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Years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting 1 works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
When war broke out, the son left to 2 for his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a 3 saying his son had died. The man became very lonely and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was 4 by his son. The painting was important to the man 5 the world would never think it a great work. He told his neighbors it was the 6 gift he had ever received.
The following spring, the old man died. All of the old man’s paintings would be 7 at an auction(拍卖). The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ 8 ... it was the painting of the old man’s son. “Who will open the price at $100?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or 9 their hand. Someone said: “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in 10 . “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the picture of the son?”
11 , a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I have.” “Will 12 go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more 13 he said: “Going once ... going twice ... sold!” The auctioneer looked at the crowd and said that the whole auction was 14 . “According to the father’s will, 15 takes the son’s picture gets the whole collection, ” the auctioneer said.
In the eyes of a father, nothing is more valuable than his son – not even paintings of the famous artists are as important as his son’s.
1．A. priceless B. useless C. helpless D. careless 2．A. train B. fight C. cheer D. practise 3．A. letter B. book C. diary D. bag 4．A. decorated B. drawn C. bought D. repaired 5．A. before B. when C. until D. though 6．A. cheapest B. oldest C. greatest D. biggest 7．A. donated B. counted C. sold D. named 8．A. lists B. desks C. pockets D. notebooks 9．A. shook B. showed C. raised D. touched 10．A. agreement B. public C. trouble D. need 11．A. Slowly B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Luckily 12．A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody 13．A. noise B. action C. choice D. silence 14．A. out B. off C. on D. over 15．A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whoever 二、阅读理解
A
We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner
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table. This happens a lot, especially when we gather together with family or friends to eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked.” Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not that good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. It turned out that the more photos they took, ▲ . So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone accept my photo? I hope a lot of people like it!” It seems like your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people. So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
16. From the passage, we know people like to ___________ first before meals recently.
A. talk with their friends B. take photos of the dish C. have a taste of the dish D. check their mobile phones 17. What does the underlined \"it\" in Paragraph3 refer to? A. food. B. photo. C. study. D. mobile. 18. Which of the following can be put in the ▲ in Paragraph 3? A. the less cheerful they became.
B. the more interested they were in the food. C. the less delicious the food seemed to them. D. the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat.
19. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 4? A. People often treat mobiles as real people. B. People regard mobiles as their secret friends.
C. People often make phone calls when they get together. D. People pay more attention to mobiles than to real people.
B
Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they don’t all have the same coffee culture. In Europe, for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks (星巴克)coffee shops spread across the country.
The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.
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Things really began to change for the company in 1981.That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing（市场营销）.
In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso(浓咖啡 ) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.
However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the “feel the same everywhere” environment offered by Starbucks. 20. The underlined word “ran” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”. A. closed B. managed C. left D. sold
21. According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences?
a. This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.
b. He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it. c. Howard Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers. d. Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA. A. a-d-c-b B. a-d-b-c C. d-c-b-a D. d-c-a-b 22. Why did so many Starbucks close in small areas? A. The coffee in these places was too expensive.
B. The style of the coffee stores seems the same. C. People like to drink coffee at home with friends. D. There were too many coffee shops in one place.
23. Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?(P=Paragraph)
24. What’s the best title for the passage? A. The history of Starbucks B. The culture of Starbucks C. The popularity of Starbucks D. The environment of Starbucks
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