It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family fr
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It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it , "DeLuca recalls saying. " Buck said ,"You should open a sndwich shop.""
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for ﹩1000. DeLuca rented a storefront(店面 ) in Connecticut, and when they couldn"t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another ﹩1000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’" And they did-in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners" learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “"It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn"t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out, "DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal, "DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. |
| 1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to____________. |
A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research |
| 2. Which of the following is true of Buck? |
A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca. |
| 3. What can we learn about their first shop? |
A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches. |
| 4. They decided to open a second store because they _________. |
A. had enough money to do it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful |
| 5. What contributes most to their success according to the author? |
A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with suppliers.
C. Finding a good partner.
D. Opening chain stores. |
答案
| 1-5: BACDA |
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Growing up in Philadelphia ,lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he
was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best
way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before
college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties (地方特色菜) in Germany,
Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single handedly frying and
baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape
a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing
his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit.
That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman
after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which
his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television.
He says Lieberman"s charisma is key. "Food TV isn"t about food anymore, "says Flay. "It"s about
your personality (个性) and finding a way to keep people"s eyeballs on your show. "
But Lieberman isn"t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new
show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company
(航空公司 ) was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make
menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job. |
| 1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman"s family_________ . |
A. have relatives in Europe
B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties
D. own a restaurant |
| 2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman_______. |
A. at one of his parties
B. from his teachers
C. through his taped show
D. on a television program |
| 3. What does the word "charisma" underlined in the text refer to? |
A. A natural ability to attract others.
B. A way to show one"s achievement.
C. Lieberman"s after-class interest.
D. Lieberman"s fine cooking skill. |
| 4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job? |
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals. |
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Was he dreaming? David Ewart saw a red ball of fire. He shot out of a deep sleep and heard his
ten-year-old daughter, Heather, screaming. Ewart jumped out of bed on the second floor of his home.
Downstairs he heard loud popping noises, glass bulbs, furniture, appliances exploding as fire consumed
them.
Three hundred and fifty people, including friends and family members, had attended Ewart"s annual
Christmas party at his home in Valencia, California. David was a giver. They all enjoyed
themselves. After the party, he and his 77-year-old mother, Esther, put out the candles all but one,
missed and left burning on a holiday paper tablecloth.
Now, as Ewart started down the hall to alert his parents and three children, he said a silent
prayer: God, if it is your will, save us. The heat was hellish(地狱般的). But then he felt a hand on his
shoulder and something that was not quite a voice guiding him, giving him the direction: the bedroom
window.
He kicked out the window screen and told Heather to jump onto the patio(院子) cover, crawl
to the edge and drop to the ground, the feet below. Next he headed for his two sons, Jonathan, 13,
and Michael, 15, who were screaming with pain. David led Jonathan to the window. He returned for
Michael, who was now helping his grandparents, trapped in their room behind a jammed door.
Michael threw himself against it and finally burst through. David guided his mother, then Michael,
to safety.
Only his father remained. The 81-year-old"s face was badly burned. He lost his footing and fell.
David took his hand and helped him to the window. Too weak to hold on, his father rolled off the
patio cover to the ground.
Finally,David escaped. Second later, the second floor exploded, yet all the while, he felt he was
being led, under protection. The family survived and firefighters said they were mystified(迷惑) as to
how the family survived. David Ewart was not.. |
| 1. Why did the fire take place? |
A. Three hundred and fifty friends were at their home.
B. David and his mother put out all the candles but one left burning.
C. Someone set fire to their house.
D. David Ewart saw a red ball of fire. |
| 2. Which is the following is Not true? |
A. Michael helped his parents escape from the fire.
B. David Ewart helped heather jumped out of the burning room from the bedroom window.
C. David"s father was too weak to hold on , at last he was dead.
D. David"s mother was saved out earlier than his father. |
| 3. How many years older was David"s father than his mother? |
A. 2
B.15
C. 4
D. the same age |
| 4. How many people were trapped when the fire broke out? |
A. 350
B. 6
C. 5
D. 356 |
| 5. What does the writer want to tell us from the story? |
A. Everyone should be aware of the danger of fire
B. People shouldn"t hold big parties at home
C. United, we stand, Divided, we fall.
D. When in danger, we should keep calm. |
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My wife was shouting at Sindu again. I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene. My
daughter Sindu looked 1__. Her eyes were wet with tears. In front of her was a bowl 2_
with bitter melon. Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed_3_ in the "cooling
effects" of bitter melon. I tried to _4_ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls. She 5__ down a bit and
wiped her tears. Then she said she would eat the _6_bowl of bitter melon on condition that I
gave her whatever she asked for. I agreed. Slowly and _7_ , she finished the whole bowl. After
that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with 8__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head
9__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife. However, I knew that if I 10__ on my promise, Sindu would
neverlearn to 11 her own. So I decided to keep my promise.
