2016届高考英语精品专题必做练习：阅读理解（15）
<p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="specialization">specialization</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p> <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Fielder">Fielder</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="farming">farming</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>, <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plows">plows</span> (犁), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p> <span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Plowright">Plowright</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Plowright">Plowright</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Plowright">Plowright</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="plows">plows</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plows">plows</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Plowright">Plowright</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Plowright">Plowright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="plows">plows</span>.</p>
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