7.Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy-they're given after all.Choice can be hard.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30years old,and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't and I wasn't sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy,I'd been a garage inventor.I'd always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened carefully to me,and finally said,"That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job."That 1ogic made some sense to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice,but finally,I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration,I took the less safe path to follow my passion,and I'm proud of that choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choice.
21.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?C
A.His dream of being an inventor.
B.The support of his wife.
C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D.Millions of exciting titles,
22.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A
A.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B.He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C.He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.
D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.
23. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?D
A.Cleverness and Kindness
B.The Starting of Amazon
C.Following My Passion
D.We Are What We Choose.
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互联网的使用量大大增加启发了作者建立一个网上书店的想法,尽管妻子十分支持老板却提出了异议,在深思熟虑后作者选择跟随自己的心意去做,即使失败了有不后悔.
解答 CAD
21.C.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year"可知是互联网的使用量大大增加启发了作者建立一个网上书店的想法;故选C.
22.A.句意理解题,根据文章倒数第二段".And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all"可知意为不尝试的想法会持续到他的脑海,并打扰他;故选A.
23.D.主旨大意题.根据文章最后一段"For all of us,in the end,we are our choice"可知文章最合适的标题为我们就是自己选择;故选D.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.