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【题目】17-year-old Brennan Agranoff，a colorblind boy，started his custom sock business in middle school，withnall loan （贷款）he got from his Parents. Up till now，he has sold over 1 million worth of socks online in the last four years

Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old. He was attending a highschool basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood，Oregon，and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids， then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.

But the boy didn＇t tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan.＂They thought the idea was a little out there，＂Brennan recentlytold CNN Money， but he kept pushing， and finally received a $3,000 loan to start his company. Then he began to work on his own designs. The fact that he was colorblind didnt stop him and he has created over 200 designs now.

Business was slow the first year， but then Brennan started pushing his Hoopswagg products heavily onthe Internet. Orders soon started coming in in large numbers， and Hoopswagg became a popular brancag custom sock lovers. Right now， his designs can be found on Hoopswagg website， Amazon and ebaamo four years after starting his business， Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） schoolhouse chores and his social life. And he says he loved every minute of it.

【1】The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan

A. designed his custom socks

B. got his business idea

C. organized the basketball match

D. managed his company

【2】To start his business， Brennan

A. bought some Nike socks

B. made a business plan

C. asked teachers for advice

D. got money from friends

【3】It can be inferred（推断） from the passage that Brennan

A. got no support from his parents

B. busy to do house cho

C. stopped designing because of his eyes

D. enjoyed both his study and business

【4】Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage？

A. Honest. B. Kind. C. Creative. D. Helpful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】这篇短文讲述了一个中学生Brennan在一次参加篮球比赛的时候，产生了创办一个自主设计袜子的公司，他申请贷款开办了公司，并取得了很大的成功

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第二段的内容He was attending a high school basketball game …. noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids， then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.，这一段介绍了Brennan在参加一个中学篮球比赛的时候，看到很多像他那么大的孩子们都穿着相同的白色的Nike运动袜，于是他想到自主设计的袜子会更加受到孩子们的欢迎，因此这一段介绍的是Brennan是如何产生了这个商业想法的，故应选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第三段中They thought the idea was a little out there，＂Brennan recently told CNN Money, but he kept pushing， and finally received a $3, 000 loan to start his company.可知，Brennan的父母并不觉得他的这个想法好，最后他是从CNN Money获得了3,000美元的贷款，由此可知应选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文最后一段中Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） schoolhouse chores and his social life可知，Brennan成功地平衡了他的学业和他的社会生活，由此我们可以知道，他既喜欢他的学业又喜欢他的生意，故应选D。

【4】主旨大意题。这篇短文讲述了一个中学生Brennan在一次参加篮球比赛的时候，产生了一个想法，即自主设计袜子，还申请贷款开办了公司，取得了很大的成功，从这件事上我们可以看到他是一个很有创造力的孩子，故C选项creative有创造力的是最合适的。Honest诚实的；Kind 善良的；Helpful有帮助的。