10．When Boris left school，he could not find a job．He tried hard and pestered（纠缠）his relatives，but they had problems of their own．He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps．Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．Still he went on trying and still he failed．He began to think that he had no future at all．
"Why don't you start your own business？"one of his uncles told him．"The world is a money-locker．You'd better find a way of opening it．"
"But what can I do？"
"Get out and have a look round，"advised his uncle in a vague sort of way．"See what people want；then give it to them，and they will pay for it．"
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end．Then he set up his business as a bicycle repairer．He worked hard，made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit．A few months later，he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself．He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag（障碍）．But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition．
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles．Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed．At last，Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside．
24．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？B
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B．The world is a money-locker
C．No education，no future
D．Difficulty of starting a small business
25．Which of the following best describes Boris'job hunting experience？D
A．Surprising B．Encouraging
C．Boring D．Disappointing
26．Boris started his career byC．
A．touring around the town B．developing a waste ground
C．repairing bicycles D．buying empty shops
27．Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate becauseD．
A．it was not so expensive
B．he had a lot of old friends there
C．he could make good use of his skills there
D．there were good opportunities there．
分析 文章讲述的是一个在求职的道路上非常不顺的人，听从了他叔叔的建议，找到了一份适合自己的工作，找到了创造自己财富的方法．
解答 24．B．标题归纳题． 根据第一段Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．可知文章讲述了主人公求职屡遭拒绝，最后调整思路赚得第一桶金，然后把自己的生意越做越大的故事．由此可知B项"世界是一个钱柜"做文章标题最恰当，故选B．
25．D．推理判断题．第一段中描述了Boris求职接连失敗的感受：Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．因此四个选项中只有disappointing"失望的"符合语境；故选D．
26．C．事实细节题．根据倒数第二段Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer．可知他的寻找工作的经历是令人失望的；故选C．
27．D．推理判断题．根据倒数第二段But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition可知那里顾客较多、没有竞争，也就是说那里有很多好的机会，所以选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．
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