The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter(打字机). 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 the company had 700 workers and it turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to offices and homes in Italy, but more typewriters were sold to other countries.
Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. The production(生产) line was improved a lot and some top engineers in technology and design fields worked for him. The company developed new and better typewriters. More and more people became interested in their products. In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system. This was the first mainframe(主机) computer designed and made in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial(财政) problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce better office equipment(设备). Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five companies in the Olivetti group---one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and services, and two for telecommunications.What fact does the passage provide?
| A．By 1930 Olivetti produced over 1,000 typewriters each month. |
| B．Olivetti made more money in the 1960s than in the 1950s. |
| C．Some of Olivetti's 700 workers often visited users in Italy. |
| D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning. |
From the text we know that Olivetti
| A．produced the best typewriter in the world. |
| B．designed the world's first mainframe computer. |
| C．sold more typewriters abroad than other companies. |
| D．has five companies with its head office in Ivrea. |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Camilla Olivetti’s Career |
| B．The Success of Olivetti |
| C．The History of Olivetti |
| D．The Production of Olivetti |
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates (毕业生) make about $18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.The passage mainly talks about ___________.
| A．how education and pay are connected | B．high paying jobs |
| C．jobs for high school students | D．good schools |
According to the passage, “earning power” means the ability to ___________ money.
| A．save | B．spend | C．pay | D．make |
Each year a person with a PhD can make ___________ more than a person who does not finish high school.
| A．$37,000 | B．$68,200 | C．$60,400 | D．$26,000 |
你知道梦的含义吗？你经常做梦吗？请仔细阅读61-64题，从所给A、B、C、D中找出对应的选项，阅读选项后的短文，并完成65小题。
Here are some dreams, and their meanings:（意义）
| A．Flying: You want to run from everyday life.(People often feel happy after a dream about flying.) |
| B．Green grass: Green grass means you are healthy but brown grass means that you’re not happy. |
| C．Losing teeth: You’re afraid of losing someone close to you. |
| D．Long hair: You want to be free! |
Dreams are good for us, but we should try to sleep well. You should try to relax before you go to bed. You shouldn’t watch any terrible movies or eat cheese or peppery(辣的) food!What can you do to sleep well according to the passage?
| A．Relax before going to bed. | B．Eat cheese. |
| C．Watch some terrible movies. | D．Have some food with pepper. |
Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents usually feel happy to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard.
But not all parents think about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her l0-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging(乞求)one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of student "Early Birds " in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that if（如果) they don't have a good night's sleep, students will be tired(疲倦）next day. Many students have fallen asleep (入睡) during classes. Too much homework is not the only reason(原因) why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play games late in the night.
Experts ever say that students should develop (养成)good study habits. So some smart students never study late, and they can also work well in class.The l0-year-old boy begs for one more minute to sleep because _______________.
| A．he doesn't have enough sleep. |
| B．it isn't the time for him to get up. |
| C．he doesn't want to go to school. |
| D．he wants his mother to wake him up. |
Why are some parents happy to see their children stay up late?
| A．They like to see their children sleep little. |
| B．They don’t like sleeping. |
| C．They want their children to have a good sleep. |
| D．They like to see their children study hard. |
In Paragraph 2 the underlined phrase "Early Birds" means persons who _____________.
| A．get up early. | B．get up late. |
| C．sleep less. | D．don't want to sleep. |
From the passage we know if students don't get enough sleep, they may(可能) _______________.
| A．not sleep because they are too tired. |
| B．not learn well in class. |
| C．go to bed early. |
| D．not be good at English. |
From the passage we can know that___________. .
| A．if you want to study better, you must work hard. |
| B．sleeping less means working hard. |
| C．some smart students can also work well in class because they have good study habits. |
| D．students don't have enough sleep only because they have a lot of homework to do. |
Girls in Japan love the month of March. March the third is Japanese Girls' Day, or people also call it the Doll(洋娃娃) Festival.
On this day, girls wear beautiful kimonos (和服). Their parents put lovely dolls on a shelf. They hope that the dolls can bring health and happiness to their girls. There are seven tiers (层) of dolls. Dolls of the king and queen are always at the top of the shelf.
Girls usually invite good friends to their homes on this day to celebrate(庆祝)it. They sit around the dolls, singing, dancing and talking. The next day parents have to put the dolls away quickly. According to Japanese tradition, if they don't do that, they may find it hard to marry off (嫁出) their daughters later in life.When is the Doll Festival?
| A．February 3rd. | B．March 3rd. |
| C．March 2nd. | D．May 3rd. |
What do girls wear on that day?
| A．They wear short skirts. |
| B．They wear new T-shirts. |
| C．They wear school clothes. |
| D．They wear traditional (传统) Japanese clothes. |
What is on the top of the shelf?
| A．Dolls of the king and queen. | B．Dolls of the parents. |
| C．Dolls of their daughters. | D．Dolls of the girls' friends. |
Why do parents put dolls on the shelf?
| A．Because the dolls are very lovely. |
| B．Because their daughters ask them to do it. |
| C．Because the king and the queen want them to do it. |
| D．Because dolls can bring health and happiness to their daughters. |
Which of the sentences is NOT true?
| A．The girls sing and dance around the dolls on that day. |
| B．The girls invite their friends to celebrate the festival together. |
| C．The shelf has seven tiers of dolls on it. |
| D．On March 3rd, parents should put the dolls away quickly. |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears(熊) are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets
Grown-ups(成人)：＄2.00
Children：Over 12＄1.00 Under 12 free(免费)
Opening time: 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 :m.
Except(除了) Friday 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
| A．Four | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one is 14 and the other is 10, how much are the tickets together？
| A．$4.00 | B．$2.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time？
| A．8:30 a.m. Monday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.
| A．fat | B．long | C．strong | D．tall |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo？
| A．To give some food to the dogs. | B．To touch the monkey on the head. |
| C．To throw things everywhere. | D．To take a few nice photos. |