五、阅读理解
After years of learning about human nature, I have decided that two qualities make a difference between people of great achievements and common people—curiosity and discontent (不满足). I have never known an excellent man who didn't have either. And I have never known a common man who had both.
Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) matter much more than ambition (雄心). Galileo (伽利略) was not only ambitious when he dropped objects of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, "Why? Why? Why?"
Luckily, curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned. We are born with them and need only to recapture (回忆) them. "The great man," said Mencius, "is he who does not lose his child's heart." Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging customs. We just follow the crowd.
Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation (犹豫). But once having met and liked them, we may think how terrible it is if we have missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.
How should you start? First, stay modest. I think of one friend who couldn't plant flowers well. She was curious about how the experts (专家) did it. Now, she is one of the experts.
The way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven't any special ability? Most people don't; there are only a few geniuses (天才). You haven't any time? That's good, because it's always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking. You're too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you'll never be more alive than you are at this moment.
() 1. The writer writes Paragraph 1 to .
A. present his idea B. compare (对比) different people
C. reach a conclusion D. show the importance of success
() 2. What does the example of Galileo tell us?
A. Scientists all have great ambitions.
B. Experiments (实验) lead to the finding of truth.
C. Creativity comes from challenging customs.
D. Greatness comes from curiosity and discontent.
() 3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. Getting success helps you become an expert.
B. The geniuses usually get things done easily.
C. Short of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
D. You should remain modest after making achievements.

1.A 2.D 3.C

【分析】
1. 第1题：先通读第一段内容，作者开篇直接点明“成就卓越的人与普通人的核心区别是好奇心和不满足”这一核心观点，因此第一段的作用是呈现自己的核心想法，需从选项中匹配对应的表述。
2. 第2题：定位到第二段，该段先强调好奇心和不满足这两种驱策力比雄心更重要，随后以伽利略为例，补充说明历史上的伟人都具备好奇且不满足的特质，所以这个例子是为了论证“伟大源于好奇心和不满足”这一观点。
3. 第3题：聚焦最后两段，作者针对人们常用来逃避行动的“没能力、没时间、年纪大”等借口，通过列举具体事例逐一反驳，说明这些都不能成为不行动的理由，据此判断正确选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：第一段作者开门见山提出核心观点，并未对不同人群做对比、推导结论（观点本身并非推导得出的结论）或单纯强调成功的重要性，因此目的是呈现自己的想法，选A。
2. 第2题：第二段明确指出“these deep human urges (驱策力) matter much more than ambition”，随后以伽利略为例，并补充“Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent”，说明该例子是为了证明伟大来自好奇心和不满足，选D。
3. 第3题：最后两段中，作者针对“无特殊能力、没时间、年纪大”等借口，分别用普通人成为专家、Harriet Stowe带娃时写书、Thomas Costain和Grandma Moses晚年取得成就的例子反驳，表明缺乏天赋和时间不是不行动的理由，选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C
【知识点】
议论文主旨理解
细节推理判断
段落作用分析
【点评】
这篇议论文围绕“好奇心与不满足是区分卓越者与普通人的关键品质”展开，题目侧重考查对段落作用、事例支撑观点以及段落主旨的理解。解题时需紧密结合文本关键句，通过分析上下文逻辑判断选项，能有效提升学生的议论文阅读和推理能力。
【难度系数】
0.6