The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908.

At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.

By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.

Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists(专家). The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators(计算机). In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer in Italy.

After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.

In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group — one for personal computers, one for Systems and services, and two for telecommunications.

1.From the text we learn that ________.

A. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year

B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s

C. some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy

D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning

2.What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technology?

A. Adriano’s death. B. A period of financial problems.

C. Its faster progress. D. Its agreements with other companies.

3.What do we know about Olivetti?

A. It produced the best typewriter in the world.

B. It designed the world’s first mainframe computer.

C. It exported more typewriters than other companies.

D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.

4.The best title for the text would be ________.

A. The Origin of Olivetti B. The Success of Olivetti

C. The History of Olivetti D. The Production of Olivetti

根据短文内容,在短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or 1. and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 2. _ When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. 3.__ All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. 4._, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it also opens. 5._.

A. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you

B. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person

C. those who have nice cars and a lot of money

D. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too

E. those who have no houses

F. When you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happy

G. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy

14.[1]Mandela Day is an annual international day adopted by the United Nations.It is more than a celebration of Nelson Mandela's life and legacy;  it is a global movement to take his life's work into a new century and change our world for the better.
[2]Mandela Day includes a series of events involving entertainment,music,films and community service with the hope of inspiring people around the globe to use their individual power to help change the world around them for the better.A global movement for positive change begins with small actions.As each person acts,they motivate people to change positively,raising awareness and expanding the reach of Mr.Mandela's values-fighting.injustice,helping people in need.On Mandela Day people all over the world,in the workplace,at home and in schools,will be called upon to spend at least 67 minutes of their time doing something useful within their communities,especially among the less fortunate.
[3]Mandela Day will be celebrated on the 18th of July each year.It will give people in South Africa and all over the world the opportunity to _______________________.Each of us can make a small difference simply by giving others a hand.If we all make a difference together,our collective effort  can truly change the world.Mandela Day is a day for all of us to roll up our sleeves and play an active role in building our communities.This is an opportunity for each of us to share Nelson Mandela's vision of a better future for all.
[4]However,to know some political activities of Nelson Mandela surely helps us to understand Mandela Day better..
66.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?( no more than 8 words)Events that happen on Mandela Day./Different activities to do on Mandela Day./What people do on Mandela Day
67.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper.words.( no more than 5 words)do something good for others/help others/the poor/the less fortunate
68.Explain the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3.( no more than 5 words)get ready to do sth/set out to do sth/get down to doing sth/start/begin to do sth,etc.
69.What would you like to do on Mandela Day?Answers may vary,for example doing something useful within their communities
70.What do you think the writer will talk about if passage continues?( no more than 10 words)Nelson Mandela's political activities..

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