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1、阅读理解专练 版权所有，侵权必究阅读理解专练阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AIn 2006, young businessman Blake Mycoskie went to Argentina on vacation. He went back to America with a business plan that would help thousands of children. While on vacation, Mycoskie saw children who couldnt afford even one pair of shoes. T
2、heir feet suffered cuts, and he wanted to help. He noticed the shoes that Argentinean farmers wore. Inspired by those simple shoes with rope bottoms, he had an idea. Mycoskie wanted to give these children the shoes they needed. He gave his new plan a name - TOMS.For every pair of shoes he sold, he w
3、ould give a new pair to a needy child. One for one.矚慫润厲钐瘗睞枥庑赖。It was a slap(耳光) in the face to traditional business practices. How could he make a profit by giving so much away? However, he started selling shoes out of his apartment. When he had sold 10,000 pairs of shoes, he returned to Argentina w
4、ith 10,000 pairs to give away.聞創沟燴鐺險爱氇谴净。Although often taken for granted, shoes play an important role. Children without shoes easily injure their feet. They can catch a disease through soil that could make them sick or slow down their growth. Some children cant attend school without shoes because
5、they are part of the uniform.残骛楼諍锩瀨濟溆塹籟。TOMS, together with other charity organizations, continues to find communities that will get benefit. Since that first “shoe drop” in Argentina, TOMS has contributed new shoes to communities in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.酽锕极額閉镇桧猪訣锥。Mycoskies s
6、pecial principle is all about giving. This has attracted a lot of media attention, saving money on marketing. When people hear about TOMS purpose, they buy the shoes and then share the story with a sloganof “shoes for a better tomorrow”.彈贸摄尔霁毙攬砖卤庑。1. When he was on vacation, Blake Mycoskie _.謀荞抟箧飆鐸怼
7、类蒋薔。 A. created a new kind of shoes with rope bottoms B. wanted to donate money to people in need C. found children suffering from a lack of shoes D. gave 10,000 pairs of shoes to Argentineans2. What are the reactions of other businessmen to TOMS?厦礴恳蹒骈時盡继價骚。 A. They envied Mycoskie for being able to
8、 sell so many shoes.茕桢广鳓鯡选块网羈泪。 B. They wondered how Mycoskie could manage it. C. They asked Mycoskie to stop doing this immediately.鹅娅尽損鹌惨歷茏鴛賴。 D. They felt sorry for Mycoskies having to give away so much.籟丛妈羥为贍偾蛏练淨。3. All the following facts show that shoes are important EXCEPT that _.預頌圣鉉儐歲龈讶骅籴。
9、A. they cure diseases caught from soil B. they are part of the school uniform C. they prevent childrens feet from being injured D. children may not grow normally without them4. How can Mycoskie give away so much but still earn money?渗釤呛俨匀谔鱉调硯錦。 A. He has a very persuasive slogan. B. He has special p
10、rinciple of giving. C. He has friends working in the media. D. He gets help from the media and customers.BNow many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.铙誅卧泻噦圣骋贶頂廡。Kristina Wegscheider from Californi
11、a first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.擁締凤袜备訊顎轮烂蔷。In foreign cou
12、ntries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.贓熱俣阃歲匱阊邺镓騷。Chris Richa
13、rdson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you
14、 to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.坛摶乡囂忏蒌鍥铃氈淚。Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having conquered（战胜）something on my own is a major part of what drives me
15、each day when Im dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”蜡變黲癟報伥铉锚鈰赘。The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”買鲷鴯
16、譖昙膚遙闫撷凄。5.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with? A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.綾镝鯛駕櫬鹕踪韦辚糴。 B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.驅踬髏彦浃绥譎饴憂锦。 C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.猫虿驢绘燈鮒诛髅貺庑。 D. Traveling abroad helps people to fi
