2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解创优专练13.doc

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1、2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解创优专练13Passage1WhenSteveMaxwellgraduatedfromcollege,hehadanengineeringdegreeandahightechjob—buthecouldn’tbalancehischeckbook.“Itookonefinanceclassincollegebutdroppedittogoonaskitrip，”saysthe45yearoldfatherofthree,wholivesinWindsor,Colorado.“Iactuallyhadtogotomyban

2、kandaskthemtoteachmehowtoreadmystatement.”Oneofthebiggestobstaclestomakingmoneyisnotunderstandingit:Thousandsofusavoidinvestingbecausewejustdon’tgetit.Buttomakemoney,youmustbefinanciallyliterate.“ItbotheredmethatIdidn’tunderstandthisstuff，”saysSteve,“soIreadbooksandmagazinesaboutmon

3、eymanagementandinvesting,andIaskedeveryfinancialwhiz(能手)Iknewtoexplainthingstome.”Heandhiswifestartedapplyingthelessons:Theymadeapointtolivebelowtheirmeans.Theyneverboughtonimpulse,alwaysnegotiatedbetterdeals(ontheircars，cablebills,furniture)andstayedintheirhomelongaftertheywentfora

4、nexpensivevacation.Theyalsoput20percentoftheirannualsalaryintoinvestments.Withintenyears,theyweremillionaires,andpeoplewerecomingtoSteveforadvice.“Someonewouldsay,‘Ineedtorefinancemyhouse—whatshouldIdo?‘Alotoftimes，Iwouldn’tknowtheanswer,butI’dgotofinditandlearnsomethingintheprocess

5、，”hesays.In2003,Stevequithisjobtobecomepartownerofacompanythatholdspersonalfinanceseminars(研讨会)foremployeesofcorporationslikeWalMart.Healsostartedgoingtorealestateinvestmentseminars,andit’spaidoff:Henowowns$30millionworthofinvestmentproperties,includingapartmentcomplexes,ashoppingm

6、allandaquarry.“Iwasanengineerwhoneverthoughtthislifewaspossible,butallittrulytakesisalittleselfeducation，”saysSteve.“Youcandoanythingonceyouunderstandthebasics.”语篇解读　经过不断的学习，史蒂夫从不懂理财的工程师发展成为善于理财的百万富翁。1.WhenSteveMaxwellgraduatedfromcollege,he________.A.couldn’tbalancehisworkandlifeB

7、.madeuphismindtobecomeamillionaireC.didn’tknowhowtomanagehismoneyD.oftenwenttobankstoborrowmoney解析　细节理解题。根据第一段的hecouldn’tbalancehischeckbook和Iactuallyhadtogotomybankandaskthemtoteachmehowtoreadmystatement可知，SteveMaxwell刚毕业后不懂得如何理财。答案　C2.Theunderlinedpart“livebelowtheirmeans”(inParag

8、raph3)probablymeans