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1、大学英语四级快速阅读１.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage. SecretsofSelf-MadeMillionaires They’rejustlikeyo
2、u.Butwithlotsofmoney. Whenyouthinkof“millionaire”,whatimagecomestoyourmind?Formanyofus,it’saflashyWallStreetbankertypewhofliesaprivatejet,collectscarsandlivesthekindofdecadentlifestylethatwouldmakeDonaldTrumpproud. Butmanymodernmillionairesliveinmiddle-classneighborhoods,wor
3、kfull-timeandshopindiscountstoresliketherestofus.Whatmotivatesthemisn’tmaterialpossessionsbutthechoicesthatmoneycanbring.“Fortherich,it’snotaboutgettingmorestuff.It’sabouthavingthefreedomtomakealmostanydecisionyouwant,”saysT.HarvEker,authorofSecretsoftheMillionaireMind.Wealthm
4、eansyoucansendyourchildtoanyschoolorquitajobyoudon’tlike. AccordingtotheSpectremWealthStudy,anannualsurveyofAmerica’swealthy,therearemorepeoplelivingthegoodlifethaneverbefore—thenumberofmillionairesnearlydoubledinthelastdecade.Andthericharegettingricher.TomakeitontotheForbes4
5、00listoftherichestAmericans,amerebillionairenolongermakesthecut.Thisyearyouneededanetworthofatleast$1.3billion. Ifmorepeoplearegettingricherthanever,whyshouldn’tyoubeoneofthem?Herearethesecretsrevealedbythepeoplewhohaveatleastamilliondollarsinliquidassets.1.Setyoursightsonwhe
6、reyou’regoing Twentyyearsago,JeffHarrishardlyseemedontheroadtowealth.Hewasacollegedropoutwhostruggledtosupporthiswife,DeAnn,andthreekids,workingasagrocerystoreclerkandatajunkyardwherehemeltedscrapmetalalongsideconvicts(囚犯).“Attimesweweresobrokethatwewashedourclothesinthebatht
7、ubbecausewecouldn’taffordtheLaundromat.”Nowhe’sa49-year-oldinvestmentadvisorandmultimillionaireinYork,SouthCarolina. TherewasonebigreasonJeffpulledaheadofthepack:Healwaysknewhe’dberich.Therealityisthat80percentofAmericansworthatleast$5milliongrewupinmiddle-classorlesserhouseh
8、olds,justlikeJeff. Wantingtobewealthyisacrucialfirststep.Eke
