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There is a place where Christmas lives all year long. It is called Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The family-owned business calls itself the world’s largest Christmas store. The late Wally Bronner started the business in 1945.
Wayne Bronner, Wally’s son, is president and CEO of what is now a multi-million dollar corporation. He learned the business from an early age. Some of his best memories are traveling to other countries with his father to find new products for the store.
Bronner’s sells more than fifty thousand holiday products from seventy nations. Half of the products cost less than ten dollars. Wayne Bronner says demand for small objects to hang on Christmas trees has expanded over the years. People spend more time, effort and money into decorating their homes with these ornaments(装饰品), lights and religious scenes. Bronner’s is famous for its nativity scenes which show the birth of Jesus Christ.
Michigan has the nation’s highest unemployment rate. Bronner’s has been affected by the financial crisis, too. But not in reduced sales.
Wayne Bronner said, “Even though people are spending less, we’re having more people visit here. And as a result we’ve actually had a sales increase.” Bronner’s success is also linked to community co-operation and investment. Frankenmuth is a town of five thousand people in eastern Michigan’s farm country. The town was settled by Bavarian Germans in the 1800s. It has kept its traditions alive in buildings and restaurants.
Bavarian cultural themes and Bronner’s huge store bring three million visitors a year. The town is the most popular place for tourists in the state. Bronner’s business is aimed at a single day of the year. But that is not too different from other businesses.
“About half of our business is done in the last quarter of the year, in the last three months. And actually when you compare that with most retailers(零售商), that follows the same pattern.” Wayne Bronner says the family’s long-term planning and willingness to reinvest profits has grown the company into what it is today. Still, it does not hurt to build a business on a holiday which is celebrated worldwide. Currently, about only two percent of sales are overseas. But Wayne Bronner sees room for growth, especially through the Internet.
51. Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland is probably ______.
A. a private business B. a state-run business
C. the world’s largest store D. a nationalized corporation
52. Bronner’s mainly sells ______.
A. festival ornaments made by themselves
B. holiday products imported from foreign countries
C. festival ornaments during the summer and winter holidays
D. holiday products to tourists from foreign countries
53. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. most of Bronner’s products are expensive
B. people are spending less money on small objects
C. Frankenmuth is a modern town popular with tourists
D. Wally Bronner, founder of Bronner’s, has passed away
54. In what way has the financial crisis affected Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland?
A. Many of its staff have lost their jobs.
B. Only two percent of sales are overseas.
C. The corporation has had an increased sale.
D. People are spending less in Bronner’s.
55. Bronner’s success lies in the following EXCEPT ________.
A. aiming its business at a single day of the year
B. community co-operation and investment
C. the family’s long-term planning
D. the willingness to reinvest profits
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51---55 ABDCA
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试题【CThere is a place where Christmas lives all year long. It is called Bronner’s Ch】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第二节信息匹配 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读以下几种青少年杂志的简要介绍:
A. Teens Now is a successful music magazine for teenagers that lists who is playing, where and when and how to get tickets. Interviews with well-known singers and groups as well as biographies are included. It also gives its young readers the chance to send their own articles.
B. NS Teens magazine is well-known for its wildlife and environmental content but it also has articles on the history and culture of people from all over the world. Some of the articles are long and detailed but the magazine is also famous for its fantastic photo-journalism. There are letters from readers as well as maps and fact sheets.
C. Top Teens is easy to read and full of color photographs. There are a range of different sections including those offering fashion and beauty advice. But the majority of its pages are devoted to interviews with the popular, well-known fashion models and stars of cinema, music and sports.
D. The only environmental magazine written by teenagers for teenagers is Young WB. Readers are invited to send their articles and photographs to the magazine’s office and materials are chosen for the next issue. As well as articles about the natural world, the magazine also has many special offers and competitions.
E. Teenplus is very different from the average teen magazine that simply offers articles on pop stars and fashion. This exciting new magazine informs readers about what is happening in the world through its in-depth articles on current affairs, politics and science. It also provides a variety of reviews on recent books, films and music CDs.
F. No journalists write for Teen Voice. This magazine depends completely on articles sent in by its teenage readers. It gives young people the opportunity to publish their creative works such as poems or short works of fiction or to voice their opinions on important issues. They can also write comments on the latest music CDs.
以下介绍了几个青少年学生的兴趣爱好,请将他们与上述杂志匹配起来。
56. Oliver would like to read stories that people of his own age have written. He is also keen(热衷于) on music and would like some recommendations on the best bands to listen to.
57. Bessie wants to know more about famous people who frequently appear in the newspapers. She is also interested in clothing and would like some recommendations on what style to wear.
58. Johnson is interested in learning more about the latest international events and affairs. Besides, he is also keen on the cinema and would like to read different opinions on what movies to see.
59. Jennifer is fond of geography and the natural world. She would also like to read articles that tell her about the lives of people from other countries.
60. Chris enjoys going to concerts very much and hopes to find out more about people in his favourite bands. He is also fond of reading things written by other teenagers.
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John Blanchard was at Grand Central Station,looking for the girl whose heart he knew,but whose face he didn"t,the girl with the 36 .
His interest in her had begun 13 months before in a Florida 37 .He was reading a book there and was attracted by the 38 on the margins left by a reader named Miss Hollis Maynell.He 39 to find her address and wrote her a letter 40 himself.The next day he was shipped overseas for 41 in the army in World War Ⅱ.
During the next 13 months the two grew to know each other throught the 42 .When he returned,they decided their first 43 -7 pm at Grand Gentral Station. "Youll 44 me," she wrote,"by the red rose I"ll be 45 on my coat."
A young girl in a green suit was coming 46 Blanchard.She was so beautiful that he started fixing his eyes upon her,entirely 47 to notice that she was not wearing a rose.Just then,he saw Hollis Maynell,who was 48 just behind the girl.She was a woman well past 40,with 49 hair under a worn hat.
