Question

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商業(yè)廣告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works," he said in 1991, “I'll continue to do those commercials."

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had

 properfitting shoes," Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted(收養(yǎng)) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me," Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he'd beat me."

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restauran

ts. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant," he said, “I could eat for free." A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.

In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashi

oned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made to order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes$ 6 billion a year in sales.

Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer afuture for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金會) for Adoption in 1992.

In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,"says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody."

1.What is the article mainly about?

A. The life of Dave Thomas.               B. The dream of Dave Thomas.

C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.          D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business.

2. What do we know about his childhood?

A.He lived a poor life.                   B.He had caring parents.

C.  He stayed in one place.              D.  He didn't go to school.

3.Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.

a.graduated from high school          b.started his own business

c.became a millionaire               d.started a foundation

e.met Harland Sanders

A. e，b，c，d，a，    B. a，e，c，b，d，      C. e，c，b，d，a，    D. a，e，b，c， 

4. “He was just Joe Everybody." (in the last paragraph) means  _______.

A. Dave was famous               B. Dave was ordinary

C. Dave was showy                D. Dave was shy 

5.What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?

A. Thomas's.         B. Wendy's.         C. Lorraine's.         D. Rex's. 

Answer 1

1----5   AACBB   

解析:

1.這是一道主旨題。通讀這篇短文可以看出，文章從Dave Thomas的童年→少年→青年時(shí)的立業(yè)及婚姻狀況?老年又重返高中校園，以時(shí)間為線索講述了Dave Thomas的一生。答案為A。 

2.這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段描述了Dave Thomas童年的生活。他出生在一個(gè)單身母親家庭，被收養(yǎng)后，生活一直十分貧窮，甚至連一雙合適的鞋子也沒有。

3.這是一道順序選擇題。短文的內(nèi)容告訴我們，Dave Thomas在1956年遇到Harland Sanders, 1968年成為百萬富翁，1969年開始自己經(jīng)營，1992年開創(chuàng)基金會，1993畢業(yè)。答案為C。 

4.這是一道詞義理解題。根據(jù)上下文的背景，“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave”說明Dave在屏幕上和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中一樣，沒有作秀，很真實(shí)。因此不是選項(xiàng)C和D，由“He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker.”可以判斷出他是位普通人，沒有演員和演講家的派頭。答案為B。 

5.這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段中第二句我們得知，他以他女兒Wendy的名字命名。答案為B。