2022年江西省萍乡市高一下学期周测九英语试题 .docx

2021-2022学年江西省萍乡市高一英语下学期周测九试题

时间：80分钟总分：130分

二、阅读理解（共8小题，每小题2.5分，满分20分）

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WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ineverdreamedthatthesmallvendingmachine(自动售货机)Ihadownedwouldturnmeintoasmallbusinessowner.Wantingtoinspirehisdaughter’sbusinesssense,mydadbroughthomeavendingmachinehehadpurchasedfromafriend.Settingitdowninfrontofmeinourlivingroom,heaskedinallseriousness,“Doyouwanttostartabusiness?”Isaidyes.

Iowned15vendingmachinesbythetimeIlefthighschool,withalloftheprofitsgoingtowardmycollegefund.Inadditiontobeingagreatbondingexperienceformyfamily,Icouldn’ttellyouhowmanyskillsIlearnedfromstartinganddevelopingmyownbusinessthathelpedmegainresponsibility.Ilearnedthatnoteveryexperienceinlifeledtothecomfortingencouragement:Well,youweretried.Youshouldfacebravelyallkindsofdifficulties.

Understandingbothpersonalandprofessionalfinancesisoneofthemostimportantlifelessonstolearn—theearlier,thebetter.Ihadtobefearlessandconfident—learningtheseskillsatayoungagesavedmefromspeakingwithdifficultythroughpresentationslaterinlife.Trulyunderstandingwhatyou’resellingdisplaysconfidenceandreliability,asdoestrulybelievinginit.Comprehendingtheinsandoutsofyourproductandbusinessshinesthroughwhenspeakingwithclientsthoughrejection(拒绝)happensallthetime.

Throughouttheunbelievableexperienceofrunningmyownbusinessinmychildhood,I’velearnedvaluableskillsthathelpmeinmyschool,jobandpersonallife.Ibelieveinthevalueofcustomerservice.Igoafterclientsandchancesandunderstandthatsometimesthingsdon’tgomyway.Withthehelpofmyparentsandcustomerswhosupportedme,Igrewupasayoungentrepreneurwithskillstokeepfortherestofmylife.

21．Whydidtheauthor’sdadgiveheravendingmachine?

A．Toearnhercollegefund. B．Toraise