02：【好題精選】閱讀理解題（閱讀單選閱讀還原）-2023

年中考英語專題瘋狂練（第一期）（山東臨沂市）

學校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀單選

Whatistime?Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?Orisitsomething

wehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?Isitthesameallovertheworld?Thafsaneasy

question.Aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,andsoforth.Well,maybe.Butin

America,"Timeismoney.9,

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytokeepandmanageit.

PeopleintheUSoftenattendmeetingsorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemsthatthey

allwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Peopletrytheirbesttopressmorelifeoutoftheirtime.

ToAmericans,beingontimeisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople'stime.Being

morethan10minuteslateusuallycallsforanapologyandanexplanation.Peoplewhoare

runninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowthattheycan'tbeontime.Ofcourse,theless

formal（正式的）,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,for

example.

Americanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplan

anevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorweeksbeforeit.Oncethetimeisfixed,itisalmost

impossibletochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,people

seldomcallotherslateatnightforfeartheymightbeinbed.Thetimemaybedifferent,but

mostpeoplethinktwiceaboutcallingafter10:00pm.

EvenAmericanswouldagreethatnoonecanmastertime.Time,likemoney,slipsalltoo

easilythroughourfingers.Andtimeisveryhardtopredict.However,timeisoneoflife's

mostvaluablegifts.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

1.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat.

A.Americanswastelotsofmoneyandtime

B.peoplecanonlycontrol60minutesaday

C.Americansregardtimeassomethingvaluable

2.InParagraph3andParagraph4,thewritermainlytellsusthat.

A.Americansrespectothers9timeindailylife

B.Americansnevercallafterteno'clock

C.Americansvisitfriendswithoutcallingfirst

3.Theunderlinedphrase"thinktwice“probablymeans"

A.payattentionB.considercarefullyC.feelrelaxed

4.Accordingtothispassage,.

A.mostAmericanpeopletreasuretheirtime

B.peoplecanmasterandpredicttimeeasily

C.Americansliketimebetterthananythingelse

Live-streaming（直播）hasbecomeverypopularinChina.Viewerscaninteract（互

動）withhostsbymessagingthem,orsendingthemtips.

However,somechildrenarespendingtoomuchmoneyonlive-steamplatforms.Earlier

thisyear,a17-year-oldboyinJingmen,senttipsthataddedupto150,000yuantoahost.

Thatsumofmoneywashisparents5lifesavings.

Topreventthingslikethisfromhappeningagain,theNationalRadioandTelevision

Administrationintroducedanewregulation（規定）onNov.23tobettermanage

live-streamingservices.

Theregulationbanschildrenfromtippingorsendinggiftstolive-streamhostsand

performers.Italsorequirespeopletoregister（注冊）onlive-streamingsiteswiththeirreal

names.

Thisnewregulationhasbeenwelcomedbyparents.AccordingtoLegalDaily,about

one-fifthoflive-streamviewerswerechildren.

“Onlineshowsandlive-streaminghavebecomesopopular.Ialwaysfeelworriedthat

mysonmightbecomeaddictedto（沉迷于）themordosomethingthatisharmfultohis

growth/saidWangHaifeng.

Inaddition,therearesomeothermeasurestohelpmanagelive-streamingservices.For

example,live-streamingplatformswillberequiredtoputalimitonhowmuchmoneypeople

cansendtolive-streamers.Oncethelimitisreached,viewerswillnotbeabletosendgiftsor

tips.

Otherregulationsincludestoppinglive-streamingplatformsfromencouragingviewers

tosendgiftsortips.Anyhostwhoisfounddoingthiswillbeaddedtoblacklist,ChinaDaily

reported.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

5.Whatdoestheunderlineword"this"inParagraph3referto?

A.Somechildrensendmessagestohosts.

B.Somechildrenbecomeaddictedtolive-streaming.

C.Somechildrenspendtoomuchmoneyonlive-streamplatforms.

6.Whyhasthenewregulationbeenwelcomedbyparents?

