高三上學期英語閱讀理解專項練習小卷11

中學英語閱讀理解專練小卷（11）Fall2023TransferStudentOrientation(迎新會)ScheduleTransferStudentOrientationisdesignedtoofferyouavigorousintroductiontotheuniversity,includinginformationalsessionsandsmall-groupdiscussionsthatwillhelpyounavigateyouracademicprogram,campusresources,extracurricularactivities,andstudentlifeonthecampus.ThroughTSO,you’llalsohavetheopportunitytoconnectwithTransferStudentLeaders(TSL),whowillserveasaguidethroughoutyourfirstsemester.Registration:Friday,August181:00pm—4:30pmCheckintoreceiveyourstudentIDcard.IfyouhaveuploadedaphotoforyourID,you’llsimplypickupyourcard;otherwise,staffwilltakeyourpictureandprinttheIDcardwhileyouwait.Checkinatyourresidencehall(ifyou’retoliveoncampus).YourIDcardfunctionsasyourresidencehallroomkey.StudentLifeCenterPlaza4:30pm—9:00pmGettoknowyourTransferStudentLeaderandothermembersofthenewtransferfellowsbyparticipatinginfunactivitiesatthisreception.Refreshmentswillbeserved.StudentLifeCenterBallroomOrientationDay:Saturday,August198:00am—12:00pmWelcome&CampusToursGetyourorientationmaterials.Explorebankingoptionsandopenabankaccount.ThenstudentsandfamilieswilllearnaboutkeycampuslocationsduringcampustourswhichareledbyTransferStudentLeaders.StudentLifeCenterLobby12:00pm—3:00pmLunch&ResourceFairYouandyourfamilymembersareinvitedtoenjoylunchwithTransferStudentLeaders.Afterlunch,you’lllearnaboutuniversityresourcesandinvolvementopportunitiesattheResourceFair.Workingstaffwillbeavailabletoletyouknowabouttheresources,curriculumarrangementandsupportforthestudents.StudentDiningHall3:00pm—4:00pmStudentLife&CampusSafetyLearnaboutlifeoutsidetheclassroom.Smallgroupswillworktogethertosolveyourlifechallenges.Informationaboutcampussafetywillalsobeshared.StudentLifeCenterPlaza4:00pm—5:30pmAnnouncements&ClosingArepresentativefromtheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentswilldiscusstheexpectationsforyouasamemberofthecommunity,andaddresscampusvalues.StudentLifeCenterMeetingRoom184．Whatareyourequiredtodoonthedayofregistration?A．GetthestudentIDcard. B．Takeapictureandprintit.C．Openabankaccount. D．Visitsomecampuslocations.185．Whendoyouprobablylearnaboutuniversityactivitiesandoptionalcourses?A．9:00am. B．12:00pm. C．2:00pm. D．5:00pm.186．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTSL?A．Theywillaccompanytransferstudentsforoneyear.B．Theywilladdresscampusvaluestotransferstudents.C．Theywillgetpaidbytransferstudents’parents.D．Theywillhelptransferstudentsadapttonewschoollifewell.Doyouthinkyouareguidedbyacelebrityinyournavigationapp?Ofcoursenot.Thevoiceyouhearinthenavigationsoftwarewasactuallysynthesized(合成).Tofindoutwhat’sinvolvedintheprocessofreproducinghumanvoices,IapproachedSpeechMorphing,anaturallanguagespeechsynthesiscompany,aboutcreatingadigitaldoubleofmyownvoice.Giventhecomplexitiesofspeechsynthesis,it’squiteashocktofindoutjusthoweasyitistoorderoneup.Forabasicconversationalmodel,allIhavetodoisrecordmyselfsayingafewhundredsofphrasesforroughlyanhour.Thephrasesseemveryrandom:“That’swhatCarnegiedid.”“I’dliketobeburiedunderYankeeStadiumwithJFK.”andsoon.Buttheyaren’tasrandomastheyappear.