When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (糾纏) his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.
“Why don't you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.”
“But what can I do?”
“Get out and have a look round.” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag(障礙). But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.
小題1:Which of the following best describes Boris' job hunting experience?
A．Surprising.B．Encouraging.C．Boring.D．Disappointing.
小題2:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Goodwill is the key to success
B．The world is a money-locker
C．No education, no future
D．Difficulty of starting a small business
小題3:Boris started his career by       .
A．repairing cyclesB．developing a waste ground
C．cycling around the townD．buying empty shops
小題4:Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because       .
A．it was not so expensive
B．he had a lot of old customers there
C．there were good opportunities there
D．he could make good use of his skills there
小題5:We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris     .
A．still couldn't make good profits
B．found a lot of gold coins by accident
C．set off in a successful career
D．had great difficulty running his business

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C
文章講述的是一個(gè)在求職的道路上非常不順的人，聽從了他叔叔的建議，找到了一份適合自己的工作，找到了創(chuàng)造自己財(cái)富的方法。
小題1:推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第一段Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. 可知，
小題2:主旨大意題。 根據(jù)文章可知，他聽從了他叔叔的建議，認(rèn)識(shí)到了世界就是一個(gè)錢柜。
小題3:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. 可知
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new   estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition可知。
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. 可知。
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