When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment（义务）, work ethic（道德） and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern(模式): to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers(顾客).
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do. What can we know from the first paragraph?
| A．The writer hasn't achieved his childhood ambition. |
| B．The writer thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO. |
| C．The writer had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood. |
| D．The writer believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial(有益的) to everybody. |
According to the writer, successful CEOs should _____.
| A．try not to take risks | B．stay in the same business |
| C．have a strong sense of creativity | D．save every possible penny |
What can we know about the writer from the passage?
| A．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University. |
| B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL. |
| C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success. |
| D．His father had far-reaching influence on him. |
What does the underlined phrase “figure out” mean? ______.
| A．断定 | B．弄清 | C．理解 | D．领会 |
Which of the following proverbs may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?
| A．Well begun is half done. |
| B．Everything comes to him who waits. |
| C．Time and tide wait for no man. |
| D．One is never too old to learn. |
任务型阅读，根据短文内容完成所给任务。
根据短文内容，完成表格中小沈阳和刘谦的信息，每空限填一词。
As we know, Xiao Shenyang and Liu Qian did wonderful jobs in the CCTV Spring Festival GALA(春节联欢晚会). Now many people are crazy about these two persons. But how much do you know about them?
Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor peasant family which is in difficult family conditions. His real name is Shen He. He is an actor. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan. He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was very active in many activities. He looks like a simple man, but he never stops pursuing (追求) his artistic aspiration(渴望). More and more people like his style of performance, and we hope he can make great progress in the future.
Liu Qian is a young magician from Taiwan. At the age of 7, Liu saw a cute magic toy in a shop. At that moment he began to love magic and decided to learn it. Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He practiced tricks every day to improve his skills himself, until one day he was able to put on a show for his class. He saw the surprise on everyone’s face, and he felt it was cool. He often does street shows for passers-by, police and farmers. He worked hard at it. Now he is a famous magician.
| Name |
Xiao Shenyang |
Liu Qian |
| Job |
An actor |
A young 1______ from Taiwan. |
| How to succeed |
He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was very2______. He looks like a 3_____ man. But he never stops pursuing the artistic aspiration. |
He learned the magic only by 4____. Liu didn’t go to any magic school. At his show for his class, he found everyone5______ and he felt it was cool. |
根据短文内容,选择正确答案.
Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you can get really angry. Usually, your body tells you when you are angry. For example, you breathe(呼吸) faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit(打) someone, but sometimes, you hide(隐藏) your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt. In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s important for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself. When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult(成年人,大人), such as a parent, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug(拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc. Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you. You may not get angry when __________.
A. there is too much homework on this weekend
B. your favorite basketball team wins the game
C. a friend breaks your favorite thing________ shows that you are not angry.
A. Taking a faster breath
B. Getting a headache
C. Wanting to protect someoneAccording to the passage, you can do everything when you get angry except(除了) __________.
A. go for a bike ride
B. think about good things
C. say bad things to the people around youThe underlined(画线的) word “control” in the last paragraph（段）means _______ in Chinese.
| A．控制 | B．连接 | C．帮助 | D．失去 |
This passage is mainly(主要) about _________.
A. anger B. excitement C. happiness
根据短文内容, 选择正确的答案.
Olympic Tickets on Sale!
| Events |
Lowest prices |
Highest prices |
Time |
| Opening ceremony(仪式) |
¥200 |
¥5000 |
August 8 |
| Closing ceremony |
¥150 |
¥3000 |
August 24 |
| Badminton |
¥50 |
¥500 |
August 9-17 |
| Basketball |
¥50 |
¥1000 |
August 9-24 |
| Diving |
¥60 |
¥500 |
August10-23 |
| Football |
¥40 |
¥800 |
August 6-23 |
| Swimming |
¥100 |
¥800 |
August 9-17 |
| Volleyball |
¥50 |
¥800 |
August 9-24 |
The Beijing Olympic Games will be over ________ August 24.
A. on B. before C. two days after
The ______ event will start before the opening ceremony.
A. football B. basketball C. volleyball
The badminton event will last _____ days.
A. 9 B. 12 C 17
Li Ping should pay 1000 Yuan if he wants to get a ticket of _____ price for the basketball event.
A. low B. the highest C. the lowest
Mr. King and his wife want to watch __ , they should pay at least ¥700.
A. the basketball and diving events
B. the swimming and volleyball events
C. the opening and closing ceremonies
阅读上面短文，然后判断句子正( A )误( B)。
A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror (镜子).“Excuse me,” he said, “but could you tell me what you’re doing?”
“I’m fishing.”
“With a mirror? Could you tell me how it works?”the man asked.
“OK, but I want five dollars.”
The man wanted to know the secret very much, so he handed the boy the money.“Now show me how it works,” he said. “Well”, the boy began, “you hold (拿) the mirror towards the water, and when a fish goes by, the sunlight in the mirror gives him a surprise. He stops and doesn’t know what to do, and then you catch him at once. ”The man was surprised, “Can you really catch fish with the mirror? How many did you catch?”
“You’re the fifth today!” replied the boy.The man wanted to look at the boy’s mirror.
The man gave the boy five dollars.
The boy caught five fish that day.
The boy got fifteen dollars that day.
When the man heard the boy’s words, he would be very happy.
Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Your Nose is Busy and Important
Your nose has many important jobs, and is always busy.
Smelling
Smelling helps you gather information about the world around you. A good scent (气体),like flowers, brings you pleasure. A bad scent, like smoke or sour milk, warns you of danger. Most things around you release scent particles (微粒) into the air. These invisible chemicals enter the nose when you breathe. Nerves in the nose send information to the brain to identify a smell. You are able to recognize thousands of smells.
Breathing
Most of the air you breathe enters through your nose. The nose uses hair and mucus (粘液) to clean dust and germs (细菌) out of the air. The air that enters your nose contains oxygen. Your body uses oxygen to unlock the energy in the food you eat. Even when you sleep, your body needs energy to keep your heart beating and your brain working.
Tasting
Your nose helps you enjoy food. Flavor is a mixture of taste and smell. The smell of the food helps you identify what you are eating. The sense of smell contributes more to (贡献) food flavor than the sense of taste .When you are sick and have a stuffy nose, your food doesn’t taste as good because without smell, food loses most of its flavor.
Smell memory
Smells can bring back memories. Your brain uses a process to create a picture in your mind from the odors(气味)you smell. Smells can affect your feelings because the part of the brain that helps you identify smells is close to the area that affects your emotions, mood and memory. More smell memories are collected as you get older.
Your nose has many important jobs, and is more than just a smeller!How many important jobs does a nose do according to the passage? What are they?
Smelling helps you recognize thousands of smells, doesn’t it?
What does the nose use to clean dust and germs out of air?
What happens to your food if you are sick and have a stuffy nose?
How do smells bring back memories?
What do you think of your nose? Why do you think so?
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