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There is a place where Christmas lives all year long. It is called Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The family-owned business calls itself the world’s largest Christmas store. The late Wally Bronner started the business in 1945.

Wayne Bronner, Wally’s son, is president and CEO of what is now a multi-million dollar corporation. He learned the business from an early age. Some of his best memories are traveling to other countries with his father to find new products for the store.

Bronner’s sells more than fifty thousand holiday products from seventy nations. Half of the products cost less than ten dollars. Wayne Bronner says demand for small objects to hang on Christmas trees has expanded over the years. People spend more time, effort and money into decorating their homes with these ornaments(装饰品), lights and religious scenes. Bronner’s is famous for its nativity scenes which show the birth of Jesus Christ.

Michigan has the nation’s highest unemployment rate. Bronner’s has been affected by the financial crisis, too. But not in reduced sales.

Wayne Bronner said, “Even though people are spending less, we’re having more people visit here. And as a result we’ve actually had a sales increase.” Bronner’s success is also linked to community co-operation and investment. Frankenmuth is a town of five thousand people in eastern Michigan’s farm country. The town was settled by Bavarian Germans in the 1800s. It has kept its traditions alive in buildings and restaurants.

Bavarian cultural themes and Bronner’s huge store bring three million visitors a year. The town is the most popular place for tourists in the state. Bronner’s business is aimed at a single day of the year. But that is not too different from other businesses.

 “About half of our business is done in the last quarter of the year, in the last three months. And actually when you compare that with most retailers(零售商), that follows the same pattern.” Wayne Bronner says the family’s long-term planning and willingness to reinvest profits has grown the company into what it is today. Still, it does not hurt to build a business on a holiday which is celebrated worldwide. Currently, about only two percent of sales are overseas. But Wayne Bronner sees room for growth, especially through the Internet.

51. Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland is probably ______.

   A. a private business            B. a state-run business

   C. the world’s largest store       D. a nationalized corporation

52. Bronner’s mainly sells ______.

   A. festival ornaments made by themselves

   B. holiday products imported from foreign countries

   C. festival ornaments during the summer and winter holidays

   D. holiday products to tourists from foreign countries

53. We can learn from the passage that ________.

  A. most of Bronner’s products are expensive

   B. people are spending less money on small objects

   C. Frankenmuth is a modern town popular with tourists

   D. Wally Bronner, founder of Bronner’s, has passed away

54. In what way has the financial crisis affected Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland?

   A. Many of its staff have lost their jobs.

   B. Only two percent of sales are overseas.

   C. The corporation has had an increased sale.

   D. People are spending less in Bronner’s.

55. Bronner’s success lies in the following EXCEPT ________.

   A. aiming its business at a single day of the year

B. community co-operation and investment

C. the family’s long-term planning

D. the willingness to reinvest profits

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Every person needs water and a diet of healthy foods. These foods should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

People need energy  21 . They eat different kinds of food which change into energy. The energy is  22  in calories(卡). Even when you  23, you are using energy – about 65 calories an hour.  24  you are at school, or walking home, your body is burning up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you  25  be using 400 calories an hour. On Sports Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all,  26  as much as 650 calories an hour.

The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is  27  in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many other countries in the world. That is  28  lots of people in China have healthy white teeth.

People in the Western world do not eat such healthy foods. They eat  29  fat and sugar and don’t take enough  30 . Because of this, they  31  weight very easily. Their diet contains a lot of 32  in the form of potato crisps, potato chips, butter, cream and chocolate. They eat a lot of sugar which exist in cakes, soft drinks,  33  and so on. The result is that many of them become fat. 34 some have bad teeth. In some parts of Britain, one person in ten,  35  the age of thirty, has no teeth left.

21. A. to sleep    B. to live            C. to eat            D .to walk

22. A. measuring       B. taken             C. measured    D. measure

23. A. are asleep        B. have a dream         C. have a rest       D. go to bed

24. A. While             B. During           C. As                D. If

25. A. must                   B. should          C. need                 D. might

26. A. surely             B. ever                   C. perhaps      D. seldom

27. A. rich                    B. poor                   C. good                D. bad

28. A. how                   B. why                    C. what                 D. that

29. A. much too            B. many too             C. too many              D. too much

30. A. activities             B. food                C. work                    D. exercise

31. A. put on         B. gain on               C. get on                   D. put up

32. A. sugar                  B.fat                       C. salt            D. fiber

33. A. sweets         B. vegetables    C. meat                 D. potato

34. A. But                    B. Or                      C. And               D. As

35. A. during         B. for                      C. with                     D. by

Weather is the subject matter of Westerners whenever they met. Housewives, businessmen, factory workers as well as farmers all talk about the weather. It’s everyday news, whether or not conditions change. Many newspapers carry a regular front page news story in addition to the full reports on as inside-page provided by the weather service. Here are several different types of weather reports taken from the western papers:

   No. 1 Regional Forecast

New Jersey

   Today: Considerably cloudy with showers likely. High: 75-79. Southwesterly winds at 15-20m.p.h.. Precipitation(降水) probability 70 percent. Tonight: Warm and cloudy, rain likely. Low: 55-63. Southwesterly winds at 15 to 20m.p.h.. Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 75-79. Wind S to SW at 15 to 20m.p.h.

   No. 2 Three-day Forecast

Westchester, Rockland

   Friday: Mostly fine to partly cloudy. Saturday: Cloudy with some showers. Sunday: Mostly fine. Temperature: Daytime highs will average in the upper 60’s to 70’s while overnight lows will average in the low to 50’s throughout the period.

   No. 3 Weather Stories

   Bitter cold, intensified(加剧) by high winds, gripped(控制) the Upper Midwest today, sheets of ice and snow left by the winter’s first major storm on highways throughout the area.

   At least six deaths were blamed on the storm.

   Hundreds of schools closed throughout the Upper Midwest yesterday and thousands of travelers waited out the weather at roadside shelters(避难处).

   Temperatures dropped well below zero early today from the Northern Plains through the Western Great Lakes under clearing skies. A 25-below-zero reading was forecast.

   Nearly a foot of snow fell on northern sections of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. And hardest hit were Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis., where 12 inches were recorded. Winds went up to 50 miles an hour.

In a street corner of London, two strangers may begin their talk with “_____”.

  A. Hi, how are you?               B. What are you doing here? Waiting for someone?

  C. A nice day, isn’t it?              D. Didn’t you listen to the weather report last night?

The noon temperature of _____ is nearly 70’s at the weekend.

  A. Western Great Lakes          B. Duluth, Minn

  C. Westchester, Rockland        D. New Jersey

It seems that _____ has plenty of rain at the present season.

  A. Western Great Lakes  B. Wisconsin  C. Westchester Rockland  D. New Jersey

Which of the following is most probable according to No.3?

  A. The traffic was terribly affected.

  B. The Five Great Lakes were covered by heavy snow.

  C. The temperatures might drop to 50℃.

  D. Many schools were damaged in the snowstorm.

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