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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Lifeexperiencescanshowone’s“grit”(坚韧).Complexchallengesearlyinlifehelpedthefollowingpeopledevelopskillsthatgotthemtothetopoftheirprofessions.
UrsulaBurns,Chairwoman,VEON;
FormerCEO,Xerox
Herfamilywassopoorthathersinglemothertradedofficecleaningforhealthcare.ButBurns’earlygiftformathswonherascholarshipandaninternshipatXerox,whereshewouldcompeteherwaytothetop.“I'
mablackladyfromtheLowerEastSide,”shesays,“Notalotscaresme.”
HowardSchultz,ExecutiveChairman,Starbucks
SchultzgrewupinpublichousinginBrooklyn,surroundedbypoverty,andwasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege(onafootballscholarship).Aftertraininginsales,hesetupthecompanythatwouldlaterbuyStarbucks.“InthecourseoftheyearIspenttryingtoraisemoney,Ispoketo242people,and217ofthemsaidno.”hesaid.
SeanCombs,CEO,SeanJohn
Combsbeganagenerationofhip-hoptalentandmadealastinginfluenceonfashion.Buthestorycouldhaveturnedoutmuchdifferently:
Hisdrugdealerfatherwaskilledwhenhewas3.“Itmademeworkevenharder.”herecentlysaid.
GeishaWilliams,CEO,PG&
E
HerparentsfledCubawhenWilliamswas5.By7,shewasherparentsmaintranslatorintalkswithlawyersandaccountantsatgrocerystorestheyowned.Theexperiencedidhelpher.“IwentfromthinkingIcouldbeamanagertothinkingIcoulddosomethingmuchbigger.”shetoldFortune.
21.Whodidbestinmathatschool?
A.CombsB.BurnsC.SchultzD.Williams
22.HowdidthedeathofCombs’fatherinfluencehim?
A.Itmadehimafailure.
B.Hebecameadrugdealer.
C.Itmadehimevenstronger.
D.Hebecameahip-hopper.
23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Cubaisagoodplacetodobusiness.
B.NoonewantedtohelpSchultzatfirst.
C.Poorfamilykidscanbesuccessfuleasily.
D.DifficultyinlifepushedWilliamsforward.
B
Lookingatapileofoldphotos,Icouldn'
thelpfeelingratherregretful.
I'
venevergotintothehabitofsortingoutphotos.However,it'
salmostahabitofminetohavephotostakenthoughtlessly.Thus,photoshavebeenpilingupinmychildhoodtowomanhood.Inspiteofthat,thoseblack-and-whitepicturestakeninmyearlyyearsarerarelykept,exceptafewsurvivalsregardedasantiques.Thebald(秃头的)babypictureofmethatItreasured,theonlyoneleft,it'
snowmissing.
Familiarfacesflashonebyonebeforemyeyes.Thoughtheworldissosmallandweallliveinit,yetweareseparatedbyphysicalandpsychologicaldistances,somesmaller,somelarger.Withthepassageoftime,onecannot,regretfullyrelive(重温)itwiththesamefeelingasonehadinthepicture.Whatonecangetfromtheoldphotosisbutabitofthepastjoy.
Onetakespictureswithdifferentpersonsindifferenttimeandplaces.Theyfillonewithnostalgia(怀旧)invariousdegrees--somemore,someless,andothersnone.That'
swhyonehasconflictingfeelingstowardstheoldphotos.Stillkeptwiththecurrentones,they'
reevenlessfavoredthanadaily-usedcup,whichisalwaysclosetotheowner.
Howthesepiecesofthoughtinfluenceme.Photoskeepourimagesratherthanoursentiment,whichmaynotremain.Theimageisalwaystherebutnotitsowner,whomthephotocan'
tkeep,neithercanitkeeptheevent.
Ofcourse,therearesomeofthephotosstillholdingmyaffection,suchasthosetakenwithmyfamilymembers,withfavoriteplaymates,fellowgirl-studentsandbestfriends,notonlyinpicturesbutalsoinmylifeandheart.
Now,sinceIhavelearnedallthis,Iwillnotallowmyselftobeincludedcasuallyinaphototakenwithothers.I'
llmakesurethatthefriendshipcanlastbeforeItakeaphotowithsomebody.
24.Whydidthewriterhaveonlyafewblack-and-whitepictures?
AShetookfewerofthem.
BShetookphotosthoughtlessly.
CShedidn'
ttakegoodcareofthem.
DSheonlylikedthebaldbabypicture.
25.Whatcanwegetfromtheoldphotosaccordingtothewriter?
AAllthepastevents.
BSomepasthappiness.
CAllthepastexcitement.
DTheeverlastingmemory.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sentiment”inparagraph5probablymean?
ALookBThoughtCFeelingDInfluence
27.Whatisthewriterlikelytodowhenaskedtotakephotosothers?
ATotakethephotohappily.BTorefusetherequestpolitely.
CToignoretherequestcasually.DTothinkcarefullybeforeaction.
C
AsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.
QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknow,thesignread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”instead