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For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream．Irvine Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety．His life's work of making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food．

       Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in California．At the time, there were no stores that sold only ice cream．His sister's husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores．

       In 1948 they combined their six stores into one business．Baskin and Robbins realized that they were too busy to operate each store well．So, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that store．This permitted the company to grow quickly．

       By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins．They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of ice cream to show the many choices buyers had．There was one flavor for every day of the month．

       Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar Cheesecake" the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969．Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins' personal favorite "Jamoca Almond Fudge"．They said: "We sell fun, not just ice cream．"

       By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States．The business partners sold their company that year．Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world．

What is the main idea of the passage?

       A．The managers of Baskin-Robbins．     B．The start of Baskin-Robbins．

       C．The production of Baskin Robbins．     D．The great success of Baskin-Robbins．

From the text we learn that _____．

       A．Baskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945

       B．Baskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cream flavors

       C．Baskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores together

       D．there had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 1967

What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins' success?

       A．They sold not only ice cream, but fun．

       B．They renamed their company．

       C．They put all their hearts into the business．

       D．They sold "Lunar Cheesecake"．

It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that

       A．Jamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins' favorite

       B．Cherry chocolate chip sells best

       C．Robbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creams

       D．Lunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts

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It’s ten years since the scientist _______ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.

A. made for    B. set out?

C. took off     D. turned up?

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科目：高中英語 來源：遼寧省本溪縣2009-2010學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第二次月考試題（英語） 題型：閱讀理解


John Grisham was born on February 2,1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation(訴訟). In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard the horrifying testimony(證詞) of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl’s father had murdered her attackers. He got up every morning at 5 am, to work on the novel, called A Time to Kill, which was published in 1988. Grisham’s next novel, The Firm, was one of the biggest hits of 1991, spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing. Grisham lives with his wife and two children, dividing their time between their Victorian home on a 67 acre farm in Mississippi and a 204 acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia.
When he’s not writing, Grisham devote time to charitable(慈善) causes, including mission trip with his church group. As a child he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player, and now serves as the local Little League leader. He has built six ball fields on his property and hosts children from Little League teams.
1．What inspired Grisham to write his first novel?
A．A case of murder.    B．A case of rape.
C．His father’s experience.   D．His life on the farm.
2．The story of the novel A time to Kill would probably focus on __________.
A．how the girl was attacked       B．what the circumstances of the rape were
C．how the girl’s father would act       D．how the case of rape was settled
3．Which of the following is not true of the novel The Firm?
A．It was popular at the time of publication. B．It earned Grisham great fame.
C．It brought Grisham wealth. D．It was carried by the New York Times as a series.
4．It can be inferred from the passage that Grisham has built ball fields on his property _______.
A．to achieve his life’s goal as a professional baseball player
B．to coach children in baseball
C．to see his childhood dream being realized in the children
D．to provide facilities of baseball training
5．John Grisham is a _______ at present.
A．writer  B．lawyer   C．Congressman D．professional baseball player

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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆吉林省高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空

It is ten years since the scientist ______ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable    chemical.

A．made for          B．set out            C．took off           D．turned up

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：20102011河南長葛天陽中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期中英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

Mr. King lived with six hundred wild（野生）animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. Ever since he left school, he had traveled all over the word collecting animals for his own zoo. He hoped to collect（收集） two examples of every kind of animal on his island（島嶼）. But he was afraid that people would find him someday.

He wrote books about his travels and about his animals that he collected. The money from the books helped to pay for all the food that these animals ate.

One day, when Mr. King was out looking for drinking water, he found oil（石油）. He needed money for his travels and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for what he needed all his life, but he knew that if he told anyone else about it, it would be the end of his zoo and his life’s work. So he decided not to tell anyone else about what he had found, because oil and water couldn’t mix.

1..  . Mr. King traveled all over the world for collecting ______.

A．oil

B．water

C．a(chǎn)nimals

D．money

2..  . Mr. King was afraid that people would find him someday because ________.

A．he hadn’t got enough money for them

B．that would be the end of his zoo

C．he hadn’t got enough water and oil

D．they would buy his animals

3..  . Mr. King wrote books to _______.

A．tell people about his story

B．tell people how to find oil

C．get enough money for his animals

D．make money for his travels

4..  . In the passage, “oil and water couldn’t mix” means that “_________”.

A．Mr. King needed not only water but also oil

B．oil and water were rather difficult to be mixed together

C．Mr. King’s animals only needed water, not oil

D．if he told the others he found oil, his life’s work would be stopped

 

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