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云南省玉溪市高考英语阅读理解二轮训练14

云南省玉溪市2014高考英语阅读理解二轮训练（14）及答案

【2014高考英语四川省凉山州一模试题】

WhenIwasaboy,myfathertoldmethathecoulddoanythinghewantedto.Dadsaidthat

hewantedtobethefirsttodevelopcolorprintsinourcity,andsohedid.

WhenIwas16,DadlookedcloselyattheviolinIplayedandannouncedthathewantedto

makeone.Hereadaboutviolinmaking,andthenbecameaviolinmakerattheageof43.He

boughtthetoolsandmaterials,openedasmallstoreandsetMomupastheshopkeeper,whilehe

workedatalocalcompany.Heretiredfromthecompany17yearslaterandcontinuedtomake

violinsandotherinstruments

DadoftenguessedwhytheStradivariusviolinssoundsobeautiful.Someexpertsclaimedthat

itwastheuniquevarnish（油漆）thatgavethoseinstrumentstheirbeautifulsound.Dad娜edthat

chemistscouldanalyzethevarnish-ifthatweretheanswer.OneofDad’sfriendsaskedhimonce

whichkindofwoodwasusedtomakeviolins.WhenDadexplainedthatthetopwasmadeof

spruce（云杉），hisfriendsaidthathehadanoldpieceofspruceDadmightbeinterestedin.

Heworkedforthenext12monthsmakingaviolinfromthewoodthathisfriendhadgiven

him.ItprovedtobeasuperiorviolinanditwouldbecomeDad'smasterpiece.Hewasconvinced

thatthesecretoftheStradivariussoundwasinthewooditself.Later,theinstrumentwasstolen

Dad'sspiritwasbrokenbytherobbery,andhestoppedmakinginstruments.Buthekeptthe

musicshopuntilhewas80yearsold,sellingguitarsandviolins.

Myfatherhasbeengonefor14yearsnow.Theviolinhasbeenmissingformorethan25

years.Somewhereamusicianisplayingalate20thcenturyviolinwithanexcellenttone.The

ownertodaymayneverunderstandwhythisordinary-lookingviolinsoundssomuchlikea

Stradivarius

47.Theauthormentionshisfather'sdevelopingcolorprintsto．

A.showthathisfather'srealinterestwasnotinmakingviolins

B.provethathisfathercoulddoanythinghewantedto

C.giveanexampleprovingthathisfatherwasaninventor

D.describetherealthingthatmadetheauthorbelievehisfather

48.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherthinkaboutStradivariusviolins?

A.Thevarnishwasdifferentfromtheothers.B.Thewayofmakingthemwasspecial.

C.Thewoodoftheviolinswasspecial.D.Theycouldonlybeanalyzedbychemists

49.Howlongdidtheauthor'sfatherliveaftertheviolinwasstolen?

Aboutyears

A.11B.14C.25D.80

50.Aftertherobbery,hisfather'sreflectionshowshe

A.likedtheviolinverymuchB.lostinterestininstruments

C.didn'twanttobecomefamousD.didn'ttrustpeopleanymoreafterthat

【参考答案】46、D47—50、BCAA

PassageNine

（TheProgram-FederalGovernmentHelpsMinorityBusiness）

   Federaleffortstoaidminoritybusinessesbeganinthe1960’swhentheSmallBusinessAdministration（SBA）beganmakingfederallyguaranteedloansandgovernment-sponsoredmanagementandtechnicalassistanceavailabletominoritybusinessenterprises.Whilethisprogramenabledmanyminorityentrepreneurstoformnewbusinesses,theresultsweredisappointing,sincemanagerialinexperience,unfavorablelocations,andcapitalshortagesledtohighfailurerates.Even15yearsaftertheprogramwasimplemented,minoritybusinessreceiptswerenotquitetwopercentofthenationaleconomy’stotalreceipts.

   Recentlyfederalpolicymakershaveadoptedanapproachintendedtoacceleratedevelopmentoftheminoritybusinesssectorbymovingawayfromdirectlyaidingsmallminorityenterprisesandtowardsupportinglarge,growth-orientedminorityfirmsthroughintermediarycompanies.Inthisapproach,largecorporationsparticipateinthedevelopmentofsuccessfulandstableminoritybusinessesbymakinguseofgovernment-sponsoredventurecapital.ThecapitalisusedbyaparticipatingcompanytoestablishaMinorityEnterpriseSmallBusinessesthathavepotentialtobecomefuturesuppliersofcustomersofthesponsoringcompany.

   MESBIC’saretheresultofthebeliefthatprovidingestablishedfirmswitheasieraccesstorelevantmanagementtechniquesandmorejob-specificexperience,aswellassubstantialamountsofcapital,givesthosefirmsagreateropportunitytodevelopsoundbusinessfoundationsthandoessimplymakinggeneralmanagementexperienceandsmallamountsofcapitalavailable.Further,sincepotentialmarketsfortheminoritybusinessesalreadyexistthroughthesponsoringcompanies,theminoritybusinessesfaceconsiderablylessriskintermsoflocationandmarketfluctuation.Followingearlyfinancialandoperatingproblems,sponsoringcorporationsbegantocapitalizeMESBIC’sfarabovethelegalminimumof$500,000inordertogeneratesufficientincomeandtosustainthequalityofmanagementneeded.MESBIC’sarenowemergingasincreasinglyimportantfinancingsourcesforminorityenterprises.

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