17-year-old Brennan Agranoff，a colorblind boy，started his custom sock business in middle school，withnall loan （貸款）he got from his Parents. Up till now，he has sold over 1 million worth of socks online in the last four years

　　Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old. He was attending a highschool basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood，Oregon，and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids， then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.

　　But the boy didn＇t tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan.＂They thought the idea was a little out there，＂Brennan recentlytold CNN Money， but he kept pushing， and finally received a $3,000 loan to start his company. Then he began to work on his own designs. The fact that he was colorblind didnt stop him and he has created over 200 designs now.

　　Business was slow the first year， but then Brennan started pushing his Hoopswagg products heavily onthe Internet. Orders soon started coming in  in large numbers， and Hoopswagg became a popular brancag custom sock lovers. Right now， his designs can be found on Hoopswagg website， Amazon and ebaamo four years after starting his business， Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） schoolhouse chores and his social life. And he says he loved every minute of it.

　　19. The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan      

　　A. designed his custom socks

　　B. got his business idea

　　C. organized the basketball match

　　D. managed his company

　　20. To start his business， Brennan     

　　A. bought some Nike socks

　　B. made a business plan

　　C. asked teachers for advice

　　D. got money from friends

　　21. It can be inferred（推斷） from the passage that Brennan      

　　A. got no support from his parents

　　B. busy to do house cho

　　C. stopped designing because of his eyes

　　D. enjoyed both his study and business

　　22. Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage？

　　A. Honest.    B. Kind.    C. Creative.    D. Helpful.

　　【答案】19. B    20. B    21. D    22. C

　　【解析】這篇短文講述了一個中學生Brennan在一次參加籃球比賽的時候，產生了創辦一個自主設計襪子的公司，他申請貸款開辦了公司，并取得了很大的成功

　　19.細節理解題。根據短文第二段內容He was attending a highschool basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood，Oregon，and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids， then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.這一段介紹了Brennan如何產生商業想法的，故選B。

　　20. 細節理解題。根據短文第三段中They thought the idea was a little out there，＂Brennan recently told CNN Money, but he kept pushing， and finally received a $3, 000 loan to start his company.可知，Brennan的父母并不覺得他的這個想法好，最后他是從CNN Money獲得了3,000美元的貸款，由此可知應選B。

　　21. 推理判斷題。根據短文最后一段中Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） schoolhouse chores and his social life可知，Brennan成功地平衡了他的學業和他的社會生活，由此我們可以知道，他既喜歡他的學業又喜歡他的生意，故應選D。

　　22. 主旨大意題。這篇短文講述了一個中學生Brennan在一次參加籃球比賽的時候，產生了一個想法，即自主設計襪子，還申請貸款開辦了公司，取得了很大的成功，從這件事上我們可以看到他是一個很有創造力的孩子，故C選項creative有創造力的是最合適的。Honest誠實的；Kind 善良的；Helpful有幫助的。

　　點睛：這篇短文給我們講述了一個色盲男孩是如何創辦了一個自主設計襪子的公司的。短文主題明確，結構清晰，比較利于學生們掌握大意。后面的題目設置有細節理解、推理判斷和主旨大意題。第1小題考查我們對文章第二段的理解，根據這一段的內容可知，這里介紹了Brennan是如何產生了創辦一個自主設計襪子的公司這個想法的，故B選項是正確的。再如第4小題，這個題目問的是哪一個詞能形容Brennan，這個題目應結合文意來選擇，從文章中介紹Brennan作為一個學生，萌發了創辦公司的想法，并取得成功這件事我們可以看出creative有創造力的這個詞來形容他是最合適的，故選C。

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