英国亿万富翁的平均年龄有所降低.docxVIP

英国亿万富翁的平均年龄有所降低

In2012，armedwithonlyasewingmachineandascreenprinter，BenFrancisquithisjobasaPizzaHutdeliverydrivertofocusonbuildingasportswearbrandfromhisparents’garage.

Nowthe31-year-oldco-founderandchiefexecutiveofGymsharkhasbeencrownedtheUK’syoungestbillionaire，worthanestimated￡1.2billion.CityIndex，afinancialinstitution，analyseddatafromtheAmericanbusinessmagazineForbestodeterminetheyoungestbillionaireintheUK.Thelistisbasedonthosewhomadetheirmoneyontheirownratherthanbeingbornintowealth.Francisowns70percentofhiscompany，whichisvaluedatabout￡1.2billion.HedroppedoutofabusinessandmanagementdegreeatAstonUniversitytobuildhiscompany，whichnowemploysmorethan900people.

InsecondplaceisNikolayStoronsky，39，theRussian-bornBritishbusinessmanwholeadsthefinancialtechnologycompanyRevolut，whoisworthanestimated￡2.6billion.Revolutwasfoundedin2015asamoney-transferoperationandnowhasmorethan20millioncustomers.Itisvaluedatnearly￡30billionbutisyettobegivenabankinglicencedespitehavingappliedin2021.

InthirdplaceisAlexanderGerko，44，amathematician-turned-trader，withanetworthof￡4.26billion.GerkogrewupinoneofMoscow’smoredeprivedsuburbsandmovedtoLondonin2006，becomingaBritishcitizentenyearslater.

TheonlywomantofeatureinthetoptenisDeniseCoates，56.

Theanalysisalsoshowsthatbillionairesaregettingyounger，withtheiraverageagehavingfallenby11yearsfrom58to47since2014.

（材料出自TheTimes，有刪改）

1.WhatdoestheauthorwantstoshowinParagraph1？

A.ThehardshipsBenfaced.

B.Basicelementsofsuccessstory.

C.ThehappychildhoodBenboreinmind.

D.Theimportanceoffamilysupport.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBen？

A.Hedidn’tgraduatefromAstonUniversity.

B.Hehasbeenworkingonsportswearsincegraduation.

C.Heandhisfatherlaunchedanewbra