【正文】 the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班遲到的最后通牒后不久?？芍@不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. Milton Hershey was born near the small village of Derry Church, Pennsylvania, in 1857. He only attended school through the fourth grade。 at that point, he was apprenticed(做學徒) to a printer in a nearby town. After a while, he left the printing business and was apprenticed to a Lancaster, Pennsylvania candy maker. And at the age of eighteen, he opened his own candy store in Philadelphia. In spite of his talents as a candy maker, the shop failed after six years. After the failure of his Philadelphia store, Milton headed for Denver, where he learned the art of making caramels(焦糖). Then in Denver, Milton once again attempted to open his own candymaking businesses, in Chicago, New Orleans, and New York City. Finally, in 1886, he went to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he raised the money necessary to try again. This pany— the Lancaster Caramel Company—established Milton39。s reputation as a master candy maker. In 1893, Milton attended the Chicago International Exposition, where he saw a display of German chocolatemaking implements. Fascinated by the equipment, he purchased it for his Lancaster candy factory and began producing chocolate, which he used for coating his caramels. By the next year, production had grown to include cocoa, sweet chocolate, and baking chocolate. The Hershey Chocolate pany was born in 1894 as a subsidiary(子公司) of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Six years later, Milton sold the caramel pany, but reserved the rights, and the equipment, to make chocolate. He believed that a large market of chocolate consumers was waiting for someone to produce reasonably priced candy. He was right. Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country, and opened his chocolate manufacturing plant. With access to all the fresh milk he needed, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant that opened in a small Pennsylvania village in 1905 is today the largest chocolate factory in the world. The sweets created at this facility are favorites around the world. The area where the factory is located is now known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Within the first decades of its existence, the town of Hershey thrived, as did the chocolate business. A bank, a school, churches, a department store, even a park and a trolley system all appeared in short order。 the town soon even had a zoo. Today, a visit to the area reveals the Hershey Medical Center, Milton Hershey School, and Hershey39。s Chocolate World—a theme park where visitors are greeted by a giant Reeses Peanut Butter Cup. All of these things— and a huge number of happy chocolate lovers—were made possible because a caramel maker visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893!（1）The mention of the 1893 Exposition indicates that _______. A.the exposition in Chicago is held once every three years.B.the theme of the exposition of 1893 was Food from Around the World.C.the exposition contained displays from a variety of countries.D.the site of the exposition is now a branch of the Hershey Chocolate Company.（2）According to the passage, Milton Hershey sold his caramel pany in _______. A.1894B.1900C.1904D.1905（3）What can you infer from the passage? A.Chocolate is popular in every country in the world.B.Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are manufactured by the Hershey Chocolate Company.C.Chocolate had never been manufactured in the United States before Milton Hershey did it.D.The Hershey Chocolate Company now makes more money from Hershey39。s Chocolate World than from the manufacture and sale of chocolate.（4）The author wrote this passage mainly to _______. A.recount the founding of the Hershey Chocolate CompanyB.describe the process of manufacturing chocolateC.pare the popularity of chocolate to other candiesD.explain how apprenticeships work【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Milton Hershey創(chuàng)辦Hershey39。s Chocolate的歷程以及該公司的發(fā)展目前狀況。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的“In 1893, Milton attended the Chicago International Exposition, where he saw a display of German chocolatemaking implements.”可知，在1893年，Milton參加了芝加哥國際博覽會，在這個博覽會上，他看到了一套制作巧克力的設備，故可以推出，國際博覽會上有不同國家的產品展示，故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第三段中的“The Hershey Chocolate pany was born in 1894 as a subsidiary(子公司) of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Six years later, Milton sold the caramel pany, but reserved the rights, and the equipment, to make chocolate.”可知，1894年創(chuàng)立了子公司The Hershey Chocolate pany，六年后，也就是1900年，把焦糖公司給賣了，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據最后一段中的“Today, a visit to the area reveals the Hershey Medical Center, Milton Hershey School, and Hershey39。s Chocolate World—a theme park where visitors are greeted by a giant Reeses Peanut Butter Cup.”可知，如今，游客可以去參觀Hershey醫(yī)學中心，Milton Hershey學校，以及Hershey39。s Chocolate World主題公園，在這里，游客可以看到巨大的Reeses Peanut Butter Cup，故可知，主題公園里展出的是Hershey39。s Chocolate公司的產品，故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文主要介紹Milton Hershey創(chuàng)辦Hershey39。s Chocolate的歷程以及該公司的發(fā)展目前狀況，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 Fabien Cousteau was born with deep love for the ocean. His grandfather and his father were ocean explorers and documentary filmmakers. Fabien spent his early years on his grandfather39。s ships. Today Fabien follows in his family39。s footsteps to protect the planet39。s endangered ocean life. With his vast knowledge and experience, he tries to strike a balance between environmental problems and market economies. Fabien is well known for his study of sharks. During 20002002, he created a TV special called Attack of the Mystery Shark based on the shark attacks that occurred along the New Jersey shoreline in the summer of 1916. Then in 20032006, with the help of a large crew, Fabien created a shark submarine (潛艇)