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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
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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
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