Question

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商业广告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works," he said in 1991, “I'll continue to do those commercials."

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had

 properfitting shoes," Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted(收养) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me," Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he'd beat me."

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restauran

ts. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant," he said, “I could eat for free." A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.

In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashi

oned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made to order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes$ 6 billion a year in sales.

Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer afuture for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金会) for Adoption in 1992.

In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,"says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody."

1.What is the article mainly about?

A. The life of Dave Thomas.               B. The dream of Dave Thomas.

C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.          D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business.

2. What do we know about his childhood?

A.He lived a poor life.                   B.He had caring parents.

C.  He stayed in one place.              D.  He didn't go to school.

3.Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.

a.graduated from high school          b.started his own business

c.became a millionaire               d.started a foundation

e.met Harland Sanders

A. e，b，c，d，a，    B. a，e，c，b，d，      C. e，c，b，d，a，    D. a，e，b，c， 

4. “He was just Joe Everybody." (in the last paragraph) means  _______.

A. Dave was famous               B. Dave was ordinary

C. Dave was showy                D. Dave was shy 

5.What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?

A. Thomas's.         B. Wendy's.         C. Lorraine's.         D. Rex's. 

Answer 1

1----5   AACBB   

解析:

1.这是一道主旨题。通读这篇短文可以看出，文章从Dave Thomas的童年→少年→青年时的立业及婚姻状况?老年又重返高中校园，以时间为线索讲述了Dave Thomas的一生。答案为A。 

2.这是一道细节题。第二段描述了Dave Thomas童年的生活。他出生在一个单身母亲家庭，被收养后，生活一直十分贫穷，甚至连一双合适的鞋子也没有。

3.这是一道顺序选择题。短文的内容告诉我们，Dave Thomas在1956年遇到Harland Sanders, 1968年成为百万富翁，1969年开始自己经营，1992年开创基金会，1993毕业。答案为C。 

4.这是一道词义理解题。根据上下文的背景，“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave”说明Dave在屏幕上和现实生活中一样，没有作秀，很真实。因此不是选项C和D，由“He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker.”可以判断出他是位普通人，没有演员和演讲家的派头。答案为B。 

5.这是一道细节题。从第一段中第二句我们得知，他以他女儿Wendy的名字命名。答案为B。