When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.  
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment（義務(wù)）, work ethic（道德） and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企業(yè)家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern(模式): to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers(顧客).  
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.
小題1:What can we know from the first paragraph?
A．The writer hasn't achieved his childhood ambition.
B．The writer thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.
C．The writer had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.
D．The writer believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial(有益的) to everybody.
小題2:According to the writer, successful CEOs should _____.
A．try not to take risksB．stay in the same business
C．have a strong sense of creativityD．save every possible penny
小題3:What can we know about the writer from the passage?
A．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.
B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL.
C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.
D．His father had far-reaching influence on him.
小題4:What does the underlined phrase “figure out” mean? ______.
A．?dāng)喽?/td>B．弄清C．理解D．領(lǐng)會(huì)
小題5:Which of the following proverbs may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?
A．Well begun is half done.
B．Everything comes to him who waits.
C．Time and tide wait for no man.
D．One is never too old to learn.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了想要成為一名成功的CEO所要 具有的品質(zhì)。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.  描述，可知作者認(rèn)為執(zhí)行總裁們的成功故事對每個(gè)人都有好處。故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段and a strong desire for building something new.描述，可知執(zhí)行總裁們必須有強(qiáng)烈的創(chuàng)新意識(shí)。故選C。
小題3:根據(jù)I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企業(yè)家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years.描述，可知他的父親對他有深遠(yuǎn)的影響，故選D。
小題4:聯(lián)系下文描述，可知此處指的是不要說你想去哪兒工作，或者你想在什么企業(yè)工作。故選A。
小題5:Well begun is half done.良好的開端是成功的一半；Everything comes to him who waits. 堅(jiān)持就是勝利；Time and tide wait for no man.歲月不等人；One is never too old to learn.活到老學(xué)到老。根據(jù)最后一段Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning.可知作者認(rèn)為，人永遠(yuǎn)不該停止學(xué)習(xí)，故選D，活到老學(xué)到老。
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