At the age of 11, Peter Lynch started caddying(当球童) at Brae Burn Country Club in

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At the age of 11, Peter Lynch started caddying(当球童) at Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, Mass. “It was better than a newspaper carrier, and much more profitable,” the Fidelity vice chairman recalls. He kept it up during the summers for almost a decade. “You get to know the cour and can give the golf players advice about how to approach various holes,” he says. “Where el, at age 15 or 16, can you rve as a trusted advir to high-powered people?”One of tho people was George Sullivan, then president of Fidelity’s funds, who was so impresd with Lynch’s smarts that he hired him in 1966. “There were about 75 applicants for 3 job openings,” Lynch says now. “But I was the only one who had caddied for the president for 10 years.”In between caddying and managing money, Lynch went to Boston College on a scholarship from a program called the Francis Ouimet Fund. Named after the 1913 winner of the U.S. Open, the fund launched in 1949 which is open to Massachutts kids only. Ouimet executive director Robert Donovan says, “Help with college is a logical extension of friendly relation between golfers and their favorite caddies, becau there is a clo tie to train up them to be excellent that happens between the players and the kids who carry their golf poles. And for the teens, caddying is all about being around successful role models.”It is obvious that caddies who are finally successful include all kinds of outstanding personnel, from actor Bill Murray, to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, to former GE chairman and CEO Jack Welch.Of cour, the great number of financial giants who caddied in their youth might be coincidence, but Dick Connolly thinks not. “Caddying life teaches you a lot about business, and about life,” he says. “You learn to show up early and look people in the eye when you shake their hand, and you learn how to read people -- including who’s likely to cheat and who isn’t.” Connolly is a longtime investment advisor at Morgan Stanley’s Boston office, a former Ouimet scholarship student and, along with Peter Lynch and Roger Altman, one of the program’s biggest supporters. He wants to share the most important lesson he learned on the links, so he says: “One golfer I caddied for told me that if you want to succeed in any field -- golf or business -- you have to spend a lot of lonely hours, either practicing or working, when you’d rather be partying with your friends. That’s true, and it stuck with me.” 小题1:Which of the following may Peter Lynch agree about caddying?A．He could have a relaxing job as a caddie.B．He could make more money from the golf players. C．His duty was to advi the players how to play golf.D．His caddying experiences contributed to his later career.小题2:Why was the Francis Ouimet Fund t up to support Massachutts kids only?A．Becau of the advice from the rich golf players.B．Becau of tho giants with caddying experiences.C．Becau of the great success the caddies have achieved.D．Becau of the friendly relation between golfers and their caddies.小题3:According to Dick Connolly, caddying experience in your youth_____.A．helps you learn to live with lonelinessB．teaches you a lot about business and lifeC．makes it possible to meet with great peopleD．offers you chances to communicate with others小题4:Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?A．Legend of Peter Lynch.B．An introduction of Golf Caddying.C．Golf Caddying into Future Success.D．Five Giants with Caddying Experiences. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:D小题3:B小题4:C

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试题分析: 本文讲述在高尔夫球场打暑期工的孩子们不仅仅可以赚到零花钱，还可以申请奖学金，还可以近距离观察成功人士的为人处事，甚至有希望结识未来的老板，踏上事业成功的绿色通道，这是从球童到大亨，高尔夫球场上的成功路。小题1:D细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“Caddying life teaches you a lot about business, and about life,” he says. “You learn to show up early and look people in the eye when you shake their hand, and you learn how to read people -- including who’s likely to cheat and who isn’t.球童能教会人大量商业和生活方面知识，你得学会提到到场，学会握手时直视对方眼睛，学会阅人，所以这对将来的事业是有帮助的，故选D项。小题2:D 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Help with college is a logical extension of friendly relation between golfers and their favorite caddies, becau there is a clo tie to train up them to be excellent that happens between the players and the kids who carry their golf poles.高乐夫一无所知与他们最喜欢的球童之间关系融洽，，球手和为他们拿球杆的孩子之间存在着一种完整的传帮带关系，对孩子们自己来说，当玩意就是近距离观察学习成功的榜样，所以选D项。小题3:B 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Caddying life teaches you a lot about business, and about life球童的生活能教会你很多，无论是商业还是生活方面，所以选B项。小题4:C 主旨大意。本文讲述在高尔夫球场打暑期工的孩子们不仅仅可以赚到零花钱，还可以申请奖学金，还可以近距离观察成功人士的为人处事，甚至有希望结识未来的老板，踏上事业成功的绿色通道，这是从球童到大亨，高尔夫球场上的成功路，所以选C项。

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