首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. He was one of the richest and most powerful men of
People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. He was one of the richest and most powerful men of
admin
2019-03-28
65
问题
People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time. He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn’ t have love or friendship because he couldn’ t buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself.
Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a workaholic (工作狂) and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman. Hughes’ s mother, Alene also had a big influence on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everything. Unfortunately , Alene had mental problems. She was afraid of germs and diseases. She was
obsessed
with Howard’ s health, and he became obsessed with it too.
Alene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes began to become a legend (传奇人物). Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control. When he couldn’ t get something legally, he gave money to politicians and businessmen so they would help him. He owned a lot of businesses, including airplane companies, a movie studio(制片厂) , Las Vegas hotels, gold and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.
The word "obsessed" in Paragraph 2 probably means .
选项
A、troubled
B、reduced
C、related
D、informed
答案
A
解析
根据第二段最后一句“She was obsessed with Howard’s health,and he became obsessed with it too.”可知,霍华德的母亲极度关注霍华德的健康,受此影响,霍华德也对健康关注起来。be obsessed with本意为“痴迷于……”,此处可以理解为“对某事过度关注、在意”。troubled:焦虑的,担忧的;reduced:减少的;related:相关的,有联系的;informed:见多识广的。故选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wLJC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
______theearthtobeflat,peoplefearedthatColumbuswouldfallofftheedgeoftheearth.
A.Ithinkyoungpeopleshouldhavethefreedomandthespacetomaketheirowndecisions.B.Theyseemedtohavereachedanagr
A.Toourdelight,theyquicklyadaptedthemselvestothenewworkingenvironment.B.Economicbenefitsmustbecarefullyweighe
In1993.NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear.Consumershadreturnedmill
Listeningisanextremelycomplexcommunicativeactivity.Inordertohaveabetterunderstanding,toanticipatewhatiscoming
50milessouthwestofthecountry______thefamousbeautifulmountain.
NobodyAbesidesBlittlechildrenCthinksthatatripbybusisDexciting.
Whenthenursetookhistemperature,itwastwodegreesabove
Nobodywas______intheofficewhenthemanagersuddenlyhadaheartattack.
随机试题
绞窄性肠梗阻的腹痛特点是()
A.NADHB.NADPHC.细胞色素bD.细胞色素P450既是呼吸链中递氢体,又是递电子体的是
某患者临床表现为周期性深呼吸,疲乏,动脉血气分析指标为:pH7.36,SB20mmol/L,AB19mmol/L,PCO24.0kPa,BE5mmol/L,可考虑为
甲托朋友乙将总面额1万元的假人民币从上海带给住在成都的甲的姑妈。乙同意,并将假币带在身上,乘坐从上海开往成都的火车。在火车上,乙用假币200元在餐厅消费,被乘务员发现。关于乙的行为,以下说法正确的是:
一个可行的方案,技术上必须满足的要求有( )。
土坝修坡桩的测设通常采用()。
下列各项中,关于无形资产摊销的会计处理表述正确的是()。
条件反射一旦确定,其他类似最初条件刺激的刺激也可以引起条件反射,称为()。
有的摄影者对“后期”的重视几乎超过前期拍摄,作品全都美得不行。当“美”__________的时候,应该是有问题了。就像舞台上极为相似的明星一样,迷信“后期”只会消除自我。这样的作品创作,只是数量的__________而已,创作者的个性被模糊了。依
在美国出生的正常的婴儿在3个月大时平均体重在12—14磅之间。因此,如果一个3个月大的小孩体重只有10磅,那么这个小孩的体重增长低于美国平均水平。以下哪一项指出了上面推理中的一处缺陷?()
最新回复
(
0
)