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1、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Rob Kalin learned the secret to success while he was young. As a child, he liked playingwith a stuffed (填充) rabbit his mother had made. At that time, I knew he would become acraftsman(工匠) in the future, Kalins mother said. Kalins father was a car
2、penter and taught him early how to use his hands. In high school,Kalin was so interested in photography that he cut class to take photos 18 hours a day.Eventually, Kalin ended up at New York University. One night, his landlord asked him tobuild a website for his restaurant. I didnt know anything abo
3、ut websites, but I built the basic site by looking through books in four weeks, Kalin recalls. After working on a craft site that provided advice and a lot of hand-holding, Kalinrecognized that there was no market for their goods. He wrote a fan letter to Stewart Butterfield, the founder of Flickr,
4、who had sold his highly popular photo-sharing website to Yahoo! Impressed by Kalins letter, he took a look at Kalins idea and invited him to San Francisco for a month in 2006. He taught Kalin how to build a website, and helped him borrow $615,000 from a bank. With the help of Stewart, Kalin was able
5、 to create etsy. com, an online craft fair that may be the largest market for handmade goods in the world. Last year, 350,000 woodworkers, andother craftsmen sold their one-of-a-kind goods on the four-year-old site. It sells everything fromhand-knitted T-shirts to wooden electric guitars. In an age
6、of chain stores and malls, it seemstheres still a big market for the unique: custom-made (%lj) skirts and hand-painted tea sets.Today, Etsys staff has increased to 70 employees, and more than three million consumers in150 countries are buying goods on Etsy every year.41. It can be learned from the p
7、assage that Rob Kalin _. A. opened a restaurant after graduation B. was good at building websites at university C. admired Stewart Butterfield very much D. offered good advice to craftsmen42. Which of the following can be used to describe Rob Kalin? A. Helpful and creative. B. Curious and changeable
8、. C. Smart and humorous. D. Strict and brave.43. What can we learn about Etsy from the passage? A. It offered craftsmen advice at first and then began to sell crafts. B. It sells custom-made clothes and other handmade things. C. It has employed 350,000 craftsmen. D. It was set up by Stewart Butterfi
9、eld.44. Which is the correct order of the following events? a. Kalin was admitted into New York University. b. Stewart helped Kalin get enough money to create etsy. com. c. Kalin spent 18 hours taking photographs every day. d. Kalin worked on a site providing craftsmen with advice. e. Kalin rented a
10、 room from a restaurant owner. A. abdec B. adcbe C. caedb D. cbadeB Where can you find a nice place to relax on holiday for both you and your children? Well,I suggest you try the beautiful and green Isle of Wight (IOW). The Isle of Wight is one of themain attractions of many-tourism businesses. Here
11、 is some information on a few of the attractions on the IOW.Dinosaur Isle This park is located in Sandown, a seaside town on the southeast coast. Its a large, lovelymuseum, both fun and educational. Here you can see a large fossil (化石) collection of allkinds of dinosaurs, as well as a gift shop. You
12、 can walk into the past and then the future,learning about the history and the development of the civilization of dinosaurs that lived 120million years ago.Robin Hill Country Park This attraction is set in the beautiful countryside, and is suitable for childrens parties andgames. It has five new gar
13、dens, and offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of therare red squirrels.The West of the Wight The Marine Aquarium, the Archaeology Exhibition and the Model Railway are the greatattractions here. They offer another opportunity to combine entertainment with learning. This isa great plac
14、e to see ancient boats crossing the narrow strait between the island and themainland.The Wight Bus Museum This museum-is run completely by unpaid volunteers. It has a vehicle collection stored ina former grain warehouse (仓库) . Most of the vehicles in the museum date back to around the1910s. With all
15、 of these choices, what are you waiting for? IOW Tourism welcomes you!45. Where can you visit the dinosaur museum? A. On the northeast coast. B. In the west of the isle. C. In a seaside town. D. In the beautiful countryside.46. Where can you learn something as well as have a good time? A. Dinosaur Isle and Robin Hill Country Park. B. The Wight Bus Museum and the West of the Wight. C. The Wight Bus Museum and Robin Hill Country Park. D. Dinosaur Isle and the W
