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牛津上海英语七年级上册期末复习阅读10篇练习

1、D.Answerthequestions.

TheinspiringstoryofablindCEO

Attheageof23,IndianentrepreneurSrikanthBollaristheCEOofacompany

valuedatover$7.5millionin2016.That’sreallyawonderfulachievement.But

what’strulyinspiringisthathemanagedtodoitdespitebeingbornblind.

WhenSrikanthwasborn,severalofhisparents’friendsandrelativesadvisedthem

toleavehim.Thatwouldhavebeentheeasierthingtodobecausetheywerevery

poor.Buttheparentschosetonotonlykeeptheboy,butalsotoraisehiminapositive,

lovingenvironment.‘They’rethestrictestpeopleIknow.’Srikanthoftensays.

Andtheirexcellentparentinghaspaidoff–today,SrikanthistheCEOofBollant

Industries.Thecompanyemploysdisabledpeopletoproduceeco-friendlyproducts.

Theproductsaremostlymadefromleavesandrecycledpaper.

LifewasnoteasyforSrikanth.Hewasrejectedbyhispeersathisvillageschool.

Aftertransferringtoaschoolforspecialchildren,hedidverywellinhisstudiesand

alsodevelopedaninterestincloseandcricket.Althoughhighschoolwashardforhim,

heeventuallyfoundateacherwhowaskindenoughtoturnallhislessonsintoaudio

clips,andhelpedhimwithhisexams.

SrikanthfailedtoenterhisdreamcollegeITTs(印度理工学院)becauseofthe

simplefactthathewasblind–thoughhedidverywellintheentranceexam.But

hemanagedtogotoMIT,andgraduatedfromtheschoolin2012.Hereturnedto

Indiasoonafter,andstartedhiscompanywithSwarnalatha,hisspecialneedsteacher

inschoolandlifelongfriend.

‘Srikanthisnotonlymyyoungfriendbutalsomyteacher.’Swarnalathasaid.‘He

teachesmyanythingispossibleifyousetyourmindtodoit.’

1.WhenwasSrikanthborn?

2.HowdidSrikanth’sparentsraisehim?

3.WhatpeopledoesSrikanthemploy

4.Wh