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Madam C·J·Walker
“Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come．Get up and make them．” ——Madam C．J．Walker,Civil Rights Activist and Inventor
Fun fact：Walker was known as the first Black female millionaire after she launched her haircare line in 1905．In fact，she was the first American woman of any race to be a self-made millionaire． Sara Blakely
“Embrace what you don’t know，especially in the beginning，because what you don't know can become your greatest asset(财富)．”
——Sara Blakely， Spanx Founder
Fun fact：Blakely earned a Forbes cover in 2012 for being the youngest female self-made billionaire．
21．Which of the following people is not a business person? A．Estée Lauder． B．Oprah Winfrey． C．Sara Blakely．
D．Madam C．J．Walker．
22．What can we learn from the quotes of Estée Lauder and Madam C．J．Walker? A．Well begun is half done． B．Rome was not built in one day． C．Action speaks louder than words． D．Where there is a will，there is a way．
23．What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text? A．They received advanced education． B．They are truly creative and peace-loving. C．They turned nothing into huge something． D．They achieved great success in their fields．
B
When Kansas high school student Blake Hawkins discovered an empty locker at his school，he didn't just fill it with books and equipment—instead,the innovative teen turned it into a soda pop vending machine(自动售货机)．
Hawkins explains that the“Soda Locker”vending machine uses a coin acceptor，an LCD
screen，a micro-controller board，a magnetic switch,some old video game switches，and bakeries．
Hawkins explains he had Valley Center High School’s support when he was developing the prototype，and was able to come up with a design that would not damage the existing locker．And he was able to do it for approximately $ 160 spent on parts．
The Soda Locker has a design where no one can remove the control board from the locker and the door swings shut after use to protect it．Furthermore,it’s programmed to take exact change only，and to let the operator know when someone is trying to cheat the coin system．
Hawkins explains he originally thought about the idea for having a soda pop vending machine in a locker a year ago on his way to history class．While he initially treated it as a joke，he has proven how you can take an idea and turn it into something brilliant．He wrote，“Whether you build your own Soda Locker of not，I hope you're inspired to build whatever project you’ve come up with!”
24．What can we learn about the Soda Locker made by Hawkins? A．It looks nice．
B．It is a combination．
C．Its soda tastes great． D．Its equipment is advanced．
25．What does the underlined phrase“the prototype”in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．The locker． C．The machine．
B．The acceptor
D．The switch
26．What does Paragraph 4 mainly discuss? A．The design process of the Soda Locker． B．The protection system of the Soda Locker． C．The charging system of the Soda Locker． D．The development cost of the Soda Locker．
27．Which of the following best describes Hawkins according to the text? A．Optimistic． B．Productive． C．Creative．
D．Innocent．
C
Oxford English Dictionary(OED)editors recently noted that the three-letter word“run”has indeed become the single word with the most meanings with about 645 different usage
cases for the verb form alone，making it the most complicated word in the English language．
The various definitions of“run”in the OED's upcoming third edition begin with the obvious“to go with quick steps,”then continue to run on for 75 columns of type．How could three little letters be responsible for so much meaning? Context is everything．
Think about it：When you run a fewer，for example，those three letters have a very different meaning than when you run a bath to treat it,or when your bathwater runs over and wets your cotton bath runner，forcing you to run out to the store and buy a new one．And when you ran over a nail in the parking lot and now your car won’t even run properly…God —you’d do things differently if you ran the world．
When the OED’s first edition came out in 1928，the longest entry belonged to another three-letter word：“set．”Even today,the print edition of the OED contains some 200 meanings，beginning with“put，lay,or stand”and continuing on for about 32 pages．
So what happened?British author Simon Winchester believes“a feature of our more energetic times”made word like“set”seem more passive by comparison．‘Run’appears to have earned some major lift during the Industrial Revolution．“Machines run，clocks run，computers run—all of those meanings began in the middle of the 19th century,”Winchester says．
So，ready to run through the whole list of definitions?Ah，to read all 645 meanings you’11 have to wait for the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary．
28．Which phrase has the first meaning of“runs”in the upcoming third edition of OED? A．To run a fever． B．To run out to the store． C．T0 run a bath． D．To run a machine．
29．What does the writer intend to tell us in paragraph 3?
A．Various meanings of the word“run”． B．How to use“run”in specific cases． C．How to learn about the word“run”． 30．What can we learn from the text? A．“Run”is the most difficult word．
B．The meaning of“set”continues on for 75 columns of type． C．“run”had the most meanings in 1928．
D．“run”has 645 meanings in the third editom of OED．
D．Different ways to run the world．
31．What made“run”become the word with the most meanings according to Winchester? A．Oxford English Dictionary． B．The various definitions． C．Usage cases of the word“set”． D．The Industrial Revolution．
D
As my husband，Doug，stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a cab，I angled the stroller(婴儿车)away from the cold December wind and rain．I knelt down and kissed my daughter on her cheek where veins crept up(静脉突出)the side of her tiny face．
Frustrated and wet，my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a cab．I knew the feeling．Just after her first birthday,our daughter Katie was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder．Since that moment,Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon lace where the finish line kept disappearing．We knew Katie was running out of time．It had taken months before we finally had a name far the disorder,vein of Galen malformation，but we were told only a handful of specialists in the world were qualified to perform the precise surgeries．Now,as we finally found a brilliant doctor to save our girl，we were trapped in a strange city in the cold rain．
Just at the moment，a middle-aged woman pulled over and said,“Pardon me?May I offer you a ride?”
Before we could say anything，she continued“It’s really no trouble for me．Just get on．”
It was then that I noticed her thick Irish tongue，an accent that warmed me like hot soup．We could simply say,“Thanks!Roosevelt Hospital，please，”and settled in her car for the ride．
I don’t know how she knew，maybe she noticed the veins and asked,“Are you going for the baby?”
I nodded my head,choking back a tiny sob．
At the hospital we thanked her a dozen times for the ride．The woman hugged me and noticed her face was wet with tears in worry．She promised to pray for us before she left．
After three more visits to New York and two more brain surgeries，Katie is cured．But the voice of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared on our darkest days．