparation, the entire landing area was digitized. The planners knew the placement of every rock and dip in terrain.
Churchill famously memorized his speeches and practiced giving them over and over in his bathtub. His speeches didn't sound like they were read from a piece of paper; they felt like a stream of consciousness. In his finest hours he showed the value of preparation.
But, you may ask, why put in any extra effort? ChatGPT can pass Advanced Placement tests, entrance exams for law and medical schools, and even the bar exam. That probably says more about how poor those tests are than about AI's ability. But even though AI can answer almost any question you throw at it, it is worthless in an elevator when your boss asks you what you think about new product ideas or sales prospects in Omaha.
The only answer comes from that 99% preparation. Study everything, not only the task you've been assigned. Dig deep. Come up with ideas and potential solutions. Work on an elevator speech for what excites you. Don't wing it. Prepare. And trust me, the feeling you get from preparation - induced success is better than anything you can buy. Preparation will make you super great.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?
A. The service economy makes ideas worthless.
B. Implementation does not take much time these days.
C. Ideas are of no use without preparation and hard work.
D. Implementation requires more inspiration than preparation.
2. How does the author try to persuade readers to accept his argument?
A. By listing examples.
B. By sharing his experience.
C. By providing research results.
D. By referring to experts' words.
3. What point is the author trying to make by mentioning ChatGPT?
A. ChatGPT is capable of passing various tests.
B. Preparation can help you perform better than AI.
C. Elevator conversations require high social skills.
D. Standard tests do not fully represent one's abilities.
4. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. How we can achieve success with little sweat.
B. Why perspiration still matters in modern times.
C. How we should make preparation for our future.
D. Why preparation can pave the way for your success.

答案： 1.C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Indeed, ideas are shooting around faster than ever, but most are worthless because no one puts effort into implementing(贯彻) them”可知,想法的涌现比以往任何时候都要快,但大多数都是毫无价值的,因为没有人投入精力去实现它们。由此可知,没有准备和努力的想法是没有用的。
2.A 推理判断题。结合全文内容可知,作者的论点与“准备很重要”相关。文章第三段第一句“Preparation is everything!”再现了作者的论点,第三段通过“毅力号”火星探测器登陆火星的例子论证作者的论点。第四段通过丘吉尔认真准备演讲说明了“the value of preparation”。由此可知,作者通过举例子说明自己的论点。
3.B 推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“But even though AI can answer... or sales prospects in Omaha”可知,尽管人工智能几乎可以回答你提出的任何问题,但当你的老板在电梯里问你对奥马哈市的新产品创意或销售前景的看法时,人工智能却毫无价值。这实际上也是在突出准备的重要性,即准备可以让你在需要时表现得比 AI 更好。
4.D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中的“Success is 1% inspiration and 99% preparation”、第三段的“Preparation is everything!”、第四段的“the value of preparation”、第六段的“The only answer comes from that 99% preparation ”和“Preparation will make you super great”可知,整篇文章主要围绕“准备”这一主题展开,通过多个例子和论述来强调准备对于成功的重要性。