【正文】 ttle or nothing about business systems．The world is filled with talented poor people ．They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger．1．The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph that ．A．he is just one of the talented people B．he is ready to help othersC．he has a sharp sense of hearing D．he knows little about car repairing2．The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by ．A．spend more than they can afford B．do in their own wayC．live in their own circle D．live within what they earn3．Why do talented people earn so 1ittle according to the author?A．They don’t work hard enough B．They lack financial intelligenceC．They don’t make full use of their talents D．They have no specialized skills．4．The success of McDonald39。s lies in its ．A．skills at making hamburgers B．good business systemsC．talented workers D．excellent service5．The main purpose of the author is to tell us ．A．how young people can find a satisfactory jobB．what schools should teach studentsC．why so many talented people are poor D．how McDonald’s makes much money【參考答案】1—ADBBC 【由山東省2014模擬改編】 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Phil White has just returned from an 18,000mile, aroundtheworld bicycle trip．White had two reasons for making this epic journey．First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did．He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．White39。s second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and bee the fastest person to cycle around the world．He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later．He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（車(chē)座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains．He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas．Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team．No jeep carrying food, water and medicine．No doctor．Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures. 1．When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.A．broke the world record B．collected money for OxfamC．destroyed several bikes D．travelled about l,300 hours2．What does the underlined word epic in Paragraph l most probably mean?A．Very slow but exciting． B．Very long and difficult.C．Very smooth but tiring． D．Very lonely and depressing.3．During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.　　 A．fought heroically against robbers in IranB．experienced the extremes of heat and coldC．managed to ride against the wind in AustraliaD．had a team of people who travelled with him4．Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?A．Imaginative． B．Patriotic． C．Modest． D．Determined.5．What actually inspired Phil White to overe all the difficulties?A．To help people in need. B．To test his new bicycle.C．To prove his potential. D．To show off his ability. 【參考答案】1—BBCDA