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1、2015高考英语阅读理解提速特别训练AGrowingupinasmalltowninruralMalaysia,wedidnothavemanytoys.Wehadtobecreative,sowebuiltkites,playedwithsandandmadejumpingropesfromrubberbands.Myfatherworkedonmygrandfather’srubber-treeplantation,andsometimeshewouldtakemewithhimandshowmethethick,whiterubbermilkextracted(提取)fromth
2、etreestoproducenaturalrubber.Afterschool,Idreamedofbecominganengineer,butIcouldnotgetintomylocaluniversity,becauseMalaysia’srace-basedsystemlimitsthenumberofChinesestudents.Likemanyofmyfriends,IhadtoleaveMalaysiatogotouniversity.MybrotherandIlandedinKansasonasnowydayinthespringof1991.Ihadneverse
3、ensnowbeforeandbarelyspokeanyEnglish.IrememberthinkingIwashalfwayroundtheglobeandthat,ifIscreamed,nobodywouldhear.AyearafterIgraduated,theAsianeconomycrashed,andmanyofmyfriendsbackhomelosttheirjobs.In1997,theUSeconomywasbooming,andwithamaster’sinmechanicalengineering,itwaseasiertofindajobintheUS
4、.SoIstartedacareerincrashsafetyinDetroit’smotorindustry.Ilovedmyjob,butregrettednotseeingmytwodaughtersmuch.Theywere9and12,anddistanttowardsme.Onenightafterwork,Isawthemmakingbracelets(手镯)fromrubberbandsandIthought,“Hey,Iknowhowtodothis.MaybeIcanimpressyougirls.”Isatdownandshowedthemhowtolinkthe
5、rubberbandstogether,usingthesametechniquewehadusedtomakejumpingropesbackinMalaysia.Butthebraceletskeptfallingapart.Iwentdowntomybasement,grabbedaboardandstuckmultiplerowsofpushpinsintoit.ThenIstartedlinkingthebandsinazigzag,likeadiamondshape,anditworkedreallywell.Thenextday,mydaughterstookabunch
6、ofcolorfulbraceletstoschool.Ibecameaneighborhoodheroovernight.Childrenwouldcomeuptomeandaskmetomakethembracelets.Itwasmyolderdaughter,Teresa,whofirstsuggestedsellingthem.Ispentsixmonthsdevelopingtheproductsanddesigned28differentversions.Iwasstillworkingfull-timeatNissan,soIwouldstayupuntilthreeo
7、rfouro’clockeverymorning.Thebiggestchallengewastoconvincemywife.Iamtheoneinthefamilywithallthecrazyideas,andsheismyrealitycheck.Shealwayshasthefinalsay.Oneday,Imadearingoutofrubberbandsandputitonherfinger.Afterthat,shewasonb
