In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive–in restaurant in Sna Bemadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this minimal selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.

　　Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity(一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine（常规） for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cook’s sticking to the routine. Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened; they were content with this small success until they met Ray Kroc.

　　Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake mixing machines. He quickly saw the unmatched appeal of the brother’s fast food restaurant and bought the right to franchise( 经销)other copies of their restaurants. The agreement signed included the right to copy the men, the equipment, and even their red and white buildings with the golden arches.

　　Twenty years after the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen–cent hamburgers, McDonalds had over $ 1 billion in total sales a year. Today McDonalds is a world famous name. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history.

60. Mac and Dick McDonald had experience in managing all of the following business except ________.

　A. a theater   B. a drive–in   C. an ice-cream shop　　 D. a barbecue restaurant

61. What is this passage mainly about?________

　A. Ray Kroc’s business abilities.

　B. The development of fast-food service.

　C. The life of Mac and Dick McDonald.

　D. How McDonalds became a billion-dollar business.

62. How did the McDonald brothers keep the uniformity of the hamburgers? ________

　A. They asked help from Ray Kroc.

　B. They allowed other copies of their restaurant.

　C. They had strict rules for the preparation of the food.

　D. They added a new concept to the selection of the food.

63. We can conclude from this passage that ________.

　A. Ray Kroc had great sense of business.

　B. forty years ago there were a lot of fast-food restaurants

　C. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy because they sold their idea to Ray Kroc

　D. the location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in

I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.

About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.

56. The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.

　A. he had no money to buy a ticket　 　

B. he wanted to lose himself in the city

　C. he tried to know the city in this way

D. it was late and there were no buses passing by

57. From the story we know that the policeman______.

　A. was kind but didn’t understand the writer　B. told the writer where to take a train

　C. knew what the writer really meant　 　D. was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer

58. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.　

B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.

　C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.

　D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

59. In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?

A. He didn’t know the city at all.　 B. He couldn’t speak the language.

　C. He went too far in the wrong bus. D. He followed the policeman’s direction.

　 "Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box ???__36___ wrapped in brown paper. ???__37___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. ???__38___ he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it ???__39___ .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ???__40___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its ???__41___, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ???__42___ .

Oscar ???__43___the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ???__44___ Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's ???__45___ on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I__________ ???__46___　 you?" she asked.

"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, ???__47___ the umbrella as if presenting a ???__48__ that had long been wished for.

"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a ???__49___ smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ??__50_ ?"

"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "

"Well, that's ???__51___ what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how ???__52___ it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if ???__53___ , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to ???__54___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, ???__55___ gesture long ago.

36. A. carefully　　　　 B. strictly　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　 D. casually

37. A. Observing　　　 B. Seizing　　　　　　　 C. Opening　　　　　　 D. Searching

38. A. After　　　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. clearly　　　　　　 B. fully　　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. immediately

40. A. average　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. plain　　　　　　　　 D. typical

41. A. origin　　　　　　 B. shape　　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. history

42. A. designer　　　　 B. owner　　　　　　　 C. user　　　　　　　　　 D. seller

43. A. convinced　　　 B. forced　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　 D. advised

44. A. until　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. before

45. A. family　　　　　　 B. theater　　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　　 D. neighborhood

46. A. invite　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　 C. bother　　　　　　　 D. know

47. A. holding out　　 B. turning out　　　　 C. picking up　　　　 D. putting up

48. A. chance　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　 D. result

49. A. wide　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　 D. shy

50. A. patience　　　　　 B. kindness　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　 D. determination

51 A. obviously　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　 C. exactly　　　　　　　 D. probably

52. A. nice　　　 B. rare　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　 D. old

53. A. in contrast　 B. in answer　　　 C. in exchange　 D. in return

54. A. possess　　　　　 B. value　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　　　　 D. accept

55. A. unselfish　　　　 B. significant　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　 D. sympathetic

 The new machine，if _________ properly，will work at least ten years.

A. use        B. using　　   C. being used        D. used

 A good teacher must         to his students how important a proper learning method is.

       A．get through           B．get across           C．get away              D．get over

—Is this the first time you　　 Shanghai?

—No, but the first time I　　 here, there weren’t so many high-rise buildings.

A．visited…came　　　　　　　 B．have visited…came

C．have visited…have come　　 D．visited…have come

 Sometimes advertisements make ______ possible for companies to sell the customers _____ money cannot buy．       

 A．/; that      B．it; what     C．that; which     D．/; whose

 They suggested that the professor        just now should be made chairman of the meeting.

       A．referring to          B．referring              C．referred to           D．referred

 The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

   A. charged    B. accused    C. blamed    D. defeated

 After five hours’ walk, we reached ______ we thought was the place we had been dreaming of.       

A. where      B. what        C. that         D. which