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of farming. Like most pioneer farmers, his father, William, hoped that his eldest son would 1 him on the
farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it 2 . But Henry proved a 3 . He hated farm work and did
everything he could to 4 it. It was not that he was lazy. 5 from it! Give him a mechanical job to do, from
mending a gate to sharpening tools, 6 he would set to work eagerly. It was the daily life of the farm, with its
dull tasks, 7 upset him.
Henry was excited by the development in technology that could 8 farmers like his father from wasteful
and 9 labor. But these developments, in Henry"s boyhood, had touched farming 10 at all and farmers went
on doing things in the way they had always done. So Henry 11 his attention elsewhere. When he was twelve,
he became 12 in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in
his bedroom.
In 1876, Henry suffered a serious 13 . His mother died in childbirth. 14 was no reason for him to stay on
the farm, and he 15 to get away as soon as he could. Three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit.
16 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry"s fascination. Making and
installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen.
A chance meeting with an old co-worker 7 a job for Henry as an engineer at the Edison Detroit Electricity
Company. When he quickly learned the ropes of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to control his
life.
Henry learned 18 a slow, painstaking business it was to build an engine by hand. Every piece of every part
had to be made individually, checked and rechecked, and tested. 19 the burden, he joined forces with another
mechanic, Jim Bishop. Even so, it was two years 20 they succeeded in building a working car. Henry called it
"Quadricycle." (四轮驱动脚踏车)
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| 1-5 DCDBB 6-10 AABAC 11-15 CBBBA 16-20 DDBAB | |||
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| For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream. Irvine Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety. His life"s work of making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food. Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in California. At the time, there were no stores that sold only ice cream. His sister"s husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores. In 1948 they combined their six stores into one business. Baskin and Robbins realized that they were too busy to operate each store well. So, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that store. This permitted the company to grow quickly. By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins. They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of ice cream to show the many choices buyers had. There was one flavor for every day of the month. Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar Cheesecake" the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969.Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins" personal favorite "Jamoca Almond Fudge". They said:"We sell fun, not just ice cream." By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States. The business partners sold their company that year. Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world. | |||
| 1. What is the main idea of the passage? | |||
| A. The managers of Baskin-Robbins. B. The start of Baskin-Robbins. C. The production of Baskin Robbins. D. The great success of Baskin-Robbins. | |||
| 2. From the text we learn that _____. | |||
| A. Baskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945 B. Baskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cream flavors C. Baskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores together D. there had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 1967 | |||
| 3. What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins" success? | |||
| A. They sold not only ice cream, but fun. B. They renamed their company. C. They put all their hearts into the business. D. They sold "Lunar Cheesecake". | |||
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | |||
| A. Jamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins" favourite B. Cherry chocolate chip sells best C. Robbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creams D. Lunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people"s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence. When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington"s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn"t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, "I"m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored." Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, "Well, a man has to eat somewhere." Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. "Oh, Mr. President," she spoke with too much enthusiasm, "you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you." | |||
| 1. President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect _____. | |||
| A. who liked to talk about the affairs of others B. who never talked about anything serious C. who often spoke insincerely D. who talked much but did little | |||
| 2. The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because _____ in her eyes. | |||
| A. he treated women coldly and rudely B. he paid no attention to conversational skills C. he was too serious to please any women D. he was pretty easy and quick to get angry | |||
| 3. Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because ______. | |||
| A. the vice president took part in too many dinner parties B. the vice president didn"t lift his eyes from his plate C. the vice president didn"t speak exactly and clearly D. the vice president didn"t react to all her efforts | |||
| 4. The underlined sentence "Well, a man has to eat somewhere" probably means ______. | |||
| A. Mr. Coolidge didn"t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all B. Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners C. Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day D. Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat | |||
