请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO, " but here I 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．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　“My work is done．” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman．He included them in his suicide note．They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man．The same words could now be said for the company he left behind．Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through．It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively．For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century's prosperity．One of America's bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed．

　　But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed．Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before．Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world．It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company．

　　Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories．Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility．It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks．It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr．on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel．When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation．From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there．Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity from the Eastman Kodak Company．

　　In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people．Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large sums of money they would take stilted pictures in studios and formal settings．But most people couldn't afford photographs, and so all they had to remember distant loved ones, or earlier times of their lives, was memory．Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people, grandparents far away might never learn what their grandchildren looked like．Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection, to the permanence of a photograph．But it wasn't just people whose features were savable; it was events, the sacred and precious times that families cherish．The Kodak moment, was humanity's moment．

　　And it wasn't just people whose features were savable; it was events, the precious times that familes cherish．Kodak let the fleeting moments of birthdays and weddings, picnics and parties, be preserved and saved．It allowed for the creation of the most egalitarian art form．Lovers could take one another's pictures, children were photographed walking out the door on the first day of school, the person releasing the shutter decided what was worth recording, and hundreds of millions of such decisions were made．And for centuries to come, those long dead will smile and dance and communicate to their unborn progeny．Family history will be not only names on paper, but smiles on faces．

　　The cash flow not just provided thousands of people with job, but also allowed the company's founder to engage in some of the most generous philanthropy in America's history．Not just in Kodak's home city of Rochester, New York, but in Tuskegee and London, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology．He bankrolled two historically black colleges, fixed the teeth of Europe's poor, and quietly did good wherever he could．While doing good, Kodak did very well．Over all the years, all the Kodakers over all the years are essential parts of that monumental legacy．They prospered a great company, but they – with that company – blessed the world．

　　That is what we should remember about the Eastman Kodak Company．

　　Like its founder, we should remember how it lived, not how it died．

　　History will forget the small men who have scuttled this company．

　　But history will never forget Kodak．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　On Sundays my father always wore that dull gray apron-the one with the race cars all over it．The ritual began after breakfast when Dad always announced： "Go ahead everyone．I'll take care of the dishes! " With that my mother disappeared into the folds of the Sunday paper．Off came the suit coat he had worn to church that morning．Up went the shirtsleeves．On went that apron．For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing ballads like "I Had a Hat When I Came In" and "Who Put the Chow in Mrs．Murphy's Chowder? "

　　I suppose it was strange for a boy's father to wear an apron-even one with race cars-but I never thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition．It was the last Sunday in August．My father seemed in an expansive mood as we walked home from church together．

　　"Tommy, " he said letting my name roll off his tongue．My mind raced ahead of his words： The birds and the bees? A new bike? A part-time job?

　　"There comes a time in every boy's life when he must take on responsibilities．" This was important．I might even get to back the car out of the driveway．

　　"Responsibilities? " I asked．

　　"Yes．It's time you took a greater role in the household．" Power tools? Boss my baby brother?

　　"Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle together．"

　　"The dishes! ? "

　　"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son? "

　　I started to say something about a man's job or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests would fall on deaf ears．

　　I didn't taste a bit of breakfast that morning．Dad seemed in a cheerful mood and was describing a wonderful baseball game he saw last night．

　　Suddenly, everything grew quiet．My sister began to clear the table．My brother was finishing the last of the egg from his plate．And then that ancient family ritual(程序、仪式)that had filled so many Sunday mornings came to an end．My father announced： "Let's go read the paper, Hon．"

　　"Aren't you doing the dishes? " my mother asked in puzzlement．

　　"Your oldest son has generously offered to fill the position．"

　　My brother and sister stopped cold．So this was what my life had come to．A dark angel sat on my left shoulder and reminded me that I could hit a baseball farther than anyone in my class．I could bench-press my weight．Ask me to run through a rainstorm．Command me to ride the roller coaster – backward．These things I would do．But I could never do those dishes．There was nothing left but to refuse．

　　People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son．He came back into the kitchen just as I was about to storm out．He had loosened his tie and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt-ready to relax．In his right hand was the old apron．

　　"I want you to have this, Tommy．It'll keep your clothes from getting wet．" And before I could mount a protest, he had put the thing on me．"Thanks, Son．Your mother and I appreciate this．"

　　With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper．I looked down at the plastic．It had seen better days．I could see my dad reaching for the dishes．The dark angel flew off．Soon I was singing about Mrs．Murphy's chowder．The words came out of nowhere．And out of nowhere I knew the kind of man I wanted to be．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

　　When I was a child I never said, “When I grow up, I want to be a CEO, ” but here I 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(承诺), work ethic(规范)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(毕业), don't stop learning．Read more books than you did in college．If you do, and they're not, you're really well in a position to succeed in whatever you do．

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