1、home-schoolers. E In some countries, however, children are educated by their parents. F If the Brazilian rain forests are on the IV news, it could be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, and how deserts are formed. 参考答案:1. D 2. A 3. C 4. F 5. B 综合类C级补全短文试题(2)Success S
2、toriesOne of the most successful fashion companies in the world is Benetton. The Benetton family opened their first shop in Italy in 1968. (1) Benetton followed four marketing principles in order to achieve their success.The first principle is Consumer Concept. To build a successful business, you ha
3、ve to develop products around things people value, especially quality.(2) He created clothes to match peoples wants: the style is casual; the colors and patterns are bold; and the quality is excellent.The System Link is another feature of good marketing. For Benetton, this means waiting to get infor
4、mation about what customers like and what they dislike before making the clothes. (3)The Information Link means making sure the company responds quickly to peoples demands. (4) This information is then sent to the main office in Italy. Benetton can use this information to identify popular products a
5、nd to continue making them; it can also identify less popular products and stop making them.A final important marketing principle is the Retail Link. There are Benentton stores in countries around the world. All the stores have the same clothing, the same window displays, and the same approach to sa
6、les. (5)The things people like about Benetton stores are that the quality is always high and the prices are generally low. And that spells success.A The founder of Benetton began by asking people what they wantedB There used to be a good reason for thisC When something is sold at a Benetton store, t
7、he store records information about the type, size, and color of the item.D Today, there are Benetton shops in major cities all over the world.E This means that customers can go into any Benetton store in the world and be sure of what they are buying.F In other words, Benettons clothes are made to or
8、der. 查看答案:1. D2. A3. F4. C5. E综合类C级补全短文试题(3)Development in Newspaper Organization?One of the most important developments in newspaper organization during the first part of the twentieth century _(1)_, which are known as wire services. Wire-service companies employed reporters, who covered stories al
9、l over the world. Their news reports were sent to papers throughout the country by telegraph. The papers paid an annual fee for this service. Wire services continue _(2)_. Today the major wire services are the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). You will frequently find AP or
10、 UPI at the beginning of a news story.Newspaper chains and mergers began to appear in the early 1900s. A chain consists of two or more newspapers _(3)_. A merger involves combining two or more papers into one. During the nineteenth century many cities had more than one competitive independent paper.
11、 Today in most cities there are only one or two newspapers, and _(4)_. Often newspapers in several cities belong to one chain. Papers have combined _(5)_. Chains and mergers have cut down production costs and brought the advantages of big-business methods to the newspaper industry.A. to play an impo
12、rtant role in newspaper operationsB. was the growth of telegraph servicesC. and they usually enjoy great prestigeD. they are usually operated by a single ownerE. in order to survive under the pressure of rising costsF. owned by a single person or organizationKEY: BAFDE综合类C级补全短文试题(4)The Building of t
13、he Pyramids ?The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems like that _(1)_. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are
14、the Step pyramid and the Bent pyramid. Some of the pyramids still look much the same as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, _(2)_. The dry climate of Egyp
15、t has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape _(3)_. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last for ever. It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids_(4)_. However, there
16、are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. Consequently, we are only able to guess at the methods used. Nevertheless, by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found, archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of
17、 them. One thing is certain: there must have been months of careful planning_(5)_. The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to
18、be followed, and certain problems had to b overcome. EXERCISE: A for stone to use in modern buildings B has made them less likely to fall into ruin C before they could begin to build D because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved E while building the pyramids F they will co
19、ntinue to stand for thousands of years yet Key:FABDC 综合类C级补全短文试题(5)Tests Show Women Suited for Space TravelBetween 1977 and 1981, three groups of American woman, _(1)_, between the age of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those aboard
20、 the space shuttle.Though _(2)_, the women were volunteers and the pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed _(3)_ during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each others company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things they had to stand pressure three
21、times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks _(4)_. At the end of ten days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during which time they suffered backaches and other discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically activ
22、e women were especially subject to pains due to a slight calcium loss.Results of the tests suggest that women will have significant advantages over men in space. They need less food and les oxygen and they stand up to radiation better. Mens advantages _(5)_, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the
23、 zero-gravity condition in space.EXERCISE:A): to smoke or drink alcoholB) carefully selected from among many applicantsC) numbering 27 in allD) in terms of strength and staminaE) those who are physically strongerF) while exhausted from strenuous physical exerciseC B A F D综合类C级补全短文试题(6)Ludwig van Bee
24、thovenLudwig van Beethoven, a major composer of the nineteenth century, overcame many personal problems to achieve artistic greatness.Born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770, be first studied music with the court organist, Gilles van der Eeden. His father was excessively strict and given to heavy drinking. W
25、hen his mother died, Beethoven, _(1)_, was named guardian of his two younger brothers. Appointed deputy court organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782, Beethoven also played the harpsichord and the viola. In 1792 he was sent to Vienna by his patron, Count Ferdinand Wal
26、dstein, to study music under Haydn.Beethoven remained unmarried. Because of irregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons, _(2)_. Continually plagued by ill health, he developed an ear infection which led to his tragic deafness in 1819.In spited of this handicap, _(3)_. He completed mature masterpieces of great musical depth: three piano sonata, four st
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