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In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue (烤肉) restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new idea: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.

Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity (一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine (程序) for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise (特许经营) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate (复制) the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches (拱门).

Today McDonald’s is really a household name. In 1976, McDonald’s had over $ l billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.

72. This passage mainly talks about _______.

A. the development of fast food services

B. how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business

C. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald

D. Ray Kroc’s business talent

73. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _______.

A. a drive-in B. a theater C. a cinema D. a barbecue restaurant

74. We may infer from this passage that _______.

A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc.

B. the place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in

C. forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants

D. Ray Kroc was a good businessman

75. The passage suggests that _______.

A. creativity is an important element of business success

B. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers

C. Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc

D. California is the best place to go into business

10－year－old John ran bare foot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he __1__ straight for the 125－foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn't __2__ of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality，__3__ him to live within his own __4__. That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to __5__.

His seventeen－year－old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no __6__ came to him，__7__ to realize that he was missing this time.

John had already __8__ the handrails(栏杆) and was making his __9__ to the sky by the time James __10__ him. James understood the __11__ of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look __12__，all the way to the top. James finally __13__ his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize(固定) them __14__.

The minutes lengthened into hours __15__ they balanced on a three－inch rail. James sang songs to __16__ his own beating heart and to draw his brother's attention away from the rescue action taking place __17__.

Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters(直升飞机) began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the __18__.When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out __19__. They witnessed the __20__ of a 17－year－old boy named James.

1. A. looked B. headed C. cared D. sent

2. A. aware B. proud C. sure D. afraid

3. A. teaching B. allowing C. coaching D. forcing

4. A. words B. opinions C. thoughts D. ideas

5. A. run B. fly C. rush D. walk

6. A. harm B. wound C. fear D. damage

7. A. refused B. headed C. pretended D. failed

8. A. removed B. cleared

C. overcome D. occupied

9. A. way B. trip C. tour D. journey

10. A. caught B. saved C. found D. recognized

11. A. usage B. danger C. effect D. height

12. A. left B. right C. up D. down

13. A. reached B. touched C. fetched D. found

14. A. either B. both C. all D. each

15. A. before B. till C. where D. as

16. A. stop B. rest C. calm D. resist

17. A. below B. nearby C. ahead D. around

18. A. land B. space C. center D. scene

19. A. cries B. cheers C. laughter D. shouts

20. A. carefulness B. friendliness

C. braveness D. unselfishness

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(冲突) . It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.
One morning, a man with a carpenter’s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek（河沟）. My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer（推土机）to dig the creek last week to spite(刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8 – foot – high fence, in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I’ll try to do a job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder.
“No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother.
“I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”
1．What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?
A．They lived a poor life.   B．They lived in peace.
C．They never spoke to each other.   D．They lived on the same farm.
2．It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.
A．unwilling to obey the farmer       B．fond of building bridges
C．unable to build a fence        D．willing to help others
3．The best title for this passage is ________.
A．A Fine Piece of Work   B．A Carpenter
C．A Conflict between Two Brothers D．Two Brothers
4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.
B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter’s work.
D．The carpenter planned to build an 8-foot - high fence as asked to.

Joy in the journey

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .

The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .

1.A. rest B. work C. watch D. laugh

2.A. house B. earth C. wall D. road

3.A. calmly B. patiently C. excitedly D. impatiently

4.A. laugh B. think C. stare D. smile

5.A. important B. difficult C. impossible D. interesting

6.A. passers-by B. watchers C. visitors D. diggers

7.A. moved B. removed C. broke D. pushed

8.A. contents B. scenes C. pictures D. jars

9.A. properly B. confidently C. carefully D. happily

10.A. in B. along C. to D. out

11.A. what B. how C. where D. which

12.A. way B. direction C. life D. sight

13.A. thinking B. moving C. digging D. living

14.A. made B. prepared C. kicked D. achieved

15.A. hopelessly B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. successfully

16.A. come true B. realized C. made D. treasured

17.A. short B. lost C. out D. behind

18.A. breaking into B. turning to C. coming into D. holding to

19.A. when B. where C. which D. that

20.A. matters B. happens C. appears D. exists

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. If my grandpa lived today, he would be surprised by ______________________ (所发生的一切) in the village. (take)

72. Though her husband passed away several years ago, she keeps their wedding picture _____________

__________ (她能看到的地方) every day, as it always reminds her of their past happy days. (see)

73. The more exercise you take, ____________________ (越不可能) you’ll catch a cold. (likely)

74. It was three o’clock in the afternoon ___________________________ (他们到达) the railway station. (arrive)

75. On average, it is said, visitors spend only ________________________ (一半的钱) in a day in Leeds as in London. (much)

76. The father, rather than the brothers, _____________________ (应受责备) for what has happened. (blame)

77. When I entered the room, I noticed that on the desk _______________________ (放着他的包), fully occupied, and I wondered if he was going traveling again. (stand)

78. She insisted that someone had broken into the house and that ________________ (叫警察来). (call)

79. _____________________ (能参加) the conference is a great honor for me. (able)

80. With all eyes __________________________ (注视着他), Jack felt so embarrassed that he was at a loss for words. (fix)

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