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Toyota is the world's largest automaker, but its road to success has been long and filled with speed bumps（颠簸）.
1958：The company's first foray into the American market was the Toyopet in 1958. It was a flop.
1964：Toyota introduced their Corona line of automobiles and sales hit 6, 400 in 1965,
marking an increase in popularity.
1969：Toyota began importing the Corolla and in 1985 it would become the first Toyota built in the U.S.
1975：Toyota surpassed the popular German brand Volkswagen to become the top import sold in the U.S.
1986：The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered its first recall of Toyota cars due to "speed control" problems.
1988：The First North American Toyota plant opened in Georgetown, Ky.
1989：Toyota introduced the Lexus LS 400, the company's first U.S. luxury car. It was a major hit.
1997：Toyota debuted their Prius gas-electric hybrid car.
2002：The first consumer complaints emerged of the Camry's engine surging under braking.
2004：The NHTSA opened a defect investigation into 2002-2003 Camry, Camry Solara and Lexus ES models.
2006：Toyota "Americanizes" and opened a new plant in Texas to build full-size pickups
2007：Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest automaker.
2007：The NHTSA investigated pedal entrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camry and Lexus models.
2007：The NHTSA investigated pedal entrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camry and Lexus models.
Aug. 2009：An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and three family members were killed when their rental 2009 Lexus ES speeds out of control.
Nov. 2009：Toyota recalled 3.8 million Lexus and Toyota models to remove floor mats that can trap pedals.
Jan. 2010：Toyota recalled approximately 2.3 million more vehicles with potential sticking pedal problems. On Jan. 26, Toyota stopped selling eight models involved in the recall.
Feb. 2010：Prius and Lexus hybrids are now being recalled for brake problems in 2010 models.
Which of the following brands belong to Toyota family？
Toyopet, Volkswagen, Lexus, Prius
Camry, Prius, Lexus, Georgetown
Corona, Prius, Lexus, Corolla
General Motors, Lexus, Camry, Corolla
The underlined the word in Para.6 probably means:
A. appreciation B. sorrow C. withdrawal D. resolve
We can infer from the passage that____________
A. Lexus LS 400 is a cheaper car
B. Prius may be a kind of environmentally friendly car
C. Corona became popular as soon as introduced to the US
D. Toyota’s plant opened in Georgetown symbolized its “Americanize” tactics
The purpose of this passage is to
A. advertise for Toyota
B. introduce Toyota’ s struggle in the US
C. uncover Toyota’s braking problems
D. display Toyota’s glory
What is the best title of the passage?
A. The world’s largest automaker B. The rise of Toyota
C. Toyota meeting problems in the US D. Toyota’s failure in the US
查看习题详情和答案>>Toyota is the world's largest automaker, but its road to success has been long and filled with speed bumps（颠簸）.
1958：The company's first foray into the American market was the Toyopet in 1958. It was a flop.
1964：Toyota introduced their Corona line of automobiles and sales hit 6,400 in 1965,
marking an increase in popularity.
1969：Toyota began importing the Corolla and in 1985 it would become the first Toyota built in the U.S.
1975：Toyota surpassed the popular German brand Volkswagen to become the top import sold in the U.S.
1986：The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered its first recall of Toyota cars due to "speed control" problems.
1988：The First North American Toyota plant opened in Georgetown, Ky.
1989：Toyota introduced the Lexus LS 400, the company's first U.S. luxury car. It was a major hit.
1997：Toyota debuted their Prius gas-electric hybrid car.
2002：The first consumer complaints emerged of the Camry's engine surging under braking.
2004：The NHTSA opened a defect investigation into 2002-2003 Camry, Camry Solara and Lexus ES models.
2006：Toyota "Americanizes" and opened a new plant in Texas to build full-size pickups
2007：Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest automaker.
2007：The NHTSA investigated pedal entrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camry and Lexus models.
2007：The NHTSA investigated pedal entrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camry and Lexus models.
Aug. 2009：An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and three family members were killed when their rental 2009 Lexus ES speeds out of control.
Nov. 2009：Toyota recalled 3.8 million Lexus and Toyota models to remove floor mats that can trap pedals.
Jan. 2010：Toyota recalled approximately 2.3 million more vehicles with potential sticking pedal problems. On Jan. 26, Toyota stopped selling eight models involved in the recall.
Feb. 2010：Prius and Lexus hybrids are now being recalled for brake problems in 2010 models.
61.Which of the following brands belong to Toyota family？
A. Toyopet, Volkswagen, Lexus, Prius
B. Camry, Prius, Lexus, Georgetown
C. Corona, Prius, Lexus, Corolla
D. General Motors, Lexus, Camry, Corolla
62. The underlined word in Para.6 probably means:
A. appreciation B. sorrow C. withdrawal D. resolve
63. We can infer from the passage that____________
A. Lexus LS 400 is a cheaper car
B. Prius may be a kind of environmentally friendly car
C. Corona became popular as soon as introduced to the US
D. Toyota’s plant opened in Georgetown symbolized its “Americanize” tactics
64. The purpose of this passage is to
A. advertise for Toyota
B. introduce Toyota’ s struggle in the US
C. uncover Toyota’s braking problems
D. display Toyota’s glory
65. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The world’s largest automaker B. The rise of Toyota
C. Toyota meeting problems in the US D. Toyota’s failure in the US
查看习题详情和答案>>African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity (名人), according to Forbes （福布斯） magazine. It placed Winfrey at the top of the annual ranking of the 100 people with the biggest pull （影响力）.