?Becauseitstopschildrenfromtippingorsendinggiftstolive-streamhosts.

②Becauseitmayavoidtheharmtochildren'sgrowth.

?Becausethestrictermanagementmakesparentsfeelsafer.

?Becauseitsavesmuchtimeforchildren.

?Becauseitencouragehoststosendgifttochildren.

A.①②③B.①④⑤C.①②④

7.WhatdoesNOTthenewregulationinclude?

A.Live-streamingplatformsarerequiredtoputalimitonhowmuchmoneypeoplecansend

tolive-streamers.

B.Anyhostwhoreceivesgiftsortipswillbeaddedtoablacklist.

C.Hostsshouldregisteronlive-streamingsiteswiththeirrealnames.

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Stopspendingmoneyonlive-streaming

B.Anewregulationforchildren

C.Newrulesforlive-streamingservice

“Ispentmywholelifedoingonething”.GuFangzhouoncesaid.Knownas“thefather

ofsugarpills（糖丸）“，Gupassedawayatage92onJanuary2,2019.Eightmonthslater（榮譽

稱號）"thePeople9sScientist"forhispolio（脊髓灰質炎）research.

GuFangzhou,afamousmedicalscientist,wasbominJune,1926.Gu'sfamilyfaceda

difficulttimewiththesuddendeathofhisfather.HestudiedhardandfinallyenteredPeking

Universityasamedicalstudentin1944.Aftergraduation,Gumadethedecisiontoworkto

helpimprovepublichealth.

In1955,poliobrokeoutinNantong,JiangsuProvince.Itparalyzed（使癱瘓）1,680

people,mostlychildrenagedbelowseven.Itspreadtoneighboringareasandresultedin466

deaths.Guwasaskedtoleadpolioresearchin1957.“Atthattimetheonlywaytoprevent

poliowastoinventavaccine（疫苗）,“saidGu.

In1959,Gusucceededindevelopingthefirstpoliolivevaccine.Later,hedevelopedthe

“sugar-coatedpill“vaccineintheearly1960s.Itnotonlytastedbetterbutwasmore

affordableandeasiertokeep.Inordertotestthevaccine,Guhimselftriedthevaccineand

laterhisone-month-oldsonwasvaccinated.Thisinspiredhisteamtovaccinatetheirkids.

TheybecamethefirstgroupofpeopleinChinatotryapoliovaccine.6tIfwedon'tbelievein

whatweproduce,howcanothersbelieveinit?”saidGu.

Gradually,thesugar-coatedpoliovaccinewasmadeavailableinChina.Itsaved

millionsofpeople,especiallykids,frombeingdisabled.In2000,theWorldHealth

Organization（WHO）announcedthatChinawasalreadyapolio-freecountry.ctWefeel

satisfied.IcantellpeoplethatItriedmybest,andyourkidswillnolongergetpolio,“saidGu.

"That'sallwehopedfor.^^

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

9.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?

①GuFangzhoulosthisfather.

②GuFangzhouwenttouniversity.

③GuFangzhoubecame“thePeople'sScientist”.

④GuFangzhoudevelopedthesugar-coatedpoliovaccine.

A.①②④③B.②①③④C.②③①④

10.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.howGuFangzhou^researchwasdone

B.whyGuFangzhoucarriedouthisresearch

C.whatdifferenceGuFangzhou5sresearchmade

11.WhowasthefirstpersontotrythepoliovaccineinChina?

A.GuFangzhou?sson.B.GuFangzhou^partner.C.GuFangzhouhimself.

12.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto.

A.givefactsaboutthepoliovaccine

B.introduceagreatmedicalscientist

C.reportanimportantmedicalinvention

Ayoungmanwenttoanexpertongems（寶石）andwantedtolearnfromhim.The

expertshookhishead.Heworriedthattheyoungmanwouldn'thavethepatiencetolearn.In

hisopinion,youngmenwerealwaysinahurry.

