7."Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy-they're given after all.Choices can be hard."--Jeff Bezos.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30years old,and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't,and I wasn't sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy,I'd been a garage inventor.I'd always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people,and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened carefully to me,and finally said,"That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job."That logic made some sense to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice,but ultimately (最后),I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration,I took the less safe path to follow my passion,and I'm proud of that choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choices.
55.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?C
A.His dream of being an inventor.
B.The support of his wife.
C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D.Millions of exciting titles.
56.We can know from the passage thatC.
A.the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B.the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C.the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D.the author might go back to his boss if he failed
57.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?D
A.Cleverness and Kindness B.The Starting of Amazon
C.Following My Passion D.We Are What We Choose
58.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A
A.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B.He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C.He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.
D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
分析 文章主要講述作者對(duì)自己開網(wǎng)上書店這個(gè)選擇的介紹.針對(duì)現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)絡(luò)購物的趨勢研究而得出的決定.
解答 55 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中的 I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.可知,是網(wǎng)絡(luò)的廣泛使用讓作者有了建立網(wǎng)上書店的想法.故選C.
56.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)上文的 I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.(我覺得要試一試.我認(rèn)為我不會(huì)后悔嘗試和失敗.)故選C.
57.D 標(biāo)題歸納題.根據(jù)作者對(duì)自己開網(wǎng)上書店這個(gè)選擇的介紹以及文章最后一句中的 we are our choices故選D.
58 A 句意猜測題.根據(jù)文中劃線句子:And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all意為:我懷疑我可能會(huì)一直被不去嘗試做這個(gè)事情的想法所折磨,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),可知A符合該意.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是人生感悟類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù)