Warren Buffet
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Warren Buffett
For someone who is such a successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy.
He was born on August 30, 1930. __1__ He used to go doortodoor and sell soda water. When his
family moved to Washington, Buffett became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five
paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While still in school, he was
making$ 175 a month, a fulltime wage for many men.
__2__ He spent $ 1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $ 50 a
week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture(企业) Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co.
Already a successful smalltime businessman, Buffett wasn"t interested in going to college but ended
up at the University of Pennsylvania-his father encouraged him to go. __3__ But he was turned down,
which had to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome affected Buffett"s
life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin
Graham the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation (基础) for Buffett"s investment
strategy.
From the beginning, Buffett made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money he had
made from selling soda water, delivering papers, and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and
1956, he grew his $ 9,800 to $ 14,000. __4__ And then he gradually drew in other investors through
word of mouth and very attractive terms.
__5__ He doesn"t collect houses or cars or works of art, and he disdains(鄙视) companies that
waste money on expensive cars, private dining rooms, and highpriced real villas. He is a creature of
habit-same house, same office, same city, same soda water.
A. Then Buffett applied to Harvard Business School.
B. Buffett is more likely to be found in a fourstar restaurant.
C. When he was 14, Buffett developed great interest in investment.
D. Even as a young child, Buffett was serious about making money.
E. One thing is for sure about Buffett: he is happy to do what he is doing.
F. Buffett"s investment strategy mirrors his lifestyle and his overall philosophy.
G. From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends. |
答案
| 1-5: DCAGF |
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Born on February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Christopher Gardner never know his father.
He lived with his mother, Bettye Jean Gardner, whom he adored, and, when necessary, in fosterhomes
(寄养家庭). Despite a life of hardship, his mother provided him with strong "spiritual genes" and taught
him some of the greatest lessons of his life, which he follows to this day.
She convinced him that in spite of where he came from, he could attain whatever goals he set for
himself by saying, "If you want to, one day you could make a million dollars." Gardner believed this to
be fact, and knew he would have to find a career he could be passionate (热情的) about, one that
would allow him to "be worldclass".
Though he was hardworking and determined, a series of circumstances in the early 1980"s left him
homeless in San Francisco and the single guardian of his 2yearold son. He was unwilling to give up his
son and his dream of financial independence. Though without connections or a college degree, he still
somehow earned a spot in a stockbroker (股票经纪人) training program. Often spending his nights in
a church shelter or the bathroom at a train station in Oakland, Gardner ended up the only trainee offered
a job at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1981.
Today, he"s the CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings, a company he founded with
offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The amazing story of his life was published as an
autobiography, The Pursuit of Happiness, and is the inspiration (灵感,启示) for the movie of the same
name starring Will Smith.
1. The underlined word "one" in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the place where he lived
B. the goal he set for himself
C. the fact to make a million dollars
D. his future career
2. From the third paragraph we can learn that ________.
A. hardworking and determined people can also be defeated by bad luck
B. Gardner did finish his stockbroker training program
C. Gardner had to make a choice between his dream and his beloved son
D. it is impossible for one without a college degree to get a job as a stockbroker
3. Gardner"s story can be best described as ________.
A. a ragstoriches story
B. an orphantomillionaire story
C. a CEOtostar story
D. a failuretosuccess story |
| 完形填空。 |
Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort - and at maximum speed. That__1__learning
a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one__2__: to have what she had back home in Colombia.
"I didn"t want to__3__what I do, like so many who come to a new country," she said. "I__4__to open
a store here in Canada but knew I had to__5__myself properly."
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a__6__meant going to
school to get the__7__education and certification. "My experience of owning a shop and working as a
designer in Colombia gave me__8__in my abilities, but I couldn"t speak the language and I had to__9__
how to do things in Canada. It was like having to__10__all over again," said Diana.
__11__, she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张)__12__continuing education
at George Brown College. She began taking__13__for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate
and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.__14__Diana met with the language barrier, she was
always going__15__while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after
her__16__in Canada, Diana at last achieved her__17__goal when her new store opened its doors in
Toronto"s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fasttrack to__18__.
