Question

【题目】

Chris Gardner Net Worth (净身家): Over US $60 million He is the owner of a stock (股票) business in Chicago. His family was poor when he was a child. He built the business with his own hands. At the same time, he also did a good job as a father.
Oprah Winfrey Net Worth: Over US $3.1billion (十亿) She is the queen of American television. Her childhood was painful. At 13, she ran away from her mother and lived with her father. Under the strict teaching of her father, she got a full scholarship (奖学金) to college. When she finished college, she got a job at a radio station. Then she worked very hard and became successful.
Mark Zuckerberg Net Worth: $56.4 Billion He was born into a well-to-do and well-educated family in New York. He showed an early interest in the world of computers. He is an American computer scientist, but best known for creating the social networking website, Facebook. He is the youngest billionaire. He is also famous for giving away 99% of the Facebook shares to charity in his lifetime.

【1】You can get inspiration (鼓舞人心的人或事) from these three people because they are_______.

A. young and beautifulB. rich and lucky

C. positive and encouragingD. popular and clever

【2】Chris Gardner is a businessman and_________.

A. is the richest of the three peopleB. is kind to children

C. runs a famous networking websiteD. was born into a rich family

【3】Mark Zuckerberg is famous because of________.

A. his well-to-do and well-educated family

B. his early interest in the world of computers

C. his full scholarship to college

D. his creating the website Facebook and his contribution to the charity

【4】According to the passage, which statement is TURE?

A. Chris Gardner had a painful childhood.

B. It is OK to be poor and it is easy to be rich.

C. Everyone has a chance to challenge his/her life.

D. Oprah Winfrey has lived with her father since she was born.

【5】In which part of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A. Inspirational stories.B. Science fiction.C. Sports news.D. Education.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要向我们介绍了美国三位著名的人物，芝加哥一家股票公司的老板Chris Gardner，美国电视界的女王Oprah Winfrey，以及社交网站Facebook的创始人Mark Zuckerberg。

【1】理解判断题。通读全文可知，这三位名人都是靠着自己的努力获得的成功，从他们身上我们可以得到鼓励和积极的正能量，结合选项可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

【2】推理判断题。根据文中的句子At the same time, he also did a good job as a father.“同时，作为一个父亲他也做得很好。”由此可以推知他对孩子们很好，故答案选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中的句子He is an American computer scientist, but best known for creating the social networking website, Facebook.以及 He is also famous for giving away 99% of the Facebook shares to charity in his lifetime.可知，Mark Zuckerberg之所以出名，是因为他创建了Facebook网站和对慈善事业的贡献，故答案选D。

【4】理解判断题。A. Chris Gardner有一个痛苦的童年，根据His family was poor when he was a child.可知小时候他家里很穷，但并没有说他的童年很痛苦，所以A选项错误。B. 贫穷是好的，成为富人很容易，通读全文可知三位名人都是通过自己的艰苦努力最后才获得的成功，所以本句描述是错误的。C. 每个人都有机会挑战自己的生活，通过对整篇文章的理解可知，这三位人物都是靠自己的努力获得的成功，所以说每个人都有机会挑战自己的生活，本句的描述是正确的。D. Oprah Winfrey自出生以来一直和父亲生活在一起，更加At 13, she ran away from her mother and lived with her father.“13岁时，她逃离了母亲，和父亲住在一起。”可知本句的描述是错误的。本题题干是问哪一个陈述是正确的，故答案选C。

【5】文章来源题。本文主要向我们介绍了美国三位著名的人物，他们的成长经历以及经过艰苦的努力所取得的一系列成就。结合选项A. Inspirational stories.鼓舞人心的故事；B. Science fiction.科幻小说；C. Sports news.体育新闻；D. Education.教育。可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。