海 淀 区2024届高三年级第一学期期末练习英语2

海 淀 区2014届高三年级第一学期期末练习英语2

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goals you should have set for yourself at the beginning and retool（改组）them as necessary. Goals should be realistic and specific, but that doesn’t mean they cant be flexible. Instead of looking at your project as a disaster or failure, view it with success.

Concentrate on how great it will feel after it is finally done, after you have put your all into it. instead of focusing on a possible

unsatisfactory performance one single time, take a moment to sit back and reward yourself for all that you have accomplished.

Above all, don’t live with regrets. Success is never easy. It remains up to you whether you will give up , or fight through the

tough battles to earn whatever you want. Keep reaching for your goals and you will achieve them. One small setback is nothing if you really want something and are willing to work for it.

63．According to the passage, the philosophy “two steps forward, one step back” means that

when meeting with a setback.

A．we are supposed to q uit and ignore the hard work B．we’d better think it over before making a decision C．we should stop to think before taking further action D．we are expected to look at things in an all-round way 64．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to . A．a perfornnance B．a success C．a goal D．a project

65．When we suffer a setback, the most important thing to do is .

A．to keep moving forward to your goals B．to depend on others’ support and advice

C．to sit back and reward yourself for your success D．to focus on a possible unsatisfactory performance 66．What is the passage mainly about? A．How to avoid the bumps. B．How to deal with the setbacks. C．Different attitudes to the setbacks. D．Different suggestions on your goals.

D

Now that the recession（经济衰退）is most likely over, it’s time to start looking at which companies, institutions, and individuals developed well during this unpleasant period. In the downturn that began in December 2007, the recession ruined the w ealthiest

cconsumer markets—the united States, Europe, Japan—there were very few safe shelters. But some countries, such as Peru, managed to grow right through the global recession. And some companies arranged their business so that they resisted the contraction and benefited from the trends affecting their industry. Some even managed to bring more business.

Chief among the Great Recession’s winners is McDonald’s.

McDonald’s sales growth in 2014 was greater than in 2006 and 2007. while many restaurants reduced their business operation, it opened nearly 600 stores in 2014. and the chain has achieved same-store sales growth in each of 2014’s first seven months.

In 2014, after a decade of severely trading up to higher quality consumer goods and services, Americans began to trade down with a vengeance（报复）. McDonald’s, which has 44 percent of its 32,000 stores in the United States, was set up to profit from trading down in two ways. Fist, in a recession, people eat out less and at home more frequently. And when they eat out, they eat at cheaper places. McDonald’s is so cheap, efficient, and convenient that it was a practical alternative to cas ual restaurants like Ruby Tuesday. In the United States, McDonald’s may be a cheap source of calories in food. In other parts of the world, McDonald’s is an appealing

brand, identified with middle-class, westernized consumerism. Much of the world, such as China, India, is still not developed for the Golden Arches. Coincidentally, these are the right places where its business has continued to grow during the global recession. While it faces operational challenges in markets, McDonald’s has benefited form a weakening dollar and rising incomes in Asia.

The question now for investors（投资者）is whether McDonald’s can survive the recovery. [来源学#科#网Z#X#X#K]

When people feel better-off, will they still stop by? The growth in same-store sales in the United States has come down a little in recent months. And there’s a rising amount of the population that has grown accustomed to eating healthier and better. Going forward, McDonald’s may face larger cultural barriers in the United States than in China.

67．From the passage we can infer that in the recession. A．the developing countries grew wealthier B．the rich countries became unable to recover C．the Western companies suffered a great loss

D．the opportunities were brought as well as challenges 68．McDonald’s managed to remain popular in the recession mainly because of .

A．its good operation B．the American food culture

C．its low price and convenience D．the weak value of dollars

69．The underlined word “contraction” in Paragraph I means .

A．formal written agreement B．influence on industry

C．disappointing management D．process of reduced trade

70．What can be the best title for this passage?

A．Who Won the Recession

B．Who Traded down in the Recession

C．How Western Business Survived the Recession D．How McDonald’s Kept Growing after the Recession 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共2014分）

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E

Warren Buffett

For someone who is such a successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary

guy. He was born on August 30, 1930. 71 He used to go door-to-door and sell soda water. When his family moved to Washington, Buffett

became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While still in school, he was making $175 a month, a full-time wag for many men.

27 He spent $1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $50 a week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture（企业）Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co.

already a successful small-time businessman, Buffett wasn’t interested in going to college but ended up at the University of

Pennsylvania-his father encouraged him to go. 73 But he was turned down in what had to be one of the worst admission decisions in

Harvard history. The outcome affected Buffett’s life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin Graham, the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation （基础）for Buffett’s investment strategy. From the beginning, Buffett made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money he ha d made from selling soda water,

delivering papers, and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and 1956, he grew his $9,800 to $14,000. 74 And then he gradually drew in other investors through word of mouth and very attractive terms. 57 He doesn’t collect houses or cars or works of art, and he disdains（鄙视）companies that waste money on expensive ears, private dining rooms, and high-priced real villas. He is a creature of habit-same house, same office, same city, same soda water. A．Then Bufftt applied to Harvard Business School.

B．Buffett is more likely to be found in a four star restaurant. C．When he was 14, Buffett still kept great interest in investment. D．Even as a young child, Buffett was serious about making money. E．One thing is for sure about Buffett he is happy doing what he is doing.

F．Buffett’s investment strategy mirrors his lifestyle and his overall philosophy.

G．From there, he oirganized investment partnerships with his family and friends.

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