2024年专升本考前英语阅读理解练习题
In 1950, Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world. She started with nothing. She had no money, no education, and no one to help her. All she had were 12 jars of face cream and a lot of energy and ambition. She turned them into a multimillion-dollar cosmetics(化妆品) empire.
Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland. She was the oldest of eight girls. Helena's mother thought that beauty was very important. She used a special skin cream that a foreign chemist made for her. Helena's mother made all of her daughters use it too.
Helena's father wanted her to be a doctor. But she hated medicine and left school. Her father was very angry. Then he wanted her to get married, but she refused. In 1892, she went to Melbourne, Australia, to live with a cousin and an uncle. She took only her clothes and 12 jars of face cream.
Helena didn't speak English. She had no money and no plans. After she arrived, everyone noticed her beautiful skin. In Australia, the hot and dry weather is very bad for the skin. When she told some of the women about the face cream, they all wanted some. Helena sold them her cream and then they ordered more.
Helena borrowed $1500 and opened a shop to sell the cream. She worked 18 hours a day, seven days a week. She lived simply and saved all of her profits. She also learned how to make different kinds of cream and showed women how to take care of their skin. It was the first shop of this kind in the world.
In less than two years, Rubinstein had paid her loan and saved $50，000. She made more and more money every year. All this time, she thought only of work and success. A newspaper reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him. She left Australia and went to Europe to learn more about the science of beauty.
问题：
1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Helena Rubinstein became the richest person in the world in 1950.
B.Helena's father helped her to start her business.
C.Helena was an energetic and ambitious person.
D.Helena's mother supported her with valuable business ideas.
【精析】C 根据第一段第一句“In 1950, Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world.”可知，她当时是世界上最富有的女性之一，所以A项错误;根据第三段可知，Helena Rubinstein的父亲希望她从医，她辍学后又希望她结婚，并没有支持她的事业，所以B项错误;根据第二段可知，Helena Rubinstein的母亲只是让女儿们使用护肤品，并没有支持Helena Rubinstein的事业，所以D项错误。通读全文尤其是第一段倒数第二句可知，Helena Rubinstein带着12罐面霜只身来到澳大利亚，每天认真工作，不仅还清了欠债，还存了一大笔钱，最终开创了自己的事业。由此可推知，她是一个充满精力、满怀志向的人。故选C。
2.From the passage, we learn that ______.
A.Helena had 8 sisters
B.Helena was born in Poland
C.Helena's mother made skin cream for her daughters
D.Helena's father was a doctor
【精析】B 根据第二段第一句“Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland.”可知，B项正确;根据第二段第二句“She was the oldest of eight girls.”可知，她家共有8个女孩，所以她应该有7个姐妹，A项错误;根据第二段最后两句“She used a special skin cream that a foreign chemist made for her…”可知，Helena的母亲让女儿们使用的是一个外国化学家做的护肤品，所以C项错误;文章并未提及Helena父亲的工作，只是在第三段第一句提到“Helena的父亲想让她成为一名医生”，所以D项错误。故选B。
3.What can we know from the passage?
A.Helena went to Australia to study medicine.
B.Helena went to Australia to do business.
C.Helena's uncle and cousin worked for her.
D.The weather in Australia is very bad for the skin.
【精析】D 根据第三段第二句“But she hated medicine and left school.”和倒数第二句“In 1892, she went to Melbourne, Australia, to live with a cousin and an uncle.”可知，A、B两项错误;文章并未提及C项内容;根据第四段第四句“In Australia, the hot and dry weather is very bad for the skin.”可知，澳大利亚炎热干燥的天气对皮肤非常不好，所以D项正确。故选D。
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Helena was a hardworking businesswoman.
B.Helena saved all the money she made.
C.Helena could make a variety of cream.
D.Helena was in love with Edward Titus.
【精析】D 根据最后一段第四、五句“A newspaper reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him.”可知，Edward Titus爱上了Helena，但她对他并不感兴趣，所以D项错误;根据第五段可知，选项A、B、C都正确。故选D。
5.Which of the following is probably the best title for this passage?
A.The Science of Beauty
B.The Story of Helena
C.A Story of Love
D.A Business Empire
【精析】B 通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Helena个人的生平，包括她的出生、成长经历以及如何建立化妆品帝国的，所以B项最适合作本文标题。故选B。
