2016年高考英语二月阅读理解精选（4）_高考复习指南

2016年高考英语二月阅读理解精选（4）

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　　September morning five years ago，a memory of his father came to Mayor Rudy Giuliani.In it，the Brooklyn plumber and bartender was telling his only child，“In a crisis，you have to become the calmest person in the room.”

　　Giuliani became more than that.His suit coated with ash from the wreckage，he stood firm，vowing that New Yorkers would show the world the meaning of courage.He comforted victims' families，attended funerals of police and firefighters，rallied his fellow citizens on radio and television.

　　He'd overcome hardships before，including a bitter，public end to his marriage，and a battle with prostate cancer.Alongside the terrifying challenges of 9/11，they're the kind of events that could break anyone's public and personal life.But Giuliani's resolve to success is stronger than ever，and now he is about to find out if his legacy of leadership endures.

　　After the coming midterm elections，he will decide whether to seek the Republican nomination for President in 2008，or whether to carry on with the business ventures he took up post9/11.Having spent years in public service—as a U．S.Attorney (lawyer) in New York，an Associate Attorney General during the Reagan Administration，and two terms as mayor of the Big Apple—Giuliani,62，is finally cashing_in.Chair and CEO of Giuliani Partners LLC，he's making millions as a security and crisis management consultant.He's also a law partner with Bracewell & Giuliani，and gives speeches that reportedly earn him $100,000 a pop.Still，he insists that his current work is about the challenge rather than the money.“Learning more about business，finance，how to straighten out organizations—that's very exciting to me，” he says.