高一年英语阅读理解练习(六)
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A

In 1939 two brothers,Mac and Dick McDonald,started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino,California.They carefully chose a busy corner for their location.They had run their own businesses for years,first a theater,then a barbecue(烤肉)restaurant,then another drive-in.But in their new operation,they offered a new,shortened menu:French fries,hamburgers,and sodas1.To this small selection2 they added one new idea:quick service,no waiters or waitresses,and no tips.

Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents.Cheese was another four cents.Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable3 uniformity(一致性),for the brothers had developed a strict routine4 (程序)for the preparation of their food,and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine .Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular,particularly for lunch.People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime.The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened.They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954,when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines.He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营)other copies of their restaurants.The agreement struck included the right to duplicate(复制)the menu,the equipment,even their red and white buildings with the golden arches5(拱门).

Today McDonald’s is really a household name.In 1976,McDonald’s had over $ l billion in total sales.Its first twenty-two years in one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.

56This passage mainly talks about .

Athe development of fast food services

Bhow McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business

Cthe business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald

DRay Kroc’s business talent

57Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except .

Aa drive-in   Ba theater   Ca cinema   Da barbecue restaurant

58We may infer6 from this passage that .

AMac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc.

Bthe place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity7 of their drive-in

Cforty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants

DRay Kroc was a good businessman

59The passage suggests that .

Acreativity is an important element of business success

BRay Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers

CMac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc

DCalifornia is the best place to go into business

B

Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house.In the children’s opinion,they had something that they couldn’t explain or understand about him and that excited their imagination.He stirred8 Maggie’s anger,however,so that she often said to her husband,“It’s a mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener.”

In fact James came once a year,unexpectedly,around eight o’clock in the evening,and he stayed for six hours of close discussion9 with his brother.His arrival was a signal to the childreen that their bedtime would be delayed.Not that he ever spoke10 to them or played with them.He took no notice of them,as if he was unable to see children,at least until the time came for him to go.Indeed,after his first greeting and a careless kiss,James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add,“You’ll be getting on with the supper,Maggie.”Such was his regard for her.

Maggie paid him back in her own way.She kept the children up,the four of them,to keep her company,she said,but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’voice.Very late,they dropped off to sleep in their chairs.Then,when James was about to go,Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings11 before he left.That gave her some satisfaction,for James,though rich,was unwilling12 to give or share what he had.He always went home by the last train,just after two o’clock.

Maggie’s children secretly stared at their uncle.They could not forget that he had,in their mother’s words,“lost two wives and taken a third.”They wondered about those two unfortunate,lost ladies.They asked each other what their fate(命运)had been,and if neither could ever be found again.James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her.The children decided13 that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowded her outside the door.

60Maggie never prepared anything special for James because .

Ahe was a man difficult to please

Bshe never knew when he was coming

Cshe was too busy looking after her children

Dhe never stayed long enough for a meal

61What do we know about James’ behaviour?

AHe was a kind man,with love for the family.

BHe was unselfish,especially towards his brother.

CHe was anxious to please the family,especially the children.

DHe was rude to his sister-in-law

62Maggie felt pleased when .

Ashe paid James the money that she owed him

BJames gave some money to the children

Cshe had to wake James up to catch his train

DJames thanked her for the nice supper

63The children did not realise that two of Jasmes’wives .

Awere dead              Bsuffered from loss of memory

Chad run away from him   Dmight reappear one day

C

Humans are social animals.They live in groups all over the world.As these groups of people live apart from other groups,over the years and centuries they develop their own habits and ideas,which from different cultures.One important particular side of every culture is how its people deal with time.

