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【題目】Andrew Carnegie—the King of Steel（鋼鐵）,was born in 1835, in Scotland. In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money. Andrew Carnegie had a few years’ schooling. He worked from an early age.

In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others. Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US, and became one of thewealthiestmen in America.

Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society. He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.

His more contributions（貢獻(xiàn)）to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. It has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other contributions to society are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to develop understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to provide money for scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.

Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness. His contributions of more than five million dollars built 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the public library system that we all enjoy today.

【1】Which of the following is the correct order about Andrew Carnegie?

①He built his own steel industry in the US.

②His family moved to America.

③He built his first steel company with others.

④He built part of Carnegie-Mellon University.

A. ①②③④ B. ②③①④

C. ②①④③ D. ④③②①

【2】What does the underlined word “wealthiest” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. most popular B. most famous C. richest D. greatest

【3】What was Carnegie’s idea about helping others?

A. Helping others as much as possible.

B. Providing what the poor needed.

C. Giving money was the most convenient way to help the poor.

D. Providing educational chances for the poor.

【4】What do the last two paragraphs tell us?

A. What Carnegie did for society. B. Carnegie’s success.

C. The ways to help the poor. D. How Carnegie carried out his idea.

【5】Why did the writer write about the passage?

A. To tell us Carnegie’s life. B. To tell us Carnegie’s contributions.

C. To let us learn about Carnegie well. D. To tell how great Carnegie is.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】本文主要介紹了安德魯·卡內(nèi)基的生平，如何創(chuàng)建他的鋼鐵業(yè)以及他對(duì)社會(huì)的貢獻(xiàn)。

【1】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money.可知安德魯·卡內(nèi)基在1948年搬到了美國(guó)。根據(jù)In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others.可知在19世紀(jì)70年代他建立了第一家鋼鐵公司。根據(jù)Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US,可知在接下來(lái)的幾年，他在美國(guó)家里自己的鋼鐵工業(yè)。根據(jù)He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University.可知他成功后建立現(xiàn)在卡內(nèi)基梅隆大學(xué)的一部分。故按照時(shí)間順序，選B。

【2】C

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society.可知他是有錢(qián)人，故是美國(guó)最富有的人，故選C。

【3】D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.可知他認(rèn)為應(yīng)該給那些貧窮的人提供教育機(jī)會(huì)，以此讓他們自助。故選D。

【4】A

概括歸納題。根據(jù)His more contributions（貢獻(xiàn)）to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.和Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness.可知最后兩段告訴我們卡內(nèi)基對(duì)社會(huì)的貢獻(xiàn)，故選A。

【5】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)本文主要介紹了安德魯·卡內(nèi)基的生平，如何創(chuàng)建他的鋼鐵業(yè)以及他對(duì)社會(huì)的貢獻(xiàn)，因此是想要讓我們了解卡內(nèi)基是多么偉大的一個(gè)人。故選D。