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2017年高考英语备考专题训练（3）---特殊阅读题型 第一部分 任务型阅读 1.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Warren Buffett For someone who is such a successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. He was born on August 30, 1930. __71__ He used to go door璽o璬oor and sell soda water. When his family moved to Washington, Buffett became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While ostill in school, he was making$ 175 a month, a full璽ime wage for many men. a__72__ He spent $ 1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $ 50 a week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture(企业) Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co. Already a successful smalltime businessman, Buffett wasn't interested in going to college but ended up at the University of Pennsylvania梙is father encouraged him to go. __73__ But he was turned down, which had to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome affected Buffetft's life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin Graham | 
