OneofthegreateststoriesofragstorichessuccessisthatofAndrewCarnegie,whostartedlifeinpovertybutbecameoneoftherichestmenintheworld.

　　CarnegiewasborninScotlandin1835,thesonofaweaver.In1848,thefamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesandat13Carnegiebegantoworkinacottonmill,earning$1.5perweek.Aboutthreeyearslater,hefoundabetterjobasatelegraphmessengerboy.Atwork,hissuperiors(上级)wereimpressedbyhisabilitiesandwillingnesstoworkhard.In1853,hegainedanofficejobatthePennsylvaniaRailroadCompany.Thiswashisfirstbigbreak.Hecontinuedtoimpressandroserapidlythroughthecompany,gaining_more_and_more_responsibility.Atthesametime,Carnegielovedreadingverymuchandmadeuseofeveryopportunitytovisitthelibrary.Hereadwidelyonallsubjects,particularlyliterature.

　　Carnegienowbegantosavealittlemoneyand,withthehelpofhisemployer,begantomakesomesuccessfulinvestments.Heinvestedintheironindustryandeventuallysetupinbusinesshimself,owningseveralironandsteelplants.Thiswaswherehemadehisfortune.Bythe1890s,theCarnegieSteelCompanywasthebiggestandmostprofitablebusinessintheworld.

　　Carnegiehadalwaysbelievedthatthepursuit(追求)ofwealthwasneveranendinitself.Inhisview,successful,wealthypeopleshouldredistributetheirwealthforthebenefitofeveryoneinsociety.Truetohisword,in1901,attheageof66,heretiredfrombusinessanddevotedtherestofhislifetocharitywork.

　　Carnegie’slackofformaleducationandhispoorfamilybackgroundclearlydidn’tputbarriersinthewayofsuccess.Hisrapidrisefrompovertytowealthwasduetohiswillingnesstoworkhard,hisintelligenceandgoodbusinesssense,andhistalentformakingthingshappen.Hediedin1919attheageof83.

　　1．Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?

　　A．Carnegie’semployershadahighopinionofhim.

　　BCarnegiemadetheinvestmentsindependentlyaftersavingenoughmoney.

　　C．Carnegiebelievedthatweshouldtrytoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibleinourlife.

　　D．Carnegiecouldhavebeenmoresuccessfulifhehadbeenformallyeducated.

　　2．Whatdoes“gainingmoreandmoreresponsibility”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?

　　A．Becomingmoreandmoreintelligent.

　　B．Beingpromotedtohigherranks.

　　C．Havingabettersenseofconfidence.

　　D．Readingmoreandmorebooks.

　　3．WhendidCarnegiegethisfirstbigsuccessinhislife?

　　A．Whenhetookajobasatelegraphmessengerboy.

　　B．WhenheworkedatthePennsylvaniaRailroadCompany.

　　C．Whenhemadeinvestmentsintheironindustry.

　　D．WhenhefoundedtheCarnegieSteelCompany.

　　4．Whichofthefollowingwillbethesuitabletitleforthetext?

　　A．AndrewCarnegie：AWealthyMan

　　B．Steel&Iron：TheMostProfitableBusiness

　　C．FromRagstoRiches：TheStoryofAndrewCarnegie

　　D．IntelligenceandGoodBusinessSense：TwoFactorsinBecomingWealthy

　　【答案与解析】

　　出身贫寒的AndrewCarnegie凭借自己的勤奋、聪明和良好的商业意识在事业上获得了巨大的成功.

　　1．A细节理解题.根据文章第二、三段的内容可知,他的勤奋、努力赢得了领导的赏识,也得到了老板的帮助,由此可见他的老板们对他评价很高.

　　2．B根据前面的roserapidlythroughthecompany可知他在公司的职位晋升很快,因此选择B项.

　　3．B细节理解题.根据文章第二段中的In1853...hisfirstbigbreak可知他的首次成功是当他在thePennsy