4．The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908．At his factory in Ivera，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 larger 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 design specialists．The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators（計(jì)算器）．In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system．This was the first mainframe（主機(jī)）computer designed and traded 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 information 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 services，and two for telecommunications．
46．From the text we learn thatA．
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
47．What was probably the direct result of Olivetti，s falling behind in electronic technology？B
A．Adriano's death．
B．A period of financial problem
C．its faster progress       
D．Its agreements with other companies
48．What do we know about Olivetti？D
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．
49．The best title for the text would beC．
A．The Origin of Olivetti          
B．The Success of Olivetti
C．The History of Olivetti         
D．The Producich of Olivetti．

分析 本文為記敘文．文章記敘了意大利Olivetti公司創(chuàng)辦、發(fā)展的歷程和目前的情況．

解答 46．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第一句"By1930…and the company turned out 13，00 machines a year．"可知A正確．turn out生產(chǎn)出，制造．根據(jù)第四段首句"After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．"可知B錯(cuò)誤．C和D在文中均沒有信息支撐，屬于No information．
47．B  推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段"After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．Other companies，especially the Japanese，made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company．"可知B正確．A是該公司落伍的原因，而不是結(jié)果．C與第四段內(nèi)容相悖．D發(fā)生在上世紀(jì)80、90年代，是該公司再次大發(fā)展的機(jī)遇，而非60年代其衰落的直接結(jié)果．故選B．
48．D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．A無法推知；B與第三段最后兩句"In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system．This was the first mainframe（主機(jī)）computer designed and made in Italy．"不符；第三段第二句"Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries．"只是說該公司的產(chǎn)品更多出口銷往國(guó)外，而沒有說該公司的出口量比其他公司多，C無法判斷．根據(jù)最后一段最后一句"There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group…"以及第一段第三句"Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea，near Turin，…"可知D正確．
49．C  標(biāo)題判斷題．本文介紹的是意大利Olivetti公司的發(fā)展史，包括其創(chuàng)辦過程，興衰歷程以及今天的現(xiàn)狀等，C最合適．A和B均過窄，無法涵蓋全文，A只能涵蓋第一、二段．文章不但介紹了該公司的成功，也介紹了其衰落時(shí)期--上世紀(jì)60年代，顯然B過于片面，文章沒有對(duì)Olivetti產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)進(jìn)行細(xì)節(jié)性的介紹，D不合適．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解題測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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27．A．pushB．pullC．pardonD．punish
28．A．effectsB．exercisesC．effortsD．expenses
29．A．observingB．examiningC．a(chǎn)dmiringD．staring
30．A．troubleB．concernC．devotionD．understanding
31．A．unlessB．beforeC．whenD．since
32．A．wonderB．dangerC．sceneD．instructor
33．A．sparingB．savingC．spreadingD．sharing
34．A．himselfB．yourselfC．themselvesD．itself
35．A．soonB．farC．oftenD．long

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

13．A Dutch artist and designer has come up with a device which he hopes will get rid of pollutants from Beijing's smog skies，creating clean air for the city's mask-wearing people．
An electromagnetic field（電磁場(chǎng)） will pull particles（微粒） in the smog to the ground where they can be easily cleaned．
"It's like when you have a balloon which has static（靜電） and your hair goes toward it．Same with the smog，"says artist Daan Roosegaarde．
His studio has reached an agreement with the Beijing government to test the technology in one of tile capital's parks．
With its skies regularly covered by dirty gray smog，Beijing this week announced a series of emergency measures to handle the problem．
Roosegaarde says an indoor model device has already proven it works and is confident that the results-with the help of a team of scientists and engineers-can be replicated（復(fù)制的） outside．
"Beijing is quite a good place because the smog in Beijing is quite low．It lies in a valley so there's not so much wind．It's a good environment to explore this kind of thing．"
"We'll be able to purify the air and the challenge is to get the top of the smog so you can see the sun again．"
Roosegaarde acknowledges that projects like this are a way of drawing attention to the problem，rather than a practical solution to Beijing's awful air pollution．
"This is not the real answer for smog．The real answer has to do with clean cars，different industry and different lifestyles．"
However，he hopes the project will make a"fundamental statement"by allowing the city's people to realize the difference between breathing clean and smog-filled air．

32．The device works byB．
A．helping keep the particles out with more masks
B．pulling pollutants to the ground with an electromagnetic field
C．a(chǎn)bsorbing hair with a balloon with static
D．creating clean air and let it out into the sky
33．According to the passage，C．
A．the Beijing government has agreed to use the technology in Beijing
B．they have proven the results of the device both indoors and outdoors
C．the results of the air-cleaning device can be expectable
D．the Beijing government has never done anything to handle the air pollution
34．What does Roosegaarde really mean by saying"Beijing is quite a good place…"？C
A．The air pollution in Beijing is not quite serious．
B．The weather in Beijing is good for foreigners to live in．
C．Beijing is quite fit for using the air-cleaning device．
D．It is easy to get the top of the smog in Beijing．
35．Roosegaarde appeals to people in Beijing toA．
A．pay attention to air pollution and solve the problem finally
B．invent more devices to clean the smog in Beijing
C．drive modern cars and try different lifestyles
D．realize how serious the pollution they're facing is．

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14．Jack is an American boy．His parents are in China now．They are teachers．They teach English．Jack is 2years older than me，and he's tall，too．He has short hair and big eyes．He's 162cm tall and he's 50kg．Jack is now in No.2School．He's a good student．His parents work in No.2School，too．Jack is my good friend．He likes football．We often play football together．
54．Jack is fromB．
A．England．B．America．
55．His parents areAteachers．
A．English．B．math．
56．I'mBthan Jack．
A．older．B．younger．
57．Jack is aA．A．student．B．teacher．
58．Jack's favorite sport isB．
A．basketball．B．football．

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