2016届高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练：第1部分 题型重组 第24组（全国卷Ⅱ）
<p> 第二十四组</p><p> (建议用时：30分钟)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2015·北京东城区综合练习二)<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="Hasbro">Hasbro</span>，<span word="approximately">approximately</span> 750 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span><span word="known">known</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="Monopoly">Monopoly</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>.<span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Darrow">Darrow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="game">game</span>.<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monopoly">Monopoly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="patent">patent</span>(专利) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> probable reason that Darrow’s Monopoly became the hugely successful game that still exists today is that he took a great approach to producing it.Other similar games existed, but they had no board or regulation pieces.With the help of his wife and son, who decorated the</p><p> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="details">details</span>, <span word="Darrow">Darrow</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Monopoly">Monopoly</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>.<span word="His">His</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="variations">variations</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p> <span word="Darrow">Darrow</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.<span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="Philly">Philly</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="quantities">quantities</span>.<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Darrow">Darrow</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>.<span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassess">reassess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="game">game</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bestselling">bestselling</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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