Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philanthropist, made a fortune by manufacturing iron and steel protected by custom tariff. In 1873, on one of his frequent trips to England, he met Henry Bessemer and became convinced that the industrial future lay in steel. He built the J. Edgar Thomson steel Mills pear Pittsburgh, and from that moment on, the Carnegie Empire was one of constant expansion. Later on, the Carnegie Steel Co. became an immense organization. It included all the process of steel production from the great furnaces and finishing mills of Pittsburgh to the inroads and lake steamers that move the ores and the finish products.
Like his grandfather, Andrew Carnegie did not abandon the radical idealism of his forebears for the benefit of the working class. In spite of his espousal of Herbert Spencer philosophy and the social Darwinism of the period, Carnegie remained deeply committed to many of the Chartists ideals of his boyhood. He believed in the social responsibility of the man of wealth to society. He must save as a steward for the fortune; he has earned and used that fortune to provide great opportunity for all and to increase man’s knowledge of himself and of his universe. Furthermore, Carnegie be in the form of free charity but rather must be as a buttress to the community’s responsibility for its own people. When Carnegie died in Lenox, Mass, on August 11, 1919, most of his fortune was already gone. People wonder that if Carnegie had known this when he was alive, he would have spread most of his wealth to the poor people.
1.Carnegie was able to develop his vast industrial fortunes（ ） .
2.Carnegie following his ancestor’s footsteps （ ）.
3.The industry Carnegie was not concerned with was（ ） .
4.Carnegie’s trips to England（ ） .
5.Which happened first?
6.Andrew Carnegie’s Philanthropic ideals （ ）.
问题1选项
A.with the act of five enterprise system
B.through large loans from the American government
C.because the American government had special tariffs to protect the American steel and iron industry
D.because he had relatives in the English and industry
问题2选项
A.by developing a large industrial company
B.in caring for and improving benefits for the worker and the poor
C.by furthering Spencer’s philosophy
D.by being a follower of social Darwinism
问题3选项
A.the manufacturing of steel
B.the transporting of the finished product
C.the movement of raw materials
D.the lumber business
问题4选项
A.were purely for pleasure and visiting relatives
B.introduced him to the Charitist ideals which would influence his life
C.helped him gain steel contracts with British industrialists
D.led him to believe that the industrial future would be with steel
问题5选项
A.The foundation of the Carnegie Steel Co.
B.The introduction of Chartist ideals
C.The foundation of the J. Edgar Thomson Steel mills
D.Andrew Carnegie’s trips to Great Britain
问题6选项
A.developed from his introduction to social Darwinism
B.developed through his education under Spencer
C.developed form the Charitist ideals of his boyhood
D.resulted from union strikes and unrest at the Carnegie Steel Company
第1题:C
第2题:B
第3题:D
第4题:D
第5题:B
第6题:B
1.文章第一段第一句Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philanthropist, made a fortune by manufacturing iron and steel protected by custom tariff.提到安德鲁的第一桶金是因为钢铁产业受到政府的关税保护，所以选项C符合题意。
2.文章第二段第一句Like his grandfather, Andrew Carnegie did not abandon the radical idealism of his forebears for the benefit of the working class提到安德鲁没有摈弃祖先留下激进的理想主义信念，梦想让工人阶级能从中获利。因此选项B符合题意。
3.第一段最后一句It included all the process of steel production from the great furnaces and finishing mills of Pittsburgh to the inroads and lake steamers that move the ores and the finish products 提到了卡内基帝国所涉及的一些业务，可知并没有涉及木材生意。所以选项D符合题意。
4.文章第一段on one of his frequent trips to England, he met Henry Bessemer and became convinced that the industrial future lay in steel 提到这次旅行让他相信未来的工业重心是钢铁业，因此选项D符合题意。
5.文章第二段Carnegie remained deeply committed to many of the Chartists ideals of his boyhood 提到致力于成为慈善家的想法是卡内基从小男孩时代就有的，所以这个是发生地最早的事，选项B符合题意。
6.文章第二段in spite of his espousal of Herbert Spencer philosophy and the social Darwinism of the period, Carnegie remained deeply committed to many of the Chartists ideals of his boyhood提到由于从小受斯宾塞哲学和达尔文主义的影响，卡内基从小就有着仁慈的心肠。选项B符合题意。
