Question

An Wang was born in Shanghai, China. He went to America at the age of twenty-five. He studied at Harvard, a famous university near Boston. He was _______ and soon got a doctorate (博士头衔). In 1951, An Wang ________ a small company. It had only one room and two employees (雇员). Every year the company grew and grew. By 1985, Wang had thirty thousand employees and had made 3,000 million dollars. His company became one of the most ________ companies in the USA. It made the newest computers.________An Wang was very rich, money did not change him. He lived with his wife in the same house outside Boston. He only had two suits at one time, and they were blue. He was kind to the poor and liked to give money to them. People in the USA will _______ forget this good man.

Read the passage and choose the correct words. (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)5%

1.A. happy   B. hardworking   C. strong   D. careful

2.A. designed B. made        C. found       D. started

3.A. important B. publicC. difficultD. possible

4.A. Because  B. Although   C. Since      D. Before

5.A. sometimes  B. always    C. never    D. Often

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了王安的事迹。他出生在上海，在25岁的时候就去了美国，在哈弗大学获得了博士学位。他在1951年开始创业，他的公司慢慢地成为了美国最重要的公司之一，他也成为了一个富人。他关心穷人，是人们心目中的一个好人。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他在哈弗大学学习，他学习很努力，很快得到了博士学位。happy 开心的；hardworking 勤奋的，努力的；strong 强壮的；careful小心的，仔细的。根据句意他很快得到了博士学位可知，他学习非常努力。故选B。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在1951年，王安创建了一个小公司。design 设计；make 制作；使；find 发现，找到；start开始，创建。根据句意可知选D。

3.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他的公司成为了美国最重要的公司之一。important 重要的；public 公共的；difficult 困难的；possible可能的。根据上句话的意思可知，王安的公司慢慢的壮大，到1985年的时候，他的公司里有3万员工，赚了30亿元。由此可见，王安的公司是美国的一个重要的公司。故选A。

4.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：虽然王安非常富有，但是钱并没有改变他。because 因为，引导原因状语从句；although 虽然，尽管，引导让步状语从句；since 自从，引导时间状语从句；before在……之前，引导时间状语从句。根据句意可知选B。

5.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：美国人永远不会忘记这个好人。sometimes 有时候；always 总是；never 从不；often经常。根据上文的描述可知，王安虽然成为了一个富人，但是他生活很节俭，对穷人也很好。因此美国人不会忘记他，故选C。

考点：人物类短文阅读。