7.Jeffrey P.Bezos,the founder,president and chairman of the board of Amazon.com,was born in Albuquerque,New Mexico.His mother's ancestors were early settlers in Texas,and over the generations had acquired a 25,000acre farm at Cotulla.Jeffrey spent most summers of his youth working with his grandfather on their farm.
Jeffrey showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age.He set up an electric alarm to keep his younger sisters and brothers out of his room and changed his parents'garage into a laboratory for his science projects.
After he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering,Jeff Bezos found employment on Wall Street,where computer science was increasingly in demand to study market trends.He rose quickly,becoming a senior Vice President,and looked forward to a bright career in finance,when he made a discovery that changed his life,and the course of business history.
In 1994,there was still no Internet commerce to speak of.One day that spring,Jeffrey Bezos observed that Internet usage was increasing by 2300percent a year.He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce,and immediately began considering the possibilities.
Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994.setting up the original company in his garage.The company was called Amazon for the seemingly endless South American river with its numberless branches.It started as an on-line bookstore but soon diversified (多样化) to all kinds of products. His work with Amazon eventually led him to become one of the most excellent dot-com entrepreneurs (企业家).He was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 1999.In 2008,he was selected by U.S.News & World Report as one of America's Best Leaders.Bezos'Amazon has become the"Earth's biggest anything store".Amazon.com is now called''one of the smartest strategies in business history".
Today,Jeff Bezos lives north of Seattle and is increasingly concerned with charity (慈善) activities."Giving away money takes as much attention as building a successful company."he has said.
56.Jeffrey changed the course of business history because heC.
A.rose quickly,looking forward to a bright career in finance on Wall Street
B.observed the Internet usage was increasing by 2300% a year
C.founded a new form of commerce that developed fast later
D.was the first to speak of Internet commerce
57.Bezos named his company Amzaon with the aim ofB.
A.opening numberless branches all over the world
B.wishing his company to run smoothly and endlessly
C.earning endless money and being wealthy
D.living a quiet life along the Amazon River
58.Which of the following isn't mentioned in the passage?A
A.How hard Beans studied physics in Princeton University.
B."Amazon.com"only sold books in the beginning.
C.Bezos not only devoted his life to Internet commerce but also to charity.
D.The reason why Jeffery Bezos decided to found Amazon.com.
59.It can be inferred from the passage thatD.
A.it was Bezos's grandfather on the farm who helped him a lot
B.Bezos invented E-commence to win the world fame overnight
C.Bezos is aiming at being"Earth's biggest bookstore"
D.Bezos had a sharp business mind and a kind heart.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Bezos的人生经历,他及时捕捉到了因特网商业中的巨大商机,功成名就之后,他又积极投入到慈善事业中,为我们树立了一个良好的榜样.
解答 56.C.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce,and immediately began considering the possibilities"提到他的发现改变了他的人生,也改变了商业历史的进程,由此可知原因是他后来创建了一种快速发展的新型商业模式;故选C.
57.B.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段"The company was called Amazon for the seemingly endless South American river with its numberless branches"该公司被称为南美洲的拥有无尽分支的亚马逊河.可推测他以Amazon命名自己的公司是希望公司能够顺利而且永无止境地运转;故选B.
58.A.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"After he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering"他毕业于计算机科学学位和电气工程普林斯顿大学,可知他从普林斯顿大学毕业,但文中并没有提到他在普林斯顿大学攻读物理的刻苦程度;故选A.
59.D.推理判断题.通读全文,可知Bezos及时捕捉到了因特网商业中的巨大商机,功成名就之后,他又积极投入到慈善事业中,由此可推断他具有敏锐的商业头脑和一颗善良的心;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.