It was the summer of 1965．DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend．Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for his future．“ I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalled saying, “ Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop’.”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners．And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years．After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000．DeLuca rented a storefront （店面） in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000．
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected．DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial control.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time．Buck was
working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York．They’d meet on Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running．“We convinced（使…相信） ourselves to open a second store．We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’”And they did---in the spring of 1966．Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength．Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers．“It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca said.
And having a goal was also important．“ There are so many problems that can get you down．You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
1.DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________________.
A．support his family B．pay for his college education
C．help his partner expand business D．do some search
2.Which of the following is true of Buck?
A．He put money into the sandwich business.
B．He was a professor of business administration.
C．He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D．He rented a storefront for DeLuca.
3.What can we learn about their first shop?
A．It stood at an unfavorable place.
B．It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C．It made no profits due to poor management.
D．It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.
4.They decided to open a second store because they____________.
A．had enough money to do it.
B．had succeeded in their business.
C．wished to meet the increasing demand of customers.
D．wanted to make people believe that they were successful.
5.What contributes most to their success according to the author?
A．Learning by trial and error. B．Making friends with suppliers.
C．Finding a good partner. D．Opening chain stores.
The relations between man and wife are changing．A majority of working women remain in full charge of their home; they come back at night to the cleaning, washing, and cooking that constitute their second career．But more and more husbands are sharing the burden and willingly taking on chores that their fathers would rejected as unmanly, and as too mysteriously difficult anyway．In such cases, man and wife become equal partners, both working outside, both pushing the vacuum cleaner．Actually, the number of husbands who do help that way is much smaller than the number of those who accept the idea in theory．And when the equal partnership is a fact, it doesn’t always work well．The marriage can be destroyed when the wife is more successful in her profession than her husband in his, particularly when she earns more than he does．Sociologists see in this situation one of the main reasons for the increase in the divorce rate—another reason being the husband’s refusal to help with the housework or the care of the children．A third reason could be the growing awareness of the professional woman that she doesn’t have to remain married if she is too unhappy.
1.What is the housework like in the traditional husband’s eyes?
A．It’s a mysterious job. B．It’s a little difficult
C．It’s women’s job. D．It’s only men’s job.
2.The underlined sentence means________________.
A．When man and wife share the housework, man can’t do it well.
B．When man and wife share the housework, women can’t do it well.
C．when man and wife become equal at home, it doesn’t mean a good marriage.
D．when man and wife are equal partners, marriage doesn’t necessarily go well．
3.All of the following statements are true EXCEPT______________．
A．more husbands act in helping housework than those agreeing it without action.
B．more and more husbands are helping their wives to do housework.
C．most of the working women take charge of their house.
D．it is possible for the marriage to fail if women earn more money than husbands.
4.What may be the reason for the divorce according to the sociologist?
A．The wife refuses to look after the child.
B．The wife is more successful than her husband.
C．The wife is aware of her unhappiness in marriage.
D．Both A and B.
5.The best title of the passage is most likely to be___________.
A．Equal Partnership Means Nothing in Modern Family.
B．The Changing Relations between Man and Wife.
C．Reasons for Increasing Divorce.
D．The Relations between Husband and Wife.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Not knowing ___1.____ a particular gesture means in different countries or culture can be ____2.___ （confuse）．People do not realize how much significance a gesture can have ____3.____ it is misunderstood．To non-Germans, an American _____4._____ （tour） at a German hotel giving an “ OK” sign by making a circle with his index finger and thumb is “ saying” everything is fine．____5.______, for Germans, that particular gesture can cause offence （冒犯） and is certainly not appropriate.
Over the years, scientists have studied hundreds of gestures．They note that in some countries, ____6.____ Australia, ____7._____ is considered rude not to look someone directly in the eyes as they speak ____8.____ in other countries like Japan, lowering your eyes _______9._____ （be） a sign of respect．Studies have shown that if people are aware of the different ways that gestures are interpreted; They are more likely to have _____10._____ （good） cultural experiences.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight．“ You need ____1____,” his father said．“ But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him．As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly _____2_____．He decided that he didn’t want to be a ___3_____ any more．For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano．____4____ his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs．He didn’t want to , but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he _____5_____ that he could show others that he had talent after all.
In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ____6_____ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ___7_____ to hold back his tears．Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big ___8_____．In 1997 Lang Lang ____9again, this time to Phildelphia, U.S．There he spent two years practicing．After his ____10performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs （特邀演出） in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in．Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.
1.A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth
2.A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
3.A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player
4.A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
5.A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
6.A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
7.A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
8.A．conceits B．tours C．competitions D．stages
9.A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
10.A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
When they hurriedly arrived home, they found their house ___________ and a lot of things ______.
A．break into; missing B．broken in; missed
C．broken into; missed D．broken into; missing
He is a student at Oxford University, __________ for a degree in computer science.
A．studied B．studying C．to have studied D．to be studying