Winfrey, 51, draw 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US ＄225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. “After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves,” the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Winfrey’s approach appears to be simple. She is in a pursuit （追求）of self-improvement and self-empowerment. This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she made it known that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.
Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for women. Her work has extended to social change. In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database （数据库）of dangerous child abusers. The then President Bill Clinton later signed the “Oprah Bill” into law.
The annual Forbes list selects its celebrities according to ____.
A. their names B. their annual earnings
C. their presence on the Internet and in the media
D. their annual earnings and presence in the public
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Oprah Winfrey was the first of the 100 celebrities according to Forbes magazine.
B. Oprah’s success has been only on the screen.
C. Oprah can attract superstars and get them to open up to her interview.
D. Oprah ranked second in celebrity riches that year.
The underlined phrase “rules the airwaves” in the passage means ____.
A. attracts many readers’ attention B. causes many people to take planes
C. has a large number of viewers D. measures the airwaves
What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Oprah Winfrey Conquering the Americans. B. Oprah Winfrey—the No 1 Celebrity.
C. Forbes Ranking First. D. The Oprah Winfrey Show.
查看习题详情和答案>>African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity (名人), according to Forbes （福布斯） magazine. It placed Winfrey at the top of the annual ranking of the 100 people with the biggest pull （影响力）.
Winfrey, 51, draw 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US ＄225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. “After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves,” the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Winfrey’s approach appears to be simple. She is in a pursuit （追求）of self-improvement and self-empowerment. This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she made it known that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.
Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for women. Her work has extended to social change. In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database （数据库）of dangerous child abusers. The then President Bill Clinton later signed the “Oprah Bill” into law.
- 1.
The annual Forbes list selects its celebrities according to ____.
- A.their names
- B.their annual earnings
- C.their presence on the Internet and in the media
- D.their annual earnings and presence in the public
- A.
- 2.
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
- A.Oprah Winfrey was the first of the 100 celebrities according to Forbes magazine.
- B.Oprah’s success has been only on the screen.
- C.Oprah can attract superstars and get them to open up to her interview.
- D.Oprah ranked second in celebrity riches that year.
- A.
- 3.
The underlined phrase “rules the airwaves” in the passage means ____.
- A.attracts many readers’ attention
- B.causes many people to take planes
- C.has a large number of viewers
- D.measures the airwaves
- A.
- 4.
What’s the best title of the passage?
- A.Oprah Winfrey Conquering the Americans.
- B.Oprah Winfrey—the No 1 Celebrity.
- C.Forbes Ranking First.
- D.The Oprah Winfrey Show.
- A.
American grade 3 student Linda Brown had to walk a long way through a railway yard to get to her school in Topeka, Kansas. There was another school closer to home ―but Linda was black and this school was for white children only.
Then her father made a decision that ended in a court case which changed US society forever. It celebrated its 50th anniversary last Monday.
The decision was simple: Linda was to study in the nearby all-white school. After the school refused her, Mr. Brown filed a lawsuit against the local board of education.
The case, now known as “Brown versus the Board of Education”, made it all the Way to the US Supreme Court. On May 17, 1954, the court declared that “Separate educational facilities are unequal.” This historic ruling ended racial segregation (隔离) by allowing black children to go to the same schools as white children.
The court said that the US Constitution guaranteed “equal protection of the laws”, and this meant equal treatment for blacks and whims. This overturned a 19th century ruling that permitted “separate but equal” racial segregation.
Thanks to the Brown ruling, from the late 1950s segregation was ended on a much wider scale. Buses, beaches, jobs, housing, voting―black people had equal rights to white people in most areas of society. The ruling also helped improve rights for women and the disabled.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said: “Brown was the most important court decision in US history.” In other countries, these problems may have been solved through violence, she added.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Brown decision, a museum was opened at Linda Brown’s old school. Visitors get to walk through the “Tunnel of Courage”, in which they are surrounded by photos of shouting crowds and barking dogs. This gives them a taste of the hardships that Brown faced at the whites-only school.
1．Mr. Brown decided to sent her daughter to the whites-only school because _______.
A．he hated the board of education B．it is unfair for their black kids
C．the school is close to his home D．he wanted to change US society
2．The first step to create the equal society in the US was to _________.
A．revise the Constitution of the USA
B．get rid of the racial Constitution completely
C．allow black people to have the right of voting
D．allow back children to attend the schools for whites
3．According to the passage, during the court case Mr. Brown _________.
A．was run after by barking dogs of whites
B．was beaten by the shouting crowds of whites
C．decided to build a museum to remember the hardship
D．experienced many hardships facing the whites
4．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．Brown ruling B．A freedom fighter
C．A good ending D．A non-violence struggle
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