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Attheageoftwo,BushmovedwithhisparentsfromConnecticuttoOdessa,Texas,wherehisfathertookuptheoilbusiness.AfterayearinTexas,thefamilymovedtoCaliforniaforbusinessreasons.Ayearlater,thefamilyreturnedtoTexasandsettledinMidland,whereBushlivedfrom1950to1959.
In1959,againforbusinessreasons,thefamilymovedtoHouston,Texas.In1961BushleftTexasandwenttoAndover,Massachusetts,toattendPhillipsAcademy,aboardingschool(寄宿学校)thathisfatherhadalsoattended.
AtPhillips,Bushplayedbasketball,baseball,andfootball.Hewasbestknownforbeingheadcheerleader.In1964heenrolledatYaleUniversityinConnecticut.HisfatherandgrandfatherhadalsoattendedYale.AtYale,Bushwasconsideredanaveragestudent,buthewaspopularwithhisclassmates.
BushgraduatedfromYalewithabachelor’sdegreeinhistoryin1968.ThenhejoinedtheAirNationalGuardandremainedintheGuarduntil1973.AfterearninghisMBAfromHarvardin1975,BushreturnedtoMidland.Likehisfather,hefirstenteredtheoilindustryasa“landsman(新手)”.However,Bush’soilcompaniesneverenjoyedgreatsuccess.Hetookmoreinterestinpolitics.Hehelpedhisfathertobecomepresidentandin1994hehimselfwaselectedgovernorofTexas.
1.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthefirstparagraph?
A.GeorgeW.BushisthefirstsoninAmericanhistorytofollowhisfatherintotheWhiteHouse.
B.GeorgeW.BushisthefirstsonofformerpresidentGeorgeHerbertWalkerBush.
C.JohnQuincyAdamsandhisfatherwerebothformerAmericanpresidents.
D.GeorgeW.BushisthesecondoneinAmericanhistorytofollowhisfatherintotheWhiteHouse.
2.WemaylearnfromthetextthatyoungBush______.
A.gotonverywellattheuniversities
B.wasverygoodatbasketball,baseballandfootball
C.dideverythingashisfatherhaddone
D.wasaverysuccessfulpoliticianlikehisfather
3.FromtheyearwhenBushwastwototheyear1959,theBushfamilymovedinall.
A.seventimesB.fourtimes
C.fivetimesD.sixtimes
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutGeorgeW.Bush?
A.YoungBushlivedwithhisfamilyinTexasfrom1948to1961.
B.Heoncestudiedatauniversitythathisfatherandgrandfatherhadalsoattended.
C.HeonceruledoveranAmericanstatebeforeheenteredtheWhiteHouse.
D.HeonceservedattheAirNationalGuardforaboutfiveyears.
5.WhatwouldbethepossiblereasonthatBush'
soilbusinesswasnotsuccessful?
A.Hewasnotanexpertinthisfield.
B.Hewasmoreinterestedinpoliticsthaninbusiness.
C.Hecouldnotdoaswellashisfatherdoes.
D.Oilbusinesswasnotprosperousatthattime.
第二篇
Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis“Don’t!
”.Butitisuselesstotrytodiscourage
someonewhofeelsthathemustact,althoughthechancesofhisbecomingfamousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonlystudentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Thentheyoungactororactresstakesupworkwithatheatricalcompany(剧团),usuallyasanassistantstagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatreandoccasionallyactinginverysmallparts.Itisveryhardworkindeed,thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.
Ofcourse,somepeoplehaveremarkablechanceswhichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislongandhardtraining.ConniePratt,forexample,wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilmproducerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrovepastinhiscar.Hestoppedandgotouttospeaktothegirl.Heaskedifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest,andshethoughthewasjoking.Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice.IttooktheproducertwentyminutestoconvinceConniethathewasserious.Thetestwassuccessful.Andwithinafewweeksshewasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamousactorsoftheday.Butchanceslikethishappenonceinabluemoon!
6.Fromtheverybeginning,theauthorputsitclearlythatactingisaprofession________.
A.toodifficultforyoungpeopleB.soughtafterbymanypeople
C.forambitiouspeopleonlyD.foryoungpeop