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1、阅读理解1.When Ibegintolookbackonallfriendswhom Ihavehad,I quicklycame totheconclusion that Jerry was the most important and had the greatest effect upon my life. Hisfamily moved to my block when I was only 10. Jerry was 15 at the time, but the fact that hewas so much older than me seemed to make no dif

2、ference to him. I was very glad that he likedme. We took long walks together, on which he would tell me stories he had heard form TV andradio programs.But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by thehouse, andevery time Iwent to hishouse or telephoned, he

3、putme off with someexcusessuch as“ I'm studying now” or“ I've got some jobs to do for Mum” . When we passed on thestreet, he would still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a“ Hi, kid” , but hewould hardly ever stop to talk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in mean

4、d that his taste had changed. I noticed him with a girl once in a while and several timessawhimgoingoutinhisfamily'scaron aFriday orSaturdaynight.I simplycouldn'tunderstand what was so great about girls and parties.But I was hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end

5、. Of coursehe didn't really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was anage problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas andinterests of a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old. Now that I'm over sixteen myself, I realizedthis,andtheh

6、urtIgotthenhasbecome happy memories ofthegoodtimeswewereoncetogether. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience.(1).When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was _.答案 (B)A. 10 years oldB. 5 years older than the writerC. of the same age as the writerD. the writer'

7、;s classmate(2).Their friendship lasted for _.答案 (C)A. a few yearsB. a few weeksC. a few monthsD. a few hours(3).Jerry stopped playing with the writer because _.答案 (D)A. the writer had changedB. he was busy with his studyC. he has some jobs to doD. he was not interested in the writer(4).When a chang

8、e came in their friendship, the writer _.答案 (B)A. accepted it at onceB. couldn't understand his friend for a long timeC. stopped visiting his friendD. started going to parties with girls(5).The main idea of the passage is that _.答案 (A)A. the age difference plays a part in friendshipB. friendship

9、 is the most important thing for childrenC. many boys and girls have a similar experience as the writerD. “friends are made in wine and tested in tears”2. One day in 1965, when I was a library worker at school, a teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and n

10、eeded something more difficult forhim to do.“Could you help me in the library?” she asked. I said,“Send him along.”Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared.“ Do you have a job for me?” he asked. I told him abouta system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cardsfors

11、ome unreturnedbooksthatIthoughthad beenreturnedbutnotrecorded.Maybe somebooks were put on wrong places. He said,“ Is it a kind of a detective（侦探）job? ” Ianswered yes, and then began his work.He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said,1 / 8“Time for res

12、t!” he argued for finishing the finding job, but the teacher won.The next morning, he arrived early,“ I want to finish these books,” he said. At the end ofthe day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes.After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinn

13、er at the boy's home. At theend of a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to anotherschool. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the library.“ Who will find the lostbooks? ” he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye. Though at the beg

14、inninghe had seemed an ordinary boy, his strong feeling of interest had made him different.Do you know who he is? This boy became a great man of the Information Age: Bill Gates.(1).Why did the teacher go to the library to find a job for Bill Gates?答案 (C)A. Because the teacher found the librarian qui

15、te busy.B. Because Bill Gates wanted to find a job.C. Because Bill Gates finished his study quickly and had more free time than the others.D. Because the library needed a new worker.(2).What do you know from the passage?答案 (B)A. Library work was very difficult for Bill Gates.B. Bill Gates did his jo

16、b without any difficulty.C. The librarian was too busy to have a rest.D. His mother hoped that Bill Gates would stay for his job.(3).The sentence "He picked up the idea immediately" means that _.答案 (A)A. he learned that system quicklyB. he collected that system quicklyC. he lifted up that

17、system quicklyD. he improved that system quickly(4).What was Bill Gates expected to do in the library?答案 (D)A. Finding the lost cards.B. Learning the system.C. Helping the worker with everything in the library.D. Finding books with wrong cards.(5).How did Bill Gates feel when his family would move t

18、o another school area?答案 (C)A. Sad.B. Pleasant.C. Worried.D. Interested.3. In 1939 two brothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantin SanBernardino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had runtheir own businesses for years, first a theater, then a BBQ re

19、staurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers,and sodas. To this small selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters orwaitresses, and no tips.Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another fou

20、r cents. Their French friesand hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity, for the brothers had developed a strict routineforthe preparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks'stickingtotheirroutine. Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People droveup by the hund

21、reds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular thatthe brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content withthis modest success until they met Ray Kroc.Kroc was a salesman who met theMcDonald brothersin1954, when he wassellingmilkshake-mi

22、xingmachines.Hequickly sawtheuniqueappealofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurants and bought the right to franchise（特许经营） other copies of their restaurants.The agreement includedtherighttoduplicatethemenu. The equipment, eventheir red andwhite buildings with the golden arches（拱门） .Today McDonald's

23、 is really a household name. Its names for its sandwiches have come tomeanhamburgerinthedecadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-cent hamburgers. In 1976, McDonald's had over $ 1 billion in total sales. Its firsttwenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in

24、modern American business2 / 8history.(1).We may infer from this passage that _.答案 (D)A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to KrocB.The locationtheMcDonaldschosewas theonlysource ofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in C. Forty years ago there were numerous fast-food res

