Question

【题目】 Brian Hamilton’s life changed in a prison when he was accompanying his friend, Reverend Robert J. Harris, who often went to local prisons to do his work. During the visit, Hamilton started talking to one of the prisoners and asked what he was going to do when he got out.

“He said he was going to get a job,” Hamilton recalls(回忆). “I thought to myself, wow, that’s going to be difficult with a criminal background.”

The conversation made Hamilton consider how prisoners could benefit from entrepreneurship, something he thought about for years. Finally in 2008, 16 years after that initial conversation, Hamilton created Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses. “Harris and I taught our first course at a prison called ‘ How to Start Your Own Business When You Get Out’ ,” he recalls.

At the time, Hamilton was building his own company, Sageworks. As Sageworks grew, so did Hamilton’ s time spent teaching at prisons throughout North Carolina.

Eventually, Hamilton decided it was time to change his focus to his true passion. In May 2018, he sold his stake(股份) in Sageworks, focusing his commitment on Inmates to Entrepreneurs.

“Now, anyone is able to access the curriculum, either to become an instructor to go into prisons to teach it or to access it for themselves as a prisoner or part of the general population,” Hamilton explains. In addition, he visits middle schools and presents the curriculum to at-risk students as a preventative measure against crime.

The free curriculum is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation, which offers assistance to military members as they adjust to civilian life and provides loans to small businesses. “We’re giving prisoners something they can do independent of a system that isn’t working for them. If you can let people know that other people care about them, it makes a difference.”

【1】Why did Brian Hamilton think the prisoner couldn’t easily find a job after getting out?

A.He didn’t have any special skills.

B.He would have his criminal background with him.

C.He would break the criminal law again and again.

D.He couldn’t access the courses provided by the prison.

【2】What does the underlined word “entrepreneurship” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Thinking of a good idea after working hard for years.

B.Trying one’s best because of being kept in a small place.

C.Making money by starting or running one’s own businesses.

D.Having a job in a profitable company owned by the government.

【3】What does the text say about Inmates to Entrepreneurs?

A.It often assists military members.B.It provides loans to small businesses.

C.It’s independent of the social system.D.Its curriculum has been largely broadened.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A.A man made a fruitless visit to the prison.

B.A man sold his business to teach prisoners.

C.A man realized his dream of being a teacher.

D.A man successfully created two organizations.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇人物传记。短文叙述了Brian Hamilton成功创业的故事， Hamilton创建了“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”这个组织，这是一个帮助有犯罪背景的人创业的非营利组织。与此同时Hamilton还建立自己的公司Sageworks。2018年他卖掉了Sageworks的股份，一心投到“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”中来，去教犯人如何去创业。

【1】细节理解题。由第二段“I thought to myself, wow, that’s going to be difficult with a criminal background.”可知，Brian Hamilton心想，有犯罪背景的人找工作是很难的。所以为什么Brian Hamilton认为犯人出狱后找不到工作是因为犯人拥有犯罪背景。故选B项。

【2】词句猜测题。由第三段“The conversation made Hamilton consider how prisoners could benefit from entrepreneurship, something he thought about for years...a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses”可知，这次谈话让Hamilton开始思考囚犯如何从创业中获益，这是他多年来一直在思考的问题。Hamilton创建了一个名为“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”的组织，这是一个帮助有犯罪背景的人创业的非营利组织。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，第3段中划线的" entrepreneurship"一词是指通过创办或经营自己的企业来赚钱。故选C项。

【3】推理判断题。由倒数两段“Now, anyone is able to access the curriculum. In addition, he visits middle schools and presents the curriculum to at-risk students as a preventative measure against crime .The free curriculum is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation”可知，现在，任何人都可以使用这些课程。此外，Hamilton还走访了一些中学，并将课程介绍给有犯罪风险的学生，作为预防犯罪的一项措施。这项免费课程由最近成立的布莱恩汉密尔顿基金会(Brian Hamilton Foundation)资助。所以通过课程的使用人群的范围可以判断出，“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”组织的课程已经得到了很大地扩展。故选D项。

【4】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，短文叙述了Brian Hamilton成功创业的故事， Hamilton创建了“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”这个组织，这是一个帮助有犯罪背景的人创业的非营利组织。与此同时Hamilton还建立自己的公司Sageworks。2018年他卖掉了Sageworks的股份，一心投到“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”中来，去教犯人如何去创业。所以短文主要在讲述一个男人卖了他的企业去教囚犯如何创业。故选B项。