Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, bu

题目内容：

Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 16 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 17__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t afford to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went hungry. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 18what to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offer

ed to lend him ￡100 to start his own __19__ .

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 20in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 21plenty of money.

Jack 22working hard. After one year he succeeded in repaying the ￡100.

By the

time Jack was 30 years old he had 23 his first million, and he wanted to 24 this achievement by doing something “grand”. 25 _all his mo ney it was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 26 Jack still can’t get used to 27 the good life. He can often _28_ drinking with the locals at the local pub.

“I remember being very 29 as a child, but never 30 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

小题1:

A．job

B．work

C．company

D．house小题2:

A．able

B．glad

C．unabl

e

D．eager小题3:

A．seeing

B．wondering

C．doubting

D．preparing小题4:

A．school

B．farm

C．business

D．store小题5:

A．problem

B．purpose

C．future

D．principle小题6:

A．spent

B．borrowed

C．wasted

D．earned小题7:

A．enjoyed

B．preferred

C．promised

D．hated小题8:

A．given

B．made

C．taken

D．lost小题9:

A．remember

B．hono

r

C．celebrate

D．recognize小题10:

A．Use

B．To

C．On

D．With小题11:

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but小题12:

A．using

B．doing

C．liv

ing

D．keeping小题13:

A．be found

B．find

C．look for

D．be looked for小题14:

A．rich

B．poor

C．healthy

D．well小题15:

A．proud

B．satisfied

C．unhappy

D．happy

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:C

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。