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1.细节理解题一A(2019·陕西咸阳模拟)话题：介绍公司难度：★建议用时：5分Companies with Kid CEOsMaxine Marcus，The Ambassador CompanyUnlike many young CEOs,17-year-old Maxine Marcus built a service，not a product.Her company，The Ambassador Company，helps big companies and brands understand the teen viewpoint and ensures that their efforts to connect with them succeed.Brandon and Sebastian Martinez，Are You KiddingThis pair of brothers creates some pretty stylish socks for their company，Are You Kidding.They include fun，colorful designs for kids and adults，but their charity line，which designs special socks for various charities like Special Olympics，Autism Awareness，and Big Brothers Big Sisters，may be their most popular and meaningful designs.Benjamin “Kickz” Kapelushnik，Sneaker DonBenjamin was just 15 when he decided to turn his passion for sneakers into a business，dealing in hard-to-get，limited edition kicks.He started out by paying friends to stand in line when new shoes were released but now has connections with retailers (零售商) to help him get the most sought-after shoes in bulk(批量) for Sneaker Don.He currently counts star athletes and musicians，including DJ Khaled and P．Diddy，among his clients.Mihir Garimella，FireflyThis 18-year-old Stanford freshman has a number of projects already under his belt，including creating a homework app to replace paper planners and working on technology to help with accidental injuries in a soccer game.But his latest work，Firefly Autonomy，involves building autonomous drones(无人机) that can go into dangerous or difficult locations，from inspecting equipment to conducting.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了几家CEO是年轻人的公司。

1．In whose company can people buy sports shoes?A．Mihir Garimella.B．Benjamin “Kickz” Kapelushnik.C．Maxine Marcus.D．Brandon and Sebastian Martinez.答案 B解析细节理解题。

由Benjamin “Kickz” Kapelushnik，Sneaker Don部分“He started out by paying friends to stand in line when new shoes were released but now has connections with retailers (零售商)to help him get the most sought-after shoes in bulk (批量)for Sneaker Don.”可知在本杰明的公司，人们可以买到运动鞋，故选B。

2．What does The Ambassador Company provide?A．Technology. B．Socks.C．Opinions. D．Equipment.答案 C解析细节理解题。

由Maxine Marcus，The Ambassador Company部分最后一句“Her company，The Ambassador Company，helps big companies and brands understand the teen viewpoint and ensures that their efforts to connect with them succeed.”可知选C。

3．What makes Are You Kidding popular?A．Its homework app.B．Its soccer game.C．Its potential clients.D．Its Charity line.答案 D解析细节理解题。

由Brandon and Sebastian Martinez，Are You Kidding部分“...but their Charity line，which designs special socks for various charities like Special Olympics，Autism Awareness，and Big Brothers Big Sisters，may be their most popular and meaningful designs.”可知，它的Charity line使得它很受欢迎，故选D。

B(2019·山东青岛二模)Vijay Gupta is known to classical music lovers across the United States.He serves as first violinist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.In that job，he often plays to large crowds，including many very rich people.When he is not performing，he organizes concerts for homeless people.“They have reminded me why I became a musician，” he said.Last week，Gupta was recognized for being a founder and the artistic director of Street Symphony.The group has performed at homeless shelters，jails and halfway houses for about eight years.Gupta is among the 25 winners of the 2018 MacArthur Fellowship，commonly known as the “genius grant”．Each winner will receive $625,000 over five years to use as they wish.The money is coming from a private group，the John D．and Katherine T．MacArthur Foundation.It awards grants (补助金)to people whose work it considers exceptional and that“inspires hope in us all”．Gupta said he got the idea for Street Symphony while teaching Nathaniel Ayers，a trained musician whose mental illness led to homelessness.The 31-year-old grant winner said he does not know yet how he will spend the money.He has been a performer since age seven and the award will give him “space to breathe，plan and look ahead.”Another winner is Rebecca Sandefur，an associate professor of sociology and law in the University of Illinois.The Associated Press says her research actively supports new ways to involve poor communities in the US justice system.47-year-old Sandefur created the first national mapping of civil legal aid providers.It shows which states had the financial resources to provide such aid and which did not.She also found that the cost of legal services is only one of the things preventing poor people from getting lawyers.Among the others are fears about unfairness in the legal system.Sandefur noted that a lot of attention has been paid to problems with the criminal justice system，but more attention must be paid to the civil side of the law，which also affects millions of people.4．Why did Gupta win the award?A．For his achievements in classical music.B．For performing for large crowds.C．For organizing a group playing for the homeless.D．For the friendship with Nathaniel Ayers.答案 C解析细节理解题。