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2017年高考“最后三十天”专题透析 2017年高考“最后三十天”专题透析 专业文档 好教育云平台——教育因你我而变PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT4 好教育云平台——教育因你我而变 珍贵文档 考点规范练16(必修4　Unit 1) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A People took bets on when Le Ho’s business,Capital City Waste Services(CCWS),would fail,but she has proved the doubters wrong by turning the waste management business into a multi-million dollar empire. Le Ho had a poor start to life in Australia.When she was 18 days old,her family arrived in Australia from Vietnam on a fishing boat.At the age of 21,Ho started her first business called Honey Bee,a bridal store.In six years she grew that to six stores,but the market for Internet shopping changed things greatly.Therefore,she wanted to find some business that,whatever the economy,would be there. It turned out the answer was waste management.Ho first came across CCWS when she helped to run the business for a friend who was a director and had to go overseas.In 2010,Ho decided to buy it for $50,000 although the business was losing about $20,000 a month. To cut down costs,Ho took on all the roles in the business from sales to driving a truck.She started the day with a waste collection run and then changed clothes to go to meetings.Evenings were spent reading books and sending emails.She worked 18 hours a day for the first 12 months. Ho’s hard work paid off after her business doubled in the first 12 months.Over the next 12 months the income doubled again.Ho picked the right industry with IBISWorld (an Australian research company) analysis valuing solid waste collection services at $6.2 billion for 2015-2016 and predicting annual growth of 3.8 per cent in the future. However,Ho faced discrimination (歧视) when starting out in an industry controlled by men.But it only inspired her.She regarded it as a driving force for her to get in the truck at 6 am.She said that any business or job that men can do,women can do too.And she proved it with her success. 1.When Le Ho was in her twenties,she 　　　.? A.took a boat trip to Vietnam B.owned several bridal stor