“Wechoosespokenwordsthatwillproduceawideenoughvarietyofsoundsacrossarangeofemotions,suchassadnessandanger,tofeedanAItrainingsystem.Itthenteachesitselfthespecificpatternsofaperson’sspeech,”saysSpeechMorphingfounderFathyYassa.Yassasaystherearearound20tonestochoosefrom,andsomeofthesecanbeusedinterchangeably,ornotatall.“Noteverytoneisneededforeveryclient,”hesays.“Thechoicedependsonthetargetapplicationandusecases.Bankingisdifferentfromreportingandbroadcasting.”Thepossibilitiesformydigitaldoublearelimitless.AtatrainingsessionwithSpeechMorphing,Igettohearmydigitalvoicedouble.Thevoicecomesatmethroughapairofspeakersconnectedtoalaptop.ThelaptophassoftwareintowhichwhatevertextIwantittosayistyped.Thesoftwareincludestoolstomakeadjustmentstothetone,speedandothervocalfeaturesthatmightneedtobeadjustedifmydigitaldoubledoesn’tcomeoutsoundingexactlyright.“Wecanalreadymakeyousoundsad.Wecanalsomakeyouactlikeyou’rereportingandbroadcastingnow,”Yassasays.“Wecanmakeyousoundlikeactinginthetheatre,eventually,thoughwe’renotyetthere.Itistooadvanced.”187．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Thestepsofdataprocessing. B．Thegoaloftheexperiment.C．Theprocessofdatacollecting. D．Thecomplexitiesofthespeech.188．Whatistherequirementforthecollectedvoice?A．Itmustcoverdifferentkindsofdailytopics.B．Thesoundscanexpressawiderangeoffeelings.C．Everypersonneedstoproducearound20tones.D．Ithastobecollectedaccordingtostrictguidelines.189．Whichofthefollowingplaysakeyroleingeneratingadigitaldouble?A．Atypingsoftware. B．Apairofloudspeakers.C．Arecordingmachine. D．AnAItrainingsystem.190．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Speechsynthesisproductsareeasytoorderbutcomplicatedtocreate.B．WemustteachtheAItrainingsystempatternsofpeople’sspeech.C．Thedigitaldoublecan’tbeadjustedoncemade.D．Thecurrenttechnologycanmakeyousoundlikeperforminginatheater.Withvisitornumbersaroundtheworldincreasingtowardspre-pandemiclevels,theissueofovertourismisonceagainrearingitshead.WhenlocalsinthecharmingAustrianlakesidevillageofHallstattstagedablockade(封鎖)ofthemainaccesstunnel,askingvisitorsto“thinkofthechildren”,ithighlightedwhatcanhappenwhenplacesstarttofeeloverrunbytourists.Theterm“overtourism”isrelativelynew,havingbeeninventedoveradecadeagotohighlighttheincreasingnumbersofvisitorstakingatolloncities,landmarksandlandscapes.Inessence,itistoomanypeopleinoneplaceatanygiventime.Therearethewide-reachingeffects,suchasclimatechange.Coralreefs,liketheGreatBarrierReefandMayaBay,Thailandarebeingdegradedfromvisitorsdivingandtouchingthecorals.Morelocalizedissuesareaffectinglocals,too.Rentersarebeingdrivenoutbylandlordsinfavourofturningpropertiesintoholidaylets,andhousepricesareescalatingasaresult.Asvisitorsandrentalpropertiesoutnumberlocalresidents,communitiesarebeinglost.Overcrowdingisanissueforbothlocalsandtourists.Itcanruintheexperienceofsightseeingforthosetrappedinlongqueues,unabletovisitmuseums,galleriesandsiteswithoutadvancebooking,risingcostsforbasicslikefood,drinkandhotels,andfacedwiththeinabilitytoexperiencethewonderofaplaceinrelativesolitude.JustinFrancis,co-founderandCEOofResponsibleTravel,atouroperatorthatfocusesonmoresustainabletravel,says“Socialmediahasconcentratedtourisminhotspotsandworsenedtheproblem,andtouristnumbersgloballyareincreasingwhiledestinationshaveafinitecapacity.Untillocalpeopleareproperlyconsultedaboutwhattheywantanddon’twantfromtourism,we’llseemoreprotests.”O(jiān)fthe800residentsintheUNESCO-listedvillageofHallstatt,around100turnedoutinAugusttoshowtheirdispleasureandtopushforalimitondailyvisitorsandacurfew(宵禁)ontourcoacharrivals.Elsewhere,residentsinVenicefoughtlongandhardforabanoncruiseships,withprotestflagsoftenhangingfromwindows.InRome,sittingatpopularsites,suchastheTreviFountainandtheSpanishSteps,hasbeenrestrictedbytheauthorities.Therearewaystobettermanagetourismbypromotingmoreoff-seasontravel,limitingnumberswherepossibleandhavinggreaterregulationwithintheindustry.Encouragingmoresustainabletravelandfindingsolutionstoreducefrictionbetweenresidentsandtouristscouldalsohavepositiveimpacts.Promotingalternative,less-visitedspotstoredirecttravelersmayalsooffersomebenefits.191．Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Anintroductiontothemaintopic. B．Ataletoattractreaders’attention.C．Thebackgroundinformationofastory. D．Theexplanationoftheterm“overtourism”192．Whichofthefollowingisnotaffectednegativelybyovertourism?A．Theenvironment. B．Thelocalcommunities.C．Thelandowners. D．Therenters.193．WhatcanbeinferredformParagraph3and4?A．Overcrowdingmerelycausestroubleforthelocals.B．Socialmediacontributestoovertourisminasense.C．Scenicspotscanreceiveinfinitetouristsaslongaslocalsdon’tprotest.D．TouristsarebannedtostayattheTreviFountainandSpanishSteps.194．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．Somewonderfultouristdestinationsaroundtheworld.B．Comparisonoftourismbeforeandafterthepandemic.C．Theharmtolocals’lifecausedbyovercrowding.D．Thedamageandpossiblesolutionsofovertourism.IfIhavealife-timegoal,it’snottobedrivingaBentley.Itistogiveawaymorethan$5,000,000ayearandhavinganinfluenceonpeople’slives.IhavethesuccesstodaybecauseIalwayshadtoworkforwhatIwanted.Igrewupusedtorisksanddisappointments,soIwasaccustomedtomovingforward,nomatterwhat.In2010,IwenttoNewYorkwhereItriedtogethiredasanagent,ananalystandafinancialbroker.Unfortunately,allthesedoorsslammedinmyface.Theworld’seconomywasinabadstate,soIknewIwouldhavetodoalittlespinningofmyown.Youthinvolvesacertaininnocencebutalsoperseverance.Theword“can’t”wasnotinmyvocabulary.IpartneredwithafriendbuyingdistressedmultifamilypropertiesaroundChicago.Eventhoughwewereenthusiasticandbackedwithstart-upsums,Ididn’tmakeadealwork.Myfriendmovedontootherprojects.Alone,Iputallmymoneyintothenextreal-estateproject.Iputthetimein,Idreamedit,butonceagainthedealfellthrough.Twomonthslater,though,thedealcamebackaround.Thatwaswhenthepathopened,luckchanged,andIwasreadytoformmyowncompany.Ihaven’tlookedback.Onlyahead.I’mnowabletogivebacktocommunitiesandcauses.Idonateabout$600,000ayear,muchofthatgoingtoresearchtocurerarediseases.WealsosupportalotofservicesfordisadvantagedchildreninChicagoandotherplaces.Ihavealwaysbeensomeonewhocanseethebigpictureandhaveneverbeendistractedbythingsthatgetintheway.Therearelessonstobelearned,andthebiggestofthoseistokeepgoing.Youmayhavetochangethepath,butalwayskeepthatvisioninfrontofyou.195．