Question

1．Have you ever heard of an old saying？Intelligence is a born ability while goodness is a choice．Gifts are easy-they're given after all．Choice can be hard．
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago．I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 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．I had just turned 30 years 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 48 hours before making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult choice，but finally，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 choice．
21．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．
22．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．
23．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
24．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．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了互聯網的使用量大大增加啟發(fā)了作者建立一個網上書店的想法，盡管妻子十分支持老板卻提出了異議，在深思熟慮后作者選擇跟隨自己的心意去做，即使失敗了有不后悔．

解答 21．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據文章第二段"I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year"可知是互聯網的使用量大大增加啟發(fā)了作者建立一個網上書店的想法；故選C．
22．A．句意理解題，根據文章倒數第二段"．And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all"可知意為不嘗試的想法會持續(xù)到他的腦海，并打擾他；故選A．
23．D．主旨大意題．根據文章最后一段"For all of us，in the end，we are our choice"可知文章最合適的標題為我們就是自己選擇；故選D．
24．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據文章倒數第二段"I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing"可知即使失敗了作者也不會為他的嘗試后悔；故選C．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．