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6．The high school grades of Tom Monaghan，who was born in 1937，were so low that he graduated at the bottom of his class．The local university turned down his application，but he managed to enter the University of Michigan．A few weeks later，he dropped out because he lacked money for school fees．In 1960，Monaghan agreed to buy a pizza store with his brother，who gave up a year later．
For the first year，Monaghan worked all the time but hardly made any money．He soon found himself deep in debt．He began making the business simpler，selling only three sizes of pizza，instead of five．This change helped Monaghan make a profit，which allowed him to expand his three stores under a new name，Domino's．
However，during the following years Monaghan experienced a series of setbacks．In 1967，a fire destroyed his store in Ypsilanti，Michigan，which served as the company's offices．Most of the damage was not covered by insurance．In an effort to recover his losses，Monaghan continued to expand his franchise，but was unable to keep up with the growth．Without Monaghan's guidance，many of the new stores closed down．By 1970，Monaghan was 1.5 million in debt and facing law suits from nearly 150 debtors．In the following financial settlement，Monaghan lost 51 percen of his company to the bank．But Monaghan concentrated on building the 49 percent of the business he still owned．Slowly，he began to work his way out of his financial difficulties．He defended himself in court since he could not afford a lawyer．He sold his furniture and his car．In about a year，he managed to pay off all his debts．These hard times taught him avaluable lesson in how to run a business．By 1978，two hundred Domino's stores had opened．Five years later，the number of stores was over a thousand；by 1989，the chain had more than five thousand stores．The company had more than six thousand pizza delivery stores when Monaghan sold it for 1 billion in 1998．

56．What seemed to be the reason why the local university turned down Monaghan's application？（No more than 10words）He graduated at the bottom of his class．/His school grades were very poor．
57．How did Monaghan expand his three stores under a new name，Domino's according to the second paragraph？（No more than 15words）The profit from his business simplification helped him．/Monaghan made his business simpler so that he made a profit which helped him．
58．What does the underlined word"setbacks"mean in the third paragraph？（Only one word）
frustrations/discouragements/losses/blocks/breakdowns/difficulties/troubles
59．How did Monaghan finally succeed after he lost 51percent of his company？
（No more than 15words）He concentrated on the rest of his company，saved money and learned from failure．
60．What do you think of Monaghan？Give your reasons．（No more than 20words）He is very wise，enthusiastic，creative and insightful．He can learn from failure and adjust his business strategy．．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇叙事文，讲述的是Monaghan开了三家披萨公司，却遇到困难重重，最后从失败中获得经验，克服困难，开了超过六千家披萨店．

解答 56．细节题．由文章第一段The high school grades of Tom Monaghan，who was born in 1937，were so low that he graduated at the bottom of his class．可以判断Monaghan的成绩在他们班是倒数第一，所以当地大学不愿意接受他的大学申请．故答案为He graduated at the bottom of his class．/His school grades were very poor．
57．细节题．根据第二段He began making the business simpler，selling only three sizes of pizza，instead of five．This change helped Monaghan make a profit可知凭借简化商业模式，只销售三种类型的披萨．故答案为The profit from his business simplification helped him．/Monaghan made his business simpler so that he made a profit which helped him．
58．词义猜测题．由第三段内容可知，他于1967年经历了一场大火烧了他的店；截止到1970年又陷入巨额债务，最终偿还了其债务，这一系列都是他所经历的挫折和困苦；由此可推知setback指的是挫折、麻烦、损失等，故答案为frustrations/discouragements/losses/blocks/breakdowns/difficulties/troubles．
59．推理题．根据第四段But Monaghan concentrated on building the 49 percent of the business he still owned．可知Monaghan集中注意力管理于剩下的产业．故答案为He concentrated on the rest of his company，saved money and learned from failure．
60．自由发挥题，根据所给事例概括Monaghan的人物性格，该题的答案之一可以是He is very wise，enthusiastic，creative and insightful．He can learn from failure and adjust his business strategy．

点评 解答阅读表达的题目时，要认真阅读原文，对文章相关内容稍加总结和对句型进行加工，即可得出正确答案，对于最后的个人观点题，需要在理解原文的基础上归纳概括，对于阅读表达的题目一定要注意字数的要求，否则会影响得分的．对于最后的一题一般是自由发挥题，该题没有标准答案，只要学生的回答言之有理，合乎文意，符合字数要求应该就可以得到满分．