选修7 Unit 1　Living well-（达标训练）【导学教程】2024旧教材老高考英语新编大一轮总复习（人教版）

[对应学生用书P430] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2022·昆明质量检测)Many of us have dreams of being our own boss and starting our own businesses, and one woman has been able to make her dreams a reality with the help of a complete change of lifestyle. Sam White, 46, spent her teenage years washing cars in order to make ends meet and now she owns a ￡20 million business empire. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News，she said，“My childhood was so unstable, so I always wanted and needed to be independent. I didn't believe working for someone else would give me that and that my future would still rely on someone else.” At 24, Sam started her first business from a desk in her sister's art school but she was struggling with a panic disorder at the time and would find comfort in junk food，which led her to follow an unhealthy lifestyle. After the company reached a steady point a few years later, she decided to go travelling and in the process, completely changed her outlook on life. The woman said the “dramatic change” of scenery helped her mental health significantly, and she was even able to cut junk food out of her diet—dropping her from a size 24 to a size 12 by the time she returned to the UK. And the business mogul (大亨) believes changing her lifestyle also helps her succeed in her career as she is no longer scared of making decisions or speaking in public. This year, Sam aims to grow one of the companies under her Freedom Services Group umbrella, Stella Insurance. She set it up in Australia for women. With each deal, the business donates $5 to a charity, and plans to grow the company in the UK are underway. The now­millionaire said, “In my wildest dreams, I wouldn't have thought it could become the size that it has.” [解题导语]　本文是一篇记叙文。Sam White年轻时以洗车为生，后来决心要独立，自己创业做老板，但是患上了惊恐性障碍，过上一种不健康的生活。在后来的旅行中，她改变了对待生活的态度并下定决心改变这种生活方式。正是这样的改变促成她后来的成功。 1．Why did Sam decide to set up her own business? A．To accumulate work experience. B．To make donations to a charity. C．To depend on herself in the future. D．To raise