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【题目】阅读下面的短文用英语回答问题，并将答案写在横线上。

It was a summer afternoon in the countryside. Wan Bo, a university student, was painting while his classmate Tang Qi was making a wooden box by the river. A little riding on a rocking horse caught their eye by chance. It brought them back to their childhood, warm and happy.

"Why not try to make one by ourselves?" said Wan Bo. "You are good at making things and I am interested in painting."

"Actions speak louder than words," Tang Qi said. Then, the two young men began to collect some information about it. During those days, watching videos about caring(雕刻) and shaping wood into horse shapes on the Internet became an important part of their life.

Several months later, a wooden rocking horse appeared. They felt so excited that they put the picture of it on the Internet right away. To their surprise, it attracted lots of people's attention and some even hoped to order one.

The two young men thought it might be a good chance. They sent some forms to the customers to make a survey. According to the result, they made each customer a special rocking horse. These horses were quite different from those produced in other factories, and they soon became popular among the customers.

In the first year of their new hobby, Wan and Tang made thirteen rocking horses. Sometimes, they also repaired rocking horses for people. They made the old ones look new again. Wan and Tang helped those people bring back many happy memories.

Their hobby has now become a successful and busy business.

【1】How many rocking horses did they make in the first year of their new hobby?

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【2】What did the forms help Wan and Tang to know about'?

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【3】Do you think it is a good idea to start a business with the hobby like the two young university students? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They made thirteen rocking horses.

【2】The forms helped them to know what rocking horses different customers wanted/needed.

【3】Yes, Because I can make money and develop my hobby at the same time.

No, Because my hobby is playing chess, and I don’t think I can make money with it.

【解析】本文是介绍两个大学生自己因受启发而创业并成功的故事。

【1】根据In the first year of their new hobby, Wan and Tang made thirteen rocking horses.可知在他们新的爱好的第一年中，他们制造了13个摇摆木马，故为They made thirteen rocking horses.

【2】根据 They sent some forms to the customers to make a survey. According to the result, they made each customer a special rocking horse. These horses were quite different from those produced in other factories, and they soon became popular among the customers.可知那些表格帮助他们了解不同的顾客想要什么样的木马，故为The forms helped them to know what rocking horses different customers wanted/needed.

【3】肯定回答，和那两个年轻的大学生一起开始一个生意，因为我又发展了我的爱好，又赚了钱。否定回答，不和那两个年轻的大学生一起开始做生意，因为我的爱好是下象棋，不是绘画和雕刻，我认为这样不会赚到钱。故此处为：Yes, Because I can make money and develop my hobby at the same time.No, Because my hobby is playing chess, and I don’t think I can make money with it.