题目内容
Deciding which English-speaking country to study in wasn’t difficult for Ann; She had always wanted to visit America. “I wanted to study in an English-language country and I always wanted to visit America because it always seemed to me a very beautiful and friendly country.” Ann is more than happy with the quality of the education she is receiving in America, particularly with the subjects and strong academic support.“ I am very happy with the quality of education I am receiving. All my subjects are useful and connected. I am happy with help I receive from the lecturers and tutors.”
Also of particular satisfaction for Ann is the practical element of her American course. “I find it very important and useful. The theory is a good thing to know but nothing gives you more skills and knowledge than practical work.”
Where her future employment is concerned, Ann is very confident her American qualification will be of great help. “I know that getting a degree here is a good thing for my future; it can open many doors in Poland or anywhere else in the world.”
Ann is also really enjoying life in America; She is making friends and taking time out to enjoy herself. “People are very friendly and helpful. University is a good place to find new friends from America and from overseas. It is a friendly environment with lots of things to do, not only studying. And of course there are the beaches, not to mention the beautiful weather.”
1.The purpose of writing this passage is to _________.
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A．tell us Ann’s decision to settle in America |
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B．tell us Ann is accustomed to life in America |
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C．introduce Ann’s happy study and life in America |
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D．introduce more about Ann to help her make friends |
2.Why did Ann decide to study in America?
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A．Her parents persuaded her to do so. |
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B．She has relatives and best friends here. |
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C．Her boyfriend was studying here too then. |
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D．She has dreamed of studying here for long. |
3.What makes Ann particularly satisfied in America?
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A．The comfortable climate and easy lifestyle. |
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B．The help from her host families and teachers. |
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C．The American courses have more practical elements. |
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D．The friends here are mostly from English-speaking countries. |
4.What does the underlined sentence mean?
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A．Ann will try all her best to ensure to get a degree. |
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B．Ann’s degree will help her find a job easily at home and abroad. |
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C．Ann will certainly go back to Poland to work after graduation. |
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D．With the degree received in America, Ann will never be out of work. |
1.C
2.D
3.C
4.B
【解析】
1.写作目的题。整篇文章主要以积极的语调讲述了Ann在美国的生活和学习境况，说她对生活学习的都满意，所以选C。
2.细节理解题。结合I always wanted to visit America because it always seemed to me a very beautiful and friendly country可知答案。
3.细节理解题。结合Also of particular satisfaction for Ann is the practical element of her American course可知答案。
4.句意理解题。划线部分的意思是：我知道，在这里获得学位对我的未来是一件好事；它可以打开许多大门，无论是在波兰或世界其他地方。由此判断B正确。
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an 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 42 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 43 .” .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.
With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.
Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齿)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (喷溅), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.
【小题1】The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because .
| A．it was located too far away from the city center |
| B．it was a new brand for customers |
| C．its goods are much too expensive |
| D．it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods |
| A．to make a purchase on cash |
| B．to buy something in a very low price |
| C．to bargain with the sellers |
| D．to pick up what you like for free |
a.Woolworth became a millionaire
b.first F. W. Woolworth store opened
c.F.W. Woolworth found work at a local dry goods store
d.The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain
e.Woolworth died of a dental infection
| A．d-b-c-e-a | B．a-c-b-d-e | C．c-b-a-e-d | D．a-d-e-c-b |
| A．Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913. |
| B．the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth |
| C．offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain |
| D．Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years |
| A．his hard working and diligent efforts |
| B．his gifted talent in selling |
| C．his new market concept and sales model |
| D．his rich experience in the dry goods store |