On Monday morning, I 12__ her off at school. Just then,a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What
struck me was 13 hairless head. I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your
_14_is great indeed!" I didn"t _15_.She continued, "That boy is my son. He is 16__ from Leukemia
(白血病). He lost all his hair_ 17__the side effects of the chemotherapy (化疗) He _18_ to come
back to school because he was afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him. Sindu visited him
last week andpromised to help him, but I 19__ imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for
thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a(n) 20__ soul for a child. "
I didn"t know what to say. It was then that I knew what love really was. |
( ) 1. A. excited
( ) 2. A. provided
( ) 3. A. firmly
( ) 4. A. permit
( ) 5. A. went
( ) 6. A. sweet
( ) 7. A. angrily
( ) 8. A. expectation
( ) 9. A. nodded
( )10. A. got off
( )11. A. honor
( )12. A. dropped
( )13. A. its
( )14. A. wife
( )15. A. insist
( )16. A. dying
( )17. A. according to
( )18. A. tended
( )19. A. nearly
( )20. A. abstract | B. frightened
B. covered
B. angrily
B. forbid
B. calmed
B. entire
B. worriedly
B. happiness
B. cut
B. went back
B. remind
B. sent
B. her
B. daughter
B. request
B. escaping
B. instead of
B. promised
B. never
B. simple | C. moved
C. filled
C. heavily
C. persuade
C. came
C. bitter
C. painfully
C. satisfaction
C. washed
C. looked back
C. share
C. took
C. his
C. view
C. move
C. suffering
C. thanks to
C. refused
C. ever
C. noble | D. disappointed
D. equipped
D. happily
D. order
D. fought
D. little
D. sadly
D. pride
D. shaved
D. gave off
D. take
D. picked
D. my
D. life
D. understand
D. recovering
D. because of
D. determined
D. seldom
D. horrible | | 阅读理解。 | Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, fundingcuts,
and many other administrative chores and started to dream of retirement. Sitting in trafficon a
weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time withmy
grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. Itold
myself that I wouldn"t sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anythingrequiring a
schedule.
My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me,leisurely
read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends. On thesecond day,
I cooked breakfast, read the paper …On the third day, This is retirement? Itried to tell myself
that it was just the transition, that those golden moments were right roundthe corner, and that I
would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing.
A former colleague asked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with
children in the poorest neighbourhood. Would I interrupt my newfound "happiness" and returnto
the students, just this once? One trip. That"s all. My bags were packed and by the door.
The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by thesense
of responsibility of the young people on the trip. When I returned home, I offered to workone day
a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering
nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them in their voluntary work.
Now,it seems, the tables have turned . Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student.
These young people have reawakened my commitment to social justice issues by challenging me to
learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poorand suffer because of
greed, corruption and war. Most importantly, they have given me the opportunity to continue to
participate in helping to find solutions. In return, I help them do their charitable projects overseas.
I"ve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construction of schools in twenty-one
countries! | | 1. What did the writer expect to do after he retired? | A. To stay away from busy schedules.
B. To write some great books.
C. To do some voluntary work.
D. To plan for his future. | | 2. Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica? | A. He missed his students in that country.
B. He couldn"t reflise his colleague"s favor.
C. He was concerned about the people there.
D. He was not satisfied with his retired life. | | 3. The underlined part "the tables have turned" (Paragraph 5 ) means that thewriter. | A. improved the situation in his school
B. felt happy to work with students again
C. became a learner rather than a teacher
D. changed his attitude toward his retired life | | 4. What does the writer think of his retired life now? | A. Disappointing.
B. Troublesome.
C. Promising.
D. Meaningful. | | 阅读理解。 | Dr. Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish. It"s not because fish are endangered,though wild
fish stocks in many oceans are very low. It"s not because they"re bad for you, though fishin many
areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water. It"s because they"re smart.
"Fish are sensitive, they have personalities",says the marine biologist. For Earle, eating afish would
be like eating a dog or a cat. "I would never eat anyone I know personally."
There"s a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to betouched, and
they engage in behavior that can seem very human. They can remember thingsand learn from experience.
Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these asstrong arguments against eating fish
altogether.
The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to
the supermarket. "While it may seem obvious that fish are able to feel pain, likeevery other animal,
some people think of fish as swimming vegetables," says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. "Really,it"s kind of a
moral question. Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (oreating fish) more important than the pain of
the fish?"
Fishermen and (fried) fish lovers are doubtful. "I"ve never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen
as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant. "If they were verysmart, they wouldn"t
get caught. "
"For years, everyone"s been telling us to eat fish because it"s so good for us," says another diner.
""Now I"ve got to feel guilty while I"m eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don"t eat
salad because cucumbers have feelings?" | | 1. Dr. Sylvia Earle discourage people from eating fish because. | A. there are not that many wild fish in the ocean
B. fish actually are sensitive and have personalities
C. some ocean fish contain poisonous substances
D. fish are like dogs or cats that people know personally | | 2. We can infer from the passage that . | A. all people don"t agree with the idea to stop eating fish
B. people will be persuaded not to eat fish in the future
C. stopping eating fish will lead to people"s not eating vegetables
D. we shouldn"t care too much about the feeling of fish | | 3. By saying "There"s a lot more to fish than meets the eye, " the writer means. | A. there are far more fish than other animals in the world
B. there are more fish in the world than people can see
C. people can see more fish if they pay more attention
D. fish are not that simple as they appear to people"s eyes | | 4. What is the writer"s attitude towards people eating fish? | A. Neutral.
B. Indifferent.
C. Approving.
D. Opposed. | 最新试题
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