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1、Unit 4 Sharing.阅读理解A(2017合肥高三检测)Its the universal cry of parents “Get a job！” Solimans mother told Soliman on the second day of his college breaks.After years of delivering furniture for his mothers store，he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of.If he borrowed his moms truck，he could
2、 make a little money by carrying away their garbage.One night，Soliman came up with a name for his new businessCollege Hunks Hauling Junk.He advertised the next day，and within hours，his phone rang.He asked his friend Friedman to help.They made $220 in three hours by cleaning out a womans garage.Solim
3、an and Friedman earned $10，000 that summer.But the two werent ready to become fulltime garbage men after graduation.“We were trained to finish college and get a good job，” says Soliman，who first worked at a research firm.Friedman became an economic analyst.After working for the firm and the company
4、for a while，both of them changed their minds.They quit their jobs and restarted their business，but had trouble finding a bank willing to lend them money.“Within months，” says Friedman，“we were pretty upset.” At last，one bank risked lending them $50，000.At first，they lost money.One customer asked the
5、m to deal with a dozen garbage cans filled with construction garbage.They measured the job by volume instead of by weight and charged just $130.“The cans were so heavy that it took us two and a half hours，” says Soliman，“and it cost us more than $250 to carry the load.”However，the tough experience t
6、aught them a lesson.They reduced the cost of unloading by recycling metals and electronics.Just four years later，they ran a nationwide company that earned $3 million in 2014.“I figured if Nick and I failed，wed learn more from failing than from not trying at all，” says Soliman.【语篇解读】Soliman通过为妈妈的商店运送
7、家具了解到许多人有不想要的东西。于是他有了一个想法通过运送别人不想要的东西来挣钱。他和朋友开始创业时遇到了一些困难，但是通过不懈的努力以及分析和总结，最后他们终于成功了。1What does Soliman find when helping to deliver furniture?ASome parents want their kids to work at college breaks.BMany families have things they dont want to keep.CHis moms truck works well in carrying heavy furnit
8、ure.DIts hard to make money by carrying away the garbage.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“After years of delivering furniture for his mothers store，he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of.”可知，Soliman在为母亲的商店运送家具后他了解到很多人有他们不想要的东西。故选B。2What makes Soliman think of starting his new business?AHis working e
9、xperience in his mothers store.BHis strong desire to make use of the garbage.CHis hatred for peoples throwing away things.DHis much available time at college breaks.A推理判断题。根据第二段的“If he borrowed his moms truck，he could make a little money by carrying away their garbage.”可知，当他知道很多人都有不想要的东西时，他就想到如果他借妈妈
10、的卡车来运走这些不想要的东西，他就可以挣到钱。所以这种想法应该是他帮妈妈做事时想到的。故选A。3How did Soliman and Friedman cut the cost of the company?ABy filling the cans with more garbage.BBy measuring the job by volume.CBy reducing the working hours.DBy recycling something useful.D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“They reduced the cost of unloading by recycli
11、ng metals and electronics.”可知，他们通过循环利用金属和电子设备来减少卸载的费用。故选D。4Which of the following can be learned from the passage?AEasier said than done.BNothing succeeds like success.CTwo heads are better than one.DNothing is impossible to a willing heart.D推理判断题。通读全文可知，Soliman和朋友在创业阶段很不顺。但是通过坚持不懈的努力以及分析和总结，最后他们终于获
12、得了成功。这个故事也验证了这句名言：有志者事竟成。故选D。B(2017贵州普通高等学校招生适应性考试)“Helicopter parenting” describes a style of raising children where parents are overprotective and do too much.The term describes parents who hover over their kids at home and on the playground like a helicopter.Today，modern technology allows these h
13、elicopter parents to hover from even far away.They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.Julie LythcottHaims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adult：Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for Success.In her book，she gives readers a closer look at this p
14、arenting style.She also explains why parents should stop it.Julie LythcottHaims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of firstyear students at Stanford University.The incoming students，or freshmen，she says，were very smart and accomplished on paper
15、.But many were unable to take care of themselves.“They were turning to parents constantly for guidance，for problemsolving，to have them make the choice about something.”LythcottHaims warns this kind of parenting has many shortterm wins but longterm costs that harm the child.She uses an area common to
16、 most childrena playground.LythcottHaims suggests letting your child get a little hurt.“If you do your childs homework，it will be perfect.That is what she calls the shortterm win.The longterm cost is that your child may not feel capable.And he does not become a determined learner，meaning he will give up easily when faced with a difficult problem to solve.
