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12.Ted Turner,a strongly competitive and hardworking businessman,achieved high goals and great success by the time he was 43years old.Ted turner is probably best known for his Cable News Network (CNN) and became the world's best yachtsman(快艇手)when he won the America's Cup in 1977.In 1982Ted Turner was included in the first edition of the Forbes 400list,naming him one of the 400richest people in the United States.How did Ted Turner accomplish all of this at such a young age?
As a child,Ted Turner lived a very lonely life,often separated from his family.During World War II,Ed Turner,his father served in the Navy.Ed Turner left his 6-year-old son behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati,Ohio.When Ted Turner was in the fifth grade,his father sent him in an Army school.Even though Turner had friends at school,it didn't make up for the absence of his parents and sister.He attended college off and on,because of taking part in sailboat racing,and became a member of the U.S.coast Goast Guard for a while.In his early twenties,Ted Turned became genera manager of one of his father's branch offices-the Turner Advertising company in Macon,Georgia.
Two years later,when his father suddenly died,Ted Turner took over the company.He soon discovered that the he was more skilled than his father in managing the business.
After thinking about his father's death,however,Ted Turner realized that is was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions.Rather than devoting his energy only to building an empire,Ted Turner decided to change his life.He decided to use his hard-carned influence to serve the public.Worried about the environment,Ted Turner built the Better World Society in 1985.The purpose of this organization was to educate people about pollution,hunger,and the danger of destruction.

49.From the passage,we knowB.
A.Mr.Turner was a competitive athlete
B.he became world famous for his Cable News Network
C.he was ever a winner of the America's Cup in 1982.
D.MR.Ted was the 400th richest person in the United States
50.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?A
A.He hoped to live up to his father's expectations
B.He was more skilled than his father in managing the business
C.Ted Turner had a lonely childhood
D.He devoted his energy to both his business and public service
51.Ted Turner did all the following except thatB.
A.he was separated from his family
B.he served in the Navy
C.he studied in a boarding school in Ohio
D.he became involved in sailboat racing
52.What can we know from the last paragraph?B
A.Ted found out the cause of his father's death
B.Ted came to know the disadvantages of his career
C.Ted decided to build the Better World Society to earn more money.
D.Ted decided to educate people himself in the end.

分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了一个勤劳的商人泰德•特纳,他是因为他的有线电视新闻网而世界著名,他的童年过着孤独的生活,与家人经常分离,但是他比他的父亲更熟悉公司的管理业务,经过思考他父亲的死亡原因,泰德意识到了这个职业的缺点,他不应该用自己的精力来建立一个帝国,他决心把精力投入到公共服务上.

解答 49.B  细节理解题,根据第一段Ted turner is probably best known for his Cable News Network (CNN) and became the world's best yachtsman(快艇手)when he won the America's Cup in 1977.可知泰德是因为他的有线电视新闻网而世界著名,故选B.
50.A  细节理解题,根据第三段He soon discovered that the he was more skilled than his father in managing the business.可知他比父亲更熟悉这个业务,第二段Ted Turner lived a very lonely life可知他的童年很孤独,最后一段He decided to use his hard-carned influence to serve the public.可知他把精力投入到了公共服务上,文中并没有提到他希望能达到他父亲的期望,故选A.
51.B  细节理解题,根据第二段often separated from his family;Ed Turner left his 6-year-old son behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati,Ohio;because of taking part in sailboat racing可知泰德和他的家人分开了,在一所寄宿学校学习,并参加过帆船比赛,但是文中没有提到他在海军服役,故选B.
52.B  推理判断题,根据最后一段After thinking about his father's death,however,Ted Turner realized that is was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions.可知经过思考他父亲的死亡,泰德意识到了这个职业的缺点,他不应该用自己的精力来建立一个帝国,故选B.

点评 考查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,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时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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