How the iron of tomorrow(the first Self Clean Iron)can change your lifestyle today?

  General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow.The iron can clean itself.Inside where irons get dirty.Because it cleans itself each and every time you empty it.

  How?With a push of a magic blue button.

  The magic blue button

  The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side.It’s marked“Self Clean”.Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits that remain and block up inside.Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.

  Less chance of brown spots

  Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots.(Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.)Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.

  Steams much longer

  Common sense tells you that if you’ve an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time.In other words, it steams much longer.That’s another joy of owning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron.

  What does it mean to you?

  Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids.You’re working.You’re going to school.It’s all part of your lifestyle.The iron can change that lifestyle.By giving you less trouble before you iron.If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better house maker, we want to.The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from General Electric.

Lifestyle.

We’re with yours.

GENERAL ELECTRIC

(1)

This passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

an introduction to General Electric

B.

an operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron

C.

an advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron

D.

a description of the change of lifestyle

(2)

This iron can clean itself by ________.

[  ]

A.

empting itself

B.

washing out mineral deposits

C.

blocking up mineral deposits

D.

giving off more steam

(3)

According to the passage, what is most likely to attract the customers?

[  ]

A.

It is made by General Electric.

B.

The iron will not produce mineral deposits.

C.

There will be fewer brown spots on pressed clothes.

D.

Their clothes will be cleaned at the same time.

(4)

Self Cleaning Iron can help change your lifestyle because ________.

[  ]

A.

you can run your house better

B.

you don’t have to run after the kids

C.

you can use it while you are working

D.

we want you to be a better house maker


第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题:每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。
"BANG!" the door caused a reverberation(回声). It was just standing there, with Father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" stormed Father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.
The street lights were shining rather desolately(凄凉的). I wandered aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and harmonious.
But now... I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always forces his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never turns a blind eye to it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I can't stand his outrageous(蛮横的) words: " I can throw you away, let alone these old papers."
All the lights were off except father's.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn't know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he has the habit of approaching in my sleep and then covering me with the quilt.
This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe... With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love-is second to none.
1. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father's kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.
A. b, e, d, c, a    B. b, e, c, d, a     C. b, e, a, c, d     D. b, e, c, a, d
2. What made the writer think of his childhood?
A. The sight of the desolate street lights.
B. The sight of the empty street.
C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.
D. The sight of light in his own house.
3. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?
A. Perhaps the father is getting older and older.
B. Perhaps the son has already grown up.
C. Perhaps they never agree with each other.
D. Perhaps the father has got used to doing that.
4. What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage?
A. The father is actually kind to his son.
B. The father treats his son in an unfair way.
C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.
D. The father is always finding fault with his son.

Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.
They had only a small flat to live in , but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.
Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:
“Joe, I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”
But Joe was not glad.
“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”
“Joe, you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”
“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.
Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.
“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the oldest man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”
And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.
“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”
“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”
Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:
“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”
“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”
“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.
“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”
She began to cry.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”
“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”
“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”
And then they both laughed.
【小题1】To support the family, Delia worked as             .

A.a tutor B.a music teacher
C.an artist D.a laundry assistant
【小题2】It happened that             .
A.a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures
B.Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily
C.the couple worked at the same laundry
D.Clemantina and the general were kind
【小题3】Who hurt Delia’s hand?
A.The general B.ClemantinaC.Herself D.A girl
【小题4】We can infer from the underlined sentence that             .
A.Clemantina was an invention of the general
B.Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria
C.there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria
D.the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients
【小题5】The couple’s attitude towards each other is             .
A.faithful B.honest
C.ashamed D.heartbreaking
【小题6】Which do you think is the best title of the story?
A.A service of love B.A story of Joe and Delia
C.Lies and truth D.Servants of love

