第三节 短文理解2
阅读下列短文,从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。
In 1954, an American called Ray Kroc was selling milk machines. Most restaurants bought one or two of these machines, but one restaurant ordered eight of them. Kroc was surprised at this big order. He decided to visit the restaurant.
It was a small hamburger stand(汉保包销售点). A group of young people in clean, white uniforms (制服)were at work. They were happy, fast and polite. People kept on coming to buy food. Kroc thought this was a very successful business.He looked up at the name over the door. It read, "McDonald's Hamburgers".
Kroc found out that two brothers owned the business. They were called Mac and Dick McDonald. He suggested that they should set up more restaurants, but the brothers were happy with their life, and they themselves did not want to. However, they let Kroc set up other restaurants for them. That was the start of the biggest fast food company. In 1955, Kroc opened his first McDonald's near Chicago. Four years later, the 100th McDonald's was opened. In 1961 Kroc bought all rights(权利)to McDonald's from Mac and Dick. By 1972, a new McDonald's was opened every day. By 1974, there were over 3,000 McDonald's around the world.
Kroc decided to visit" McDonald's Hamburgers" because______.
A. it was a clean restaurant and sold good food
B. the workers in the restaurant were fast and polite
C. it bought more milk machines from him than other restaurants
听力原文: Now here is the news.
Last night, for the third time this week, police and the County Council officials had to turn and run when they were showered with boiling water from the upstairs window of No. 10. Trafalgar Street. They were hoping to speak to Mrs. Florence Hamilton, an 83 year-old widow, who is still refusing to leave her home. Every other house in the street has been demolished, the Council are planning to build four 20-storey blocks of flats in the area. All the other residents agreed to move when the Council offered to provide them with new flats nearby. On Tuesday evening a social worker who wanted to speak to Mrs. Hamilton was attacked and badly bitten by one of her dogs.
What did the widow do to the police and the County Council officials?
A. She greeted them with a bunch of flowers.
B. She entertained them with hot tea.
C. She poured hot water on them.