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When T was a child I never said, "When T grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here T am.When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clearly clarified path.In fact, no two paths are the same.But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.

    As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualities of commitment, work ethic (守则) and a strong desire for building something new.And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.

    I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur (企业家) from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years.I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success.And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers.

    I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO.Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team.In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO.

    Career advice; Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at.Figure out what makes you do so.What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing...and then apply it to your work life.Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning.Read more books than you did in college.If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

    A.The author hasn't achieved his childhood ambition.

    B.The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.

    C.The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.

    D.The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody.

2.According to the author, successful CEOs should _____.

    A.try not to take risks

    B.stay in the same business

    C.have a strong sense of creativity

    D.save every possible penny

3.What can we know about the author from the passage?

    A.His father had far-reaching influence on him.

    B.He used to run the consumer product team for AOL.

    C.His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.

    D.He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.

4.Which of the following proverbs may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?

    A.Well begun is half done.

    B.One is never too old to learn.

    C.Time and tide wait for no man.

    D.Everything conies to him who waits.

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

 

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【小题2】
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My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important instructions that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the   36   of my behavior. Once when I returned in   37   from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who   38   the time to ask me what happened. When I
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