题目内容
A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment away for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his shirt.
Jason Sadler, 26, was once a former marketing expert from Florida. In 2008, he founded his own company, “iwearyourshirt”, with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to develop the company . Sadler charges the “face value”of the day for his human billboard (广告牌) service. So January 1 costs $1, while December 31 costs $365. He said this may not sound like a lot, but it adds up to $66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships(赞助) for $1,500, adding another $18,000 to his income.
“I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day … I blog about those photos, I put them up on Twitter, I change my Facebook introduction…and then I do a Youtube video. I made about $83,000 this year,” he told Reuters Television. The average U.S income is about $615 a week or about $32,000 a year ,according to the U.S government.
Sadler has already begun to plan for his year 2010. He is making services larger by hiring another person to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States.
1.What is Sadler’s “face value” of the day December 30?
A.$364. B.$365. C.$615. D.$1,500.
2.It can be inferred that Sadler didn’t advertise on ________.
A.Twitter B.Facebook C.Youtube D.Reuters
3.Jason Sadler has a new plan to ________ for the year 2010.
A.employ another person to replace him B.start his business on the west coast
C.stay at home on the east coast D.double the charge for the service
4.The passage is mainly about ________ in a new way.
A.taking photos B.writing blogs C.making money D.selling T-shirts
【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
解析
I got a cancer when I was 18. This was a big deal for someone to 31. I chose to fight. After treatments, I 32 from my illness. Life couldn’t have been any 33. When I became fit years later, I met a wonderful man and got married. 34, I still felt something missing and eager to find my 35.
As my 20-year anniversary (周年纪念) of being a cancer 36 approached, I wanted to do something special and 37. I organized a fundraiser, calling it “A Mission (使命) of Love” and thanks to my 38 family and friends, raised﹩4,000 for St. Jude’s, planning to 39 it myself. Three quarters of the money would be given as a (n) 40 to the hospital, and what was left would go toward buying 41 for the children. I also organized a T-shirt 42 activity for any child who felt well enough.
Thanksgiving Day seemed the most 43 day of the year for the mission, and so it was all arranged. We went to a store and 44 three shopping carts with toys. It was 45 we were celebrities (名人) when the employees and other shoppers knew what we were doing.
On Thanksgiving Day, as we got to St. Jude’s, I became 46 emotional, as my eyes were filled with tears of 47. After dropping the toys off, we arrived where six children were waiting anxiously to begin painting. To me, it was as though they weren’t sick, and to see them smile was the greatest gift I could have ever 48.
Leaving there that day, I knew I had finally found my purpose. All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t 49 why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you 50 in life. It’s what you do for others.
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A.worse | B.better | C.richer | D.poorer | |
A.Therefore | B.Thus | C.However | D.Finally | |
A.concern | B.freedom | C.purpose | D.attitude | |
A.photographer | B.survivor | C.sailor | D.operator | |
A.unbelievable | B.unacceptable | C.unforgettable | D.uncomfortable | |
A.determined | B.generous | C.educated | D.intelligent | |
A.use | B.admit | C.keep | D.deliver | |
A.help | B.application | C.character | D.evidence | |
A.food | B.toys | C.candies | D.medicine | |
A.making | B.designing | C.wearing | D.painting | |
A.proper | B.natural | C.universal | D.common | |
A.downloaded | B.selected | C.expressed | D.filled | |
A.if | B.though | C.even if | D.as though | |
A.exactly | B.extremely | C.actually | D.gradually | |
A.sadness | B.eagerness | C.happiness | D.kindness | |
A.received | B.brought | C.ordered | D.remembered | |
A.discover | B.ask | C.wonder | D.doubt | |
A.show | B.desire | C.get | D.need |