When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.

    But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

    With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).

    They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

61. A good title for this passage would be     .

   A. A Sick Baker                           B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker

   C. An Old-fashioned Baker                  D. How to Overcome Allergy

62. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he _______.   

    A. suffered from allergy to flour          B. didn’t like the job

    C. wanted to make more money          D. wanted to form his own company

63. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, _______.

   A. he founded Arnold Bakery

   B. he tried a new method of baking

   C. he helped the company improve their production

   D. he became successful in his business

64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.

   B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

   C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.

   D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

65. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was ________.

   A. determined         B. brave         C. usual         D. unhealthy

 

完形填空(共20小题;每题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

James was a curious young man. Everywhere he went, he liked to observe things and to __21__ people—what they did, what they said and what they wore. Subconsciously, he was making quick __22__ all the time. He couldn’t really __23__ it; it just happened.

For example, he once saw a man whose body was __24__ with tattoos(文身). That man was strong and walked proudly. James imagined his __25__ people up, sometimes with sticks and sometimes with his hands, speaking __26__ words each time he opened his mouth. A troublemaker, perhaps, James __27__ to himself.

Sometimes James felt __28__ for judging others this way, but that feeling was __29__ and never really lasted.

Then, one day, he saw a woman seated alone in a café. The woman was __30__, quite fat, and although she was not __31__, James could tell she was a short lady. __32__, James glanced across at her, looking at her from top to bottom. As his eyes reached her __33__, he got a shock.

There she was, on her left foot, wearing a platform shoe that was at least 3 inches high. __34__ could such a little middle-aged lady who was average-looking at best be so vain as to wear high platforms? Look beautiful? In that short moment of time, __35__ thoughts flowed through James’ mind.

A second later, James’ eyes naturally moved across to the lady’s right foot. And there, he got an even bigger __36__. ----It was a flat shoe. She was not vain; she had a birth defect(缺陷) ----uneven length of her legs. If anything, she deserved __37__ and understanding, certainly not blame, not even mental ones.

James was __38__ with guilt. It was a(n) __39__ lesson he learned about not __40__ conclusions, about not judging people, especially so quickly.

1.

A.greet

B.watch

C.meet

D.cheat

 

2.

A.mistakes

B.progress

C.judgments

D.promises

 

3.

A.help

B.get

C.accept

D.keep

 

4.

A.faced

B.covered

C.filled

D.charged

 

5.

A.cheering

B.dressing

C.beating

D.holding

 

6.

A.humorous

B.modest

C.bad

D.cautious

 

7.

A.thought

B.proved

C.explained

D.told

 

8.

A.curious

B.guilty

C.excited

D.happy

 

9.

A.temporary

B.strange

C.permanent

D.deep

 

10.

A.young

B.middle-aged

C.old

D.pretty

 

11.

A.speaking

B.standing

C.sitting

D.walking

 

12.

A.Therefore

B.However

C.As well

D.As usual

 

13.

A.feet

B.hands

C.eyes

D.legs

 

14.

A.When

B.Why

C.How

D.What

 

15.

A.inspiring

B.blaming

C.persuading

D.defending

 

16.

A.pleasure

B.honor

C.comfort

D.shock

 

17.

A.love

B.award

C.sympathy

D.respect

 

18.

A.hit

B.started

C.equipped

D.struck

 

19.

A.new

B.valuable

C.interesting

D.difficult

 

20.

A.denying

B.reaching

C.leading to

D.jumping to

 

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