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【題目】 The founder of Huawei seldom spoke to the media, while he let his company's fast growth do the talking. That's changing as Huawei finds itself in a dangerous situation in the US. Ren, 74, tells CNN in an interview that the challenges Huawei faces are just so common for him. "There are always difficulties for me. I never had smooth sailing because when I was young, my family background wasn't good. I had to work really hard to get even just a little bit of opportunity to work."

In 1974, Ren joined the PLA (中國人民解放軍) as an engineer. During that period, the country was suffering from terrible food and clothing shortages (短缺). "I had been to college, and people like me could play a role." he said. After the PLA, Ren worked for an oil company before founding Huawei in 1987. It was set up in Shenzhen, which was just a fishing village then.

To get market share, Ren suffered serious depression (抑郁) during the darkest days of the company. Ren pushed staff to work long hours and do whatever it took to save business. Unable to compete in the big cities, Huawei worked on China's small towns and villages. All the time, Ren devoted a lot to research and development, pushing Huawei to create its own technology that would make it compete with its competitors.

Ren worked long hours leaving him little time to build strong relationships with his three children. He has said that while in the PLA, he spent just one month a year with his family. After starting Huawei, "I had to spend 16 hours a day in the office," he said. He once asked his kids whether they’d like him to spend more time with the family or work to "build a platform (平臺(tái))" on which they could grow. His children chose the latter (后者).

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined word "smooth sailing"?

A.自由航行B.一帆風(fēng)順C.風(fēng)平浪靜

【2】Which is the correct order of the following events?

a. Ren built up Huawei in Shenzhen.

b. America made some trouble to Huawei.

c. Ren joined the army and worked as a soldier.

d. Ren went to college.

e. Ren worked for an oil company.

A.c-d-e-b-aB.d-c-e-a-bC.b-c-d-a-e

【3】In Ren's opinion, what can make Huawei compete with its competitors most?

A.Having its own technologyB.Being more hardworkingC.Finding proper places

【4】From the last paragraph, we know that __________.

A.Ren's children preferred to see Ren build a platform for them.

B.Ren tried to spend time with his kids although he was very busy.

C.Ren felt sorry for his children and regretted working long hours.

【5】According to the passage, which may not be Ren's personality?

A.Wise and creativeB.Strong and fearlessC.Depressive and wordless

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要向我們介紹了華為總裁——任正非。

【1】詞句猜測題。分析“There are always difficulties for me. I never had smooth sailing because when I was young, my family background wasn't good.”可知，總是有困難而且任正非小的時(shí)候家里條件也不好，所以推測smooth sailing是一帆風(fēng)順的含義。故選B。

【2】篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。a. Ren built up Huawei in Shenzhen.任在深圳創(chuàng)立了華為。b. America made some trouble to Huawei.美國給華為制造了麻煩。c. Ren joined the army and worked as a soldier.任從軍當(dāng)兵。d. Ren went to college.任上了大學(xué)。e. Ren worked for an oil company.任在一家石油公司工作。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，時(shí)間發(fā)生的順序是d-c-e-a-b。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“All the time, Ren devoted a lot to research and development, pushing Huawei to create its own technology that would make it compete with its competitors.”可知，任正非投入很多去做研究和發(fā)展去推動(dòng)華為建立自己的技術(shù)，使其與競爭對(duì)手競爭。所以任正非認(rèn)為擁有自己的技術(shù)才能與競爭對(duì)手競爭。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。A：任的孩子們更愿意看到任為他們搭建平臺(tái)。B：盡管任很忙，他還是努力花時(shí)間和孩子們?cè)谝黄稹?/span>C：任為他的孩子們感到難過，也后悔長時(shí)間工作。根據(jù)最后一段中“He once asked his kids whether they’d like him to spend more time with the family or work to ‘build a platform (平臺(tái))’ on which they could grow. His children chose the latter (后者).”可知，孩子們?cè)诟赣H花更多的時(shí)間陪伴家人和建立一個(gè)他們可以成長的平臺(tái)之間選擇了后者，所以推測任的孩子們更愿意看到任為他們搭建平臺(tái)。故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。A：智慧且有創(chuàng)造性。B：強(qiáng)大且無所畏懼的。C：抑郁且沉默的。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，任正非是智慧且有創(chuàng)造性、強(qiáng)大且無所畏懼的。文中雖提到了任正非曾經(jīng)患上了抑郁癥，但是他調(diào)整好了自己，使華為更上一層樓。所以任正非不是抑郁且沉默的。故選C。