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7.The book Outliers makes a list of the seventy-five richest people in history.Do you know what's interesting about that list?Of the 75 names,an astonishing 14are Americans born within nine years of each other in the mid 19th century.Think about that for a moment.Historians start with Cleopatra and the Pharaohs and comb through every year in human history ever since,looking in every corner of the world for evidence of extraordinary wealth,and almost 20percent of the names they end up with come from a single generation in a single country.
Here's the list:
Rank | Name | Birth | Rank | Name | Birth |
01 | John Rockefeller | 1839 | 44 | James G.Fair | 1831 |
02 | Andrew Carnegie | 1835 | 54 | Henry H.Rogers | 1840 |
28 | Frederick Weyerhaeuser | 1834 | 57 | J.P.Morgan | 1837 |
33 | Jay Gould | 1836 | 58 | Oliver Payne | 1839 |
34 | Marshall Field | 1834 | 62 | George Pullman | 1831 |
35 | George Baker | 1840 | 64 | Peter Widener | 1834 |
36 | Hetty Green | 1834 | 65 | Philip Armor | 1832 |
If you were born in the late 1840's,you missed it.You were too young to take advantage of that moment.If you were born in the 1820's,you were too old:your mindset was shaped by the pre-Civil War pattern.But there is a particular,narrow nine-year window that was just perfect for seeing the potential that the future held.All of the 14 men and women on that list had vision and talent.But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity.
28.What does the author think of the fact that 14 of the 75 richest people were born in USA?A
A.Surprising.B.Exciting.C.Unfair.D.Proud.
29.What does the author think leads to the great wealth of the richest people in the USA?D
A.Their strong hardwork.
B.Their talented mindset.
C.The industrial tradition.
D.The economic transformation.
30.What does the author think is the most important to the 14 richest Americans in the last paragraph?C
A.Talent.B.Vision.C.Opportunity.D.Potential.
31.What is right about the 14 American-born richest people on the list?B
A.They were chosen throughout USA.
B.They were born from 1831 to 1840.
C.They were shaped by the Civil war.
D.They were interesting and wealthy.
分析 短文主要介绍了美国19世纪最有钱的14位富人,分析了他们的拥有巨大财富的原因.
解答 28.A,细节理解题,根据句子Of the 75 names,an astonishing 14are Americans born within nine years of each other in the mid 19th century可知,作者对于75个人中14个人来自美国是感到惊讶的,故答案为A.
29.D,推理判断题,根据句子What that list says is that it really matters how old you were when that transformation happened可知,作者认为重要的是当变革发生时,你多大,也就是经济改革导致了美国的有钱人,故答案为D.
30.C,细节理解题,根据句子But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity可知,作者认为对于14位富人来说最重要的是机会,故答案为C.
31.B,推理判断题,根据表格中Birth一栏可知,他们都是出生于1831到1840,故答案为B.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.
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42.A.give up | B.give away | C.give out | D.give in |
43.A.witnessed | B.experienced | C.realized | D.undertook |
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50.A.written | B.printed | C.expressed | D.read |
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