A.the ability to borrow from a bank
B.the importance of borrowing money
C.the difficulty of getting a bank loan
D.the startup of a new small business
C [句意理解题。根据第一段第一句"Borrowing to start a business is not easy."可知,在第一段中,第一句开头的borrowing和第二句开头的getting a bank loan其实是同义词,都表示"从银行借钱",第二句中间的particularly表明第二句的内容是对第一句内容的递进,由此推断第二句通过一个比喻的说法(借贷就像穿针眼)说明向银行借贷有多难,即第一段说明借贷的"难度",故选C。]
2.Banks prefer to give a loan to those who .
A.are in need of startup capital
B.have the ability to pay it back
C.own an old and large business
D.haven't borrowed money before
B [细节理解题。第二段第一句和第二句提到了银行愿意给哪些商人贷款,并且提到了这些商人具有的几个特点:地位稳固、信誉良好、在银行开有大账户,有相关经验、有准备好的经营计划和有还贷能力等,选项B(有还款能力)就是其中之一,故选B。]
3.Some small businesses fail to get a bank loan because .
A.the form they fill in is incomplete
B.their products are not technically advanced
C.the amount of money they want to borrow is too big
D.they have no clear idea of how much they need to borrow
D [细节理解题。第三段提到需要贷款的人常犯的错误,其中有:他们不知道如何还贷、何时还贷,他们也不知道自己需要贷多少钱,这些错误就是导致他们贷款失败的原因,将本题选项的内容与这几点对比,即可发现选项D提到了