2019年中考英语备考名师精品资料――阅读理解
dell sometimes returned to the university to speak to business students. one of them asked the young billionaire(亿万富翁) why he still kept working.
“you’ve got so much money, ”he said. “why don’t you just sell out, and buy a boat and sail off to the caribbean?”
dell looked at him and replied, “sailing is not that interesting. do you have any idea how much fun it is to run a billion-dollar company?”
1. when did dell begin his business?
2. why was dell computer able to sell personal computers at lower prices than its bigger competitors?
3. what does the underlined word “upgraded” mean in english or chinese?
4. is dell very interested in running a big computer company or making money?
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coffee has been a part of people’s life for thousands of years, and today it is still a favourite drink of millions of people in the world. coffee is so popular, but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?
there is an old story that says coffee was discovered in africa long, long time ago. one day, a farmer was watching his goats, and he saw them eat some small berries from a plant. after they ate the berries, the goats became very active. the man often felt tired, so he decided to try the berries too. surprisingly, he did not feel tired any more. coffee plants were thus discovered. then coffee was taken from africa to arabia, and there it was first used as medicine. the arabs kept coffee a secret for many years. later, coffee came to turkey, then italy, then france. from europe, the coffee plant was taken to america. people found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of south america, so large coffee farms were started, and many coffee plants were grown. on these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand. then the beans were dried and prepared for market to sell. different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee. coffee was sent to all over the world, and soon became very popular.
1. where did coffee come from?
2. who discovered it? how?
3. did coffee come to europe shortly after it was discovered?
4. what was coffee first used as in arabia?
5. why were large coffee farms started in south america?
6. how did people get coffee beans from the plants?
7. why did people mix different coffee beans together?
section five
task-based reading: finish off the tasks according to what you read.
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actors and actresses 385-399 maps(colour) 517-528
museums 454-469 medical edfelopments 492