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【题目】Andrew Carnegie—the King of Steel（钢铁）,was born in 1835, in Scotland. In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money. Andrew Carnegie had a few years’ schooling. He worked from an early age.

In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others. Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US, and became one of thewealthiestmen in America.

Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society. He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.

His more contributions（贡献）to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. It has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other contributions to society are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to develop understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to provide money for scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.

Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness. His contributions of more than five million dollars built 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the public library system that we all enjoy today.

【1】Which of the following is the correct order about Andrew Carnegie?

①He built his own steel industry in the US.

②His family moved to America.

③He built his first steel company with others.

④He built part of Carnegie-Mellon University.

A. ①②③④ B. ②③①④

C. ②①④③ D. ④③②①

【2】What does the underlined word “wealthiest” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. most popular B. most famous C. richest D. greatest

【3】What was Carnegie’s idea about helping others?

A. Helping others as much as possible.

B. Providing what the poor needed.

C. Giving money was the most convenient way to help the poor.

D. Providing educational chances for the poor.

【4】What do the last two paragraphs tell us?

A. What Carnegie did for society. B. Carnegie’s success.

C. The ways to help the poor. D. How Carnegie carried out his idea.

【5】Why did the writer write about the passage?

A. To tell us Carnegie’s life. B. To tell us Carnegie’s contributions.

C. To let us learn about Carnegie well. D. To tell how great Carnegie is.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】本文主要介绍了安德鲁·卡内基的生平，如何创建他的钢铁业以及他对社会的贡献。

【1】B

细节理解题。根据In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money.可知安德鲁·卡内基在1948年搬到了美国。根据In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others.可知在19世纪70年代他建立了第一家钢铁公司。根据Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US,可知在接下来的几年，他在美国家里自己的钢铁工业。根据He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University.可知他成功后建立现在卡内基梅隆大学的一部分。故按照时间顺序，选B。

【2】C

词义猜测题。根据Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society.可知他是有钱人，故是美国最富有的人，故选C。

【3】D

细节理解题。根据He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.可知他认为应该给那些贫穷的人提供教育机会，以此让他们自助。故选D。

【4】A

概括归纳题。根据His more contributions（贡献）to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.和Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness.可知最后两段告诉我们卡内基对社会的贡献，故选A。

【5】D

推理判断题。根据本文主要介绍了安德鲁·卡内基的生平，如何创建他的钢铁业以及他对社会的贡献，因此是想要让我们了解卡内基是多么伟大的一个人。故选D。