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1、Unit2Cloning一、阅读理解。“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.”—JeffBezos.IgottheideatostartAmazonin1995.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingt
2、hatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon
3、’t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuc
4、hadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartapanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogi
5、cmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itwasreallyadifficultchoice,butultimately,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiont
6、onottryatall.Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.【文章大意】本文讲述了亚马逊网站的创始人的成长故事。天赋易得,选择难做。才智是与生俱来的,善良是后天选择的。1.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A.Th
7、egreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.B.Thesupportofhiswife.C.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的“IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowing...”这句话可知,互联网的迅速发展让作者感到吃惊,让作者萌生创建网络书店的想法。2.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat__
8、______.A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaC.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段“IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.I