If I his advice earlier,I would not be embarrassed now. A.followed B.had followed C.would follow D.were to follow 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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.

单词拼写（共10小题，满分5分）

1. I don’t mind a_____ to others if I make a mistake.

2. We classmates visited our beloved teacher on hearing his a___ in the capital city.

3. We all a________ her for the way she saved the children from the fire.

4. It’s important to keep the b_______ of nature.

5. If you don’t understand the meaning of a word ,you can c________the dictionary.

6. Xiao Wang felt frustrated that a lot of c_____ went to a newly-opened small restaurant.

7. Nowadays lots of young people want financial _____________（独立）。

8. She _________（哭泣;流泪）when she heard the bad news.

9. It is _________（显而易见的）that even if we can save much energy, we can only delay the energy crisis.

10. He’ll never be__________（原谅）for what he has done .

第二部分阅读理解(共25小题，每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，共45分)
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。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
A
It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew nearer，her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade，or so we thought．We bought the latest rages，Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls，and a doll house．Then，much to our surprise。on December 23rd，she said that she“really wanted a bike more than anything else”．
It was just too late，what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts，to take the time to select the“right bike”for our little girl．So here we were---Christmas Eve around 9：00 P．M，with Almie and her six-year-old brother，Dylan，nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is‘such a big girl’，and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．
On Christmas morning，we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally，she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming，I said，“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied．“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment，we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
41.．Which is the right time order of the following events?
a．The girl asked for a new bike．
b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package．
c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．
d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．
e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
A a, b, c ,e d B a, c, d, b, e C．a，c，b，d，e    D．a，b，d，e，e
42.．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．
43.．Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
A．Because he wanted to buy a real one，but he had no money．
B．Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．
44.．What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
A．The parents were happy and encouraged．
    B．The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．
D．The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it 21 he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to 22 my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to 23 it when he threw it to me.

As I got older, we didn’t play the game as 24 as before. If I had a 25 , I would go to my father and 26 his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh 27 that advice was not usually able to 28 the problem, but he would just try to make me 29 .

My father became 30 in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was 31 from a terrible disease. He couldn’t 32 ; he could only move his 33 without making a sound, which was sometimes 34 to understand. I seemed to be 35 good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were 36 him.

During one of our last 37 I was telling him about a difficulty I was 38 . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father 39 he passed away.

Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a 40 situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”

1.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

2.

A．keep

B．leave

C．find

D．hold

3.

A．watch

B．feel

C．move

D．catch

4.

A．quick

B．much

C．many

D．little

5.

A．surprise

B．wound

C．danger

D．problem

6.

A．pay for

B．send for

C．look for

D．ask for

7.

A．because

B．unless

C．if

D．when

8.

A．settle

B．produce

C．drop

D．realize

9.

A．worry

B．smile

C．study

D．talk

10.

A．advice

B．ill

C．busy

D．wealthy

11.

A．recovering

B．thinking

C．suffering

D．preventing

12.

A．eat

B．see

C．speak

D．jump

13.

A．lips

B．face

C．hands

D．eyes

14.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．easy

D．hard

15.

A．quite

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．still

16.

A．waiting for

B．thinking about

C．caring for

D．worrying about

17.

A．impressions

B．experiences

C．games

D．conversations

18.

A．looking through

B．going through

C．coming up

D．getting along

19.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．as

20.

A．shocking

B．puzzling

C．frightening

D．troubling

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION

Directions： Read the following three passages. Each'passage1 is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices' marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Short reader – submitted stories – for the woman you should think of today!

——Compiled by Amy Zerello

Great Minds Reminded of Mom

After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine, Allen, headed home. On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire. If that were his mother, he thought, he would want someone to help her. With a tired sigh, he turned around and drove back.

Just as he reached the stranded woman, a truck pulled up and a burly farmer got out. "Kindof reminds you of your mom, too?" the man asked as the two of them pitched in together to change the tire for the woman.

-- Contributed by Katherine L. Houge

Your Biggest Fan

While waiting in a bookstore for a guest author to sign her latest book, I leafed through some of the Civil War novels she had written. The woman in line behind me commented, "Those are the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put them down." Before I could reply, the author frowning, looked over and said, "Oh, come on, Mom!"

-- Contributed by Marilyn Kopp

Head of the Household

My husband, Jeff, and I came across several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk. The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon(行业术语), which confused us even more.

"Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old."

"Okay," the computer technician replied. "Sweetie, could you please put your mommy on the phone?"

-- Contributed by Lena Worth

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Now send your own funny story to us! You could earn up to $ 300!

1．Who would the burly man be in the first joke?

A．Another kind helper. B．The old lady’s son.

C．Allen’s friend. D．A policeman.

2．What was the guest author’s mom trying to do in the second story?

A．Push hard to get her daughter’s signature.

B．Promote her daughter’s books by pretending to be a fan.

C．Show her pride in her daughter’s achievement.

D．Persuade Marilyn Kopp to buy her daughter’s book.

3．The computer technician on the phone in the third story .

A．actually could find no way to solve Jeff’s problems

B．teased Jeff about his poor knowledge of computer jargon

C．wanted to talk to Lena instead

D．believed that Jeff’s mom would know more computer jargon

4．What is the main purpose of the jokes?

A．To make fun of moms. B．To honor moms.

C．To educate moms. D．To amuse moms.

5．The passage is most possibly found .

A．in a storybook B．in a commercial ad

C．in a magazine D．in a student’s textbook

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