5．Whileincollege，Timstartedtolookforeasywaystomakemoney．Oneoftheopportunitieshesawwasgambling（賭博）．Hestartedlearningaboutallformsofgambling．Hegotluckyenoughtomake9，000，but sadly it didn't last long and over the next year he lost all of that money．It was at this point that Tim realized that he needed to stop gambling and focus on learning about finance．
One day，he was talking to one of his friends about creating a business，and his friend turned him onto Quick Sprout．So he started reading every blog post on Quick Sprout in the hope that he could learn about how to become a successful businessman and meet some people through Quick Sprout that he could partner up with．
A year ago Tim read a blog post on Quick Sprout about another businessman by the name of Timothy Sykes．Tim visited Timothysykes．com and learned about his Millionaire Challenge program that taught people how to buy and sell penny stocks （低價股票）．Tim thought it would be worth giving a try．
Tim spent the next few months learning from Timothy Sykes on how to trade stocks．After he felt that he had learned enough，he wanted to start trading．Within the first 6months of using what he learned in the Millionaire Challenge program，he made over 40，000．Atonepointheevenmade11，000in 15minutes．
Over the next 12months Tim is on track to make even more money．So far things are looking good and he is already ahead of schedule．The Millionaire Challenge program has worked out so well for him and he is now starting to enjoy the finer things of life．
21．Tim decided to learn about finance whenD．
A．he first entered the college
B．he was lucky enough to earn $9，000
C．he learned about all forms of gambling
D．he lost all the money he got from gambling
22．By visiting Timothysykes．com，TimA．
A．found a business opportunity
B．knew how Quick Sprout developed
C．posted a blog he wrote on the website
D．set up the Millionaire Challenge program
23．How did Tim come to know Timothy Sykes？D
A．By attending Timothy's lectures．
B．By trading stocks with Timothy．
C．By being introduced by friends．
D．By visiting a website by chance．
24．The last two paragraphs show TimC．
A．has stopped learning from Timothy
B．has taken charge of the program
C．benefits from the stock market
D．has become a millionaire．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，介紹了Tim從賭博到學習金融知識，最后進入股市賺錢的小故事．
解答 21．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段最后一句It was at this point that Tim realized that he needed to stop gambling and focus on learning about finance．可知，當他把賭博贏來的錢輸?shù)粢院螅麤Q定要學習關于金融的知識．故D項正確．
22．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中Tim visited Timothysykes．com and learned about his Millionaire Challenge program that taught people how to buy and sell penny stocks （低價股票）．Tim thought it would be worth giving a try．可知，他在Timothysykes．com上找到了一個商業(yè)機會．故A項正確．
23．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段第一句A year ago Tim read a blog post on Quick Sprout about another businessman by the name of Timothy Sykes可知，當他閱讀Quick Sprout上的一篇博客的時候了解到了Timothy Sykes．說明他是無意中了解到這個網(wǎng)站的．故D項正確．
24．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段前兩句Over the next 12 months Tim is on track to make even more money．So far things are looking good and he is already ahead of schedule．可知，他從股票市場里賺了很多錢，也就是說他從中收益了．故C項正確．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
