Question

Alex Taw，a 21?year?old student from Wiltshire，England.He spent last summer like any other high school graduate—hanging out with friends，preparing for college，worrying about his university fees.While most of his peers gave up on their pipe dreams，he sat down with a notebook at home，and jotted down (草草记下) the question：How can I become a millionaire?

The result was the MillionDollarHomepage.com.Alex’s initial investment was 50 pounds to buy web space and a domain (领域) name.He divided the blank homepage into one million pixels (电脑上的像点)，10,000 blocks of 100 pixels each.Each pixel was worth $1 with minimum purchase 100 pixels.Within a month Alex had earned some $37,000，enough for him to cover the entire cost of his forthcoming three years at university.In just a few months，he became a real millionaire.

How did he come up with the idea of the Million Dollar Homepage?

“Well，I was trying to think of a way to make some money before I started university，as I was about to take on a huge debt and I was already overdrawn (透支)．Swift action was necessary！”He said.

He also added，“The important thing is that anything is possible—we are only limited by our imagination.I always had this belief that a good idea can be successful on its own.I think I’ve learnt that if we think deeper there are magical solutions hiding away for us to find.”

His personal philosophy around money is：Money is not everything，but it’s an essential part of the way we live.Having_some_removes_a_certain_amount_of_stress，but，unless_we_are_careful，it_can_create_a_new_type_of_stress.

He also said，“I still want to go to university.Aside from gaining knowledge about business，there are other reasons—exploring your interests，meeting new people，and being in a creative environment.”

Besides making contributions to society，he would try to encourage and inspire people to think of creative solutions to problems，whatever they are.

1.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT an important factor for being a millionaire?

A．Large imagination.? B．Quick action.

C．Great ambition.? D．Great investment.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Alex Taw is an American millionaire.

B．Alex Taw will graduate from university.

C．Alex Taw doesn’t work hard.

D．Alex Taw was not rich before.

3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．The more money we have，the more stress we have.

B．Money can be of great help.

C．We should try our best to earn money.

D．Money is helpful in some way，but we should make full use of it.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Little Money Leads to Be a Millionaire

B．The Success Road to Be a Millionaire

C．Alex Taw：An Millionaire Boy

D．The MillionDollarHomepage.com

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

1.

解析　细节理解题。由文章第二段第二句可知，Alex Taw最初的投资只有50英镑，所以great investment不是成为百万富翁的重要因素。

2.2】　D

解析　细节理解题。由文章第一段的第二句可知，Alex Taw曾为他的大学学费而发愁，这说明他以前不富有，故选项D是正确的。

3.3】　D

解析　细节理解题。第六段第一句谈到，钱不是万能的，但它是我们生活的重要组成部分。由此可知画线句表达的意思是：手头上的钱可以缓解一定的压力，但如果不好好利用，它也会造成一种新的压力。也就是说，钱在某种程度上是有益的，但我们必须充分利用它。

4.4】　C

解析　标题归纳题。根据第一段最后一句中“How can I become a millionaire？”，再联系全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了Alex Taw，一个21岁的小伙子成为百万富翁的故事，所以C选项是正确的。