单选题
In 1950, Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world. She started with nothing. She had no money, no education, and no one to help her. All she had were 12 jars of face cream and a lot of energy and ambition. She turned them into a multimillion-dollar cosmetics (化妆品) empire.
Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland. She was the oldest of eight girls. Helena"s mother thought that beauty was very important. She used a special skin cream that a foreign chemist made for her. Helena"s mother made all of her daughters use it too.
Helena"s father wanted her to be a doctor. But she hated medicine and left school. Her father was very angry. Then he wanted her to get married, but she refused. In 1992, she went to Melbourne, Australia, to live with a cousin and an uncle. She took only her clothes and 12 jars of face cream.
Helena didn"t speak English. She had no money and no plans. After she arrived, everyone noticed her beautiful skin. In Australia, the hot and dry weather is very bad for the skin. When she told some of the women about the face cream, they all wanted some. Helena sold them her cream and then ordered more.
Helena borrowed $1,500 and opened a shop to sell the cream. (80)
She worked 18 hours a day, seven days a week.
She lived simply and saved all of her profits. She also learned how to make different kinds of creams and showed women how to take care of their skin. It was the first shop of this kind in the world.
In less than two years, Rubinstein had paid her loan and saved $ 50,000. She made more and more money every year. All this time, she thought only of work and success. A newspaper reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him. She left Australia and went to Europe to learn more about the science of beauty.
单选题
Which of the following is TRUE?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析]
内容概要
本文介绍了赫莲娜·鲁宾斯坦护肤事业的发展。文中提到了她的个人信息以及她父母对她的影响，同时，更进一步地指出赫莲娜自己及其公司后期发展。
参考译文
1950年，赫莲娜·鲁宾斯坦是世界上最富有的女士之一。她白手起家。她没有钱，没有接受过教育，没有人帮助她。她所拥有的只是12罐面霜，满腔能量和热血。她把这些东西变成了价值数百万的化妆品王国。
1870年，赫莲娜·鲁宾斯坦出生在波兰的克拉科夫。她是家里八个女孩中最大的一个。赫莲娜的母亲认为美非常重要。她使用一种特别的护肤霜，是外国的化学家为她特别制造的。赫莲娜的母亲让她的女儿们都使用它。
赫莲娜的父亲想要她成为一名医生。但是她讨厌医学，因此离开了学校。她的父亲非常生气。然后，他想要她结婚，赫莲娜拒绝了。1992年，她去了澳大利亚的墨尔本，与堂兄妹和叔叔生活在一起。她只带了她的衣服和12罐面霜。
赫莲娜并不会说英语。她没有钱也没有什么规划、。她到达之后，每个人都注意到了她极好的皮肤。在澳大利亚，干燥炎热的天气对皮肤有一些坏的影响。她告诉一些女性关于面霜的知识，她们都想要一些。赫莲娜卖给她们一些自己的面霜，并且预定了更多。
赫莲娜借了1500美元，开了一家店卖面霜。她一天工作18个小时，一周工作7天。她过得非常节俭，节约开支。她也学会了怎么去生产不同的面霜，并且向其他女士展示怎样保养皮肤。这是世界上第一家关于护肤的店。
不到两年的时间，鲁宾斯坦还清了贷款并且挣了5万美元。她每年挣的钱越来越多。这段时间，她想的只是工作和成功。一位名为爱德华·泰特斯的新闻报道员爱上了她。但是赫莲娜对他并不感兴趣。她离开澳大利亚，前往欧洲学习更多关于美的科学。
定位
第一段第四句话“All she had were 12 jars of face cream and a lot of energy and ambition.”
答案详解
细节题。题干问的是“下列哪一项是正确的?”根据定位句“她所拥有的只是12罐面霜，满腔能量和热血”可知，得出赫莲娜是一个充满活力、拥有远大抱负的人。故选C。
单选题
From the passage, we learn that ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析]
定位
第二段“Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland. She was the oldest of eight girls...”和第三段第一句“Helena"s father wanted her to be a doctor.”
答案详解
细节题。题干问的是“根据文章，我们可以得知______。”根据定位可知赫莲娜出生在波兰，她有7个妹妹，护肤品是别人制作给她妈妈的，她爸爸想要她当医生。故选B。
单选题
Which of the following is TRUE?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析]
定位
倒数第三段第四句话“In Australia, the hot and dry whether is very bad for the skin.”
答案详解
细节题。题干问的是“下列哪一项是正确的?”根据定位句“澳大利亚的干燥炎热天气对皮肤有害”，故选D。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析]
定位
最后一段第四、五句话“A newspaper reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him.”
答案详解
细节题。题干问的是“下面哪一项表述不正确?”根据定位句“一位名为爱德华·泰特斯的新闻报道员爱上了她。但是赫莲娜对他并不感兴趣。”可知，赫莲娜对这个新闻报道员并不感兴趣，故选D。
单选题
Which of the following is probably the best title for this passage?