25、taurantsD. Ray Kroc was a good businessman(2).The passage suggests that _.答案 (A)A. creativity is an important element of business successB. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothersC. Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray KrocD. California is the best p

26、lace to go into business(3).In the second sentence of the third paragraph, the word“unique ” means _. 答案 (A)A. specialB. attractiveC. financialD. peculiar(4).This passage mainly talks about _.答案 (C)A. the development of fast food servicesB. how McDonald's became a billion-dollar businessC. the b

27、usiness careers of Mac and Dick McDonaldD. Ray Kroc's business talent(5).Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _.答案 (B)A. a drive-inB. a cinemaC. a theaterD. a BBQ restaurant4. No oneknows whomade thefirst icecream.Some people thinkthatwater ices andmilkices may have been m

28、ade by the Chinese between three thousand and four thousand years ago.In time, the dish reached India. The Indians, in turn, may have passed on the secret to theArabs and Persians. The Persians called their dish Sharbat, from which our word sherbet（冰冻果子露） comes.Marco Polo, an Italian whotraveled wid

29、ely inthethirteenthcentury, noted thathe foundthe Chinese had long beenmakingices outoffruitjuicesandmilk.Fromthefourteenthcentury on, ices became popular, first in Venice and then throughout Italy.In 1533, when Catherine de Medicis left Italy to marry the future King Henry of France,she took her co

30、oks with her. They made desserts the French had never tasted before. Amongthem was “ice cream ” . For each day of the wedding festivities Catherine's cooks prepared adifferent flavor of her favorite dessert-“ice cream.”At first ice cream was a luxury in France. Only rich people had money to buy

31、it. Then,in1660, ayoungman fromSicily,FranciscoProcopio, arrived in Paris. Heopened ashopthat sold ice cream at prices people could afford. Procopio's“ice-cream parlor” became sopopular that other shops were opened.About 1640, King Charles I introduced ice cream to England. He had heard it was p

32、opularin Italy and France. He served ice cream for dessert at a banquet. The surprise dish was agreat success. The King ordered his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a secret. Charlesfelt that only royalty should serve the dessert. But the secret soon leaked out. Ice creamquickly became popular

33、in England too.(1).Ice cream was unknown in France until _.答案 (A)A. 1533B. 1660C. 1640D. 1774(2).Ice cream was introduced to England by _.答案 (C)A. Catherine de MedicisB. Francisco Procopio3 / 8C. King Charles ID. Marco Polo(3).What will be probably discussed in the paragraphs following this passage?

34、答案 (D)A. Marco Polo's travel in the world.B. Development of ice cream in France.C. Development of ice cream in England.D. Development of ice cream in America or other countries.(4).Marco Polo's remark shows that he traveled in _.答案 (A)A. ChinaB. IndiaC. PersiaD. Italy(5).This passage is main

35、ly about _.答案 (D)A. Marco Polo's travelB. one of Chinese inventionsC. Catherine's marriageD. the history of ice cream5.We say thatapersonhasgoodmannersifhe orshebehavespolitelyandiskindandhelpful to others. Everyone likes a person with good manners but no one likes a person withbad manners.“

36、 Yes” , you may say ,“ but what are good manners? How do I know what to doand what not to do?”Peoplealloverthe worldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeans beingkindandhelping others,especiallyto thoseolderor weakerthan ourselves.Ifyou rememberthis,you will not go very far wrong.Here are some example

37、s of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhen theyareintrouble.Instead,hetriestohelpthem.Heisalways kind, never cruel, either to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus,or in a post office, he takes his turn.He does not push to the front of

38、 the queue. In thebus, he gives his seat to an old person or a lady who is standing. If he accidentally bumpsinto someone, or gets in their way, he says,“excuse me ” or“ I'm sorry ”.He says“please ” when making a request, and“ thank you” when he receives something.He stands up when speaking to a

39、 lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until theother person is seated. He does not interrupt other people when they are talking. He doesnot talk too much himself. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. When eating,he does notspeak with hismouth fulloffood. He usesa handkerch

40、ief when hesneezesorcoughs.(1).Which of the following is considered as being well-mannered?答案 (C)A. Laughing at the weakerB. Behaving impolitelyC. Helping older peopleD. Being kind to ourselves(2).If you try to be kind and helpful to others, you _.答案 (C)A. will make a mistakeB. will be completely wr

41、ongC. will be considered very politeD. will not be regarded as being well-mannered(3).When waiting for a bus, a well-mannered person should _.答案 (D)A. try to stand in the front of the lineB. line up in a queueC. give his seat to a ladyD. stand where he is and wait for his turn(4).According to this p

42、assage, a polite person _.答案 (A)A. will not break into other's conversationB. will do most of the talking when speaking with othersC. will sit down before an older person doesD. will not speak without his mouth full of food when eating4 / 8(5). The word "accidentally" (Line 5, Para. 4)

43、 means _.(B)A. on purposeB. by accidentC. in an accidentD. willingly6. A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became hisfianc ée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted tomake her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy somet

44、hing beautiful for her, but he hadno idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. Therewere many fine things there: gold watches, diamondbut all these things were too expensive.There wasonethinghe could nottakehiseyes off. Itwas abeautifulvase. That was asuitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when themanager oftheshopnoticedhim.Theyoungman lookedso pale,sad andunhappy that themanager asked what had happened to him.The