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Allan Pease has been known internationally as “Mr Body Language” since his book on the subject became a multi-million best-seller all over the world.
Allan started his sales career at age 10 selling rubber sponges(橡胶海绵) door to door after school to earn pocket money. He began writing and developing his own techniques of selling at age 18. By 21, he was the youngest person ever to sell over $1, 000, 000 of life insurance(保险) in his first sales year and at 24 achieved membership in “International Top 20” for multi-million dollar sales—the youngest ever to do it. At 29 he was a manager and partner in Australia’s largest Life Insurance Brokerage and was responsible for $103, 000, 000 of insurance sales in one year before becoming a full-time speaker.
For over 30 years Allan has taught others how to succeed. He teaches skills and techniques in a humorous way that people never forget. His addresses, books and videos are sought by business managers, Prime Ministers, TV presenters and stars. He has written six best-selling books and has appeared on TV and radio throughout the world including a TV and video series on body language which has been seen by over 100 million people.
In his classes, he teaches others to read between the lines of what others say and develop an understanding through “Body Language” signals. Dr. Blair Stone, from Macquarie University, said “Allan Pease is hilarious. He makes his class very humorous. Plus I never realized that I can laugh so much while learning so much, and his address was consistent (符合的) with the high standards as a university expects. ”
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了国际著名的人际关系和身体语言专家——Allan Pease, 他很早就取得了成功, 文章还介绍了他所取得的一些重要成就和他的一些性格特点。
21. How do people think of Allan according to the passage?
A. He was an early success.
B. He became famous late in life.
C. He earned his living at the age of ten.
D. He had a sudden rise in his sales career.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知, 在21岁时, 他是有史以来最年轻的, 在第一个销售年度销售超过100万美元的人寿保险的人, 24岁时, 他成为百万美元销售额的“国际20强”成员——有史以来最年轻的成员。所以, Allan很早就取得了成功。
22. What does the Paragraph 3 mainly talk about ?
A. Influence on famous people.
B. Great achievements.
C. Best-selling books.
D. Teaching methods.
【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知, 本段主要是关于Allan所取得的伟大成就。
23. What does the underlined word “hilarious” in the Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Brave. B. Strange. C. Noisy. D. Funny.
【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据画线后句He makes his class very humorous. 可知, Allan Pease是一个幽默风趣的人。故画线词意思为“风趣的”。
