Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day. When Mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, wanted to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job. They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching(调查) the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers. On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the whole $ 100, 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank. The store broke even in its first year, with only $ 120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories. Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $ 420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $ 34,000. “The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.” 小题1: After Mary got well from her illness they began _________.A.to study industrial management (工业管理) | B.to buy and read more mystery books | C.to do market research on book business | D.to work harder to save money for the bookstore | 小题2: How did their bookstore do in the first year?A.They had to borrow money to keep it going. | B.They made just enough to cover all the costs. | C.They succeeded in earning a lot of money. | D.They failed though they worked hard. | 小题3:According to Richard, the main purpose(目的) of running the bookstore is _________.A.to pay for children’s education | B.to get to know more writers | C.to set up more bookstores | D.to do what they like to do |
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小题1:C 小题2:B 小题3:D |
试题分析:短文大意:像许多书籍爱好者,玛丽和她的丈夫李察戈德曼,很少路过书店而到里面看看。他们经常谈论有一天开自己的商店。当玛丽于1989因心脏病住医院后,他们决定认真考虑。他们开始跟书店老板交谈开展商业调查。1992万圣节前夕,他们在他们家附近开了Mystery Lovers书吧。商店在第一年,只有120000美元的销售额。但玛丽总是想出新的方法来吸引客户。今天Mystery Lovers每年约420000美元的销售。纳税后,营业成本和六名兼职销售员,李察和玛丽一起获得大约34000美元。“你喜欢的工作可能不会有一百万美元的收入,”李察说。“这一直是我们愉快的生活,而不是挣一大笔钱。” 小题1:细节理解题。根据They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry.可知选C。 小题2:细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句To cover the whole $ 100, 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.和第五段首句The store broke even in its first year, with only $ 120,000 in sales 可知选B。 小题3:推理判断题。根据最后一段“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”可知理查德开书店是为了做他喜欢做的事,所以选D。 |
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试题【Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked 】;主要考察你对
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完形填空(10分) On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8: 40 am. After I eat my , I often go to a shopping centre my mother. The shopping centre is our home, so we walk there. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there. The shopping centre has a good . It is called“蓝莓购物中心”in Chinese. It doesn’t have an English name. Can you it in English? It is new and big. There are many things there, such as TVs, fridges, computers, clothes, food drinks. There are many every day. There are men and women, the old and the . do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The workers there are always nice and friendly. The things there are usually good but not . If you come to my home, I can take you there and have a look.
小题1: | A.breakfast | B.lunch | C.supper | D.dinner |
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小题3: | A.near | B.not far | C.at | D.far from |
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小题4: | A.flower | B.place | C.name | D.room |
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小题7: | A.students | B.people | C.children | D.teachers |
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小题8: | A.tall | B.short | C.young | D.small |
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小题10: | A.expensive | B.cheap | C.big | D.new |
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Basketball match: Changchun VS Shenyang Day: Saturday Time: in the morning (10:00) Place:Changchun Stadium Telephone:70504266
| Film: Superman Day: Saturday Time: in the afternoon and in the evening (15:00-17:00; 18:00-20:00) Price: adult 16 yuan; child half price Telephone: 62603941
| Swimming lesson Day: Thursday Time: in the morning (8:00) Place: Great Swimming Pool Telephone:58796324
| Concert Day: Wednesday Time: in the morning (10:30-12:00) Place: People Theatre Price: 35 yuan
| 小题1:Where is the swimming lesson?A.Changchun Stadium. | B.Great Swimming pool. | C.People Theatre. | D.Great Garden. | 小题2:When is the concert?A.On Thursday18:00-20:00 | B.On Saturday10:00 | C.On Saturday15:00-17:00 | D.On Wednesday10:30-12:00 | 小题3:If you want to ask something about the basketball match, you can call_________.A.62603941 | B.70504266 | C.58796324 | D.99687241 | 小题4:On Saturday, you can _______________.A.watch the basketball match and have the swimming lesson. | B.See the film Superman and go to the concert. | C.Have the swimming lesson and go to the concert. | D.Watch the basketball match and see the film Superman. | 小题5:Two adults and one child will spend _______ seeing the film Superman.A.87.5 yuan | B.40 yuan | C.8 yuan | D.16 yuan |
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Shanghai is a nice city. The weather here is mild (温和的), that is, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It changes from season to season. Now many tall buildings have been set up one after another. But at the same time, the city is full of people. As a result, the traffic is terrible. Traffic jams (拥挤) happen during the rush(高峰) hours. If you want to go to a place far away, the fastest way is neither driving, nor riding a bike. It is often walking! The policemen in Shanghai are very helpful. Visitors can ask them for help if they lose their way or lose something. But when you disobey (违背)the traffic rules, they will be very strict with you. A lot of people in Shanghai can speak English. Travellers from English speaking countries feel at home here. Welcome to Shanghai. 小题1:The weather in Shanghai is _________. 小题2:The traffic in Shanghai is terrible because the city is full of _________. A.many buildings | B.people | C.bikes | D.streets | 小题3:Sometimes the fastest way to a place far away is to go __________.A.by taxi | B.by bike | C.on foot | D.by bus | 小题4:The policemen in Shanghai are always ready to __________. A.disobey | B.work | C.talk | D.help | 小题5:English speaking people can often _________ people in the streets in Shanghai.A.listen to | B.talk to | C.get | D.ask |
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阅读下面的短文,判断正误.(正确的用T,错误的用F) Lin Fei’s home is about 10 kilometers from school. He gets up at six o’clock every day, showers, and has a quick breakfast. Then he leaves for school at around six-thirty. First, he rides his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about ten minutes. Then the early bus takes him to school. The bus ride usually takes about 25 minutes. 小题1:It’s about ten kilometers from Lin Fei’s home to school. 小题2:He sometimes gets up at six o’clock. 小题3:He leaves for school at about half past six. 小题4:He gets to the bus station by subway. 小题5:It takes him about 20 minutes to the bus station. |
Mrs. Brown is from London in England, but she likes in China. She says her students all work very and they are very friendly. She loves very much. Mrs. Brown a son and a daughter. Her son’s name is Jack. He is ten. Her daughter’s name is Sue. She is seven old. They study in China. They don’t have classes weekends. They their school very much. After school, they often shopping or play sports. They help their mother some housework sometimes. They have a happy .
小题1: | A.works | B.studies | C.working | D.work |
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小题4: | A.have | B.has | C.there is | D.there are |
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小题5: | A.years | B.year | C.a year | D.young |
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小题10: | A.home | B.families | C.family | D.homes |
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