题目内容
It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.
Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill's leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.
As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.
1.The speech was made _______.
A.at a welcome meeting
B.at the opening of a new school term
C.when somebody was leaving
D.when they had a new manager
2.How long did Masters worked there?
A.37 years B.less than 5 years
C.about six years D.since he began to work
3.When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _______to help him.
A.many people B.nobody
C.about 37 people D.very few people
4.Bill increased the company's sale _______.
A.by 37 per cent every month
B.to the second largest in the area
C.to be the fifth largest in the area
D.five times as much as before
1.C
2.C
3.D
4.B
【解析】
试题分析:本文记述了Bill一生从白手起家到成就伟大的事业业绩,表达了作者对Bill的怀念之情。
1.判断题。从第1段中的say a few words in praise of man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.可判断出此题的答案为C。
2.细节题。根据第2段第2句In only six years可推知此题答案为C。
3.细节题。根据第2段第1句almost single–handed built up our sales force可推知当时没有人支持他,此题答案为D。
4.细节题。根据第2段第2句we now outsell all but one of our competitors可推知是此题答案为B。
考点:考查人物传记类短文
点评:人物传记短文会有一些时间线索,做这道阅读理解的时候,要考生注意比较不同的数字。在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息,充分利用题干信息来定位准确。
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and lives in Antarctica. The male and female are similar in size, reaching 122 cm in height and weighing anywhere from 22 to 45 kg. The back and head are black, contrasting sharply with the pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ears. Like all penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and their wings stiffen and flatten into flippers(鳍状肢) for a marine habitat.
Its diet consists primarily of fish, but can also include animals with hard shells. In hunting, the species can remain underwater up to 18 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m. Its unusually structured hemoglobin(血红蛋白)allows it to function at low oxygen levels.
The emperor penguin is perhaps best known for the journeys adults make each year in order to mate and to feed their babies. The only penguin species that breeds(繁殖) during the Antarctic winter, it goes on a long journey of 50-120 km over the ice to breeding areas which may include thousands of individuals. The female lays a single egg, which is incubated(孵化)by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents take turns searching for food at sea and caring for their chick. They both care for the chick until it is able to enter the water to find food on its own. During the process of incubation, the male can lose up to 1/3 to 1/2 of his body weight. One of the coolest things about the male is that if the chick comes out its egg before the female returns, the male can actually produce a special liquid to feed the chick. He can only do this for a short time. If the female doesn’t return, he must leave the chick to go on with his own life. The emperor penguin can typically live for 20 years in the wild, although observations suggest that some individual may live to 50 years of age.
【小题1】We can learn from paragraph 1 that ____.
A.the emperor penguin is the world’s largest kind of penguin |
B.the emperor penguin has pale-yellow ears |
C.the male and female emperor penguins are of different sizes |
D.the emperor penguin lives in the most northern area on the Earth |
A.strong wings | B.streamlined body | C.structured hemoglobin | D.special diet |
A.it gives birth in the Antarctic winter | B.it feeds mainly on fish |
C.the male won’t search for food on his own | D.it can only live for a short time |
A.the egg of the emperor penguin is mainly incubated by the female |
B.many emperor penguins will stay together to breed |
C.the male emperor penguin will give up his own life to feed the chick |
D.the female emperor penguin will leave the chick forever once it lays an egg |