____ in the iron cage of the zoo, the tiger got quite angry.


  1. A.
    To trap
  2. B.
    Trapping
  3. C.
    To be trapped
  4. D.
    Trapped
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     One of the greatest stories of rags to riches success is that of Andrew Carnegie, who started life in
poverty but became one of the richest men in the world.
     Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835, the son of a weaver. In 1848, the family moved to the United States and at 13 Carnegie began to work in a cotton mill, earning $1.5 per week.About three years later,
he found a better job as a telegraph messenger boy. At work, his superiors (上級) were impressed by
his abilities and willingness to work hard. In 1853, he gained an office job at the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. This was his first big break. He continued to impress and rose rapidly through the company,
gaining_more_and_more_responsibility.At the same time, Carnegie loved reading very much and made
use of every opportunity to visit the library.He read widely on all subjects, particularly literature.
     Carnegie now began to save a little money and, with the help of his employer, began to make some
successful investments. He invested in the iron industry and eventually set up in business himself, owning
several iron and steel plants. This was where he made his fortune.By the 1890s, the Carnegie Steel
Company was the biggest and most profitable business in the world.
     Carnegie had always believed that the pursuit (追求) of wealth was never an end in itself. In his view,
successful, wealthy people should redistribute their wealth for the benefit of everyone in society. True to
his word, in 1901, at the age of 66, he retired from business and devoted the rest of his life to charity
work.
     Carnegie's lack of formal education and his poor family background clearly didn't put barriers in the
way of success. His rapid rise from poverty to wealth was due to his willingness to work hard, his
intelligence and good business sense, and his talent for making things happen. He died in 1919 at the age
of 83.
1. What can be learnt from the text?
A. Carnegie's employers had a high opinion of him.
B Carnegie made the investments independently after saving enough money.
C. Carnegie believed that we should try to earn as much money as possible in our life.
D. Carnegie could have been more successful if he had been formally educated.
2. What does "gaining more and more responsibility" in the second paragraph most probably mean?
A. Becoming more and more intelligent.
B. Being promoted to higher ranks.
C. Having a better sense of confidence.
D. Reading more and more books.
3. When did Carnegie get his first big success in his life?
A. When he took a job as a telegraph messenger boy.
B. When he worked at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
C. When he made investments in the iron industry.
D. When he founded the Carnegie Steel Company.
4. Which of the following will be the suitable title for the text?
A. Andrew Carnegie: A Wealthy Man
B. Steel & Iron: The Most Profitable Business
C. From Rags to Riches: The Story of Andrew Carnegie
D. Intelligence and Good Business Sense: Two Factors in Becoming Wealthy

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____ in the iron cage of the zoo, the tiger got quite angry.

A. To trap               B. Trapping              C. To be trapped         D. Trapped

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_____ in the iron cage of the zoo, the tiger got quite angry.

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Andrew Carnegie, once the world’s richest person, was born in 1835 to a weaver’s family in Scotland. As a child, he was expected to follow his father’s profession. But the industrial revolution destroyed the weavers’ craft, and the family had to leave for new possibilities in America.

In 1848 the Carnegies arrived in Pittsburgh, then the iron-manufacturing center of the country. Young Carnegie took odd jobs at a cotton factory and later worked as a messenger boy in the telegraph office. He was often asked to deliver messages to the city theater, where he would stay to watch plays by great playwrights. He also spent most of his leisure hours in a small library that a local benefactor（捐助者） made available to working boys.

After the Civil War, Carnegie saw great potential in the iron industry. He devoted himself to the replacement of wooden bridges with stronger iron ones and earned a fortune. He further introduced a new steel refining process to convert iron into steel. By 1900, Carnegie Steel produced more of the metal than all of Great Britain.

However, Carnegie often expressed his uneasiness with the businessman’s life. Wishing to spend more time receiving instruction and reading systematically, he once wrote, “If I were to continue much longer in the state of being overwhelmed by business cares and with most of my thoughts wholly upon the way to make more money in the shortest time, it would degrade me beyond hope of permanent recovery.” The strong desire for intellectual（智力的） pursuit led him to sell his company and retire at 64.

Fond of saying that “the man who dies rich dies disgraced,” Carnegie then turned his attention to giving away his fortune. He abhorred charity; instead, he used his money to help others help themselves. He established over 2,500 public libraries, and sponsored numerous cultural, educational and scientific institutions. By the time he died in 1919, he had given away 350 million dollars.

1．Andrew Carnegie moved to the United States because         .

       A．his father was offered a good job in Pittsburgh

       B．he did not want to follow his father’s profession

       C．there were serious political problems in Scotland

       D．his family could not make a good living in their hometown

2．When did Carnegie begin to show his interest in artistic and intellectual pursuit?

       A．After he retired from his business.

       B．When he was a young boy back in Scotland.

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       C．After he earned his fortune from his iron business.

       D．When he worked as a messenger boy in Pittsburgh.

3．Which of the following best characterizes how Carnegie managed his business?

       A．He was willing to make new changes.

       B．He set out to beat all t he other competitors.

       C．He was happy to make more money in the shortest time.

       D．He did not hesitate in making investments in his hometown.

4．The underlined word “abhorred” is closest in meaning to         .

       A．hated                  B．enjoyed               C．practiced             D．encouraged

5．How did Carnegie handle his fortune after his retirement?

       A．He left it to his family and friends after he died.

       B．He gave it to poor people and charity organizations.

       C．He used it to support organizations of higher learning.

       D．He invested it in developing new technology in steel refinement.

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