单选题
Borrowing to start a business is not easy. Getting a bank loan, particularly for a new small business, is like going through the eye of a needle.
Banks favor established business people with a solid credit rating and a large bank account. They should also have experience in the business they propose to enter, and offer well-prepared business plans that show the ability to repay the loans. If you are not such a person, then you need to double your preparations to convince the banker to lend you that much needed start-up capital. If your business is new and small, bankers will need to know as much as possible about you and your business.
However, many small business owners often make the mistake of not being well prepared when going to the bank to apply for the loan. Surprisingly, many loan applicants don"t even have the slightest idea how or when they intend to repay the money they request. Often they don"t even know how much money they need. When asked how much money they want to borrow, many people give these two common responses: "How much money can I get?" and "As much as possible." Is it any wonder that lenders say no?
So the most important thing is do your homework before you ask for a loan.
单选题
By saying "Getting a bank loan...is like going through the eye of a needle", the writer emphasizes ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析]
参考译文
通过借贷去开创事业并不容易。
想要从银行获得贷款,特别是想获得贷款去开办小型的新企业,就好比穿针眼那么难。 银行喜欢地位稳固、信誉良好、在银行开有大账户的商人。商人还应有与他想做的生意的相关经验,并能提供准备好的经营计划以显示其有还贷的能力。
如果你不具备这些特点,那么,你就得加倍努力去说服银行方给你贷出你所需的启动资金。
如果你想做的生意很新,规模很小,银行方将需要尽可能多地了解你和你的生意。
然而,许多做小生意的商人去银行申请借贷的时候,常常会犯下准备不足的错误。让人惊讶的是,有些申请贷款的人甚至一点都不知道他们该怎么和什么时候还贷。他们还常常不知道自己到底需要多少钱才够。
当被问到他们要借贷多少钱的时候,很多人会以以下这两种方式回答:“我能借多少钱?”和“越多越好”。贷方不拒绝你才怪呢! 所以,最重要的是,在你提出借贷之前,要好好地做一下“功课”。
词义推断题。本题询问第1段第2句的意思。在第1段中,第1句开头的borrowing和第2句开头的getting a bank loan其实是词义词,都表示“从银行借钱”,第2句中间的particularly表明第2句的内容是对第1句内容的递进,由此关系推断第2句通过一个比喻的说法(借贷就像穿针眼)说明向银行借贷有多难,即第1段两句都是为了说明借贷的“难度”的,因此,本题应选选项C。
本题解题的关键在于从第2句的particularly一词的使用推断出第2句是对第1句的递进,即第2句是用于强调第1句提到的not easy这一个信息点的。选项A(从银行借贷的能力)、选项B(借钱的重要性)和选项D(启动新的小生意)虽然看起来都与第1段提到的某些词语有关,但这些选项都没有强调“not easy”这一点。
单选题
Banks prefer to give a loan to those who ______.
单选题
The writer advises that before applying for a bank loan, the applicant should ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。本题询问“作者提议贷款申请人在申请银行贷款前应做什么”。根据最后一段的内容可知,作者提议贷款申请人应do your homework,即应该好好地做准备,因此,本题应选选项A。
最后一段的do your homework并没有限定做哪一方面的准备,可见,作者提议要做“全面的”准备,而选项B(做做市场调查)、选项C(多多了解银行的情况)和选项D(了解贷款的上限)都只是在某个特定的方面做准备,范围过窄。