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．HechangedjobsseveraltimeswhileinNewYork.B．Hedonatedmuchmoneytoimprovehiscompany’simage.C．Hestartedhiscompanywithafriend.D．Heencountereddifficultiesintheprocessofgrowingup.196．Bysaying“doalittlespinningofmyown”inParagraph2,theauthorprobablymeanshewould_____________.A．starthisownbusiness B．getaroundforsupportC．makehiscontributionstosociety D．lookforacasualjobinstead197．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribetheauthor?A．Determinedandpersistent. B．Fortunateandkind.C．Aggressiveandinnocent. D．Adventurousandenthusiastic.198．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．StartingYourOwnBusiness B．NeverLookBackC．JumpingoverEconomicDownturns D．PursueSuccessinBusinessFouryearsago,RomeLeykinwasonhiswaytoworkwhenheaccidentallyfellontothetracksofBrooklyn'sLtrainasasubwaywasapproaching.Theincidentresultedinthelossofbothofhislegs.Butsurprisingly,withthelossofhislegs,Leykingainedanewpassionforracing.Beforehisaccident,hewasn'treallythatathletic.Hewouldjustoccasionallyplaybasketball.Butthatallchangedafterhewasintroducedtohandcycling.“WhenIsawit,Iwaslike,‘Oh,thisisgreat.Youdon'tevenneedlegstouseit.Thisisperfect.’”hesaid.“So,Igotonit,Irodeandfellinlovewithitrightaway.”Withinafewmonths,hecompletedtheTDFiveBoroBikeTour.a40-mileridethroughNewYorkCity.Afterthat,hedidhisfirstmarathonin2021.Hefishedthatracein2hoursand11minutes,placing12thoutof38.“I'mgoingtoattendthisyear'smarathonandtakeonchallenges.Myhandsareonthewheel,myeyesarefocused,andIthinkmytimeisgoingtospeakforitself.”hesaid.He'smadeasignificantcommitmenttotraining.Hehandcyclesatleast13.1milesacoupletimesaweekandspendsalotoftimeinthegym.Andheplanstokeeppursuinghisathletegoals.HewantstocompletetheAbbottSix-theworld'ssixlargestmarathons.Oneday,hesaid,he'llmaybeevenmaketheParalympics.Forthosewhomightbefollowinghisjourney,hehopestheywilltakesomelessonsfromhisstory.“Therewillbeupsanddownsbutthetrendiswhat'simportant.Focusonthegood,”hesaid.“Andalso,takeyourbigproblemsandsplitthemintosmallsolutions.Andthenallofasudden,yourbigproblemsturnintomanysmallwins.”199．WhatcanwelearnaboutRomeLeykinfromparagraph2?A．Heoncewasanexcellentbasketballplayer.B．Heconsideredhandcyclingdifficultinthebeginning.C．Hemadehandcyclingmorepopularamongthedisabled.D．Heshowedaninterestinhandcyclingthemomenthesawit.200．HowdidRomeLeykinfeelaboutthecomingmarathon?A．Worried. B．Curious. C．Confident. D．Nervous.201．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRomeLeykin?A．Easy-goingandreliable. B．Kind-heartedandhelpful.C．Open-mindedandcreative. D．Strong-willedandambitious.202．WhatmessagedoesRomeLeykinconveyinthelastparagraph?A．Sticktoyourdreams. B．Breakdownyourgoals.C．Focusonyourstrengths. D．Achievesuccessatallcosts.答案：184．A185．C186．