Question

A Sweet Success

One weekend, Taylor, an eight-year-old girl, asked her parents to buy a toy for her, but her father encouraged her to make money by herself. "How can I make money?" Taylor thought for a while and had an idea, “Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy?”

The next day, Taylor started her plan. She borrowed $40 from her parents in order to buy tools and materials at first and promised to pay it back. Then she began to make cakes by herself. To her parents’ surprise, she made $175 by selling the cakes that Sunday.

Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted. She certainly had made enough money for it, but she didn't. Instead, Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father's phone number on them. Then she began handing the cards out. More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes. Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes.

Though Taylor has made a lot of money, she still works hard at school. She also likes to take part in other activities. So Taylor must carefully manage her time. For example, instead of watching TV after school, Taylor might have to bake a lot of cakes for customers. When she has dance lessons on some days, she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn't late for class.

Making cakes may take time and be hard work, but Taylor sees the fun in it. “ I think making cakes is mostly my hobby. ” She says. She also decorates the boxes that are used to pack the cakes. Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers. People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes, so more and more people come for her cakes.

Taylor's cakes are becoming very popular. She achieves a sweet success.

1.Taylor started making and selling cakes at first because     .

A.she wanted to buy a toy

B.she wanted some beautiful cards

C.she loved baking cakes very much

D.her parents encouraged her to sell cakes

2.What did she do after she made $175?

A.She bought a phone for her father.

B.She went on with her business.

C.She bought a toy for herself.

D.She started a big company.

3.From the passage we can know     .

A.Taylor likes making money

B.Taylor is talented in business

C.Taylor likes watching TV all day

D.Taylor doesn't work hard at school

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

【解析】

本文讲述了8岁女孩泰勒让父母给她买玩具，父亲鼓励她自己赚钱。泰勒想到了做蛋糕赚钱。她向父母借了40美元，那个星期天她卖蛋糕赚了175美元。泰勒没有买她想要的玩具。她继续扩大她的生意。虽然泰勒赚了很多钱，但她在学校仍然很努力。做蛋糕需要时间和艰苦的工作，但泰勒看到了其中的乐趣。泰勒的蛋糕越来越受欢迎了。她取得了甜蜜的成功。

1.

细节题。根据第1段内容（一个周末，8岁女孩泰勒让父母给她买玩具，但父亲鼓励她自己赚钱。”我怎么赚钱？”泰勒想了一会儿，有了一个主意，“为什么不做蛋糕，然后在教堂里卖，筹集资金买玩具呢？”）可知泰勒起初是因为想买玩具才开始做蛋糕和卖蛋糕的。故选A。

2.

细节题。根据第2段最后一句及第3段“令她父母吃惊的是，那个星期天她卖蛋糕赚了175美元。大家都以为泰勒会买她想要的玩具。她当然赚够了钱，但她没有。相反，泰勒决定买名片，上面有她父亲的电话号码。然后她开始分发卡片。更多的人认识泰勒，来买她的蛋糕。就连大公司也开始尝试买她的美味的蛋糕。”可知“她赚了175美元后，她继续做她的生意。”故选B。

3.

主旨题。本文讲述了8岁女孩泰勒让父母给她买玩具，父亲鼓励她自己赚钱。泰勒想到了做蛋糕赚钱。她向父母借了40美元，那个星期天她卖蛋糕赚了175美元。泰勒没有买她想要的玩具。她继续扩大她的生意。泰勒的蛋糕越来越受欢迎了。她取得了甜蜜的成功。可知“泰勒在商业上很有天赋”；故选B。