A. in 1861 B. when he himself was 26 C. when his brother was 17 D. when he was still working at a car company 参考答案:C 答案解析:本题也是细节题,只是要做些推算。首先在第二段里讲到他24岁已经开始投资。然后,在同一段里讲到他一家来到美国时,他仅仅12岁而他弟弟仅5岁。两人相差7年。因此,他投资的时候,他弟弟仅17岁。
A. broke down B. broke off C. broke through D. broke up 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] 本题考查同为break所形成的短语的辨析。break down意为“毁掉,制服”;break off意为“中断,暂停”;break through意为“突破,突围”;break up意为“打