英语六级分类阅读模拟训练附答案和精讲:商业经济(6)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 6</p><p> <span word="Conrad">Conrad</span> <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banker">banker</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> _1_<span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multimillion">multimillion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> _2_ <span word="innkeeper">innkeeper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1887, <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="was">was</span> 19 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> _3_ <span word="legislator">legislator</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1919, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Hiltons">Hiltons</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="his">his</span> _4_. <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cisco">Cisco</span>; <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="there">there</span> _5_, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mobley">Mobley</span>. <span word="It">It</span> _6_ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="field">field</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> 40 <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hotelsand">hotelsand</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span> <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span>, <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1925. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Hiltons">Hiltons</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beverly">Beverly</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chicagos">Chicagos</span> <span word="Palmer">Palmer</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> _7_ <span word="nightclubs">nightclubs</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="A">A</span>-<span word="list">list</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>: <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Citys">Citys</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="Waldorf">Waldorf</span>- <span word="Astoria">Astoria</span>. <span word="Typically">Typically</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="Hiltons">Hiltons</span> <span word="were">were</span> _8_ <span word="too">too</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>, <span word="TVs">TVs</span>, <span word="ironing">ironing</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="kits">kits</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>-<span word="reservations">reservations</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> _9_ <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1948.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="Hotels">Hotels</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>. <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="some">some</span> 3,300 _10_ <span word="in">in</span> 78 <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p>
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