Question

【题目】阅读短文,并按要求完成文后小题。

Kentucky man cooks up a recipe for success

Once, there was an old man living in Kentucky, US. He was poor. He lived in a small house. His car always broke down. At the age of 65, the old man decided to make some changes. So he thought about what he could do. His friends really liked his fried chicken. He thought this was his best chance to make a change. He left Kentucky and traveled to different places to try to sell his recipe(食谱). He told restaurant owners he had an amazing fried chicken recipe.

Unluckily, most of the restaurants were not interested. The old man heard "no" more than 1,000 times. But he didn't give up. He believed his recipe was something special. Finally, after he heard “no" for the 1,009th time, he finally heard his first “yes.” With that one success, Colonel Hartland Sanders changed the way Americans eat chicken. He soon opened his own restaurants and named them Kentucky Fried Chicken. Today, they are popularly known as KFC around the world.

【1】判断正误Colonel Sanders was from Kentucky.(T or F) ___________.

【2】完成句子Colonel Sanders left Kentucky because he wanted to _______________.

【3】完成句子After hearing “no” for _____________, he finally heard his first “yes”.

【4】将划线句子译成中文______________________________________________________

【5】根据短文选出正确答案What is the main idea of the story?

A.KFC's success is not a secret.B.Why Colonel Sanders could make the best chicken.

C.What it takes to be a successful man.D.Never give up and always believe in yourself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】T

【2】try to sell his recipe

【3】the 1,009th time

【4】在他65岁的时候，老人决定做一些改变。

【5】D

【解析】

本文主要向我们介绍肯德基的由来以及创始人的奋斗史，告诉我们不要放弃，要永远相信自己。

【1】根据“Once, there was an old man living in Kentucky, US.”可知，桑德斯上校来自肯塔基州，故填T。

【2】根据“He left Kentucky and traveled to different places to try to sell his recipe.”可知，他离开肯塔基州前往各地是为了推销他的食谱，故填try to sell his recipe。

【3】根据“Finally, after he heard ‘no’ for the 1,009th time, he finally heard his first ‘yes.’”可知，在第1009次听到“不”之后，他终于听到了第一个“是”，故填the 1,009th time。

【4】句意：在他65岁的时候，老人决定做一些改变。

At the age of翻译为“……岁”，decide to do sth翻译为“决定做某事”，make some changes翻译为“做一些改变”，故填“在他65岁的时候，老人决定做一些改变。”

【5】主旨大意题。分析全文可知，文章通过桑德斯上校的故事告诉我们永不放弃，永远相信自己，故选D。