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【題目】 Brian Hamilton’s life changed in a prison when he was accompanying his friend, Reverend Robert J. Harris, who often went to local prisons to do his work. During the visit, Hamilton started talking to one of the prisoners and asked what he was going to do when he got out.

“He said he was going to get a job,” Hamilton recalls(回憶). “I thought to myself, wow, that’s going to be difficult with a criminal background.”

The conversation made Hamilton consider how prisoners could benefit from entrepreneurship, something he thought about for years. Finally in 2008, 16 years after that initial conversation, Hamilton created Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses. “Harris and I taught our first course at a prison called ‘ How to Start Your Own Business When You Get Out’ ,” he recalls.

At the time, Hamilton was building his own company, Sageworks. As Sageworks grew, so did Hamilton’ s time spent teaching at prisons throughout North Carolina.

Eventually, Hamilton decided it was time to change his focus to his true passion. In May 2018, he sold his stake(股份) in Sageworks, focusing his commitment on Inmates to Entrepreneurs.

“Now, anyone is able to access the curriculum, either to become an instructor to go into prisons to teach it or to access it for themselves as a prisoner or part of the general population,” Hamilton explains. In addition, he visits middle schools and presents the curriculum to at-risk students as a preventative measure against crime.

The free curriculum is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation, which offers assistance to military members as they adjust to civilian life and provides loans to small businesses. “We’re giving prisoners something they can do independent of a system that isn’t working for them. If you can let people know that other people care about them, it makes a difference.”

【1】Why did Brian Hamilton think the prisoner couldn’t easily find a job after getting out?

A.He didn’t have any special skills.

B.He would have his criminal background with him.

C.He would break the criminal law again and again.

D.He couldn’t access the courses provided by the prison.

【2】What does the underlined word “entrepreneurship” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Thinking of a good idea after working hard for years.

B.Trying one’s best because of being kept in a small place.

C.Making money by starting or running one’s own businesses.

D.Having a job in a profitable company owned by the government.

【3】What does the text say about Inmates to Entrepreneurs?

A.It often assists military members.B.It provides loans to small businesses.

C.It’s independent of the social system.D.Its curriculum has been largely broadened.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A.A man made a fruitless visit to the prison.

B.A man sold his business to teach prisoners.

C.A man realized his dream of being a teacher.

D.A man successfully created two organizations.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇人物傳記。短文敘述了Brian Hamilton成功創(chuàng)業(yè)的故事， Hamilton創(chuàng)建了“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”這個(gè)組織，這是一個(gè)幫助有犯罪背景的人創(chuàng)業(yè)的非營(yíng)利組織。與此同時(shí)Hamilton還建立自己的公司Sageworks。2018年他賣(mài)掉了Sageworks的股份，一心投到“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”中來(lái)，去教犯人如何去創(chuàng)業(yè)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段“I thought to myself, wow, that’s going to be difficult with a criminal background.”可知，Brian Hamilton心想，有犯罪背景的人找工作是很難的。所以為什么Brian Hamilton認(rèn)為犯人出獄后找不到工作是因?yàn)榉溉藫碛蟹缸锉尘�。故選B項(xiàng)。

【2】詞句猜測(cè)題。由第三段“The conversation made Hamilton consider how prisoners could benefit from entrepreneurship, something he thought about for years...a nonprofit organization that helps people with criminal backgrounds start their own small businesses”可知，這次談話讓Hamilton開(kāi)始思考囚犯如何從創(chuàng)業(yè)中獲益，這是他多年來(lái)一直在思考的問(wèn)題。Hamilton創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)名為“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”的組織，這是一個(gè)幫助有犯罪背景的人創(chuàng)業(yè)的非營(yíng)利組織。所以通過(guò)上下文的語(yǔ)境可以判斷出，第3段中劃線的" entrepreneurship"一詞是指通過(guò)創(chuàng)辦或經(jīng)營(yíng)自己的企業(yè)來(lái)賺錢(qián)。故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)兩段“Now, anyone is able to access the curriculum. In addition, he visits middle schools and presents the curriculum to at-risk students as a preventative measure against crime .The free curriculum is funded by the recently established Brian Hamilton Foundation”可知，現(xiàn)在，任何人都可以使用這些課程。此外，Hamilton還走訪了一些中學(xué)，并將課程介紹給有犯罪風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的學(xué)生，作為預(yù)防犯罪的一項(xiàng)措施。這項(xiàng)免費(fèi)課程由最近成立的布萊恩漢密爾頓基金會(huì)(Brian Hamilton Foundation)資助。所以通過(guò)課程的使用人群的范圍可以判斷出，“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”組織的課程已經(jīng)得到了很大地?cái)U(kuò)展。故選D項(xiàng)。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，短文敘述了Brian Hamilton成功創(chuàng)業(yè)的故事， Hamilton創(chuàng)建了“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”這個(gè)組織，這是一個(gè)幫助有犯罪背景的人創(chuàng)業(yè)的非營(yíng)利組織。與此同時(shí)Hamilton還建立自己的公司Sageworks。2018年他賣(mài)掉了Sageworks的股份，一心投到“Inmates to Entrepreneurs”中來(lái)，去教犯人如何去創(chuàng)業(yè)。所以短文主要在講述一個(gè)男人賣(mài)了他的企業(yè)去教囚犯如何創(chuàng)業(yè)。故選B項(xiàng)。