首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a si
[originaltext] My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a si
游客
2023-08-28
82
管理
问题
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again. She drove that message so deep into my heart that 1 finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!
When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged me an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly, Mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
31. Which can best describe Kemmons’ mother?
32.What led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?
选项
A、Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.
B、Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.
C、Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.
D、Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.
答案
B
解析
根据上题分析,Kemmons受到母亲的鼓励,明确目标,再加上自己的自信和努力工作才有了最后的成就,故答案为[B]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2965940.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromse
[originaltext]Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromse
[originaltext]Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromse
[originaltext]Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromse
[originaltext]Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheardalarmsa
[originaltext]M:Hello,Nancy.Iknowyouareoneofthewomentaxidriversin
[originaltext]M:Hello,Nancy.Iknowyouareoneofthewomentaxidriversin
[originaltext]M:Well,Amina,thanksforlettingmehaveyourdraftinsuchgoo
[originaltext]M:Well,Amina,thanksforlettingmehaveyourdraftinsuchgoo
[originaltext]Theelephantisthebiggestfour-leggedanimalintheworld.
随机试题
Mostofushaveseenadogstaringat,sometimessnarlingat,andapproachin
Veryfewpeoplecanget【D1】______before11,butMichaelwasan【D2】______.He
LookattheinformationonthefollowingpageabouttheuseofvehiclesintheU
不可逆热力过程( )。A.不能出现在正循环中 B.不能出现在逆循环中 C.
按拓扑结构划分,通信网可分为()。A.星形网 B.环形网 C.总线网
房地产交易行为与房地产经纪行为混淆的表现有()。A:居间服务中,房地产经纪人以
A.急性肾衰竭B.急性肾小球肾炎C.慢性肾衰竭D.慢性肾小球肾炎E.肾病综合征肾
发生液性病变时可穿刺出不凝固血性液体的肿瘤是()A.神经纤维瘤 B.神经鞘
为了及时编制财务会计报告,企业可以提前两天结账。()
某女暑假经常是白天上网,晚上躺在床上看小说。等到开学。发现黑板上的字看不太清楚,
最新回复
(
0
)