問題詳情

VI Reading Comprehension (每題 2 分，共 30 分)All over America there are buildings and institutions named after Andrew Carnegie. In New York, there’s the renownedCarnegie Hall. Carnegie Libraries can be found in nearly every state and there’s also the Carnegie University in Pittsburgh.These were all funded and built by Carnegie himself, using his own personal fortune. Andrew came from a poor Scottish familythat migrated to America in the 1857. He was 12 years old and, instead of going to school, he went to work in a cotton mill,determined to be successful. With his savings, he bought shares in coal, iron and oil companies and soon showed a good returnon his investments. By 1863, his income was higher than the President of the United States! That year, he started the CarnegieSteel Company to meet the huge demand for steel products created by the building of the railroads. This made him amulti-millionaire, but he was not comfortable with his wealth. He believed that rich people should give away most of theirmoney while they are alive, instead of leaving everything to their children. So in 1900 he sold the steel plant and used his vastfortune to establish educational institutions that would benefit society.
61. Andrew Carnegie could be described as ________
(A) Greedy and selfish
(B) successful and well-educatedC Ruthless and ambitious
(D) wealthy and generous.

參考答案

答案：D
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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