高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解6

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIn1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecue（烤肉）restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewidea:quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity（一致性）,forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine（程序）forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks’stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthespecialattractionofthebrothers’fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise（特许经营）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherighttoduplicate（复制）themenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches（拱门）.TodayMcDonald’sisreallyahouseholdname.In1976,McDonald’shadover$lbillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsinoneofthemostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.56．Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A．thedevelopmentoffastfoodservicesB．howMcDonald’sbecameabillion-dollarbusinessC．thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonaldD．RayKroc’sbusinesstalent57．MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept.A．adrive-inB．atheaterC．acinemaD．abarbecuerestaurant58．Wemayinferfromthispassagethat.A．MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc.B．theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-inC．fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurantsD．RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman59．Thepassagesuggeststhat.A．creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccessB．RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothersC．MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKrocD．CaliforniaisthebestplacetogointobusinessBMaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Inthechildren’sopinion,theyhadsomethingthattheycouldn’texplainorunderstandabouthimandthatexcitedtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’samercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’tcomeoftener.”InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildreenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Indeed,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeephercompany,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’voice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasunwillingtogiveorsharewhathehad.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoo’clock.Maggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“losttwowivesandtakenathird.”Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunate,lostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhattheirfate（命运）hadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowdedheroutsidethedoor.60．MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause.A．hewasamandifficulttopleaseB．sheneverknewwhenhewascomingC．shewastoobusylookingafterherchildrenD．heneverstayedlongenoughforameal61．WhatdoweknowaboutJames’behaviour?A．Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.B．Hewasunselfish,especiallytowardshisbrother.C．Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythechildren.D．Hewasrudetohissister-in-law62．Maggiefeltpleasedwhen.A．shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhimB．JamesgavesomemoneytothechildrenC．shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrainD．Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper63．ThechildrendidnotrealisethattwoofJasmes’wives.A．weredeadB．sufferedfromlossofmemoryC．hadrunawayfromhimD．mightreappearonedayCHumansaresocialanimals.Theyliveingroupsallovertheworld.Asthesegroupsofpeopleliveapartfromothergroups,overtheyearsandcenturiestheydeveloptheirownhabitsandideas,whichfromdifferentcultures.Oneimportantparticularsideofeverycultureishowitspeopledealwithtime.Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.TheNuerpeopleofEastAfrica,forexample,donotevenhaveawordTIMEthatisinagreementwiththeabstractthingwecalltime.Thedailylivesofthepeopleofsuchnonindustrialsocietiesarelikelytobepatternedaroundtheirphysic