43. The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.

A. agrees      B. shouts     C. smiles       D. complains

44. Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A. He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.

B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

D. He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.

45. We can know from the last paragraph that ____.

A. the writer’s mother works very hard for the family

B. the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like

C. the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job

D. the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good

B

In 1939, two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, 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 small 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), for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their 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 modest success until they met Ray Kroc.

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise (特许经营) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement struck included the right to duplicate the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches (拱门).

Today McDonald’s is really a household name. Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the decades since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers. In 1976, McDonald’s had over $1billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history.

46.This passage mainly talks about_______.

A. the development of fast food services

B. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald

C. how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business

D. Ray Kroc’s business talent

47.Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses EXCEPT ______.

A. a drive-in                                    B. a theater

C. a barbecue restaurant                           D. a cinema

48. According to the article, the right order of McDonald’s development is _______.

① Sell the right to franchise(特许经营) their restaurants

② Allow ten copies of their restaurant to be opened

③ Start a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California

④ Has over $1 billion in total sales

A. ③②①④   B. ③①②④      C. ③①④②    D. ③②④①

49. We may infer from this passage that _________.

A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc

B. the location the McDonald’s chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in

C. Ray Kroc was a good businessman

D. forty years ago there were numerous fast-food restaurants

50. The passage suggests that ________.

A. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers

B. creativity is an important element of business success

C. Mac and Dick McDonald became broke after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc

D. California is the best place to go into business

C

Whether you’re headed to another country for business or pleasure, it is likely that you need to keep in touch with family or business partners in the United States. But if you plan to do that using your cell phone, you could have an unwelcome surprise---U.S. cell phones don’t work abroad. U.S. companies use different forms of technology, not like most of the international community, including Europe.

However, there is an easy, cost-effective solution to staying in touch while you’re traveling. You can rent a phone that is guaranteed to work in the countries you’re visiting. Roadpost offers a 30-day cell phone rental plan that includes free incoming calls, free voicemail and call waiting services.

The service is convenient and simple. You can place your order online and your phone will be shipped to arrive on the date you want. If an unexpected business trip comes up, Roadpost can provide next-day delivery for most cities. In addition to the phone, Roadpost provides a spare battery, travel charger and a leather carrying case.

When your phone is shipped from Roadpost, you receive an e-mail confirmation that contains your international cell phone number so you can leave it with family members and business partners; Roadpost even provides business cards preprinted with your international phone number.

Those who don’t want to be without e-mail while traveling can rent an international BlackBerry. It can be hard to stay in touch by e-mail when traveling. With an international BlackBerry, you can email as much as you like, without worrying about an expensive bill. If you’re traveling to very remote areas, you may want to consider renting a satellite phone: Because they receive their signals from satellites, these phones work anywhere on the planet, including oceans and mountains. When you return, simply ship the phone or BlackBerry back to Roadpost using the return kit the company provides.

51. According to the text, Roadpost probably is______.

A. an organization that offers some free services

B. a person who offers some advice to foreign tourists

C. a company that rents cell phones to Americans going abroad

D. a Person who makes travel plans for Americans

52. The first paragraph mainly tells us that ______.

A. Americans need to change their cell phones

B. U.S. cell phones don't work abroad

C. European form of technology is different from America's

D. Americans who go abroad will meet an unwelcome surprise

53. Which of the following will help you a lot in mountainous areas?

A. BlackBerry.           B. The return kit.

C. E-mail.               D. Satellite phones.

54. According to the text, it can be inferred that ______.

A. Roadpost can offer cell phones using in different areas

B. an international BlackBerry is mainly used to send e-mail

C. you should select a bag used to send your cell phone

D. Roadpost's service is convenient and simple

55. Which of the free services can you get from Road post?

A. Sending e-mail                B. Voicemail.

C. Shipping the phone back.     D. Call waiting services.

D

The temperature of the sun is over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center. The sun is so much hotter than the earth that matter can exist only as a gas, except at the core. In the core of the sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core. However, no one really knows, since the center of the sun can never be directly observed.

Solar astronomers do know that the sun is divided into five layers or zones. Starting at the outside and going down into the sun, the zones are the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone and finally the core. The first three zones are regarded as the sun’s atmosphere ends and the main body of the sun begins.

The sun’s outermost layer begins about 10,000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for millions of miles. This is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse such as the one in February 1979. At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of the sun’s rays.

The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse. The corona’s rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike (一束束穗状) rays near the sun’s north and south poles. The corona is thickest at the sun’s equator.

The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds and reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit. The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets. By the time the sun’s corona rays reach the earth, they are weak and invisible.

56. Matter on the sun can exist only in the form of gas because of the sun’s ______.

A. size            B. age            C. location            D. temperature

57. With what topic is the second paragraph mainly concerned?

A. How the sun evolved.                    B. The structure of the sun.

C. Why scientists study the sun.              D. The distance of the sun from the planets.

58. All of the following are parts of the sun’s atmosphere EXCEPT the _______.

A. corona          B. core      C. photosphere        D. chromosphere

59. According to the passage, as the corona rays reach the planets, they become _______.

A. hotter          B. clearer            C. thinner             D. stronger