Theyoungmanaskedtheexpertmanytimestolethimhaveatry.Finallytheexpertsaid,

“Beheretomorrow.9,

Thenextmorningtheexpertputajade（翡翠）stoneintheman'shandandtoldhimto

holdit.Theexpertthenwentabouthiswork,cutting,weighing,andsettinggems.Theman

satandwaitedexcitedly.Thefollowingmorningtheexpertagainplacedthejadestoneinthe

man'shandandtoldhimtoholdit.Onthethird,fourth,andfifthdaytheexpertrepeatedthe

action.

Onthesixthdaytheyoungmanstillhadtoholdthejadestone,buthecouldnolonger

standthesilence.atSir,^^heasked,“whenamIgoingtolearnsomething?^^“Ybuwilllearn,

theexpertreplied.

Severalmoredayswentby.Themanbecamemoreandmoreupset.However,whenthe

expertplacedastoneinhishandonemorning,theyoungmansaidinsurprisewithout

lookingatit,“Thisisnotthesamejadestone!"

“Youhavebeguntolearn,theexpertsaidwithasmile.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

13.Theexperttheyoungmanatfirst.

A.gotangrywithB.refusedtoteachC.playedajokeon

14.Whydidtheexpertaskthemantoholdastonefordays?

A.Itwasawayoflearning.

B.Hewastoobusytoteachtheman.

C.Itwasallthathecouldgivetheman.

15.Howdidtheyoungman'sfeelingchange?

A.Worried-unhappy-nervous.

B.Worried-surprised-unhappy.

C.Excited-unhappy-surprised.

16.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Arealexpertongems.B.Somegoodlearninghabits.C.Theimportanceofbeing

patient.

China?sfirstpanda-themedtouristtrainleftChengduRailwayStationforZunyi,

GuizhouProvinceonMarch28th.

Thethree-daytripcosts1,280yuan,includingfood,accommodation（住宿）andtickets

toplacesofinterestinGuizhou.

Servingasamobilestar-ratedhotel,thetrainisdecoratedwithgiantpandaimagesboth

insideandoutsideandcanaccommodate252passengers.Ithas8sleepingcars,adiningcar

andanentertainmentcar.Thesleepingcarshaveroomsfortwoorfourpassengers,andeach

roomhasawashroomwithatoiletandashower.Thediningcar,besidesservinglocalfood,

canbeusedasameetingroomifneeded.Theentertainmentcarprovidesaplacewhere

passengerscansing,danceandplaymahjong（麻將）.

ThemahjongroommightbethebiggestattractionforpassengersfromSichuan.There5s

ajokethatapassengeronaplanetoChengducansleepsoundly,onlytobewokenbythe

soundofmahjongplayedinthecitybeforelanding.Infact,Chengduiswellknownforits

loveofmahjongaswellasotherattractions,suchasthegiantpanda,SichuanOperaand

Sichuanfood,accordingtoanonlinesurvey.

“Soitisnosurprisethatpassengerswillbeabletoplaymahjongonatrainleavingfrom

Chengdu,"ZhongJun,fromMeishan,Sichuan,saidduringatrialrun（狽!1試運行）ofthetrain

onMarch24.

ZhongShu,anofficialfromChengduRailwayInternationalBusinessTravelGroup,said

thetrainmaytraveltootherpartsofthecountryifitprovestobeasuccess.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

17.Thethirdparagraphdoesn'ttellus.

A.whatthetrainlookslike

B.whatserviceastar-ratedhotelprovides

C.whatpassengerscandoonthetrain

18.Thejokeismentionedtoshow.

A.theplanetoChengduiscomfortable

B.ittakesalongtimetogotoChengdubyair

C.Chengdupeoplelovemahjongdeeply

19.AccordingtoZhongShu,therewillprobablybe.

A.betterandbetterserviceonthetouristtrain

B.moretouristtrainsbetweenChengduandZunyi

C.touristtrainsbetweenChengduandothercities

20.Whafsthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducethepanda-themedtouristtrain.

