“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard．”

I got the to start Amazon 16 years ago．I the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an bookstore with millions of titles was very to me．I had just turned 30，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife that I wanted to my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t since most start-ups don’t，and I wasn’t sure what to ．She told me I should the idea．I’d always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow my ．

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a boss that I admired very much．I went to my boss and with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea， it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That logic made some to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult ，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret and failing．And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11．After much ，I took the less path to follow my dream，and I’m of that Choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices．

1.A．idea B．support C．fund D．message

2.A．got throughB．set aside C．came across D．turn down

3.A．online B．a(chǎn)vailable C．intelligentD．expensive

4.A．practical B．exciting C．flexible D．productive

5.A．take B．1and C．exchange D．quit

6.A．matter B．work C. fail D. exist

7.A．do B．finish C．plan D. expect

8.A．give up B．set up C．stick to D．put off

9.A．dream B．pace C．hobby D．example

10.A．cruel B．brilliant C．greedy D．honest

11.A．shared B．a(chǎn)rgued C．reasoned D. required

12.A．gradually B．eventually C．carefully D．generously

13.A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．otherwise D．but

14.A．sense B．difference C．bet D．bargain

15.A．while B．before C．once D．since

16.A．puzzle B．suggestion C．choice D．report

17.A．managing B．requesting C．changing D．trying

18.A．considerationB．determinationC．conversationD．a(chǎn)pplication

19.A．difficult B．secure C．a(chǎn)musing D．interesting

20.A．confident B．regretful C．hopeful D．proud

 

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章講述的是亞馬遜網(wǎng)站創(chuàng)始人的故事。才智是與生俱來(lái)的，而善良是后天可以選擇的。天賦易得，選擇難做。在貝佐斯16歲的時(shí)候，他驚嘆于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的迅速發(fā)展，于是萌發(fā)了建立網(wǎng)上書(shū)店的想法。在得到妻子的支持以后，他辭去了待遇很好的工作，雖然老板曾試圖留住他，但貝佐斯最終決定把自己的想法付諸實(shí)踐。

1.上下文串聯(lián)。A想法；B支持；C資金；D信息，信息。根據(jù)43空句She told me I should 43 the idea可知我在16年前就有了這樣的想法。故選A。

2.動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。A完成；B放在一邊，不管不顧，儲(chǔ)存；C遇見(jiàn)；D拒絕；我知道了這個(gè)事實(shí)，因特網(wǎng)的使用以每年百分之2300的速度在增加，所以我意識(shí)到這對(duì)于網(wǎng)絡(luò)售書(shū)是一個(gè)機(jī)遇。本句中的come across表示發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選C。

3.A在線；B存在的，可利用的；C勤奮的；D昂貴的；我從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)或者聽(tīng)過(guò)增加如此迅速的事情，建立一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)在線的書(shū)店對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是一件非常令人興奮的事情。故選A。

4.形容詞。A實(shí)用的；B令人興奮的；C靈活的；D多產(chǎn)的；我從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)或者聽(tīng)過(guò)增加如此迅速的事情，建立一個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)在線的書(shū)店對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是一件非常令人興奮的事情。故選B。

5.動(dòng)詞。A拿走；B登陸，著陸；C交換；D放棄；我告訴我的妻子我想放棄我的工作來(lái)做這件瘋狂的事情。故選D。

6.動(dòng)詞。A有關(guān)系，重要；B起作用；C失��；D存在；我想放棄我的工作來(lái)做這件可能不起作用的瘋狂的事情。故選B。

7.A做；B實(shí)現(xiàn)，獲得；C計(jì)劃；D期待；我不敢確信我能夠期待得到什么樣的結(jié)果。

故選D。

8.短語(yǔ)辨析。A放棄；B建立，成立；C堅(jiān)持；D推遲；我的妻子告訴我應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持這個(gè)想法，我總是想成為一個(gè)發(fā)明家，她希望我堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想。故選C。

9.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)54空I took the less 54 path to follow my dream可知：我的妻子告訴我應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持這個(gè)想法，我總是想成為一個(gè)發(fā)明家，她希望我堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想。故選A。

10.形容詞。A殘忍的；B很棒的；C貪婪的；D謙虛的；我在紐約的一件金融機(jī)構(gòu)工作，我的老板是一位我很欽佩的很棒的老板。根據(jù)后面的定語(yǔ)從句that I admired very much可知這是一個(gè)我很欽佩的人，那么B項(xiàng)“很棒的”符合上下文。故選B。

11.動(dòng)詞。A分享；B爭(zhēng)論；C理論，辯論；D詢(xún)問(wèn)；固定搭配share sth with sb與某人分享某事；我去找了老板和他分享了我想做的事情。故選A。

12.副詞。A逐漸地；B最后，終于；C仔細(xì)地，細(xì)心地；D一般說(shuō)來(lái)；老板和我在中央公園走了很久，很仔細(xì)地聽(tīng)了我的計(jì)劃和想法。故選C。

13.連詞。A于是；B和；C否則，要不然；D但是；他說(shuō)：這聽(tīng)起來(lái)是一個(gè)很好的主意，但是對(duì)于一個(gè)沒(méi)有工作的人來(lái)說(shuō)是似乎是一個(gè)更好的事情。也就是說(shuō)老板認(rèn)為我已經(jīng)是一個(gè)有很好的工作的人，沒(méi)有必要再去冒險(xiǎn)做這樣一個(gè)可能會(huì)失敗的事情�？芍习宸磳�(duì)我做這樣的事情。故選D。

14.固定固定搭配。Make sense有意義，講得通；老板的邏輯對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是講得通的。本句表示作者明白了老板的意思和態(tài)度。故選A。

15.連詞。A當(dāng)…時(shí)；B在…前；C一旦；D自從；老板說(shuō)服我在做出最終決定之前再考慮48小時(shí)。本句表示老板讓我三思而后行，讓我仔細(xì)考慮自己的行為。故選B。

16.A困惑；B建議；C選擇；D報(bào)告；對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)這是一個(gè)很困難的選擇，但是最后我還是決定試一試。故選C。

17.A設(shè)法做到；B請(qǐng)求，要求；C改變；D努力，嘗試；我決定去做這件事情，我想努力并嘗試了以后我是不會(huì)后悔遺憾的。如果我不去努力和嘗試也許我會(huì)很遺憾。故選D。

18.名詞。A考慮；B決定；C對(duì)話；D申請(qǐng)，應(yīng)用；考慮很久 以后我決定走這條不是很安全的追隨自己夢(mèng)想的小路。故選A。

19.形容詞。A穩(wěn)固的；B安全的；C令人快樂(lè)的；D有趣的；因?yàn)檫@件事情沒(méi)有人做過(guò)，沒(méi)有人知道是不是會(huì)成功，所以使用secure表示對(duì)于這一道路的前途的不確定性。故選B。

20.形容詞。A有信心的；B遺憾的；C有希望的；D自豪的；對(duì)于我的選擇我很自豪，對(duì)于我們所有人來(lái)說(shuō)這是我們自己的選擇。故選D。

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