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
2019-05-17
51
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.
According to the passage, Howard Hughes was not______.
选项
A、good-looking
B、wealthy
C、friendly
D、powerful
答案
C
解析
根据第一段第四句“He had everything:good looks,success,power,and a lot of money.”可知,他外表俊朗、功成名就,除了权势还有花不完的钱,所以选项A、 B、D不符合题意。根据第一段第五句和第二段第六句可知,他没有朋友也没有爱人, 是个无情的商人。由此可推知,他并不友好。故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/lqJC777K
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
SomestatesintheUnitedStates_______peopletocarryguns.
"_____inthistown?"IthinkMrRobertistherichestman.
Whenpeoplebecomeunemployed,itis______whichisoftenworsethanlackofwages.
Importantpeopledon’toftenhavemuchfreetimeastheirwork______alltheirtime.
Ourpublictransportationsystemisnot______fortheneedsofthepeople.
Pollutionaffectsmorepeoplelivingintoday’ssociety_____itdidthoseinpreviousyears.
"Howembarrassingwearenowadays!"Thenextwarwillbemorecruel______canbeimagined.
People’sattitudes【C1】______gift-givingmay【C2】______fromcountrytocountry,【C3】______thedesiretoconveyafeelingoffriend
People’sattitudes【C1】______gift-givingmay【C2】______fromcountrytocountry,【C3】______thedesiretoconveyafeelingoffriend
随机试题
在我国公务员录用考试的实践中,若进行结构化面试,则面试考官委员会的人员组成应为
与存款准备金政策和再贴现政策相比,公开市场业务有明显的优越性,主要表现在()。
甲实业股份有限公司与乙证券股份有限公司签订新股发行承销协议。约定:证券公司包销实业公司2,000万股,每股面值10元,承销期为50天。承销股票的过程中,若由于发行股票的资料的真实性、准确性、完整性以及其他由于承销方过错引起的法律责任由乙来承担。乙在承销甲的
不属于规划管理程序的设定应符合的原则是()。
根据《标准施工招标文件》规定,基准日后法律发生变化,承包人可以索赔的内容有()。
下列属于谨慎性原则要求的是( )。
商业银行为了获取盈利而在正常范围内建立的“()”的资产负债期限结构(或持有期缺口),被认为是一种正常的、可控性较强的流动性风险。
简述人工成本预算编制的程序和方法。
使用VC6打开考生文件夹下的源程序文件modi2.cpp。阅读下列函数说明和代码。函数MergeAndSort(ints[],inte[],inta[],intm,intn)实现将两个数组合并。这两个数组已经有序,按照由小到大的顺序排列。
A、Thewashingmachineistotallybeyondrepair.B、HewillhelpWendyprepareherannualreport.C、Wendyshouldgivepriorityto
最新回复
(
0
)