Time is not very important in nonindustrial societies.The Nuer people of East Africa,for example,do not even have a word TIME that is in agreement with the abstract14 thing we call time.The daily lives of the people of such nonindustrial societies are likely to be patterned around their physical needs and natural events rather than around a time schedule(时间表)based on the clock.They cook and eat when they are hungry and sleep when the sun goes down.They plant crops during the growing seasons and harvest them when the crops are ripe.They measure time not by a clock or calendar(日历),but by saying that an event takes place before or after some other event Frequently such a society measures days in terms of “sleeps”or longer periods in terms of “moons.”Some cultures,such as the Eskimos of Greenland measure seasons according to the migration15 of certain animals.

Some cultures which do not have a written language or keep written records havce developed interesting ways of “telling time”.For example,when several Australian aborigines want to plan an event for a future time,one of them places a stone on a cliff16 or in a tree.Each day the angle17 of the sun changes slightly.In a few days,the rays of the sun strike the stone in a certain way.When this happens,the people see that the agreed-upon time has arrived and the event can take place.

In contrast(成对比),exactly correct measurement18 of time is very important in modem,industrialized19 societies.This is because industrialized societies require the helpful efforts of many pople in order to work.For a factory to work efficiently20 well,quickly and without waste),for example,all of the workers must work at the same time.Therefore,they must know what time to start work in the morning and what time they may go home in the afternoon.Passengers must know the exact time that an airplane will arrive or depart21.Students and teachers need to know when a class starts and ends.Stores must open on time in order to serve their customers.Complicated22(复杂的)societies need clocks and calendars.Thus,we can see that if each person worked according to his or her own schedule, a complicated society could hardly work at all.

64By saying“Humans are social animals”,the author means .

Athey live all over the world

Bthey are different from other animals

Cthey live in one place, district or country, considered as a whole

Dthey are divided into many groups

65Time is not very important in nonindustrial societies. This is because people in those societies

Adon’t have the word TIME in their languages

Bdon’t get used to using clocks and other timepieces

Cdon’t measure time in their daily-lives around an exact time schedule

Ddon’t need to plan their daily lives around an exact time schedule

66The Australian aborigines’ way of “telling time” is based on .

Athe change of the sun rays

Bthe movement of the earth in relation to the sun

Cthe position of the stone

Dthe position of the tree or the cliff

67Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

ATime and Culture              BThe Measurment of Time

CTime Schedule and Daily Life   DClock, Calendar and Society

D

COURSE: History 101“Introduction to American History”

INSTRUCTOR23: Dr, Jane Klammer

OFFICE: 305 Marshall Hall

OFFICE HOURS: 11:15~12:30 M W FMonday Wednesday Friday

CLASS: 363 Marshall Hall 3:35~5:00T Th Tuesday Thursday

10:10~11:00M W F Other times by appointment

TELEPHONE: 255-4786

TEXTBOOK: Green,Robert P,The American Tradition:A History of the United States,Charles E.Merrill publishing Co.Columbus,Ohio 1984 which is available (可得到的)at the College Bookstore.

COURSE Requirements(必要条件)

mid-term exam: October 10 20% of the final grade

final exam: December 10 40% of the final grade

term paper due: December 15 40% of the final grade

Attendance(出席)is not required,but you are responsible for all the information given in the class lectures.In the lectures I will talk about the chapters in the textbook and other material that I choose to supplement(补充)the course.The exams will cover all this information.Therefore,I advise you to come to the class as much as possible.If you have to miss a class,be sure to get the class notes from another student.

Your homework assignments are listed on the next page.You are supposed to read the chapter about which I will be lecturing before you come to class.This is to make sure that you understand as much as possible while taking notes in my lectures.Be prepared when you come to class.If there are any changes in the assigned24 homework reading,I will announce in class.

The term paper is 40% of your final grade.It should not exceed(超前)fifteen pages.Anyone thinking of majoring in history may write twenty-five pages.Before the mid-term exam you will choose the topic for your paper.

Have a good term!

68If a student wants to know what the homework assignments are, .

APro25.Klammer announces them in class

Bthe student reads the list on the next page

CProf. Klammer gives a list every week

Dthe student goes to the professor’s office

69If a student cannot see Prof.Klammer during her office hours,he .

