【正文】 doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。ve won more than 20 awards for the work that we39。ve done. And I am doing the most rewarding and meaningful work of my life right now. But what I really long for is to find other firsttime entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家)who are my age. I want to connect with them. So I want to do something about that in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who don39。t bee entrepreneurs until they are seniors. And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.（1）What happened to the author nine years ago? A.He retired from his former pany.B.He failed an interview.C.He had a good family background.D.He changed his job to a better one.（2）Why was the new business meaningful to the author? A.It was beneficial to the environment.B.It developed a clean technology.C.It provided jobs for lots of people.D.It brought in quite a lot of money.（3）What is the author39。s attitude to the development of his own pany? A.Cautious.B.Disappointed.C.Ambiguous.D.Positive.（4）What does the author plan to do in the future? A.To do something else about environment.B.To help people who want to bee successful.C.To meet more people from different backgrounds.D.To build a munity for senior entrepreneurs.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了64歲的作者退休后開創(chuàng)了自己的事業(yè)，成為一位老年企業(yè)家的故事。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasn39。t pletely unexpected.及第二段中的“Retirement was not a choice for me.可知，9年前的那個(gè)會(huì)議是64歲的作者的離職面談，由此可知，9年前作者從原來的公司退休了，故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“It could help reduce billions of pounds of singleuse plastic packaging wasted each year.可知，新事業(yè)對(duì)作者很有意義是因?yàn)樗磕昕梢詭椭鷾p少數(shù)十億磅的一次性塑料包裝的浪費(fèi)，也就是對(duì)環(huán)境有好處，故選A。 （3）考查觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度。根據(jù)第三段中的“Five years later, I39。m delighted and proud to share with you that our ine has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderful partner, and we39。ve won more than 20 awards for the work that we39。ve done.可知，作者的公司每年的收入都翻番，而且還與一個(gè)合作者一起贏得了20多個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，由此可知，作者對(duì)自己公司的發(fā)展的態(tài)度是積極的，故選D。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countries—building a munity.可知，作者計(jì)劃將來為來自不同行業(yè)、地區(qū)和國家的老年企業(yè)家建立一個(gè)社區(qū)，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Back in 1988, I was working at the University of Bonn in Germany as a research fellow. I took some time off in early May to visit a friend, who was the director of a museum in Viterbo, in central Italy. I set out by train, which crossed the Swiss border to reach Zurich, winding through valleys and along hillsides, and entering tunnels and making its way through the Swiss Alps. The scenery was so beautiful. The train then crossed the Italian border before passing through Milan and Florence, then finally stopping in Rome. I was lucky, as my hotel was close to the railway station. The next morning, I had a coffee at a nearby caf233。 and eagerly set out to visit as many of the famous Roman landmarks as possible. The following day I headed back to the train station, intending to take a short train ride to Viterbo to meet up with my friend. When I arrived at the station and attempted to locate the correct platform, I quickly realized that the station was closed for an upgrade (升級(jí)). For a moment my mind went blank and did not know what to do. My biggest problem was my luggage—my suitcase and hand luggage were so heavy that I couldn39。t move about easily. As I don39。t speak Italian, I could not ask anyone for instructions. I dragged my suitcase about 100 meters to a nearby motor mechanics. A tall, strong man of about 50 years of age was working there and I excused myself and asked where the nearest station was. I am sure that he did not understand me properly but he could easily guess that I was looking for a station. He replied, but I did not understand. He smiled, wiped his hands and said something, which I guessed to mean e along. So I dragged my suitcase along and followed him. He opened the door of his car, motioned to me to get in and then drove for a few minutes to the next station. I got out, unloaded my luggage, then shook his hand with thanks. He smiled back and drove away. There was no time to hug or exchange names I understood he was busy and in the middle of his work. I was moved so much by his generosity that I have never forgotten him.（1）In 1988, the author went to central Italy to . A.visit a museumB.see a friendC.do some researchD.teach in a university（2）The author got into a panic because . A.the station was not availableB.he couldn39。t understand ItalianC.he couldn39。t manage the luggageD.a strong man made him frightened（3）Which of the following can describe the man working in the motor mechanics? A.Wealthy and responsible.B.Generous and warmhearted.C.Courageous and calm.D.Determined and strict.（4）What does the story mainly tell us? A.Good scenery is on the road.B.One good turn deserves another.C.A friend in need is a friend indeed.D.An act of kindness can bring others warm