第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in lvera, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much lareer than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camilllo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduecd a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and desion specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators（計(jì)算器）.In 1959 it prodyced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe（主機(jī)）computer designed and brade in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Janpanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one, of the world’s leading companies in informationg technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group --- one for personal computers,one for other office equipment, one for systerms and servicse, and two for telecommunications.
1.From the text we learn that__________.
A.by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year
B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C.some of Olivetti,s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
2.What was probably the direct result of Olivetti,s falling behind in electronic technology?
A.A dtiano’s death.              B.A period of financial problem
C.its faster progress             D.Its agreements with other companies
3.What do we know about Olivetti ?
A.It produced the best typewriter in the word.
B.It designed the word’s first mainframe computer.
C.It exported more typewriter than other computer.
D.It has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea.
4.The best title for the text would be___________.
A.The Origin of Olivetti                    B.The Success of Olivetti
C.The History of Olivetti                   D.The Producich of Olivetti

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
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.” I said , “ I’m so sorry that I  54  them today ---- And I  55   have shouted at you that way.”
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They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!
Remember it, so you can say, “ Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”
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A．the weather 
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A．there are many mountains in the country.
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