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1、Unit1WomenofachievementⅠ.阅读理解APeopletookbetsonwhenLeHo’sbusiness,CapitalCityWasteServices(CCWS),wouldfail,butshehasprovedthedoubterswrongbyturningthewastemanagementbusinessintoamulti-milliondollarempire.LeHohadapoorstarttolifeinAustralia.Whenshewas18daysold,herf
2、amilyarrivedinAustraliafromVietnamonafishingboat.Attheageof21,HostartedherfirstbusinesscalledHoneyBee,abridalstore.Insixyearsshegrewthattosixstores,butthemarketforInternetshoppingchangedthingsgreatly.Therefore,shewantedtofindsomebusinessthat,whatevertheeconomy,w
3、ouldbethere.Itturnedouttheanswerwaswastemanagement.HofirstcameacrossCCWSwhenshehelpedtorunthebusinessforafriendwhowasadirectorandhadtogooverseas.In2010,Hodecidedtobuyitfor$50,000althoughthebusinesswaslosingabout$20,000amonth.Tocutdowncosts,Hotookonalltherolesint
4、hebusinessfromsalestodrivingatruck.Shestartedthedaywithawastecollectionrunandthenchangedclothestogotomeetings.Eveningswerespentreadingbooksandsendingemails.Sheworked18hoursadayforthefirst12months.Ho’shardworkpaidoffafterherbusinessdoubledinthefirst12months.Overt
5、henext12monthstheincomedoubledagain.HopickedtherightindustrywithIBISWorld(anAustralianresearchcompany)analysisvaluingsolidwastecollectionservicesat$6.2billionfor2015-2016andpredictingannualgrowthof3.8percentinthefuture.However,Hofaceddiscrimination(歧视)whenstarti
6、ngoutinanindustrycontrolledbymen.Butitonlyinspiredher.Sheregardeditasadrivingforceforhertogetinthetruckat6am.Shesaidthatanybusinessorjobthatmencando,womencandotoo.Andsheproveditwithhersuccess.1.WhenLeHowasinhertwenties,she . A.tookaboattriptoVietnamB.ownedseve
7、ralbridalstoresC.gotinterestedinonlineshoppingD.movedtoAustraliawithherparents2.LeHotookoverCCWSmainlybecause . A.herownbusinesshadfailedB.herfriendadvisedhertodosoC.shewantedtomakeabetwithothersD.shebelievedthewasteindustryismorestable3.AccordingtotheIBISWorl
8、danalysis,wecaninferthatLeHois . A.competent B.ambitiousC.far-sightedD.strong-willed4.HowdidLeHodealwiththediscriminationagainsther?A.Shesimplyignoredit.B.Shec
