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（義務）, 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（企業家）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(顧客).
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.
71. 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.
72. 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
73. 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.
74. What does the underlined phrase “figure out” mean? ______.
A. 斷定 B. 弄清 C. 理解 D. 領會
75. 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.
期末集結號系列答案科目：初中英語 來源：2012屆浙江省蘭溪市柏社中學初三下學期獨立作業（三）英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
I used to be very close to my father when I was a child. He gave me almost everything I wanted. Whenever I quarreled with my mother, I would turn to my father for comfort. He was everything to me.
Time flies like a bird. As I got older, I became silent and found it hard to start a conversation with my father. The gap(代溝) between us began to grow. He had done so much for me but I always took it for granted（理所當然）.
Last time our school gave us two days off, and daddy gave me a ride home on his motorbike. I was tired and fell asleep on his back. Later my mother said he was very happy because it had been a long time since we got close last. Suddenly I felt a little shamed. I realized that I had paid no attention to him a lot during the last few years.
The next day I stayed in bed and when daddy tried to wake me up to have breakfast, I pretended(假裝) that I couldn’t hear him. At last he brought a bowl of noodles to my bed, and said, “Come on, dear, have your breakfast and then continue your dream.” I got so angry with him for troubling my sleep that I shouted, “__________.”
As I said this, I sat up quickly, and the bowl of noodles broke on the floor. Hearing the noise, mum came in and shouted at me, “What do you think your father is? Who else treats you as well as he does?”
I was shocked and didn’t know what to say. Finally I rushed with tears all over my face. I went to the pool where I used to go fishing with daddy. A few minutes later, I heard the sound of daddy’s motorbike. He was looking for me worriedly, but he didn’t notice me as I was sitting behind a tall brush.
I didn’t return home until 10 a.m.. The moment my parents saw me, they rushed to me. Mum hugged me tightly and daddy looked at me with worry in his eyes. “Are you hungry, dear?” he said at last. Before I could say anything, he had gone off on his motorbike to buy food for me.
【小題1】When the writer grew older, he found it for him to have a talk with his father.
| A．good | B．pleasant | C．a problem | D．fantastic |
| A．My father gave me everything |
| B．My father would give me whatever I wanted |
| C．When my father was angry, he wouldn’t give me anything |
| D．I used to depend on him in everything in my life |
| A．Stay with me. | B．Take me out. | C．Leave me alone. | D．Pick me up. |
| A．The gap between the Father and the Son | B．Father’s Love |
| C．How to get on with Father | D．I Love Father |
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A: Hi , Kate ! How was your summer holiday?
B: 1______________.
A: Where did you go?
B: I went to Beihai with my parents.
A: 2____________.
B: It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Guangxi.. I like it very much.
A: How long did you stay there ?
B: We stayed there for five days. 3_____________.
A: Which is your favorite places?
B: 4_____________ When I was there , I lost myself in the beautiful scenery..
A: What interesting things did you do there ?
B: Lots of things , such as swimming, boating, fishing and riding camels, 5__________.
A: Oh, really? I can’t wait to go there.
| A. I think the beach is the best B. Oh, that’s all right C. We’ve been to many wonderful places. D. How do you like Beihai ? E. How did you go there? F. But I think sand sliding is the most exciting one G. Oh, it was great. |
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1.A. so 
B.
and
C. because D. but
2.A. learn B. plant C. make D. buy
3.A. game B. lesson C. discussion D. fight
4.A. delicious B. green C. fast D. colorful
5.A. asked B. told C. helped D. answered
6.A. buy B. sell C. give D. take
7.A. copied B. asked C. answered D. remembered
8.A. in B. about C. to D. for
9.A. long B. bad C. simple D. excellent
10.A. Mine B. Theirs C. ours D. His
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When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he ____ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ____ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very____, and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____. The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ____.
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to _____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ___. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields _____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop. This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite _____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, Joe’s ___ of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____. So you can see where the meaning of gold comes from.
1.A. feared B. agreed C. used D. failed
2.A. while B. before C. when D. after
3.A. happy B. peaceful C. angry D. calm
4.A. harvest B. plant C. water D. feed
5.A. controlled B. burned C. destroyed D. turned
6.A. more B. most C. much D. few
7.A. job B. problem C. pity D. dream
8.A. realize B. promise C. believe D. accept
9.A. feed B. sell C. plant D. eat
10.A. take up B. set up C. turn up D. make up
11.A. now B. though C. so D. because
12.A. careful B. rich C. alone D. cheerful
13.A. bring B. take C. send D. make
14.A. understanding B. knowledge C. thinking D. skills
15.A. plant B. gold C. soil D. material
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When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop 1 school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.
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My life is still not 14 . A few students 15 my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.
1. A．to go to B．going to C．living in D．visiting the
2. A．time B．money C．help D．friends
3. A．for B．of C．to D．by
4. A．bright B．late C．dark D．wrong
5. A．what B．which C．if D．when
6. A．work B．to work C．working D．study
7. A．afternoon B．holidays C．night D．morning
8. A．illness B．death C．rest D．work
9. A．Near B．In C．At D．By
10. A．passed B．went through C．failed D．had
11. A．another B．other C．the other D．more
12. A．tired B．asleep C．up D．ill
13. A．little B．few C．lot D．lot of
14. A．the same B．hard C．difficult D．easy
15. A．laugh at B．like C．put on D．laugh
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