B.Toencouragereaderstotakethetouristtrain.

C.TotellreadersthemainattractionsofChengdu.

Asthelargestcountryintheworld,Russiaisaperfecttraveldestinationtoexperience

deliciousfood,interestingcultureandbeautifulbuildings.Areyouthinkingabouttravelling

tothecountry?Ifso,therearesomefactsyouneedtoknowbeforeyougo.

Doyouknowtheworld'slongestpassengercarryingrailwaylineisinRussia?The

Trans-Sibe-rianRailwayrunsfromMoscowtoVladivostok,atotalofover9,289kilometers.

IfyouwanttotakeyourtimetravelingaroundRussiabytrain,itmakesiteasytodoso.You

canchoosetorideinfirst-classorthird-classseats,dependingonyourbudgetandthe

experienceyouwanttohave.

Ifyouaresomeonethatlovesliterature（文學），youprobablyknowthatRussiaishome

tosomeofthebestandmostfamouswriters,suchasLeoTolstoyandAlexanderPushkin.

Manygreatwritershaveamuseumdedicated（專f］的）tothemthatyoucanvisit.Mostcanbe

foundinMos-cowandSt.Petersburg.Whetheryou'reafanoftheirworksoryoudon'tknow

whothey're,youcanlearnsomethingnewaboutthemandRussianliteraturebyvisitingtheir

museums.

AnotheroneofthemostsurprisingfactsaboutRussiaisthatithas12active

volcanoes（活火山）.Ifyoulovenature,youshouldvisitKamchatka,oneofthemost

commonlyvisitedamongthem.Thiszonehasover1,000differentspeciesofplants.Ifsalso

hometobrownbears,sheepandwolves.

Besides,folkdancingisanimportantpartofRussianhistoryandculture.Oneofthe

mostfamousRussiandancesisKhorovod,withpeoplemovingaroundinacirclehandin

hand.Russiansperformfolkdancesatfestivals.IfyougetthechancetotraveltoRussia,be

suretoattendaRussianfolk-danceperformancetolearnmoreaboutthecultureandtraditions

ofRussia.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

21.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2refersto.

A.thetrainB.therailwayC.theseat

22.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthemuseumsinMoscowandSt.Petersburg?

A.Popular.B.Famous.C.Educational.

23.VisitorscandothefollowingwhenvisitingKamchatkaEXCEPT.

A.havingthedeliciousfood

B.enjoyingthebeautyofnature

C.seeinglocalanimalslikebrownbears

24.Whydoesthewritersuggestattendingafolk-danceperformance?

A.It'sagoodwaytorelax.

B.It'sagoodchancetoexperiencelocalculture.

C.Ifsagoodtimetomakeforeignfriends.

Wehumanscanexpressemotionsbytellingothershowwefeel,butwhataboutanimals?

Howcanwetellwhethertheyexperienceemotionsand,iftheydo,whichones?Overthepast

20years,researchershavemadegreatprogressinthisfield.

It'sveryhardforustoassess（評估）emotionsinanimals,becausetheycannottellus

howtheyfeel.However,whenemotionalthingshappen,theycausechangesinseveral

biologicalprocesses.

Themosteasilydetectablereaction（反應）ofananimaltoaneventishowitchangesits

behaviour.Humansoftenchangeexpressionsontheirfacesandgesturesdependingon

whetherweexperienceapleasanteventornot.Animalsshowthesecharacteristicfacial

expressionsaswell.Forexample,changesintheearpositionortheamountofthewhiteof

theeyescanshowdifferentlevelsofpainorfearinanimals.Itisimportanttorememberthat

thefacialexpressionsofanimalsusuallylookdifferentthanthoseofhumans-joymightnot

beshownbyasmile,whilesadnessmaynotbeshownwithtears.