Looking back, Diana, a fashion(时装)designer,__19__her achievements to the goal she set, the
education she received from the college, and__20__, the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy
doing what she is doing. |
( )1.A.requires
( )2.A.goal
( )3.A.continue
( )4.A．demanded
( )5.A.teach
( )6.A.reality
( )7.A.physical
( )8.A.pressure
( )9.A.put away
( )10A.advance
( )11.A.Naturally
( )12.A.through
( )13.A.notes
( )14.A.Though
( )15.A.around
( )16.A.adventure
( )17.A.original
( )18.A.success
( )19.A.adds
( )20.A.after all | B. encourages
B．memory
B．choose
B．decided
B．prepare
B．fact
B．private
B．judgement
B．depend on
B．start
B．Gradually
B．for
B．responsibilities
B．As
B．back
B．arrival
B．common
B．wealth
B．connects
B．above all | C．includes
C．choice
C．change
C．agreed
C．enjoy
C．challenge
C．primary
C．influence
C．learn about
C．suffer
C．Luckily
C．before
C．chances
C．Since
C．ahead
C．performance
C．another
C．glory
C．devotes
C．at least | D. advises
D．problem
D．lose
D．hesitated
D．persuade
D．wonder
D．necessary
D．confidence
D．look into
D．work
D．Clearly
D．with
D．courses
D．Once
D．out
D．journey
D．distant
D．happiness
D．owes
D．at first |
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Danica Patrick doesn"t let anything stop her.When she"s in her race car, she flies.In the spring of
2008, she became the first woman to win an event in the Indy Racing League.
Patrick wasn"t the only woman to race into the record books.Women around the country created
important firsts.
Hillary Clinton set her sights on the White House.In 2008, she was the first woman to be a
presidential candidate.Now she is the U. S.Secretary of State.
Michelle Obama had her own wonderful first.The former lawyer became the country"s first African
American First Lady.Her husband, Barack Obama, was elected President on November 4, 2008.
Peggy Whitson"s recent achievement was out_of_this_world.The astronaut was the first woman to
command the International Space Station.She finished her job on the floating lab in April, 2008.
Ann Dunwoody also had a "major" achievement.In November, 2008, she became the first female
fourstar general in the U. S.military.That is the second－highest rank in the U. S.Army.
The achievements of those and other women can encourage girls."I"ve heard from moms and dads
who see my achievement as hope for their daughters, " Dunwoody says, "Anything is possible through
hard work."
Danica Patrick and the other women didn"t get to where they are alone.Here"s a look at some of the
women who helped make their achievements possible.
Martha Washington was the country"s first First Lady.Her husband, George Washington, was
President from 1789 to 1797.
Marie Ruoff Byrum was the first woman to cast a ballot(投票) after U. S.women were given the
right to vote in elections in 1920.
Janet Guthrie became the first woman to enter a major car race in 1977.She was placed ninth in the
Indianapolis 500 race in 1978.
The Women"s Army Corps became part of the U. S.Army in 1943.More than 17,000 women served
overseas during World War Ⅱ.
Sally Ride became the first U. S.woman in space in 1983.Her two space shuttle experiences lasted
about 343 hours.
1. Who had been a lawyer according to the passage?
A. Danica Patrick.
B. Michelle Obama.
C. Marie Ruoff Byrum.
D. Sally Ride.
2. The underlined phrase "out of this world" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by ________.
A. extremely wonderful
B. unknown to the world
C. kept secret
D. not true
3. According to the passage, Dunwoody ________.
A. has high hopes for her daughters
B. had been involved in World War Ⅱ
C. was the first female general in U. S.military history
D. considers hard work an important factor of success
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sally Ride had worked in the International Space Station.
B. Hillary Clinton was the first woman to be the U. S.Secretary of State.
C. Janet Guthrie was the champion in the Indianapolis 500 race in 1978.
D. U.S.women didn"t have the right to vote in elections in the 19th century. |
| 阅读理解。 |
Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and
the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real,
learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying
art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six
months!
At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students
was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular
portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very
successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many
paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
Rembrandt"s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only
one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his
second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful
as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (***) in
1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
His unfortunate life, however, didn"t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time.
His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months
later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and
over 2,000 drawings! |
| 1. Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail? |
A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.
B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.
C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.
D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless. |
| 2. From the passage we learn that Rembrandt . |
A. graduated from the University of Leiden.
B. began his teaching career in 1628.
C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.
D. was good at drawing animals and flowers. |
| 3. How many members of Rembrandt"s family died before him, not including his parents? |
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven |
| 4. What"s the best title for this passage? |
A. A brief biography of Rembrandt
B. A great Dutch painter
C. The greatest painter in the world
D. Rembrandt"s unhappy family |
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Amelia Earhart"s (1897－1937) childhood was not the typical girl"s. She liked nothing better than to
explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪).
She also built her own roller coaster(过山车).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is
due to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and
career.
As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot
do or will not do."
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly.She took all sorts of jobs to pay for
the lessons and to buy a secondhand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the
solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women
who led active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already
done-occasionally what men have not done -thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps
encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action," she said.
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around
the world. However, in midflight, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and women. |
| 1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? |
A. A movie about Earhart"s exciting life has come out.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart"s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently. |
| 2. The underlined word in paragraph 2 means________. |
A. presented
B. adopted
C. published
D. created |
| 3. From the passage we can know that ________. |
A. Earhart showed most interest in adventure trips to the Missouri River during her childhood
B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes |
| 4. You can probably find this article in________. |
A. a booklet
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement |
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