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【題目】 Can you imagine being a billionaire at the age of 21? Entrepreneur (企業(yè)家), social media star and model Kylie Jenner has done just that. According to the business magazine Forbes, Ms Jenner has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. She is so successful that she became a billionaire two years younger than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. She made the majority of her fortune from her best-selling cosmetics (化妝品) business Kylie Cosmetics, which she started at the age of 15. She founded and owns the beauty company, which is estimated to be worth around $900 million.

Kylie Jenner was born in August 1997. She got into business at a young age. When she was 14, she created a line of clothing for a fashion brand. A year later, she launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which transformed into Kylie Cosmetics.

Jenner has been on TV screens since she was 10. Time magazine listed her as one of the most influential teens in the world. Today, Ms Jenner also has successful careers as a model, TV reality show star and social media personality.

When the magazine first reported last summer that Jenner would take over the title, she was met with debate from critics who argued over whether her success was “self-made” or merely because of being born into an already famous and wealthy family.

“I can't say I’ve done it by myself. I don’t have any inherited (通過繼承得到的) money, but I have had a lot of help and a huge platform,” Jenner told Forbes when talking about her billionaire status. “I didn't expect anything. I did not foresee the future. But the recognition feels really good. That’s a nice pat on the back.”

【1】Where was the majority of Kylie Jenner’s wealth from?

A.Her family.B.Social media.

C.Her modelling career.D.Her cosmetics business.

【2】What did Kylie Jenner do in 2012?

A.She started her own cosmetics business.

B.She created a line of clothing for a fashion brand.

C.She began her career as a model and social media star.

D.She became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.

【3】What did critics argue about?

A.Whether Kylie Jenner was really that wealthy.

B.Whether Kylie Jenner would achieve greater success.

C.Whether Kylie Jenner succeeded in life all on her own.

D.Whether Kylie Jenner was among the most influential teens in the world.

【4】What does the underlined phrase “a nice pat on the back” probably mean?

A.A huge challenge.B.A great encouragement.

C.An accurate prediction.D.A special requirement.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文為一篇說明文。文章介紹了21歲的億萬富翁Kylie Jenner。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段中的She made the majority of her fortune from her best-selling cosmetics (化妝品) business Kylie Cosmetics, which she started at the age of 15.可知，她大部分的財富來自于她15歲時創(chuàng)辦的暢銷化妝品企業(yè)凱莉化妝品（Kylie cosmetics）。由此可知，Kylie Jenner的大部分財富來自她的化妝品生意。故選D項。

【2】推理判斷題。根據第二段中的Kylie Jenner was born in August 1997. She got into business at a young age. When she was 14, she created a line of clothing for a fashion brand. A year later, she launched her own cosmetics line called Kylie Lip Kits, which transformed into Kylie Cosmetics.可知，Kylie Jenner生于1997年8月。她很小就開始經商了。14歲時，她為一個時裝品牌設計了一系列服裝。一年后，她推出了自己的化妝品生產線，稱為凱莉唇膏，這轉化為凱莉化妝品。因此，Kylie Jenner在2012年開始自己的凱莉化妝品的生意。故選A項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據倒數第二段中的When the magazine first reported last summer that Jenner would take over the title, she was met with debate from critics who argued over whether her success was “self-made” or merely because of being born into an already famous and wealthy family.可知，去年夏天，當雜志首次報道Jenner將接任這一頭銜時，她遭到了評論家們的爭論，他們爭論Jenner的成功是“白手起家”還是僅僅因為她出生在一個已經名揚四海的富裕家庭。因此，評論家們爭論的是Kylie Jenner是否是獨自一人取得成功的。故選C項。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據前文I didn't expect anything. I did not foresee the future. But the recognition feels really good.可知，我什么都沒想到。我沒有預見到未來。但這種認同感真的很好。由此推測，Kylie Jenner對入選億萬富翁感覺非常好，這是對她的巨大認同和鼓勵。B項“一個巨大的鼓勵”符合語境。故選B項。