Question

When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠)his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.

“Why don't you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.”

“But what can I do？”

“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”

Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag(障碍)．But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate（土地，地区） where there were plenty of customers but no competition.

Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motorcycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the moneylocker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.

1.Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?

A. Goodwill is the key to success

B. The world is a moneylocker

C. No education, no future

D. Difficulty of starting a small business

2.Boris started his career by________.

A. cycling around the town

B. developing a waste ground

C. repairing cycles

D. buying empty shops

3.Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because________.

A. it was not so expensive

B. he had a lot of old customers there

C. he could make good use of his skills there

D. there were good opportunities there

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris______.

A. still couldn't make good profits

B. set off in a successful career

C. found a lot of gold coins by accident

D. had great difficulty running his business

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述的是Boris非常努力，却一直无法找到合适的工作，在叔叔的建议和鼓励下，自主创业，并时刻铭记叔叔的话“世界就是一个钱柜，你最好找到打开它的方法”。最后Boris取得成功。这个故事告诉我们，人生就是一连串的战斗，也就意味着一连串的失败，没人能常胜不败，虽然有时我们会屡战屡败，但只有屡战屡败的勇士才能找到钱柜的钥匙，才能获得你想要的一切。

1.标题归纳题。本文讲述的是Boris非常努力，却一直无法找到合适的工作，在叔叔的建议和鼓励下，自主创业，并时刻铭记叔叔的话“世界就是一个钱柜，你最好找到打开它的方法”。最后Boris取得成功。这个故事告诉我们，人生就是一连串的战斗，也就意味着一连串的失败，没人能常胜不败，虽然有时我们会屡战屡败，但只有屡战屡败的勇士才能找到钱柜的钥匙，才能获得你想要的一切。所以Boris的故事是围绕着标题“世界就是一个钱柜”而展开。故B选项“世界就是一个钱柜”是短文最佳标题。故B选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第五段“Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer.”可知，Boris在城镇周围转了好多圈，最后找到了一块合适的荒地。然后他开始经营自行车修理的生意。所以鲍里斯的职业生涯开始于修理自行车。故C选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第五段“But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate（土地，地区）where there were plenty of customers but no competition.”可知，但是最后，他在一个新土地上找到了一家闲置的商店，那里有很多顾客，但没有竞争。所以判断出，Boris最终在一个新的土地上选择了一家闲置的商店，因为那里有很好的机会。故D选项正确。

4.推理判断题。由最后段“Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.”可知，慢慢地，利润增加了，生意发展了。最后，Boris设法打开了钱柜，发现里面有钞票和金币。所以我们可以从最后一段推断出 Boris事业上获得了成功。故B选项正确。