2025安徽農商行校園招聘英語練習題（20）

　　閱讀理解：

　　In 1950, Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world. She started with nothing. She had no money, no education, and no one to help her. All she had were 12 jars of face cream and a lot of energy and ambition. She turned them into a multimillion-dollar cosmetics(化妝品） empire.

　　Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland. She was the oldest of eight girls. Helena's mother thought that beauty was very important. She used a special skin cream that a foreign chemist made for her. Helena's mother made all of her daughters use it too.

　　Helena's father wanted her to be a doctor. But she hated medicine and left school. Her father was very angry. Then he wanted her to get married, but she refused. In 1892, she went to Melbourne, Australia, to live with a cousin and an uncle. She took only her clothes and 12 jars of face cream.  

　　Helena didn't speak English. She had no money and no plans. After she arrived, everyone noticed her beautiful skin. In Australia, the hot and dry weather is very bad for the skin. When she told some of the women about the face cream, they all wanted some. Helena sold them her cream and then they ordered more.

　　Helena borrowed ＄1500 and opened a shop to sell the cream. She worked 18 hours a day, seven days a week. She lived simply and saved all of her profits. She also learned how to make different kinds of cream and showed women how to take care of their skin. It was the first shop of this kind in the world.

　　In less than two years, Rubinstein had paid her loan and saved ＄50，000. She made more and more money every year. All this time, she thought only of work and success. A newspaper reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him. She left Australia and went to Europe to learn more about the science of beauty. 

　　問題：

　　1.Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A.Helena Rubinstein became the richest person in the world in 1950.

　　B.Helena's father helped her to start her business.

　　C.Helena was an energetic and ambitious person.

　　D.Helena's mother supported her with valuable business ideas.

 

　　【精析】C 根據第一段第一句“In 1950, Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world.”可知，她當時是世界上最富有的女性之一，所以A項錯誤；根據第三段可知，Helena Rubinstein的父親希望她從醫(yī)，她輟學后又希望她結婚，并沒有支持她的事業(yè)，所以B項錯誤；根據第二段可知，Helena Rubinstein的母親只是讓女兒們使用護膚品，并沒有支持Helena Rubinstein的事業(yè)，所以D項錯誤。通讀全文尤其是第一段倒數(shù)第二句可知，Helena Rubinstein帶著12罐面霜只身來到澳大利亞，每天認真工作，不僅還清了欠債，還存了一大筆錢，最終開創(chuàng)了自己的事業(yè)。由此可推知，她是一個充滿精力、滿懷志向的人。故選C。

　　2.From the passage, we learn that ______.

　　A.Helena had 8 sisters

　　B.Helena was born in Poland

　　C.Helena's mother made skin cream for her daughters

　　D.Helena's father was a doctor

　　【精析】B 根據第二段第一句“Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland.”可知，B項正確；根據第二段第二句“She was the oldest of eight girls.”可知，她家共有8個女孩，所以她應該有7個姐妹，A項錯誤；根據第二段最后兩句“She used a special skin cream that a foreign chemist made for her…”可知，Helena的母親讓女兒們使用的是一個外國化學家做的護膚品，所以C項錯誤；文章并未提及Helena父親的工作，只是在第三段第一句提到“Helena的父親想讓她成為一名醫(yī)生”，所以D項錯誤。故選B。