Question

7．Figuring out how to pay for camping activities can be hard．Instead of asking ther parents or money all the time，these teens decided to start their own business．
PAINT BROTHERS
Brothers Luke and Walker Floyd from Texas went into business together four years ago．"Our father gave us the idea of striping（给…划上条纹）parking lots to make money to buy a car，"says Luke，14．They had to buy a machine that rolls along and pumps the paint through a sprayer（喷漆器），which cost﹩1，500．Talking to business owners to see if they wanted their parking lots worked on was hard at the beginning，and the manual labor（体力劳动）can be tough in the awfully hot Texas summers．
"There have been plenty of times I would have rather sat with air conditioning．But once I got out there and got my hands dirty，I had a great time with my brother!I look back on what I accomplished and have learned to appreciate things a lot more，"Walker，17，says．
Their work has paid off：They charge 40 cents a foot for painting and take home about﹩10，000 in a summer．
VENDING VENDOR（自动售货机经营者）
Will Robins from Pennsylvania was inspired to start his business by simply looking around when out at area stores．That's when he noticed the little vending machines that give you a tey or treat for just a quarter．When he was 10，Will bought his first machine and started his business．
"Don't rush into it，"Will says．"Buying a machine costs about﹩200，plus﹩130 a year for candy．I collect about﹩10 a week from one machine．"
He has plans to expand，but that will have to wait since one of his machines broke．
"I've been successful in making profits over the last two years，"Will says，but getting out to service the machine is hard since he can't drive：He recommends that before you invest（投资）in starting a business，figure out what your costs will be．

21．What was difficult for the paint brothers at first？B
A．To rent a machine．
B．To bring in business．
C．To find business partners．
D．To gain their parents'support．
22．How did Will Robins get his business idea？B
A．By talking to his father．
B．By visiting nearby stores．
C．By looking around his school．
D．By watching TV advertisements．
23．What does Will Robins advise readers to do？D
A．Try to make a profit in your work．
B．Step out to find business opportunities．
C．Learn to appreciate the things around you．
D．Calculate the costs when starting a business．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了对于青少年而言要如何自助创业．

解答 21．B．细节理解题．根据文章Talking to business owners to see if they wanted their parking lots worked on was hard at the beginning，and the manual labor（体力劳动）can be tough in the awfully hot Texas summers可知引进业务对于两兄弟是很困难的；故选B．
22．B．细节理解题．根据文章Will Robins from Pennsylvania was inspired to start his business by simply looking around when out at area stores可知Will Robins是通过参观附近的商店得到他的经营理念；故选B．
23．D．细节理解题．根据最后一段Will says，but getting out to service the machine is hard since he can't drive：He recommends that before you invest（投资）in starting a business，figure out what your costs will be可知Will Robins提醒读者创业时要计算费用；故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．