2015年北京市东城区二模英语
exists today is that he took a great approach to producing it. Other similar games existed, but they had no board or regulation pieces. With the help of his wife and son，who decorated the sets with details, Darrow personally created the pieces and boards that became the first Monopoly game sets. His extra work in creating the entire environment that players needed gave his game something extra that other variations did not have.
Darrow had success in selling his games in various parts of the country. Several Philly area stores were the first to carry his game and sell it in large quantities. However, Darrow had difficulty selling his game to the major game producer of the time, Parker Brothers. He was told that his game was too complex and had fundamental errors in its design that would limit its appeal. Eventually, the continued sales he managed on his own forced Parker Brothers to reassess the worth of his game. In the end, the company agreed to produce the game and shortly afterwards it became the bestselling game in the country.
That success turned Charles Darrow into a millionaire, which is the heavy Darrow initially began work on Monopoly to help support himself and his family following the financial troubles tied to the stock market crash of 1929. Thus, Charles Darrow became a millionaire by producing a game that allows “regular” people to feel like they are buying and selling real homes and land like millionaires.
67. What made Darrow’s Monopoly different from other similar games?
A. The way of avoiding financial troubles.
B. The safe environment created for players.
C. The buying and selling of real homes and land.
D. The specific pieces and a playing board in each set.
68. The author suggests in Paragraph 3 that ______.
A. Monopoly was initially too complex to play
B. Darrow failed to make expected profit in Philly
C. certain errors in Monopoly limited its attraction
D. some people once doubted Monopoly would be popular
69. What does the underlined word “irony” in the last paragraph mean?
A. financial gain B. unexpected result
C. marketing plan D. unsatisfying reward
70. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The difficulties in Darrow’s life.
B. The comparison of some board games.
C. The way to the success of Darrow’s game.
D. The business management of Parker Brothers.
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