Anotherexampleofanimalbehaviourthatisconnectedtoemotionsisvocalizations（發

聲），whichcanshowstressinmanyanimals.Weknowthisistrueforhumans,too.Imagine

youaresingingasonginfrontofmanypeople;yourvoicemightgetshaky（顫抖）ifyouare

nervous.Researchershavefoundthatthevocalizationsofpigs,goatsandcowsalsochange

andgetlessharmonious（和諧的）whentheseanimalsareunderstress,forexamplewhen

theyareisolatedfromthegroup.

Itseemsthatanimalsreacttotheirenvironmentsmuchashumansdo.So,wecaninfer,

withquitesomeconfidence,thatanimalscanfeelemotions.Thismightencourageusto

rethinktheenvironmentsinwhichwekeeptheanimalsthatareunderourcare-onfarm,in

zoosorinourhouses.Ifwecanbetterunderstandhowanimalsreacttotheirenvironments,

wecanimprovetheseenvironmentsaswellashuman-animalrelationships.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

25.AccordingtoParagraph3,peoplecanlearnhowanimalsfeel.

A.throughtheirvoicesB.throughtheirexpressionsC.throughtheir

environment

26.Theunderlinedphrase"'isolatedfrom^^issimilarto""inmeaning.

A.killedbyB.attractedbyC.separatedfrom

27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thevalueofstudyinganimalemotions.

B.Theadvicetofarmersonkeepinganimals.

C.Thewaystoimprovethehuman-naturerelationship.

28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheresearch?

A.Changesinanimals5expressionsarehardtofind.

B.Animalemotionsarenotasrichashumanones.

C.Soundsmadebyanimalsareawayofexpressingfeelings.

Itwaseleveno'clockatnight,alargewomanwaswalkingtowardshome.Shehada

largehandbagwitheverythingbutmoney.Itwashungrightbehindhershoulder.Aboyran

upandtriedtosnatch（奪；搶）it.Thelargewomansimplyturnedaround,caughttheboyby

hisshirt,andshookhimuntilhisteethrattled（發出咔嗒聲）.

Afterthat,thewomanasked,“Whatdidyouwanttodoitfor?Yourfaceisdirty.Nobody

athometotellyoutowashyourface?^^

Theboyshookhishead.

Thewomanshouted,ctItwillgetwashedthisevening.YouaregoingtorememberMrs.

Jones!”Shedragged（拽）thefrightened（受驚的）boybehindherandgottoherdoor.

“Areyoutakingmetothepolice?”Theboyasked.

“Notwiththatface!Haveyoubeenhometoeatyet?""There'snobodyatmyhouse.”

“Thenwe'lleat,66saidMrs.Jones.^^Ibelieveyou'rehungry,soyoutriedtosteal.^^“I

wantedapairofleather（皮革）shoes,9,saidtheboy.

“Well,youdidn'thavetosnatchmyhandbagtogetthingsyouwant.Besides,there?s

littlemoneyinit.”

Therewasalongpause（停頓）.Afterhewashedhisfaceandturnedaround,wondering

whattodonext,hesawthedoorwasopen.Hecouldrun,run,run!

Inthecomeroftheroom,Mrs.Joneswasheatingsomebeans.Shedidnotwatchtheboy,

nordidshewatchherhandbag.Buttheboytookcaretositonthefarsideoftheroom.away

fromthehandbag,wherehethoughtshecouldeasilyseehim.

Astheyate,shedidn'taskaboutwherehelived,orhisfamily,oranythingthatwould

embarrasshim.Instead,shesaid,“eatsomemore,boy!^^

Whentheyfinishedeating,shegotup."Nowhere,takethistendollarsandbuyyour

shoes.Nexttime,don'tsnatchmyhandbag,noranybodyelse's-shoesgotinbadwayswill

bumyourfbet!”

TheboyreallywantedtosaysomethingtoMrs.Jones.Buthefailedtosayawordashe

turnedatthefootofthestepsandlookedupatthelargewoman.

29.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatthewoman.

A.caughttheboyrightaway

B.walkedhomeinthemorning

C.hadahandbagwithmuchmoney

30.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromtheunderlinedsentence?

