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【題目】 “Bananas Gone Wild” beats “Potato Parcel” down in terms of the most ridiculous idea according to the vote from net friends. But both of them have proven to be completely successful. While the latter involved sending people messages written on raw potatoes, the former is all about decorating bananas and selling them for $10 every piece.

Davonte Wilson first came up with the idea of Bananas Gone Wild when he worked as a doctor in a hospital. He became popular in the workplace as a guy who spent some of his spare time drawing some faces with strange expressions on bananas, with his co-workers going as far as to play jokes on his special hobby. But it’s Wilson who is laughing all the way to the bank now, as his business is projected to earn him 100,000 dollars.

Wilson works out of his apartment, bringing bananas to life by using markers, fake beards, eyeglasses, moustache stickers and other tools. He then puts them up for sale on his website BananasGoneWild.com. He also gives customers the chance to create their own bananas by choosing the decorations themselves, starting at $9.99.

Wilson admits that he started the business on a whim, and never expected it to be so successful. Now Wilson works on about 75 bananas a day. Once he finishes, he will cover the bananas with plastic wrap（保鮮膜）and take them to the post office to ship out to customers. Wilson points out that his creations are meant to be souvenirs and his website clearly states that the bananas are not meant to be eaten.

When it comes to Wilson’s six figures a year by selling decorated bananas, I think I’m definitely in the wrong business, which is also doubted by my friends who know Wilson’s story.

【1】Wilson got the idea of “Bananas Gone Wild” ________.

A.at work

B.out of his hobby

C.when playing jokes about bananas

D.after becoming popular in the workplace

【2】What does the underlined word “whim” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.A little joke.

B.A special banana.

C.A sudden wish.

D.A great dream.

【3】Which of the following can best describe Wilson?

A.Imaginative and creative.

B.Courageous and hard-working.

C.Ridiculous but talented.

D.Smart but unconfident.

【4】What can we infer from the text?

A.“Bananas Gone Wild” and “Potato Parcel” are both created by Wilson.

B.Wilson has been expecting his “Bananas Gone Wild” to succeed.

C.The author is planning to sell decorated bananas like Wilson.

D.Wilson’s story will have a positive influence on the author’s business.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。通過網(wǎng)友投票，“香蕉也瘋狂”擊敗“土豆包裹”。但兩者都證明獲得了巨大的成功。整篇文章說明這次競爭的方式、結(jié)果和影響。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。審題可定位于此處：Davonte Wilson first came up with the idea of Bananas Gone Wild when he worked as a doctor in a hospital. 威爾遜第一次想起“香蕉也瘋狂”這個主意是他在一家醫(yī)院當(dāng)醫(yī)生的時候。He became popular in the workplace as a guy who spent some of his spare time drawing some faces with strange expressions on bananas, 他利用業(yè)余時間在香蕉上畫一些奇怪表情的臉，因此在工作場所很受歡迎。with his co-workers going as far as to play jokes on his special hobby.同事也經(jīng)常因他特別的業(yè)余愛好，而開他的玩笑。這里因為他特別的業(yè)余愛好，說明了前面一句話他最開始得到這個想法的地方是……那么原因是……，這里面隱含的這個邏輯告訴我們此題的答案是out of his hobby。B選項切合文意，故選B。

【2】

推理判斷題。通過審題定位于：Wilson admits that he started the business on a whim, and never expected it to be so successful. 威爾遜承認(rèn)他開始他的賺錢生意的愿望有點突然。但從來沒有料到會如此成功。這里and引導(dǎo)的句子表示并列結(jié)構(gòu)，但意義上是轉(zhuǎn)折的意義。因此邏輯上應(yīng)該理解為從來沒有料到會如此成功，因此他的事業(yè)開始的有點突然。而選項C：A sudden wish.突然的愿望，切合文意，故選C。

【3】

推理判斷題。從文章中可以得知以下信息：一是他作為一種業(yè)余愛好喜歡在香蕉上面畫上一些怪異的臉譜，能夠利用所畫的畫去賺錢，說明他同時具有很強的創(chuàng)造力和想象力。而選項A：Imaginative and creative. 富有想象力和創(chuàng)造力。切合文意，故選A。

【4】

推理判斷題。審題瀏覽得知：根據(jù)最后一段When it comes to Wilson’s six figures a year by selling decorated bananas, I think I’m definitely in the wrong business, 當(dāng)說到威爾遜靠賣裝飾后的香蕉，年收入達(dá)到六位數(shù)的時候，我認(rèn)為我一定是進(jìn)錯了行業(yè)。這從側(cè)面說明了威爾遜的故事對作者是有一定啟發(fā)意義的，也就是說是有積極影響的。而D選項： Wilson’s story will have a positive influence on the author’s business.威爾遜的故事將對作者的業(yè)務(wù)產(chǎn)生積極的影響，與文意切合。故選D。