考研英语阅读理解的专项练习013
<p> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="colorectal">colorectal</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="stockmarket">stockmarket</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="dipped">dipped</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decisively">decisively</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="appointing">appointing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Cantalupo">Cantalupo</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span> <span word="franchisees">franchisees</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cantalupo">Cantalupo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2003 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="remodel">remodel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="indifferent">indifferent</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="junk">junk</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="devised">devised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cantalupo">Cantalupo</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 44-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Skinner">Skinner</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 60-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> . <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Skinner">Skinner</span> , <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p>
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