2013年考研英语的阅读理解练习(一)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1939 <span word="two">two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>, <span word="Mac">Mac</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Bernadino">Bernadino</span>, <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barbecuerestaurant">barbecuerestaurant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>-<span word="in">in</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="menu">menu</span>: <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fries">fries</span>, <span word="hamburgers">hamburgers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sodas">sodas</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>: <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="waiters">waiters</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="waitresses">waitresses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="tips">tips</span>.</p><p> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="hamburgers">hamburgers</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Cheese">Cheese</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hamburgers">hamburgers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="uniformity">uniformity</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="routine">routine</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="noontime">noontime</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="service">service</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="untilthey">untilthey</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Kroc">Kroc</span>.</p><p> <span word="Kroc">Kroc</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1954, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>-<span word="mixing">mixing</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="franchiseother">franchiseother</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="duplicate">duplicate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="arches">arches</span>.</p>
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