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inthiswayworkersrepeatthesameactionsagainandagain.Smithmadetheworldbelievethatspecializationcouldsolvetheproblemofpovertyandwant.
Whatwastheresult?
TheIndustrialRevolution.Productivitywasgreatlyincreased.ForBritain,wheretherevolutionstarted,therewasaprosperitywhichmadeittherichestcountryinthenineteenthcentury.Britishtrainsandrailwaylinesspreadoutlikeaspider’swebacrosstheworld.Britishshipswereusedtocarrythenewgoodsfromonecomeroftheworldtoanother.
Therevolutionisnotover.Itisstillwithus,butnowitisaworldwidephenomenon(现象).Everywhere,
factoriesareproducinglargenumbersofsimilarproducts,andareincontinuousproduction.Whatwerecalledmass-productionlinesyesterdayarec
alledrobotic
productionstoday.Thepaceofchangeisincreasing.Andifthesetechniqueshavebroughtusprosperity,theyhavealsobroughtusalittlemiseryinovercrowdedtowns,boringjobsand,mostofall,unemployment.
57.Whatwouldbethebesttideforthetext?
A.TheCausesofIndustrialRevolution
B.AdamSmith,theEconomistandPhilosopher
C.TheIndustrialRevolutionandItsSignificance
D.TheTheoryofDivisionofLaborandItsSignificance
58.WeshouldbegratefultoAdamSmithbecause_____.
A.hisideasmadeitpossibleforpeopletoimprovetheirlives?
B.heinventedamoreefficientwayofpinmaking
C.hebroughttopeopleahighstandardofliving
D.hestartedtheindustrialrevolution
59.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.TheDivisionofLabormakesworkmoreinteresting.
B.AdamSmithinsistedthateachworkerbebetterpaid.
C.Specializationcouldsolvetheproblemofunemployment.
D.AdamSmithputforwardtheideaoftheDivisionofLabor.
60.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheIndustrialRevolution.
A.ledtoAdamSmith’sideaofspecialization
B.wasfinishedinthenineteenthcentury
C.alsohasitsside—effectsinsociety
D.putanendtopovertyintheworld
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第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;
每小题2分,满分40分)
【福建师大附中2013模拟】A
OnAugust16,1977,ElvisPresleysavedme.
Thepreviousafternoon,Iplayedwithmysix-year-oldpeersinHeatherPet
ers’backyard.Iwasenjoyingmycake,whenHeatheraskedmewheremysleepingbagwas.OnlythendidIknowthispartywasasleepover.Theword“sleep-over”toasix-year-oldbed-wetterislikewhat“cancer”meanstoanadult.ButwhatifItoldthemIwasabed-wetter?
Atleastwithcancer,peoplegatheratyourbedsideinsteadofrunningfromit.
Ithoughtofawaytoescape.IwouldexplainthatIneededmymother'
spermissiontospendthenights.ButasIcalledmyMom,Heatherstoodbesidemetolisten.Shegrantedpermission!
ThenIwouldbesleepinginthesamelivingroomastheothergirls.Ididn'
tbringmyownpajamas(睡衣),soMrs.PetersofferedmeHeather'
s
pajamas.
Astheothergirlsdriftedintotheirsweetdreams,Itriedtostayawake.“DoIneedtogoagain?
I'
llstayuptogoonemoretime...”.Ofcourse,Ifinallyfellasleep.
Thenextmorning,Iwasthefirsttowakeup.Iwaswarm!
Ilayinpanicforwhatseemedlikehoursbeforetheothergirlsstartedtowakeup.IdidtheonlythingIcoulddo—Ipretendedthatthebed-wettingdidn'
thappen.Igotup,tookoffHeather'
spajamasandchangedintomyclothesliketheothergirls.
Mrs.Peterswalkedintotheroom,andbeforeshecouldsayanything,shesteppedrightontothepileofmywetpajamas.MyheartstoppedasIwatchedherfaceburnred.“WHODIDTHIS?
”Shescr
eamed,withalooksofrightening.ShouldIanswer?
Andthatwaswhenithappened—Mr.Peterscameinandgrabbedhiswife,‘‘ElvisPresleydied!
”
ThenewsoftheKing'
sdeathovertookMrs.Peters,andI,wasspared.Igothomewithouttheothergirlsknowingwhathadhappened.
56.TheauthorhadtospendthenightatPeters'
because______