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阅读理解,阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

  “My work is done.” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman.He included them in his suicide note.They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man.The same words could now be said for the company he left behind.Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through.It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively.For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century's prosperity.One of America's bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed.

  But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed.Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before.Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world.It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company.

  Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories.Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility.It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks.It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr.on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel.When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation.From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there.Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity from the Eastman Kodak Company.

  In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people.Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large sums of money they would take stilted pictures in studios and formal settings.But most people couldn't afford photographs, and so all they had to remember distant loved ones, or earlier times of their lives, was memory.Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people, grandparents far away might never learn what their grandchildren looked like.Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection, to the permanence of a photograph.But it wasn't just people whose features were savable; it was events, the sacred and precious times that families cherish.The Kodak moment, was humanity's moment.

  And it wasn't just people whose features were savable; it was events, the precious times that familes cherish.Kodak let the fleeting moments of birthdays and weddings, picnics and parties, be preserved and saved.It allowed for the creation of the most egalitarian art form.Lovers could take one another's pictures, children were photographed walking out the door on the first day of school, the person releasing the shutter decided what was worth recording, and hundreds of millions of such decisions were made.And for centuries to come, those long dead will smile and dance and communicate to their unborn progeny.Family history will be not only names on paper, but smiles on faces.

  The cash flow not just provided thousands of people with job, but also allowed the company's founder to engage in some of the most generous philanthropy in America's history.Not just in Kodak's home city of Rochester, New York, but in Tuskegee and London, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He bankrolled two historically black colleges, fixed the teeth of Europe's poor, and quietly did good wherever he could.While doing good, Kodak did very well.Over all the years, all the Kodakers over all the years are essential parts of that monumental legacy.They prospered a great company, but they – with that company – blessed the world.

  That is what we should remember about the Eastman Kodak Company.

  Like its founder, we should remember how it lived, not how it died.

  History will forget the small men who have scuttled this company.

  But history will never forget Kodak.

(1)

According to the passage, which of the following is to blame for the fall of Kodak?

[  ]

A.

The invention of easy digital photography

B.

The poor management of the company

C.

The early death of George Eastman

D.

The quick rise of its business competitors

(2)

It can be learnt from the passage that George Eastman ________.

[  ]

A.

died a natural death of old age.

B.

happened to be on the spot when President Kennedy was shot dead.

C.

set up his company in the capital of the US before setting up its branches all over the world.

D.

was not only interested in commercial profits, but also in the improvement of other people's lives.

(3)

Before George Eastman brought photography to people, ________.

[  ]

A.

no photos has ever been taken of people or events

B.

photos were very expensive and mostly taken indoors

C.

painting was the only way for people to keep a record of their ancestors.

D.

grandparents never knew what their grandchildren looked like.

(4)

The person releasing the shutter(Paragraph 5)was the one ________.

[  ]

A.

who took the photograph

B.

who wanted to have a photo taken

C.

whose decisions shaped the Eastman Kodak Company

D.

whose smiles could long be seen by their children

(5)

What is the writer's attitude towards the Eastman Kodak Company?

[  ]

A.

Disapproving

B.

Respectful

C.

Regretful

D.

Critical

(6)

Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Great Contributions of Kodak

B.

Unforgettable moments of Kodak

C.

Kodak Is Dead

D.

History of Eastman Kodak Company

答案:1.B;2.D;3.B;4.A;5.B;6.C;
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第三部分  阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                                   A

Scars of Love

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(短吻鳄) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched (抓住) his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war (拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred (留下伤疤) by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the trauma (外伤), asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.”

You and I can identify with (认同) that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friends, are because we have refused to let go.

56. The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

   A. the alligator and the mother         B. the mother and the son

C. the driver and the alligator          D. the son and the alligator

57. From the passage we can infer ________.

   A. The mother was unwilling to let the alligator go

   B. The mother was actually stronger than the alligator

   C. The son was proud of his scars on his arms

   D. The son was ashamed of his scars on his legs

58. According to the last paragraph, what is the writer’s real meaning?

   A. To forget the past is to betray.       B. We should forget the scars.

   C. Wounds are different from scars.     D. We should learn to let go sometimes.

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