Asees her after class              Bcalls her at home

Cmakes an appointment with her   Dasks another student

70According to the passage,which of the following is true?

AThe textbook is written by Dr.Jane Klammer.

BIf you have to miss a class,be sure to say sorry to Prof.Klammer.

CThe students can buy“Introduction to American History”at the College Bookstore.

DProf.Klammer advises her students to take notes in her class.

71If a freshman26 thinks that he might major in history, what is the maximum length of his paper can be?

AFifteen pages.   BTwenty-five pages.

CTen pages.      DNo maximum.

E

HOW TO QUITGIVE UPSMOKING

When thinking about quitting……

List all the reasons why you want to quit.Every night before going to bed,repeat one of the reasons 10 times.

Decide positively27 that you want to quit.Try to avoid negative(消极的)thoughts about how difficult it might be.Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and obligations(责任)to others.For example,think of al the time you waste taking cigarette breaks,rushing out to buy a pack,hunting a light,etc.Set a date for quitting-perhaps a special day like your birthday, a holiday.If you smoke heavily at work,quit during your vacation.Make the date sacred seriously, and don’t let anything change it.Begin to condition.yourself physically;start a modest(适度的)exercise;drink more water;get plenty of rest.

Immediately after quitting……

The first few days after you quit,spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited28 forbidden,e.g.libraries,museums,theatres,departments stores,etc.

Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice.Try to avoid wine,coffee,and other drinks which remind you of cigartte smoking.

Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.

If you miss the sensation29(感觉)of having a cigarette in your hand,play with smething else-a pencil,a pen,a ruler.

If you miss having something in your mouth,try toothpicks or a fake(彷制的)cigarette.

72Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?

AWhenever you feel like a cigarette,try to forget it by starting a conversation with someone.

BTry to be an ice-breaker before asking for a light.

CIf you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your mouth,play with a pen.

DEvery night before going to bed, repeat the reasons 10 times.

73From the passage,we know smokers30 .

Aspend a lot of time breaking the habit of smoking

Bhave to stop to smoke from time to time

Chad better quit smoking during their holiday

Dstart a modest exercise

74The author suggested .

Aall kinds of drinks be avoided immediately after quitting

Bdrinking water and fruit juice immediately after quitting

Ctrying low-tar(低焦油)cigarettes immediately after quitting

Dspending as much free time as possible in public places

75If the article is in a newspaper,which section it is in?

ASports.    BNews.    CHealth    DCulture.

