Question

Once there was an old man, who was completely broke (破产的), living in a tiny house. He had to live on a $105-a-month social security (保障) check.

At 65 years of age, he decided things had to change. So he thought about what he had to offer. His friends thought highly of his chicken recipe (烹饪法). He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.

He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sell his recipe. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe. He offered the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage (比例) on the items sold. Sounds like a good deal, right?

Unfortunately, not to most of the restaurants. He heard “NO” over l, 000 times, but he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He got rejected (拒绝) 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.

With that one success, the old man changed the way Americans eat chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, popularly known as KFC, was born. The old man was Colonel Harland Sanders, who was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken. His name and image (肖像) are still symbols of KFC now.

1.When the old man was broke, we can infer that ______.

A. he had a lot of fast food chicken restaurants

B. he gave away 105 dollars to others every month

C. he had no money and lived a poor life

D. his image became a symbol of KFC

2.In order to change his life, the old man decided ______.

A. to get a social security check

B. to sell fried chicken in the street

C. to tell his friends the secret of his recipe

D. to introduce his recipe to restaurants

3.The old man succeeded after he tried ______ times.

A. 1,000    B. 1,001

C. 1,009    D. 1,010

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Actions speak louder than words.    B. Always believe in yourself.

C. Far from eye, far from heart.    D. It’s never too old to learn.

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. D

4. B

【解析】

本文为记叙文。哈兰·桑德斯65岁时只能依靠自己每月 105 美元的救济金生活。为摆脱困境，他决定向各餐馆推销自己的炸鸡秘方。在被拒绝了 1009 次之后得到了认可。哈兰· 桑德斯就是肯德基的创始人。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句 “He had to live on a $105-a-month social security check”.“他必须靠每月105美元的社会保障金生活”，可知，他生活很贫困。broke 的意思是“没有钱的；破产的”，分析选项可知C符合题意，故选C。

2.细节理解题。第二段“His friends thought highly of his chicken recipe (烹饪法).He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.”可知他要改变生活，第三段第一句中的“He left Kentucky and traveled to different states try to sell his recipe ”可知，哈兰·桑德斯想要向各餐馆推销自己的炸鸡秘方来改变生活。故选D项。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“He got rejected 1,009 times before he heard his first yes” 可知，哈兰，桑德斯在第1010次推销炸鸡秘方时取得了成功。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D项。

4.推理判断题。哈兰· 桑德斯经历了一次又一次的失败没有放弃，最终取得了成功。这个故事告诉我们要相信自己，不要放弃。分析选项可知B项符合题意，故选B。