There is only one winner and in this case it is Gina Rinehart who has won it all. In her own words, "beauty is an iron mine", Gina suggested her recipe for glory and fame. She has been announced as the richest woman of the world by BRW (formerly Business Review Weekly) in May 2012. Let's read more about her life and journey to the top.   
Georgina "Gina" Hope Rinehart was born on 9th February, 1954 in Perth, Western Australia, to Hope Margaret Nicholas and Lang Hancock, the mining king. Her father discovered one of the world's biggest reserves in the early 1950s. Gina gained lots of knowledge of the iron-ore industry while working with her father. She married an Englishman Greg Milton, at the age of 19 and together they had two children, John Langley and Bianca Hope. Soon the marriage broke off and she remarried in 1983. Frank Rinehart and Gina had two children: Ginia and Hope. Frank died in 1990. Since then, Gina has devoted herself to her work and empire.
She was the sole heir (唯一继承人) of her family's wealth. Then after her father died in 1992, she started her professional career as the Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited (HPPL) and other privately owned group of companies. At that time, the company centered its functioning to mining-related explorations and accumulation of vast mining leases (租约). From there, Rinehart worked her way towards transforming the leases into profit earning mines. She also worked together with other companies to raise capital. Her efforts made the business increase three times in 2011 as much as before.  
At home, Rinehart was working to expand the family business, but she did not satisfy herself with it. In 2010, she stepped into the media industry by acquiring 10% stake (股份) in Ten Network Holdings. Afterwards, she went on to hold stake in Fairfax Media, proving that mining is not her only interest. In June 2012, by increasing her stake in Fairfax to 18.67%, she became the largest stakeholder in the company. With this, she now stands at the head of $US 29.3 billion worth of an empire. Two new projects related to the mining sector in Central Queensland and Roy Hill are expected to begin in 2013.
Gina Rinehart has made her way from being Australia's Richest Woman to Australia's Richest Person and then to World's Richest Woman.
【小题1】According to Gina Rinehart, what makes her successful and famous?

A.Her own beauty.B.Her wealth.C.Her family.D.The iron-ore industry.
【小题2】What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A.Gina Rinehart’s business career.B.Gina Rinehart’s education.
C.Gina Rinehart’s life and family.D.Gina Rinehart’s two marriages.
【小题3】How old was Gina Rinehart when she succeeded her father?
A.She was 58 yeas old.B.She was 62 years old.
C.She was 38 years old.D.She was 36 years old.
【小题4】After being the Executive Chairman, Gina Rinehart made several reforms EXCEPT ______.
A.stepping into the media industry
B.transforming the leases into profit earning mines
C.working together with other companies to raise capital
D.focusing on mining-related explorations and accumulation of vast mining leases
【小题5】Which of the following can best describe Gina Rinehart?
A.Poorly-educated.B.Stubborn.C.Hardworking.D.Modest.

How the Iron of Tomorrow Can Change Your Lifestyle Today.
(the first Self Cleaning Iron)
General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow. The iron can clean itself inside where an iron gets dirty. Because it cleans itself each time you empty it. How? With a push of a magic blue button.
◆The magic blue button
The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side. It’s marked "Self Clean". Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits(沉淀物) that remain and block up inside. Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.
◆Less chance of brown spots
Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots. (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.) Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.
◆Steams better longer
Common sense tells you that if you’ve an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time. In other words, it steams better longer. That’s another joy of ow­ning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron.
◆What does it mean to you
Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids. You’re working. You’re going to school. It’s all part of your lifestyle. The iron can change that lifestyle by giving you less trouble before you iron. If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better housekeeper, we want to. The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from Gener­al Electric.
Lifestyle .We are with yours. Gener­al Electric.
【小题1】This passage is ________.

A.an introduction to General Electric
B.an operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron
C.an advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron
D.a description of the change of lifestyle
【小题2】This iron can clean itself by ________.
A.emptying itself B.washing out mineral deposits
C.blocking up mineral depositsD.giving off more steam
【小题3】According to the passage, what is most likely to attract the customers?
A.It is made by General Electric.
B.The iron will not produce mineral deposits.
C.There will be fewer brown spots on pressed clothes.
D.Their clothes will be cleaned at the same time.
【小题4】Self Cleaning Iron can help change your lifestyle because________.
A.you can run your house better
B.you don’t have to run after the kids
C.you can use it while you are working
D.we want you to be a better housekeeper

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