56—60 BCDAB 61—65 DBACD 66—70 AABCD 71—75 BABBC



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1 sodas c10ddd4eedc33e2ce63fa8dfafd61880     
n.苏打( soda的名词复数 );碱;苏打水;汽水
参考例句:
  • There are plenty of sodas in the refrigerator. 冰箱里有很多碳酸饮料。 来自辞典例句
  • Two whisky and sodas, please. 请来两杯威士忌苏打。 来自辞典例句
2 selection EZ3xX     
n.选择,挑选,精选品,可选择的东西
参考例句:
  • We left the selection of the team to the captain.我们把挑选队员的工作交给了队长。
  • The shop has a fine selection of cheeses.那家商店有各种精美乳酪可供选购。
3 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
4 routine ssoyf     
n.例行公事,惯例;adj.例行的,常规的
参考例句:
  • It is everyday routine.这是每天的例行公事。
  • She found the hospital routine slightly dull.她感到医院的工作有点枯燥乏味。
5 Arches Arches     
n.拱( arch的名词复数 );拱门;拱形物;足弓v.(使)弯成拱形( arch的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Arches are built of wood, stone, brick or any other building material. 拱门是用木料、石块、砖头或其他建筑材料建成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cat arches its back when It'sees the dog. 猫看到狗,便把背拱起。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
6 infer W7YxA     
vt.推论,推断;猜想
参考例句:
  • People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.人们通常从已知的事实中推断未知的事实。
  • From your smile I infer that you're pleased.从你的笑容,我断定你很高兴。
7 popularity bO4xU     
n.普及,流行,名望,受欢迎
参考例句:
  • The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
  • Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。
8 stirred 5541e33a1b6fc5b13a368d6c2b41f06a     
v.(使)移动( stir的过去式和过去分词 );搅拌;(使)行动;(使)微动
参考例句:
  • She stirred her tea. 她搅了搅茶。
  • He stirred the coffee until it was a light reddish-brown. 直到咖啡成红褐色,他才停止搅拌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 discussion 2PBzj     
n.讨论,谈论;论述
参考例句:
  • It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
  • After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨,和平协议渐渐有了眉目。
10 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
11 shillings 06ed9988df31251829e6237a844aa5d3     
n.先令(英国1971年以前的货币单位,为一镑的二十分之一)( shilling的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The charge for labor works out at almost ten shillings an hour. 付给工人的费用算下来每小时差不多十先令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I will venture five shillings on it. 我愿为它赌五先令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 unwilling CjpwB     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句:
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
13 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
14 abstract eICyS     
adj.抽象的;n.摘要,梗概;vt.提取;摘录要点
参考例句:
  • He is an abstract painter.他是一个抽象派画家。
  • He made an abstract of a long article.他对一篇长文章做了摘要。
15 migration mDpxj     
n.迁移,移居,(鸟类等的)迁徙
参考例句:
  • Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
  • He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
16 cliff eXfzF     
n.悬崖,峭壁
参考例句:
  • The cliff edge is dangerous and should be railed.崖边危险,应该用栏杆围起来。
  • He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。
17 angle nVPz0     
n.角,角度,立场,观点
参考例句:
  • The high jumper took off at a bad angle.跳高运动员的起跳角度不好。
  • The old house leans to the right at a dangerous angle.那所老宅向右斜得很危险。
18 measurement xC6xu     
n.测量,衡量;(量得的)尺寸,大小
参考例句:
  • I can find the size of something by means of measurement.我可以用测量法求得某物的体积。
  • He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
19 industrialized Lq2z45     
adj.工业的,工业化的
参考例句:
  • Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet. 污染就是我们为这个人口过密,过度工业化的星球所付出的代价。 来自新概念英语第三册
  • Industrialized countries must reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 工业化国家必须减少二氧化碳的排放。
20 efficiently ZuTzXQ     
adv.高效率地,有能力地
参考例句:
  • The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
  • Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
21 depart Fw7xd     
v.离开,启程
参考例句:
  • The train will depart at 7:30 a.m.早七点半发车。
  • Before you depart,let me give you a word of advice.在你走之前,我给你一句忠告。
22 complicated 9vjzzD     
adj.错综复杂的,麻烦的,结构复杂的
参考例句:
  • The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思。
  • This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
23 instructor D6GxY     
n.指导者,教员,教练
参考例句:
  • The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
  • The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。
24 assigned gyezob     
adj.选定的;被布置的
参考例句:
  • But read-only values are different,in that they are assigned at runtime.但是只读的值是不同的,因为它们是在运行时被赋值的。
25 pro tk3zvX     
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者
参考例句:
  • The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
  • Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军?
26 freshman 1siz9r     
n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)
参考例句:
  • Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
  • He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。
27 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
28 prohibited 607f49f78497214a42e1057468550fff     
v.禁止,阻止( prohibit的过去式和过去分词 );不许
参考例句:
  • The tourists are prohibited from getting on the island. 旅游者被禁止登上那个小岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Unlawful search of, or intrusion into, a citizen's home is prohibited. 禁止非法搜查或者非法侵入公民的住宅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
29 sensation hzCwi     
n.感觉,感知力,激动,轰动
参考例句:
  • He lost all sensation in his legs through cramp.他的腿部因抽筋而失去知觉。
  • Seeing him again after so many years was a strange sensation.那么多年以后又见到他,是一种不可思议的感觉。
30 smokers d3e72c6ca3bac844ba5aa381bd66edba     
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
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