Question

When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and he wrote letters to many companies until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris began to lose his confidence, then depressed. 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. “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 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 win his good fame. 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 problems. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but no competition.

Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed lo open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. No Education, No Future.

B. The World Is a Money-locker.

C. Good Fame Is the Key to Success.

D. Difficulty of Starting a Small Business.

2.Which of the following best describes Boris’s job hunting experience?

A. Boring.    B. Surprising.

C. Encouraging.    D. Disappointing.

3.Boris started his career by ________.

A. repairing cycles    B. buying empty shops

C. cycling around the town    D. developing a waste ground

4.Boris finally chose an empty shop in a place because ________.

A. it was not so expensive

B. he had a lot of old customers there

C. there were good opportunities there

D. he could make good use of his skills there

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】文章通过讲述Boris创业的故事，说明了世界是一个钱柜，你最好找到一种打开它的方法。

1.主旨大意题。由“The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”可知这篇文章通过讲述Boris创业的故事，说明了世界是一个钱柜，你最好找到一种打开它的方法，可知选B。

2.推理判断题。When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and he wrote letters to many companies until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris began to lose his confidence, then depressed. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. 这一段描述了Boris找工作的经历，尽管他不停的尝试，但是却仍然失败，所以Boris找工作的经历非常令人失望，选D。

3.细节理解题。由Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer.可知Boris通过修理自行车开始了他的事业，选A。

4.推理判断题。由But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but no competition.可知Boris最终在一个地方选择了一个空的店铺是因为那里有好的机会，选C。

【名师点睛】

细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题（在原文中可直接找到答案，常用who, what, when, where, why和how等提问。）语义转化题（需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换，两者存在表达上的差异，有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论）、数字计算题、排列顺序题、图表图画题等。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。小题3细节理解题。由Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer.可知Boris通过修理自行车开始了他的事业，选A。