2016高二年十二月英语月考试卷

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Niu Gensheng began his career at Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group as a milk bottle washer in 1982. Because of his hard work, Niu was soon appointed general manager. In 1999, Niu founded Mengniu Dairy Industry Group. In eight years, the 48-year-old has transformed the company from the 1116th ranked dairy producer in China to number one, a position it has held for four years. Up until 2004, the overseas market remained untapped for the dairy giant. Since then, Mengniu has made inroads into some southeast Asian nations. Still, the overseas market contributes just 10 percent of Mengniu’s sales.

Niu recently sat down with China Daily reporter Ding Qingfen to talk about his experiences.

Q: What’s the biggest obstacle to your consecutive （连续的）development growth?

A: In China the majority of the public don’t yet recognize the importance of milk in daily life. Mengniu has to spend quite a lot educating consumers, in the hope of tapping the huge potential of the market.

Q: What is your personal dream?

A: I hope everyone will soon be able to afford to have half a litre of milk

a day. Secondly, I hope Mengniu can grow into an internationally known dairy brand.

Q: What are your views on being a socially responsible entrepreneur (企业家)?

A: Undoubtedly, a good entrepreneur should grow the business and profits, but more importantly, he should help others.

Q: In the past eight years, what events have given you lasting impressions?

A: Once on the way to visiting a Mengniu factory in Bameng, Inner Mongolia, I came across a watermelon vendor (小贩). He refused to charge me for the watermelon when he figured out who I was, happily telling me how life in Bameng had changed since Mengniu arrived. They now bred cows, earned money, and had built their own apartments.

56. It can be inferred that _______.

A. The overseas market is not important for an entrepreneur

B. Mengniu’s sales mainly rely on the Chinese market

C. Mengniu has grown into an internationally known dairy brand

D. Anyone can succeed by chance

57. The underlined word “untapped” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. undeveloped

B. untouched

C. unknown

D. unfair

58. Why did the watermelon vendor refuse to charge Niu?

A. Because he knew Niu.

B. Because he was very rich.

C. Because his life had changed since Mengniu arrived.

D. Because Niu had helped him to build an apartment.

59. From the passage we can know that _____.

A. now everyone can afford to have half a litre of milk a day in China

B. Mengniu need n’t tap the huge potential of the local market

C. Niu Gensheng worked as a milk bottle washer when he was 40 years old

D. a good entrepreneur should be socially responsible

B

Making a living as a columnist is the dream of many writers, but it’s a tough field to break into. You can find columns in magazines and newspapers. If you have a way with words and love to express your own opinions, perhaps you have what it takes to write a weekly column!

Generally speaking, you write in a column from your own knowledge, without having to rely on much research. Columnists typically cover their area of expertise (专长). Where do your interests lie? You may be able to create a column based on one of those interests.

Studying other columns may help you work out the details of your own column. Look through a newspaper and find at least three different