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第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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。
A
Jeffrey P．Bezos，the founder，president and chairman of the board of Amazon.com，was born in Albuquerque，New Mexico.His mother's ancestors were early settlers in Texas，and over the generations had acquired a 25,000 acre farm at Cotulla.Jeffrey spent most summers of his youth working with his grandfather on their farm.
Jeffrey showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age.He set up an electric alarm to keep his younger sisters and brothers out of his room and changed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his science projects.
After he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering，Jeff Bezos found
employment on Wall Street，where computer science was increasingly in demand to study market trends.He rose quickly，becoming a senior Vice President，and looked forward to a bright career in finance，when he made a discovery that changed his life，and the course of business history.
In 1994，there was still no Internet commerce to speak of.One day that spring，Jeffrey Bezos observed that Internet usage was increasing by
2,300 percent a year.He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce，and immediately began considering the possibilities.
Bezos founded Amazon.com in l994，setting up the original company in his garage.The company was called Amazon for the seemingly endless South American river with its numberless branches.It started as an online bookstore but soon diversified to all kinds of products.His work with Amazon eventually led him to become one of the most excellent dot-com entrepreneurs(企业家)．He was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 1999.In 2008，he was selected by U．S.News & World Report as one of America's Best
Leaders.Bezos'Amazon has become the “Earth's biggest anything store”．Amazon.com is now called “one of the smartest strategies in business history”．
Today，Jeff Bezos lives north of Seattle and is increasingly concerned with charity activities.“Giving away money takes as much attention as building a successful company，”he has said.
1．In his childhood，Bezos________.
A．had to work with parents on their farm all day long B．showed great interest in science
C．didn't get along well with his brothers and sisters D．wanted to become a businessman
2．Jeffrey changed the course of business history because he________.
A．rose quickly，looking forward to a bright career in finance on Wall Street
B．observed the Internet usage was increasing by 2,300% a year
C．founded a new form of commerce that developed fast later D．was the first to speak of Internet commerce
3．Which of the following ISN'T mentioned in the passage? A．How hard Bezos studied physics in Princeton University. B．“Amazon.com”only sold books in the beginning.
C．Bezos not only devoted his life to Internet commerce but also to charity.
D．The reason why Jeffery Bezos decided to found Amazon.com. 4．It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A．it was Bezos's grandfather on the farm who helped him a lot B．Bezos invented e-commerce to win the world fame overnight C．Bezos is aiming at being “Earth's biggest bookstore” D．Bezos had a sharp business mind and a kind heart
语篇解读：本篇文章主要讲述了亚马逊公司创始人和总裁杰夫·贝佐斯的生平、成就以及他的贡献。
1．B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段Jeffrey showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age.可知贝佐斯从小就对科学感兴趣。由第一段Jeffrey spent most summers of his youth working with his grandfather on their farm.可知选项A错；原文未提及他与兄弟姐妹的关系，故选项C错误；选项D不是他小时候想做的事情。
2．C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段when he made a discovery that changed his life，and the course of business history.可知是他的发现改变了他的生活以及商业贸易的进程；同时根据第四段He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce，and immediately began considering the possibilities.可知他的发现是a new circle of commerce，因此答案为C。
3．A 解析：细节理解题。第三段仅提到他从普林斯顿大学毕业，并未提及他在那里学习是多么努力。
4．D 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce，and immediately began considering the possibilities.可知他有敏锐的商业头脑；另外根据最后一段 Today，Jeff Bezos lives north of Seattle and is increasingly concerned with charity activities.可知他乐善好施。
B
The world's most unusual workplace
SEMCO has been called the world's most unusual workplace.At this Brazilian(巴西)company in Sao Paulo，employees decide their own salaries，choose their own managers，and come and go when they want They can wear what they like and they only have to turn up for a meeting if they are interested.There are even hammocks around the offices for them to relax in.
The CEO,44-year-old Ricardo Semler，has broken all the traditional rules of running a business.He believes that the more freedom and trust you give your workers，the more productive and loyal they become.His ideas may seem crazy，but they work.When Semler took over the business 24 years ago，it was a small，traditional company that manufactured ship parts and was struggling to survive.Today，it has ten business areas,8,000 employees，and annual revenues(年收入)of $ 212 million.
Employees work in small groups of 10 to 12 people who decide their own projects，budgets，and who they want on their team to succeed.All employees are in a profit-sharing program，which encourages them to do their best for the company.Semler's attitude is that if nobody comes to a
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