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| Anthony Horowitz was miserable as a child. He was, as he put it, "never very bright" and couldn"t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who loved his "clever" old brother better. At age 8,Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (辱骂的) boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded (恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him," The thought was, It"ll be good for him." He recalled. It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studied, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. "My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me." He said. "I wasn"t even smart enough to rebel. The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer." Now, at the age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month. The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for The British intelligence agency M 16. Horowitz said he doesn"t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. "I have a feeling that it"s to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action," he said. The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups. In both cases, it"s all about entertaining people with a good story. Now, Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life. He sums up his success " … you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely." | |||
| 1. In the boarding school, Horowitz"s teachers _______. | |||
| A. often criticized him B. showed great concern for him C. taught him how to write storied D. thought little about his ability | |||
| 2. Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz? | |||
| A. He was the most loved child of his family. B. He benefited a lot from boarding school. C. He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories. D. Although he is successful, he isn"t very happy. | |||
| 3. What advice does Horowitz have for readers? | |||
| A. Confidence is the key to success B. Hardship teaches valuable lessons C. Interest is the best teacher D. Industry is the parent of success | |||
| 4. In which section can you most probably read the passage? | |||
| A. Campus Trends B. Culture & Leisure C. Our World D. Science Life | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Frank Lloyd Wright did not call himself an artist. He called himself an architect. But the buildings he designed were works of art. He looked at the ugly square buildings around him, and he did not like what he saw. He wondered why people built ugly homes, when they could have beautiful ones. Frank Lloyd Wright lived from 1869 to 1959. When he was young, there were no courses in architecture, so he went to work in an architect"s office in order to learn how to design buildings. Soon he was designing buildings that were beautiful. He also wanted to make his buildings fit into the land around them. One of the houses he designed is on top of a high hill. Other people built tall, square houses on hills, but Wright did not want to lose the beauty of the hill. He built the house low and wide. Now other architects know how to design buildings to fit into the land. Frank Lloyd Wright showed them how to do it. | |||
| 1. Frank Lloyd Wright has been called an artist because _____. | |||
| A. he showed how to change an ugly old building into a lovely modern one B. the buildings he designed were beautiful C. he began his professional life as a painter, before becoming an architect D. he is excellent in art | |||
| 2. The selection answers only one of the following questions about Wright, namely: | |||
| A. Where was he born? B. When did he live? C. How many buildings did he design? D. where are the buildings he designed? | |||
| 3. A special quality of Wright"s buildings was that _____. | |||
| A. they were designed to fit into the land on which they stood B. they captured the classical beauty of earlier periods of history C. they produced an effect of lightness and gracefulness in spite of being high and square. D. they were not square ones | |||
| 4. Which of the following statements is not true? | |||
| A. He learned building designing in an architect"s office. B. He built a low and wide house on top of a high hill to keep the beauty of the hill. C. Many architects learned from Frank Lloyd Wright to design buildings to fit into the land. D. When he was young he took courses in architecture in college. | |||
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| In the mid-1940s, the young ambitious Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden picture frames. In 1945, Ruth and Elliot joined their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named Mattel after Mattson and Elliot. In the mid-1950"s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build. Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll (芭比娃娃). With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie"s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long-limbed (长肢的), shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers. Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market. Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls. | |||
| 1. What can we know about Barbie from the passage? | |||
| A. She was fashioned after a famous cartoon character. B. She reflects the history of fashion. C. She was first made in 1958. D. She was Ruth"s daughter"s doll. | |||
| 2. When Ruth and Elliot created the first doll, _____. | |||
| A. they had learned about the toy market B. they asked a fashion designer to help C. the doll had a universal appeal D. the doll had created a promising market | |||
| 3. The Barbie doll is well received because _____. | |||
| A. she is always keeping up with fashion B. she stands for the toy tendency C. she is popular with children D. she has a large market in the world | |||
| 4. Which is the best title for this passage? | |||
| A. Barbie Doll-Symbol of Fashion B. Barbie Doll-Toy of New Time C. Current Trend of Barbie Doll D. Birth and Popularity of Barbie Doll |