A.Theboyfeltfrightenedandwaswaitingforachancetorun.

B.TheboywantedMrs.Jonestopunishhimbecauseofhismistake.

C.Theboyrealizedhismistakeanddidn'twantMrs.Jonestodoubthim.

31.Mrs.Jonesisawoman.

A.richandkindB.strictbutkindC.frighteningandstrict

32.Theboymostwantedtosay（thewordsinhisheart）"

A.I'manhonestboyB.I'mgladtohavethemoneyC.Thankyou,Mrs.Jones

Aseaturtle（烏龜）swimsthroughthewaterandseesawhiteobjectfloating（漂?。?

"Yum!"itthinks."Ajellyfish!”,theturtleeatsitasitsdinner.Buttheobjectisn'tajellyfish-

ifsaplasticbagthatcouldmaketheseaturtlesick.Thisseacreatureisn'talone:Over700

kindsoftheseacreatureshavebeenreportedtohaveeatenplasticorbeentrapped（陷入困境）

inplastic.Scientiststhinkthattheamount（數量）ofplasticintheoceanmighttriple（三倍）

by2050.Butbyunderstandingitandtakingaction,youcanhelpstopthatfromhappening.

WHAT'STHEPROBLEMWITHPLASTIC?

First,lefsgetreal:Notallplasticisbad.Manymedicalsuppliesmadewithplasticsave

lives.Plasticwaterbottlescanbringcleandrinkingwatertopeoplewhodon'thaveit,and

plasticstraws（吸管）canhelppeoplewithdisabilitiesdrink.Theproblemisthatmostofus

useandthenthrowawaymoreplasticthanweneed:thingslikeplasticbags,drinkbottles,

strawsandsoon.Thiskindofplasticthafsusedonlyoncebeforebeingthrownawayis

calledsingle-useplastic,anditmakesupmorethan40percentofallplasticrubbish.

WHEREDOESTHEPLASTICGO?

Scientiststhinkthat8.8milliontonsofplasticwindsupintheoceaneveryyear.How

doesitgetintothesea?Plasticleftonthegroundaslitteroftenblowsintocreeks（〃、溪）and

rivers,finallyendingupintheocean.Andbecauseplasticdoesn'tdecompose（分解）,soit

staysintheoceanforever.

WHATCANWEDOABOUTIT?

Infact,wecandoalottohelpkeepEarthclean!Forexample,wecantakeaclothing

bagtogosloppinginsteadofplasticone.Buylesstakeawayfood,uselessplasticforksand

bowls.Ifwepulltogether,ourchoicescanhelpsaveanimalsandtheoceantheylivein.

33.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?

A.Seacreatureslikeeatingplasticbags.

B.Theseaturtlehaseatenajellyfishasitsdinner.

C.Manyseacreaturesliketheturtlehaveeatenplasticorbeentrappedinplastic.

34.WhatistheproblemofplasticaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Plasticcanbeusedonlyonce.

B.Plasticcanproducealotofrubbish.

C.Plasticcanhelpthedisabledtodrink.

35.Whafsthewriter'swritingpurposeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tocallforouractionagainstplasticpollution.

B.Toshowafactthatnotallplasticisbad.

C.Totellusaplasticbagthatcouldmaketheseaturtlesick.

36.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.HowtoUsePlasticB.AStoryofASeaTurtleC.PlasticPollution

Althoughpeopleeverywhereseemtoenjoydrinkingcoffee,theydon'tallhavethesame

coffeeculture.InEurope,forexample,coffeeshopsarecommonplacesforpeopletomeet

friendsandtotalkwhiletheydrinkcoffee.Ontheotherhand,placeslikethiswerenotas

commoninNorthAmericainthepast.Instead,peopleinNorthAmericalikedtodrinkcoffee

intheirhomeswithfriends.ThecoffeecultureintheUSAchangedwhenStarbucks（星巴克）

coffeeshopsspreadacrossthecountry.

ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,inthe

USA.Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatcookeditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusiness

didwell,andby1981therewerethreeStarbucksstoresinSeattle.

Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmet

thethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmade

kitchenequipment.HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffee

makers,whichcausedhisgreatinterest.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid.In

1982,theoriginalStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing（市場

營銷）.

In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialenvironmentoftheespresso（濃咖啡）bars

therecaughthiseyes.BackintheUSA,SchultzcreatedanenvironmentforStarbuckscoffee

shopsthatwascomfortableandrelaxing,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.

StarbucksbeganopeningmorestoresacrosstheUSA.Thenthecompanyopenedcoffee

shopsinothercountriesaswell.Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsall

overtheworld.

However,thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems.Infact,manyStarbucks

storeshavebeenclosedoverthepastfewyears.Ontheonehand,thisisbecausetherewere

toomanycoffeeshopscompetingforbusinessinonesmallarea.Ontheotherhand,storesin

somecountrieswereclosedbecausethecoffeeculturetheredidnotmatchwiththe6tfeelthe

sameeverywhere^^environmentofferedbyStarbucks.

37.Accordingtothepassage,whichistherightorderforthefollowingsentences?

a.SchultzhelpedtomakeStarbucksahugecoffeecompany.

b.StarbucksbeganasasmallcoffeecompanyinSeattleintheUSA.

c.SchultzwenttoSeattletolearnaboutthecompanyandlaterworkedforit.

d.SchultznoticedStarbucksorderedlotsofspecialcoffeemakers.

A.a-b-d-cB.c-a-b-dC.b-d-c-a

38.Theunderlinedword"ran"inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.closedB.managedC.left

39.WhyweresomanyStarbucksclosedinsmallareas?

A.Becausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopsinoneplace.

B.Becausethestyleofthecoffeestoresseemsthesame.

C.Becausethecoffeeintheseplaceswastooexpensive.

40.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightstructureofthepassage?（P=Paragraph）

Historically,mostcarshaverunongasoline（汽油），butthatmaychangeinthefuture:

carscanalsorunonotherliquidfuels（液體燃料）andelectricity.

Gasolineisfromoil.Theenergyingasolinecomesfromhydrocarbons（碳氫化合物）.

Gasolineprovidesgreatpowerforcars.However,itcausesenvironmentalproblems,likeair

pollutionandtemperaturerise.Sogasolinecan'tbethebestfuel.

Anotherchoiceiselectricity.Electricitycarscanbeasefficient（效能好的）ascarsusing

gasoline,andtheyproducelesspollution.Butelectriccarsthemselvesaremoreexpensive.

Goodnewsisthatthecosthasbeenlowerandtherearemoreandmoreplacesforthecarsto

getelectricityeversince2010.

Theotherchoicesareotherliquidfuels.Manyofthesecanbestoredinthesameplaces

asgasoline,andusedinthesamecars.Theycanalsobefriendlytotheenvironment.

OnewaytomakesuchfuelsistogetCO2fromtheairandputitinwater.Through

chemicalreaction,hydrocarbonscanbecreated.However,thesefuelstakeupmorespace.

Anotherwayistomakesuchfuelsfromplantswhichtakeincarbonfromtheair.These

fuelsaregreenerinuse.Butnotallofthemcanbeasefficientasgasoline.

Forafueltobethebest,peoplehavetobeabletoaffordit.Unluckily,almostevery

greentechnologyismoreexpensivethanthatofusinggasoline.Governmentsandcar

producersaredoingeverythingtheycantocutdownthecosts.Intheend,thebestfuelwillbe

bothaffordableforcarusersandgreenforourplanet.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

41.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowDoWeMakeFuelsforCars?

B.WhatAretheFuels'Differences?

C.WhatIstheBestFuelforCars?

42.AccordingtoParagraph3,wecaninfer（推斷）thatelectriccars.

A.willproducemorepollution

B.willbecomemoreandmoreexpen