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Jeffrey Bezos,the founder,president and chairman of the board of Amazon.com,was born in Albuquerque,New Mexico.His mother’s ancestors were early settlers in Texas,and over the generations had acquired a 25,000-acre farm at Cotulla.Jeffrey spent most summers of his youth working with his grandfather on their farm.
Jeffrey showed intense and varied scientific interests at an early age.He set up an electric alarm to keep his younger sisters and brothers out of his room and changed his parents’ garage into a laboratory for his science projects.
After he graduated from Princeton University with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering,Jeffrey Bezos found employment on Wall Street,where computer science was increasingly in demand to study market trends.He rose quickly,becoming a senior vice president,and looked forward to a bright career in finance,when he made a discovery that changed his life,and the course of business history.
In 1994,there was still no Internet commerce to speak of.One day that spring,Jeffrey Bezos observed that Internet usage was increasing by 2,300 percent a year.He saw an opportunity for a new circle of commerce,and immediately began considering the possibilities.
Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994,setting up the original company in his garage.The company was called Amazon for the seemingly endless South American river with its numberless branches.It started as an online bookstore but soon diversified (多样化) to all kinds of products.His work with Amazon eventually led him to become one of the most excellent dot-com entrepreneurs (企业家).He was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 1999.In 2008,he was selected by U.S.News & World Report as one of America’s Best Leaders.Bezos’ Amazon has become “the Earth’s biggest anything store”.Amazon.com is now called “one of the smartest strategies in business history”.
Today,Jeffrey Bezos lives north of Seattle and is increasingly concerned with
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charity (慈善) activities.“Giving away money takes as much attention as building a successful company,”he has said. 1.In his childhood,Bezos .
A.had to work with parents on their farm all day long B.showed great interest in science
C.didn’t get along well with his brothers and sisters D.wanted to become a businessman
2.Jeffrey changed the course of business history because he . A.rose quickly,looking forward to a bright career in finance on Wall Street B.observed the Internet usage was increasing by 2,300% a year C.founded a new form of commerce that developed fast later D.was the first to speak of Internet commerce
3.Bezos named his company Amazon with the aim of . A.opening numberless branches all over the world B.living a quiet life along the Amazon River C.earning endless money and being wealthy
D.wishing his company to run smoothly and endlessly
4.Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?( ) A.How hard Bezos studied physics in Princeton University. B.“Amazon.com” only sold books in the beginning.
C.Bezos not only devoted his life to Internet commerce but also to charity. D.The reason why Jeffrey Bezos decided to found Amazon.com. 5.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A.it was Bezos’s grandfather on the farm who helped him a lot B.Bezos invented e-commerce to win the world fame overnight C.Bezos is aiming at being “the Earth’s biggest bookstore” D.Bezos has a sharp business mind and a kind heart
语篇解读:本文是一篇介绍人物的文章。介绍的是Amazon公司创始人Jeffrey Bezos的一生。
答案及剖析:1.B 事实细节题。第二段介绍了他的童年时代,因此,本题答案应在第二段。学习永无止境