Blanchard felt 50 .But he didn"t hesitate.He said to 51 ,"I"m Lieutenant(中尉) John Blanchard,and you must be Miss Maynell.I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?"
"I don"t 53 what this is about,son," she said,"but the young lady 54 asked me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner,I should tell you that she is 55 you in the big restaurant across the street!"
You can hardly imagine how happy Lieutenant John Blanchard felt at the moment!
36.A.book B.hat C.rose D.letter
37.A.library B.restaurant C.post office D.station
38.A.trails B.notes C.signs D.marks
39.A.attempted B.stopped C.intended D.managed
40.A.introducing B.displaying C.acknowledging D.claiming
41.A.business B.work C.service D.research
42.A.ship B.mail C.line D.telegraphy
43.A.greeting B.interview C.meeting D.talk
44.A.memorize B.impress C.run into D.recognize
45.A.putting B.carrying C.fixing D.wearing
46.A.toward B.over C.from D.off
47.A.refusing B.forgetting C.stopping D.managing
48.A.standing B.wandering C.chasing D.hurrying
49.A.lighening B.darkening C.graying D.thickning
50.A.excited B.shy C.embarrassed D.disappointed
51.A.the girl B.the woman C.himself D.the passer - by
52.A.dinner B.my house C.the hotel D.the train
53.A.guess B.believe C.know D.like
54.A.under a worn hat B.in the green suit C.with gray hair D.standing behind
55.A.preparing for B.looking for C.teating D.waiting for
第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been ___36___ me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly ___37___. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __38__ my moves, because she __39__ to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I _40__ she had strict sleeping habits, __41___ I thought she ought to be able to _42__ some of this strictness. I said to her, “__43__, you can stay up late for once. We’re having ___44___.” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked __45__. Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it _46__, you’re going to play it slowly.” and so we_47_ for another ten minutes, until _48_ my daughter burst into tears, and 49_ that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made __50__. I had started the evening wanting to have a __51_ time with my daughter but had __52__ my desire to win to become more __53__than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win _54_ me well. As a parent, I _55_ that it got in my way. So I had to change.
36. A. guiding B. training C. asking D. advising
37. A. allowed B. expected C. replied D. accepted
38. A. hurry B. repeat C. pass D. change
39. A. agreed B. needed C. begged D. hated
40. A. guessed B. learned C. knew D. heard
41. A. but B. for C. so D. or
42. A. put up B. give up C. pick up D. take up
43. A. As usual B. Go ahead C. Come on D. By the way
44. A. Patience B. luck C. fun D. success
45. A. Excited B. proud C. anxious D. angry
46. A. well B. again C. fairly D. regularly
47. A. Discussed B. continued C. counted D. argued
48. A. Nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly
49. A. promised B. discovered C. wondered D. admitted
50. A. an attempt B. a decision C. an effort D. a mistake
51. A. free B. different C. full D. happy
52. A. managed B. recognized C. allowed D. reduced
53. A. important B. attractive C. practical D. interesting
54. A. offered B. served C. controlled D. taught
55. A. imagined B. apologized C. realized D. explained
E
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有多余选项。
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
71 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle. 72 ideal (理想的)study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity. 73
You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
74 Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
75 This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.
A.One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to. |
B.Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying. |
C.Pick a place where your children can study properly. |
D.Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too. |
F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
G. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
It was on a winter morning, near Oxford, Maryland, that I set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which __36__ the Tred Avon River.The snow decorated the shore in white.For a moment I stood quietly against the bookcase, appreciating what the night’s snow had __37__.
38 I leaned forward and peered (盯着看) close to the frosted window.“It really is!” I cried out loud.“There is a goose out there!” I __39__ to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars (望远镜).Into their sights came the __40__ of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its __41__ frozen to the ice.
Then from the dark sides, I saw a line of swans.They crossed __42__ the west of the broad river, moving __43__ to the east.
As I __44__, the leader swung to the right, and then the white __45__ of birds become a white circle.It floated from the top of the sky downward.At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle __46__ the ice.The swans __47__ the frozen goose! Amazingly, those bills (啄) began to work on __48__.The long necks were lifted and curved down, __49__.It went on for a long time.At last, the goose was free and __50__ its big webbed (有蹼的) feet slowly.The goose __51__ its wings as far as they would go.The swans took off and __52__ their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination.__53__ them, rising with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky.
I watched them __54__ they disappeared over the tips of the farthest trees.Only then did I realize that tears were running down my cheeks.
This is a true story.I do not try to interpret it here.I just often __55__ it in the bad moments, and tell myself, “If so for birds, why not for man?”
36.A.undertook B.overlooked C.overshadowed D.evaluated
37.A.destroyed B.covered C.painted D.hidden
38.A.Finally B.Unwillingly C.Disappointedly D.Suddenly
39.A.rushed B.returned C.advanced D.reached
40.A.figure B.shadow C.cry D.baby
41.A.head B.body C.feet D.beak
42.A.along B.from C.around D.in
43.A.steadily B.smoothly C.in the snow D.closely
44.A.watched B.expected C.predicted D.feared
45.A.block B.mass C.dot D.string
46.A.skated on B.landed on C.fell down to D.broke into
47.A.threatened B.attacked C.surrounded D.killed
48.A.the ice B.their feather C.the river D.the shore
49.A.one after another B.side by side C.now and then D.again and again
50.A.washing B.protecting C.moving D.warming
51.A.enlarged B.spread C.lifted D.threw
52.A.started B.carried on C.repeated D.stopped
53.A.Behind B.In front of C.Along with D.Including
54.A.after B.although C.unless D.until
55.A.write about B.keep C.think of D.retell
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