D【來源】黑龍江省哈爾濱市第三中學校2023-2024學年高三上學期開學第二次驗收考試英語試題【導語】本文是一篇應用文。文章介紹了2023年秋季轉學生迎新計劃，列出了注冊日和迎新日當天具體的安排。184．細節(jié)理解題。根據Registration:Friday,August18下的“1:00pm—4:30pmCheckintoreceiveyourstudentIDcard.(下午一點至四點半：簽到領取學生證。)”可知，注冊日你需要領取學生證。故選A項。185．細節(jié)理解題。根據OrientationDay:Saturday,August19下的“12:00pm—3:00pmWorkingstaffwillbeavailabletoletyouknowabouttheresources,curriculumarrangementandsupportforthestudents.(中午十二點至下午三點：工作人員將一直提供服務，告知您有關資源、課程安排和對學生的支持的信息。)”可知，迎新日的中午十二點至下午三點之間，工作人員提供有關資源、課程安排和對學生的支持方面的信息，大學的活動和選修課涵蓋在這些信息中。因此，下午兩點的時候，你可能會了解這方面的內容。故選C項。186．推理判斷題。通讀全文，并根據文章開頭的“ThroughTSO,you’llalsohavetheopportunitytoconnectwithTransferStudentLeaders(TSL),whowillserveasaguidethroughoutyourfirstsemester.(通過TSO，你還將有機會與轉校生領導者TSL聯系，他們將在你的第一學期擔任指導。)”可知，轉校生領導者在第一學期為轉校生提供指導，而且在注冊日和迎新日提供各種服務和支持。由此可知，他們將幫助轉校生很好地適應新的學校生活。故選D項。187．C188．B189．D190．A【來源】黑龍江省哈爾濱市第三中學校2023-2024學年高三上學期開學第二次驗收考試英語試題【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者為了解重現人類聲音的過程中涉及的東西，去了一家語音合成公司制作屬于自己的聲音數字替身。187．主旨大意題。根據第二段中的“Forabasicconversationalmodel,allIhavetodoisrecordmyselfsayingafewhundredsofphrasesforroughlyanhour.Thephrasesseemveryrandom:“That’swhatCarnegiedid.”“I’dliketobeburiedunderYankeeStadiumwithJFK.”andsoon.(對于一個基本的會話模型，我所要做的就是在大約一個小時內錄下自己說的幾百個短語。這些短語看起來很隨意：“卡內基就是這么做的?！拔蚁牒涂夏岬弦黄鸨宦裨谘蠡w育場下面。”等等)”可知，在第二段中作者主要講述了自己錄下幾百個短語的過程，即數據收集的過程。故選C項。188．細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段中的“Wechoosespokenwordsthatwillproduceawideenoughvarietyofsoundsacrossarangeofemotions,suchassadnessandanger,tofeedanAItrainingsystem.(我們選擇的口語單詞能夠產生足夠多的聲音，涵蓋各種情緒，比如悲傷和憤怒，來為人工智能訓練系統(tǒng)提供信息)”可知，收集到的聲音需要能夠表達各種各樣的情緒，以便人工智能的訓練。故選B項。189．推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“Wechoosespokenwordsthatwillproduceawideenoughvarietyofsoundsacrossarangeofemotions,suchassadnessandanger,tofeedanAItrainingsystem.Itthenteachesitselfthespecificpatternsofaperson’sspeech(我們選擇的口語單詞能夠產生足夠多的聲音，涵蓋各種情緒，比如悲傷和憤怒，來為人工智能訓練系統(tǒng)提供信息。然后，它會自學一個人說話的特定模式)”可知，制作數字替身需要為人工智能訓練系統(tǒng)提供必要的信息，讓它學會特定的人說話的特定模式。由此推知，人工智能訓練系統(tǒng)在其制作中發(fā)揮著關鍵作用。故選D項。190．細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中的“Giventhecomplexitiesofspeechsynthesis,it’squiteashocktofindoutjusthoweasyitistoorderoneup.(考慮到語音合成的復雜性，當你發(fā)現訂購一份是如此簡單時，你會感到相當震驚)”可知，語音合成產品很容易訂購，但制作起來很復雜。故選A項。191．A192．C193．B194．D【來源】黑龍江省哈爾濱市第三中學校2023-2024學年高三上學期開學第二次驗收考試英語試題【導語】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了過度旅游的概念，所導致的問題以及解決方法。191．推理判斷題。根據第一段“Withvisitornumbersaroundtheworldincreasingtowardspre-pandemiclevels,theissueofovertourismisonceagainrearingitshead.WhenlocalsinthecharmingAustrianlakesidevillageofHallstattstagedablockade(封鎖)ofthemainaccesstunnel,askingvisitorsto“thinkofthechildren”,ithighlightedwhatcanhappenwhenplacesstarttofeeloverrunbytourists.(隨著世界各地的游客人數增加到大流行前的水平，過度旅游的問題再次浮出水面。奧地利迷人的湖邊村莊哈爾施塔特的當地人封鎖了主要通道，要求游客“想想孩子們”，這突顯了當游客開始泛濫時可能會發(fā)生的事情)”可推知，第一段的作用是介紹文章過度旅游的主題。故選A。192．