Question

【題目】 Almost every kid in this country has ever eaten Hershey chocolate. But do you know that the Hershey chocolate factory is more than one hundred years old? And do you know that the father of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had many failures in business before he started his famous company?

Milton Hershey was born in 1857 in central Pennsylvania. He stopped attending school when he was 12 years old. Before he became interested in making chocolate, he worked as a printer for a small newspaper at first, but he didn’t like it. Then he decided that printing was not the right job for him.

Then he worked at a candy factory in Lancaster. After working for a few years there, he decided to open his own little candy business near Philadelphia. His first business failed because it was not making money. After that, he went to Denver to learn how to make caramels(焦糖). He took his new skills back to New York and worked selling candies on the street. But his second business also failed.

Finally, Milton Hershey moved back to Pennsylvania where he grew up. He then experimented with all sorts of different candies and chocolate. By 1893 he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year. Since his chocolate-flavored caramels were the best-selling, he decided to make chocolate himself.

By experimenting, Milton Hershey discovered how to make delicious chocolate. The area where he lived had a large and easy supply of milk and sugar, which helped him succeed in his chocolate business. In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and a town to go with it.

Today, the town of Hershey is still the home of the factory that Milton Hershey built. The streetlights are shaped like the candy. The air often smells like chocolate. And if you ever visit it, you can smell delicious chocolate smells just by driving through the town.

The factory is not so hard to find, just travel down Cocoa Avenue until you get to East Chocolate Avenue. Turn right at the traffic lights and just follow your nose.

【1】Where did Milton Hershey spend his childhood?

A.In PennsylvaniaB.In LancasterC.In PhiladelphiaD.In New York

【2】Why did he decide to make chocolate himself?

A.Because he was taught to make delicious chocolate.

B.Because he got a new idea for making chocolate.

C.Because he built a huge chocolate factory himself.

D.Because he was just interested in eating chocolate.

【3】Which of the following sentences about Milton Hershey is TRUE?

A.In 1869, he left school and later worked as a printer for a small newspaper.

B.After his first business failed, he went to Lancaster to learn some new skills

C.He became very successful in chocolate business by experimenting caramels.

D.The factory is difficult to find when you travel down to East Chocolate Avenue.

【4】What does the underlined phrase “follow your nose” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Stop right there.B.Walk a few hours.C.Go straight ahead.D.Run as fast as possible.

【5】What is the correct order of the following sentences?

① A million dollars worth of caramel candy was sold each year.

② His second business failed.

③ He went to Lancaster and worked at a candy factory.

④ He worked as a printer for a small newspaper.

⑤ His chocolate business became a huge success.

A.③②⑤④①B.③②①④⑤C.④②③⑤①D.④③②①⑤

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要講述了好時巧克力的創(chuàng)始人Milton Hershey怎樣興辦這樣一個巧克力大工廠，以及在這個過程中經(jīng)歷過多少創(chuàng)業(yè)失敗，最后成功建立了自己品牌巧克力工廠的故事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Milton Hershey moved back to Pennsylvania where he grew up”“Milton Hershey搬回到了他長大的Pennsylvania”，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Since his chocolate-flavored caramels were the best-selling, he decided to make chocolate himself”“因?yàn)樗�的巧克力味焦糖是最暢銷的，所以他決定自己做巧克力”，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段“Milton Hershey was born in 1857 in central Pennsylvania. He stopped attending school when he was 12 years old”“米爾頓·赫希1857年出生于賓夕法尼亞州中部。他12歲時停止上學(xué)”和第二段“he worked as a printer for a small newspaper at first”“他起初為一家小報(bào)紙當(dāng)印刷工”可知，A說法是正確的；根據(jù)文章第三段第“After that, he went to Denver to learn how to make caramels.”“然后他去Denver學(xué)習(xí)制作焦糖”可知，B說法是錯誤的；根據(jù)文章第五段第“By ……h(huán)is chocolate business.”“通過實(shí)驗(yàn)，米爾頓赫爾希發(fā)現(xiàn)了如何制作美味的巧克力。他居住的地區(qū)有大量容易供應(yīng)的牛奶和糖，這幫助他在巧克力生意上取得了成功”可知，C說法是錯誤的；根據(jù)最后一段“The factory is not ……to East Chocolate Avenue”“這家工廠并不難找到，只要沿著可可大道一直走到東巧克力大道就可以了”可知，D說法是錯誤的，故選A。

【4】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)文章“Turn right at the traffic lights”“在紅綠燈處右轉(zhuǎn)”和后面的and可推知，follow your nose意為“直走”，Stop right there停下；Walk a few hours走幾個小時；Go straight ahead直走；Run as fast as possible盡可能快地跑，故選C。

【5】排序題。根據(jù)文章第二段“he worked as a printer for a small newspaper at first”“他起初為一家小報(bào)紙當(dāng)印刷工”是④；根據(jù)文章“Then he worked at a candy factory in Lancaster”“然后他在Lancaster的一家糖果廠工作”是③；根據(jù)文章第三段“But his second business also failed”“但他的第二筆生意也失敗了”是②；根據(jù)文章第四段“By 1893 he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year”“到1893年，他每年賣出價值一百萬美元的焦糖”是①；根據(jù)文章第五段“The area where…… succeed in his chocolate business”“他居住的地區(qū)有大量的牛奶和糖，這使他在巧克力生意上獲得了成功”是⑤，所以順序?yàn)?/span>④③②①⑤，故選D。

閱讀理解題中的細(xì)節(jié)理解題。首先找出問句中的關(guān)鍵詞，然后定位到文章具體位置，然后選出正確答案即可。

例如題目1中，關(guān)鍵詞是spend his childhood，可定位到文章第四段“Milton Hershey moved back to Pennsylvania where he grew up”“Milton Hershey搬回到了他長大的Pennsylvania”，故選A。