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1、Unit2Cloning李仕才一、阅读理解。“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.”—JeffBezos.IgottheideatostartAmazonin1995.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanything
2、thatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’
3、t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchad
4、mired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicm
5、adesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itwasreallyadifficultchoice,butultimately,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonot
6、tryatall.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.Thegreat
7、lyincreasingusageoftheInternet.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________.A
8、.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaC.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段“IdecidedIhadtogiveita
