Question

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable (or: that can be recognized) faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (or: business ads on TV or the radio) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works,” he said in 1991, “I’ll continue to do those commercials.”
Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won’t let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper-fitting shoes.” Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted (or: taken into the family as their own) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction (or: building) work. “He fed me,” Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he’d beat me.”
Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said, “I could eat for free.” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career (or: lifetime job) as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire (or: a rich man with millions of dollars or pounds) in 1968.
In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart (or: made itself different from or better than others) by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.
Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids (or: children) besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (or: organization set up to offer money to help) for Adoption in 1992.
In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated (or: left school) from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party .The kids voted (or: chose formally) him “Most Likely to Succeed.”
“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker. He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”

1. 1.
   What is the article mainly about?
   1. A.
      The life of Dave Thomas
   2. B.
      The dream of Dave Thomas
   3. C.
      The schooling of Dave Thomas
   4. D.
      The growth of Dave Thomas’s business
2. 2.
   What do we know about his childhood?
   1. A.
      He lived a poor life
   2. B.
      He had caring parents
   3. C.
      He stayed in one place
   4. D.
      He didn’t go to school
3. 3.
   Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life.
   a. graduated from high school        
   b. started his own business
   c. became a millionaire
   d. started a foundation
   e. met Harland Sanders
   1. A.
      e, d, c, d, a
   2. B.
      a, e, c, b, d
   3. C.
      e, c, b, d, a
   4. D.
      a, e , b, c, d
4. 4.
   “He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”(in the last paragraph) means_________
   1. A.
      Dave was famous
   2. B.
      Dave was ordinary
   3. C.
      Dave was showy (or: drawing others’ attention through being bright, colorful or different)
   4. D.
      Dave was shy
5. 5.
   What is the name of Dave Thomas’s business?
   1. A.
      Thomas’s
   2. B.
      Wendy’s
   3. C.
      Lorraine’s
   4. D.
      Rex’s

Answer 1

AACBB
1.主旨题。结合文章的题材，不难发现是一篇关于汉堡大王的人物传记。D选项干扰度很大，但文章的重点在于Thomas的一生而非他的商业成就，所以A选项是最合适的。
2.推理题。本题提问主人公的童年生活，A选项正确。B选项中的caring与文章中对其养父母的描述相矛盾；C选项与文章中屡次搬家的事实矛盾；D容易误选，但回到文章中不难发现，他并不是没有上过学，而是很早就辍学了，应该排除。
3.排序题。不难但是比较繁琐，该类题可以抓起点和终点，快速框定信息顺序。文章最后才说Thomas晚年获得了高中文凭，可见graduated from high school应该是最后发生的，所以答案应该在AC之间，下面就是比较bc的先后顺序，这样的做题顺序就获得了一个高效率。
4.词义题。注意到划线句中出现了just，正好与B选项中的ordinary相对应，B正确。
5.细节题。四个选项都是文章中出现的人名，A是本人，B是女儿，C是妻子，D是养父。而结合文章中的“hamburger chain named for his daughter”，所以B选项正确。