高考英语阅读冲刺 阅读理解6.docx

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高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解6

2019-2020年高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解6

A

In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecue（烤肉）restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:

Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewidea:

quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.

Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity（一致性）,forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine（程序）forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks’stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.

KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthespecialattractionofthebrothers’fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise（特许经营）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherighttoduplicate（复制）themenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches（拱门）.

TodayMcDonald’sisreallyahouseholdname.In1976,McDonald’shadover$lbillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsinoneofthemostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.

56．Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A．thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices

B．howMcDonald’sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness

C．thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald

D．RayKroc’sbusinesstalent

57．MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept.

A．adrive-inB．atheater

C．acinemaD．abarbecuerestaurant

58．Wemayinferfromthispassagethat.

A．MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc.

B．theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in

C．fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurants

D．RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman

59．Thepassagesuggeststhat.

A．creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccess

B．RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothers

C．MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKroc

D．Californiaisthebestplacetogointobusiness

B

MaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Inthechildren’sopinion,theyhadsomethingthattheycouldn’texplainorunderstandabouthimandthatexcitedtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’samercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’teoftener.”

InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildreenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Indeed,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.

Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeepherpany,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’voice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasunwillingtogiveorsharewhathehad.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoo’clock.

Maggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“losttwowivesandtakenathird.”Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunate,lostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhattheirfate（命运）hadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowdedheroutsidethedoor.

60．MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause.

A．hewasamandifficulttoplease

B．sheneverknewwhenhewasing

C．shewastoobusylookingafterherchildren

D．heneverstayedlongenoughforameal

61．WhatdoweknowaboutJames’behaviour?

A．Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.

B．Hewasunselfish,especiallytowardshisbrother.

C．Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythechildren.

D．Hewasrudetohissister-in-law

62．Maggiefeltpleasedwhen.

A．shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhim

B．Jamesgavesomemoneytothechildren

C．shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrain

D．Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper

63．ThechildrendidnotrealisethattwoofJasmes’wives.

A．weredeadB．sufferedfromlossofmemory

C．hadrunawayfromhimD．mightreappearoneday

C

Humansaresocialanimals.Theyliveingroupsallovertheworld.Asthesegroupsofpeopleliveapartfromothergroups,overtheyearsandcenturiestheydeveloptheirownhabitsandideas,whichfromdifferentcultures.Oneimportantparticularsideofeverycultureishowitspeopledealwithtime.

Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.TheNuerpeopleofEastAfrica,forexample,donotevenhaveawordTIMEthatisinagreementwiththeabstractthingwecalltime.Thedailylivesofthepeopleofsuchnonindustrialsocietiesarelikelytobepatternedaroundtheirphysicalneedsandnaturaleventsratherthanaroundatimeschedule（时间表）basedontheclock.Theycookandeatwhentheyarehungryandsleepwhenthesungoesdown.Theyplantcropsduringthegrowingseasonsandharvestthemwhenthecropsareripe.Theymeasuretimenotbyaclockorcalendar（日历）,butbysayingthataneventtakesplacebeforeoraftersomeothereventFrequentlysuchasocietymeasuresdaysintermsof“sleeps”orlongerperiodsintermsof“moons.”Somecultures,suchastheEskimosofGreenlandmeasureseasonsaccordingtothemigrationofcertainanimals.

Somecultureswhichdonothaveawrittenlanguageorkeepwrittenrecordshavcedevelopedinterestingwaysof“tellingtime”.Forexample,whenseveralAustralianaborigineswanttoplananeventforafuturetime,oneofthemplacesastoneonaclifforinatree.Eachdaytheangleofthesunchangesslightly.Inafewdays,theraysofthesunstrikethestoneinacertainway.Whenthishappens,thepeopleseethattheagreed-upontimehasarrivedandtheeventcantakeplace.

Incontrast（成对比）,exactlycorrectmeasurementoftimeisveryimportantinmodem,industrializedsocieties.Thisisbecauseindustrializedsocietiesrequirethehelpfuleffortsofmanypopleinordertowork.Forafactorytoworkefficiently（well,quicklyandwithoutwaste），forexample,alloftheworkersmustworkatthesametime.Therefore,theymustknowwhattimetostartworkinthemorningandwhattimetheymaygohomeintheafternoon.Passengersmustknowtheexacttimethatanairplanewillarriveordepart.Studentsandteachersneedtoknowwhenaclassstartsandends.Storesmustopenontimeinordertoservetheircustomersplicated（复杂的）societiesneedclocksandcalendars.Thus,wecanseethatifeachpersonworkedaccordingtohisorherownschedule,aplicatedsocietycouldhardlyworkatall.

64．Bysaying“Humansaresocialanimals”,theauthormeans.

A．theyliveallovertheworld

B．theyaredifferentfromotheranimals

C．theyliveinoneplace,districtorcountry,consideredasawhole

D．theyaredividedintomanygroups

65．Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.Thisisbecausepeopleinthosesocieties

A．don’thavethewordTIMEintheirlanguages

B．don’tgetusedtousingclocksandothertimepieces

C．don’tmeasuretimeintheirdaily-livesaroundanexacttimeschedule

D．don’tneedtoplantheirdailylivesaroundanexacttimeschedule

66．TheAustralianaborigines’wayof“tellingtime”isbasedon.

A．thechangeofthesunrays

B．themovementoftheearthinrelationtothesun

C．thepositionofthestone

D．thepositionofthetreeorthecliff

67．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TimeandCultureB．TheMeasurmentofTime

C．TimeScheduleandDailyLifeD．Clock,CalendarandSociety

D

COURSE:

History101“IntroductiontoAmericanHistory”

INSTRUCTOR:

Dr,JaneKlammer

OFFICE:

305MarshallHall

OFFICEHOURS:

11:

15~12:

30MWF（MondayWednesdayFriday）

CLASS:

363MarshallHall3:

35~5:

00TTh（TuesdayThursday）

10:

10~11:

00MWFOthertimesbyappointment

TELEPHONE:

255-4786

TEXTBOOK:

Green,RobertP,TheAmericanTradition:

AHistoryoftheUnitedStates,CharlesE.MerrillpublishingCo.Columbus,Ohio1984whichisavailable（可得到的）attheCollegeBookstore.

COURSERequirements（必要条件）

mid-termexam:

October1020%ofthefinalgrade

finalexam:

December1040%ofthefinalgrade

termpaperdue:

December1540%ofthefinalgrade

Attendance（出席）isnotrequired,butyouareresponsibleforalltheinformationgivenintheclasslectures.InthelecturesIwilltalkaboutthechaptersinthetextbookandothermaterialthatIchoosetosupplement（补充）thecourse.Theexamswillcoverallthisinformation.Therefore,Iadviseyoutoetotheclassasmuchaspossible.Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretogettheclassnotesfromanotherstudent.

Yourhomeworkassignmentsarelistedonthenextpage.YouaresupposedtoreadthechapteraboutwhichIwillbelecturingbef