题目内容
17.Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy-they're given after all.Choice can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30 years old,and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't and I wasn't sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy,I'd been a garage inventor.I'd always wanted to be all inventor,and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company sellingbooks on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened carefully to me,and finally said,"That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job."That 1ogic made some sense to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice,but finally,I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration,I took the less safe path to follow my passion,and I'm proud of that choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choice.
21.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?C
A.His dream of being an inventor.
B.The support of his wife.
C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D.Millions of exciting titles,
22.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A
A.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B.He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C.He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.
D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
23. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?D
A.Cleverness and Kindness
B.The Starting of Amazon
C.Following My Passion
D.We Are What We Choose.
分析 本文主要讲了选择是困难得,但是最终我们要有自己的选择.
解答 21.C 推理判断题.根据句子I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me我从未见过或听说过任何发展如此迅速的东西,我想让所有的在线书店都能有数百万的书名是非常令人兴奋的.可见建立网上书店是因为互联网的加大使用.所以答案选C.
22.A 句意理解题.根据前文句子it really was a difficult choice…I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.这真是一个艰难的选择…我认为我不会后悔我的尝试失败.下一句的意思应该猜测为:如果不去尝试的话不去尝试的想法会不断地出现在他的脑海里,打扰他.所以答案选A.
23.D 标题归纳题. 根据文章第一句 Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy-they're given after all.Choice can be hard聪明是一种礼物,而善良是一种选择,毕竟礼物是容易得到的,选择是困难的.最后一句For all of us,in the end,we are our choice我们所有的人,在最后,我们有我们的选择,所以答案选D.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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