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DayOneLookingforsuccess阅读难度★★★Youarenevertooyoungtostartyourownbusiness(生意).DelphineDauphine,10,startedherowncupcakebusinesswhenshewasjust7.Shehassoldhundredsofcupcakes.TaylorMoxey,13,wantedtouseherownmoneytobuyherselfdolls,soshestartedherowncupcakebusinessattheageof7aswell.Theyarenottheonlykidswhowanttostarttheirownbusinesses.About500teenagerslearnedhowtobecomeyouthentrepreneurs(企业家)atthisyear’sYouthEconomicDevelopmentConference(青少年经济发展会议)inMiami,US.Theywillbeabletotakepartinfinancial(金融的)classes,vendorfairs(供应商博览会))andyouthfilmfestivals.“It’snevertooearlytolearn,”saidSalihaNelson,headoftheconference.“Ifyoureallywanttodosomething,gooutandmakeithappen.”()1.Delphinehashadhercupcakebusinessfor_____.A.threeyearsB.sevenyearsC.tenyearsD.thirteenyears()2.TheconferenceinMiamithisyearhelpedto_____.A.teachyoungpeoplehowtomakecupcakesB.encouragemoreteenagerstostartbusinessesC.teachteenshowtotakepartinfilmfestivalsD.teachteenshowtogetupearly()3.AccordingtoSalihaNelson,_____.A.childrencannotstarttheirownbusinessesB.theconferencewillnotbeveryhelpfulC.youngpeopleshouldtakeactiontomaketheirdreamscometrueD.teenagersshouldgooutmoreWordinuse根据中文提示完成下列句子：1.政府决定开办一家新的图书馆。Thegovernmentdecidedto______anewlibrary.2.孩子们日常靠卖花来筹集善款。Thechildren_____flowerstoraisemoneyforcharity.3.在一个月之后，她的事业有了起色。Her________tookoffafteramonthofhardwork.参考答案及解析1.A。根据第1段DelphineDauphine,10,startedherowncupcakebusinesswhenshewasjust7可知，Delphine7岁创业，现在已经10岁，已经创业3年。故本题选择A。2.B。根据第3段About500teenagerslearnedhowtobecomeyouthentrepreneursatthisyear’sYouthEconomicDevelopmentConferenceinMiami,US.可知会议的目的是为了教青少年如何成为企业家。故本题选B。3.C。根据末段Ifyoureallywanttodosomething,gooutandmakeithappen.可知，Saliha认为如果年轻人想获得成功，就应该采取行动。故本题选择C。Wordinuse1.start2.sell3.businessDayTwoJiangLang’sfallfromglory(荣誉)阅读难度★★InChinese.thereisanidiom(成语)“江郎才尽”(JiangLang’stalentends).Itdescribeswriterswhohavelosttheirtalent.WhoisJiangLang?JiangLangwasaChinesepoet(诗人)wholivedlongago.HisrealnamewasJiangYan(江淹).HewasbornintoapoorfamilyduringtheSouthernDynasty(420-589).Whenhewasyoung,hestudiedhardandbecamegoodatwriting.Peoplepraised(赞赏)histalent.Theprince(王子)heardabouthimandgavehimajobintheroyalcourt(朝廷).Later,Jianggotanevenbetterjobandbecamerich.Hewrotelessandless,andhiswritingswerenolongergood.Peoplefeltsorryforhimandused“JiangLang’stalentends”todescribehim.()1.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.Thepoet’sparentsnamedhimJiangLang.B.Hewaspoorasachild.C.JiangwasaChinesepoetwholivedduringtheNorthernDynasty.D.Hewasnotclever.()2.WhydidtheprincegiveJiangajobintheroyalcourt?A.BecauseJianghadexperience.B.Becausepeoplepraisedhim.C.Becauseheshowedagreattalent.D.Becausehewashardworking.()3.PeoplefeltsorryforJiangwhen_____.A.hegotabetterjobB.hebecameveryrichC.hecouldn’twritegoodpoemsanymoreD.hestoppedworkinginthecourt()4.Peopleuse“江郎才尽”todescribeapersonwho_____.A.haspoorparentsB.iscleverwhenheorsheisyoungC.loseshisorhertalentD.studiesveryhard参考答案及解析1.B。根据第二段HewasbornintoapoorfamilyduringtheSouthernDynasty(420-589).可知，他出生时家境贫寒，故本题选B。2.C。根据第二段Whenhewasyoung,hestudiedhardandbecamegoodatwriting.Peoplepraised(赞赏)histalent.Theprince(王子)heardabouthimandgavehimajobintheroyalcourt(朝廷).可知，人们赞赏他的真正原因是因为他在写作方面展现出的天赋，并且学习用功。故本题选C。3.C。根据第二段Hewrotelessandless,andhiswritingswerenolongergood.Peoplefeltsorryforhimandused“JiangLang’stalentends”todescribehim.可知，由于他得到了更好的工作，并且变得很富有，写的越来越少，以至于写作水平越来越低，人们为之感到惋惜。故本题选C。4.C。根据第一段Itdescribeswriterswhohavelosttheirtalent.可知，人们用“江郎才尽”这个成语来描述曾经拥有某种才能，后来却不再拥有这种才能的人。故本题选C。DayThreeFindingfunineverydaylife阅读难度★★★ManypeopleliketowatchTVwhentheywanttotakeabreakfromlife.Sitcoms(情景喜剧)areapopularchoice.Sitcoms,orsituationcomedies,canmakeuslaughoutloud.Maybeyoudidn’tknowtheword“sitcom”before,butyoumighthavebeardofshowslikeFriends,HowIMetYourMother,andModernFamily,ortheChineseshowsILoveMyFamily(《我爱我家》),Homewithkids(《家有儿女》),orMyOwnSwordsman(《武林外传》).Theseareallsitcoms.Sitcomsoftentakeplaceinthesameplace,suchasalivingroomoranoffice.Theplots(剧情)areoftenaboutthesmallproblemswerunintoineverydaylife.Everycharacter(角色)hasaspecialpersonality(个性).Theymakepeoplelaughwhentheytalktoeachother.Peoplelovesitcomsbecausetheycanturnhardsituationsintosomethingfunny.Thecharacterskeeptheirsenseofhumor(幽默感),evenwhenthey’rehavingabadday.Theytellusthatevenwhenbadthingshappen,wecanlaughthemoffandlifewillgoon.()1.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.Peopledon’tliketowatchsitcoms.B.ThereareseveralfamoussitcomsinChina.C.Allsitcomscanmakepeoplelaugh.D.Sitcomsandsituationcomediesaredifferentfromeachother.()2.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatmakespeoplelaugh?A.Whereasitcomtakesplace.B.Thesmallproblemsthatcharactersmeeteveryday.C.Thepersonalitiesofthemaincharacters.D.Thetalksamongdifferentcharacters.()3.Whydopeoplelovesitcoms?A.Becausethecharactersarealwayslucky.B.Becausetheydescribehardsituations.C.Becausesitcomsremindustobehappywhenlifeishard.D.Becausewecanlaughatotherpeopleonsitcoms.Wordinuse根据提示完成下列句子：1.__________(大笑)isagoodwaytorelax.2.Hehasa_______(感觉)ofresponsibility(责任)forthewholefamily.3.Heisreally_________(幽默的)whenheisteaching.4.Themain________(角色