Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $ 50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. “Angel money” it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help, I found the number got small.
　　With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
　　As I was searching for “angel money”, I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn't have money for paychecks yet.
　　Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M. I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology “guy” in-house.
　　Katherine Henderson, a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating officer. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.
　　We had some really good people, but we still didn't have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.
　　Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.
　　She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $ 500,000.
　　I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.
　　“I have confidence in your plan,” she said. “You' 11 do well. You're going to work hard for it, but it' s satisfying when you build your own company.”
　　Who would have thought I'd find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.
【小題1】For a newly-established business, bum rate refers to___________.

A．the salary it pays to its staff
B．the interest it pays to the bank
C．the way in which it raises capital
D．the speed at which it spends money
【小題2】By "Angel money", the author refers to__________.
A．the money borrowed from banks
B．the money spent to promote sales
C．the money raised from close friends
D．the money needed to start a business
【小題3】To get help from a venture-capital company, you may have to__________.
A．put up with unfair terms　 B．change your business line
C．enlarge your business scope D．let them operate your business
【小題4】The author easily built a team for his company because__________.
A．they were underpaid at their previous jobs
B．they were turned down by other companies
C．they were confident of the author and his business
D．they were satisfied with the salaries in his company
【小題5】Louise decided to lend money to the author because__________.
A．she wanted to join his company
B．she knew he would build a team
C．she knew his plan would succeed
D．she wanted to help promote his sales


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】C

解析試題分析： 文章介紹作者的新媒體公司剛創(chuàng)立的時(shí)候如何尋找贊助資金，和建立自己的團(tuán)隊(duì)的，在多方努力后，鄰居露易絲給了他幫助。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。 本題答案在文章第一段第一句話。Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money.可知“燃燒速率”是指一家剛起步的公司花錢的速度。選D
【小題2】推理題。“angel money”出現(xiàn)在文章第一段第四句。 由其前面的一句話可知這筆錢是第一批投資商投入的資金，此時(shí)公司剛剛成立，從而可判斷“angel money”是用來創(chuàng)業(yè)的。 故選D
【小題3】推理題。 從文章第二段第二句話“…they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in.”可知，投資公司會(huì)拿走公司相當(dāng)大的一部分股份，這種交易當(dāng)然是不公平的。 故選A
【小題4】推理題。 本題答案在第三段。 作者說團(tuán)隊(duì)里每一個(gè)人都很信任他，即使自己沒有錢可以付給他們工資。 由此可見，團(tuán)隊(duì)成員都對(duì)作者及其創(chuàng)辦的公司很有信心，不然不會(huì)不計(jì)后果地給他做事。 故選C
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)題。 文章倒數(shù)第五段說“She knew 1 was dying for money and I had prospects.。�！笨芍�，露易絲認(rèn)為作者的公司很有希望。 故選C
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