細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段“Coralreefs,liketheGreatBarrierReefandMayaBay,Thailandarebeingdegradedfromvisitorsdivingandtouchingthecorals.Morelocalizedissuesareaffectinglocals,too.Rentersarebeingdrivenoutbylandlordsinfavourofturningpropertiesintoholidaylets,andhousepricesareescalatingasaresult.Asvisitorsandrentalpropertiesoutnumberlocalresidents,communitiesarebeinglost.(珊瑚礁，如大堡礁和瑪雅灣，泰國正在退化，因為游客潛水和觸摸珊瑚。更多的局部問題也在影響著當地人。租房者被房東趕出，房東傾向于將房產轉為度假租賃，結果導致房價不斷上漲。隨著游客和出租房屋的數量超過當地居民，社區(qū)正在消失)”可知，土地所有者不受過度旅游的負面影響。故選C。193．推理判斷題。根據第三段“Socialmediahasconcentratedtourisminhotspotsandworsenedtheproblem,andtouristnumbersgloballyareincreasingwhiledestinationshaveafinitecapacity.(社交媒體將旅游業(yè)集中在熱點地區(qū)，使問題更加嚴重，全球游客數量不斷增加，而目的地的容量卻有限)”可推知，從某種意義上說，社交媒體助長了過度旅游。故選B。194．主旨大意題。根據第一段“Withvisitornumbersaroundtheworldincreasingtowardspre-pandemiclevels,theissueofovertourismisonceagainrearingitshead.(隨著世界各地的游客人數增加到大流行前的水平，過度旅游的問題再次浮出水面)”以及最后一段“Therearewaystobettermanagetourismbypromotingmoreoff-seasontravel,limitingnumberswherepossibleandhavinggreaterregulationwithintheindustry.Encouragingmoresustainabletravelandfindingsolutionstoreducefrictionbetweenresidentsandtouristscouldalsohavepositiveimpacts.Promotingalternative,less-visitedspotstoredirecttravelersmayalsooffersomebenefits.(通過促進淡季旅游、盡可能限制數量和加強行業(yè)監(jiān)管，有辦法更好地管理旅游業(yè)。鼓勵更可持續(xù)的旅行，尋找減少居民和游客之間摩擦的解決方案，也可能產生積極影響。推廣其他人跡罕至的景點來引導游客也可能帶來一些好處)”結合文章主要說明了過度旅游的概念，所導致的問題以及解決方法?？芍@篇文章主要講了過度旅游的危害和可能的解決辦法。故選D。195．D196．A197．A198．B【來源】黑龍江省哈爾濱市第三中學校2023-2024學年高三上學期開學第二次驗收考試英語試題【導語】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者為了自己的目標堅定不移地努力，最終獲得了成功，回饋社區(qū)和事業(yè)。195．細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段“Igrewupusedtorisksanddisappointments,soIwasaccustomedtomovingforward,nomatterwhat.(我從小到大都習慣了冒險和失望，所以我習慣了無論如何都要勇往直前)”可知，他在成長過程中遇到了困難。故選D。196．推理判斷題。根據第三段“IpartneredwithafriendbuyingdistressedmultifamilypropertiesaroundChicago.Eventhoughwewereenthusiasticandbackedwithstart-upsums,Ididn’tmakeadealwork.Myfriendmovedontootherprojects.Alone,Iputallmymoneyintothenextreal-estateproject.Iputthetimein,Idreamedit,butonceagainthedealfellthrough.Twomonthslater,though,thedealcamebackaround.Thatwaswhenthepathopened,luckchanged,andIwasreadytoformmyowncompany.Ihaven’tlookedback.Onlyahead.(我和一個朋友合伙在芝加哥附近購買了一些陷入困境的多戶住宅。盡管我們熱情高漲，并得到了啟動資金的支持，但我還是沒能做成一筆交易。我的朋友轉向了其他項目。獨自一人，我把所有的錢都投入了下一個房地產項目。我投入了時間，我夢想著，但交易又一次落空了。然而，兩個月后，這筆交易又回來了。就在那時，道路打開了，運氣變了，我準備成立自己的公司。我沒有回頭。只有前進)”可推知，通過在第二段中說“doalittlespinningofmyown”，作者的意思可能是他要開始自己的事業(yè)。故選A。197．推理判斷題。根據第一段“Igrewupusedtorisksanddisappointments,soIwasaccustomedtomovingforward,nomatterwhat.(我從小到大都習慣了冒險和失望，所以我習慣了無論如何都要勇往直前)”；第三段“Youthinvolvesacertaininnocencebutalsoperseverance.(青春有一定的純真，也有一定的毅力)”以及“IpartneredwithafriendbuyingdistressedmultifamilypropertiesaroundChicago.Eventhoughwewereenthusiasticandbackedwithstart-upsums,Ididn’tmakeadealwork.Myfriendmovedontootherprojects.Alone,Iputallmymoneyintothenextreal-estateproject.Iputthetimein,Idreamedit,butonceagainthedealfellthrough.Twomonthslater,though,thedealcamebackaround.Thatwaswhenthepathopened,luckchanged,andIwasreadytoformmyowncompany.Ihaven’tlookedback.Onlyahead.(我和一個朋友合伙在芝加哥附近購買了一些陷入困境的多戶住宅。盡管我們熱情高漲，并得到了啟動資金的支持，但我還是沒能做成一筆交易。我的朋