In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroc entered a partnership with two brothers named McDonald. They opened a popular restaurant in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. Hamburgers, French fries, and cold drinks were the main food there. Kroc opened similar eating places under the same name, "McDonald's", and they were an instant success. He later took over the company, and today it is one of the most famous and successful "fast-food" in America and the world. Why was his idea so successful？ Probably the most important reason was that this timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. In the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace. This meant they had less time and energy to do housework and preparation of meals, so they relied more on "TV dinners" and fast-food restaurant. Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone also depend on this type of food, since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth.Fast-food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another trend of the 1960s, sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food that was packaged or processed(处理). This preference for natural food continued to this day.From the success of Raymond Kroc’s fast-food business, we can say that social economic trends influence where and what we eat.1.The main idea of the reading is that ().A、Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the worldB、social and economic changes affect eating habitsC、fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quicklyD、Americans eat either fast food or natural food2.Why was McDonald''s idea so successful？ It was mainly because ().A、people living alone depend on fast foodB、single parents have little time to spend in the kitchenC、many women returned to the workplace in 1960sD、his timing was right3.Americans had the "movements"().A、in 1955B、in 1950sC、in 1960sD、both in 1950s and 1960s4."Cooking for one is more trouble than it is worth" means ().A、cooking for several people is worth more moneyB、it is not necessary to take too much time to cook for one personC、there are more problems when one person cooksD、there are a lot of housework and preparation to do when one person cooks5.An idea implied but not directly stated (陈述) in the reading is that ().A、many married women began to work in the 1960sB、natural foods are still popular todayC、fast food is not part of the diet of all AmericansD、divorce causes people to change their eating habits

A.naming

B.named

C.by named

D.calling

A、 Pickwick Papers

B、 The Old Curiosity Shop

C、 Great Expectations

D、 Hard Times

Which of the following facts is the last？

A. Piano Man was released.

B. Billy Joel played in a number of Long Island groups.

C. Cold Spring Harbor was released.

D. Billy Joel was named "Best New Male Vocalist".

Cheng”.Because its name is a tongue twister(绕口令) and the shop was situated near Er Duo Yan Alley(胡同) outside the Northern Gate in Tianjin, people preferred to call the snack Ear-Hole Fried Cake.英译汉

uqing County.It is said that his father was 40 years old when he was born and was given the nickname Gou Zi, as it was expected that it would be easier to feed and keep him as a baby dog.英译汉

Passage Five

Billy Joel was born on Long Island, in New York State. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and joined his first rock band when he was fourteen. After playing in a number of Long Island groups, Billy began concentrating on his song-writing. His first album of completely original songs was Cold Spring Harbor. It was released in 1972. Two years later, after the release of the smash-hit albums Piano Man and Street-life Serenade. Billy was named "Best New Male Vocalist" by Cask Box magazine.

51. Billy Joel began taking piano lessons ______.

A. when he joined his first rock band

B. after he was named "Best New Male Vocalist"

C. at fourteen

D. before he was fourteen years old

Big Ben is the great clock high up in the tower of the Parliament building.Big Ben's story started in 1834.In that year the old parliament building burned down.Its clock tower crashed to the ground.There had to be a new building and a new clock.

Plans were made.They called for a "King of Clocks, the biggest and best in the world？ So the clock had to be big.And it had to keep very good time.The big clock was made in two years.But it couldn't be put in the tower.The tower wasn't even built! Five more years went by before the clock tower was finished.Then the giant hour bell was put in place.It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859.

The great bell had to have a name.A meeting of Parliament was called to pick one.The clock is the King of Clocks？one man said."Why not call the Queen of Bells？"

"Then why not Victoria？"said another.(Victoria was the British queen at that time.)

The talk about names went on and on.Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak.He was a big man whom the others liked.By this time they were all tired.Someone shouted."Why not call it Big Ben？"

Everybody laughed, and the meeting broke up.But Big Ben it was from then on.Not just the bell, but the whole clock.

(1) The new clock began striking years after the old clock had crashed down.

A.2

B.5

C.15

D.25

(2) The plans said that the new clock had to.

A.be named at a parliament meeting

B.be called Big Ben

C.be made in two years

D.be big and keep good time

(3) The clock tower was built five years after.

A.the clock was made

B.the hour bell was made

C.the old Parliament building burned down

D.the new Parliament building was completed

(4) Originally, the British Parliament called the meeting in order to name.

A.the clock

B.the bell

C.the clock tower

D.the whole building

(5) Big Ben was named after.

A.the king of England

B.the British queen

C.a man in Parliament

D.the clock maker

听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently, there was a story about a man named Virgil Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn’t find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally, in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun, and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime, but then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn’t try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of the town, and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policemen and said: ’Would you please asked the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible ’ （）

A．The long distance between his home town and New York．

B．His unpopular character．

C．The high unemployment rate in New York．

D．His criminal recor

D．

Passage Three

People enjoy talking about "firsts." They like to remember their first love or their first car. But not all firsts

are happy ones. Few people enjoy recalling the firsts that are bad.

One of history's bad but important firsts was the first car accident. Autos were still young when it happened. The crash took place in New York City. The year was 1896. The month was May. A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car. At the time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one is sure who was at fault. In any case, the bike and the car collided. The man on the bike was injured. The driver of the car had to stay in jail and wait for the hospital report on the bicycle rider. Luckily, the rider was not killed.

Three years later, another automobile first took place. The scene was again New York City, a real estate broker named Henry Bliss stepped off a streetcar. He was hit by a passing car. Once again, no one is sure just how it happened or whose fault it was. The driver of the car was put in jail. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident.

44. In each accident the driver was ______.

A. found guilty

B. set free

C. laughed at

D. put in jail for a while