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科目:高中英语 来源:活题巧解巧练·高二英语(上) 题型:050
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For nearly half a century, Mary Lasker, who died last week at 93, was America's leading crusader (社会活动参与者) against cancer. Yet much of the money she used to fight the disease came from a product which is now considered as a cancer cause—the cigarette.
Her fortune first took shape in 1992 when advertising genius Albert Lasker was trying to raise American Tobacco Co. sales.“Get women to smoke”, a friend suggested,“and you'll double your market.”Lakser hired actresses and opera singers to support Lasker Strikes. For women worried about extra pounds, he coined the word,“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet.”Lucky Strike sales increased 312 percent in a year.
By the time he met Mary Woodard in 1939, Lasker was one of America's richest men, thanks to Luckier and ads that brought in orange juice, facial tissue and sanitary napkins.“What do you want most out of life?”he asked her. She replied,“To help to develop the research in cancer, tuberculosis (结核病) and the major diseases.”They got married, and in 1942 she persuaded him to retire and devote his time and money to philanthropy (慈善业), especially medical research, which then had little private funding (利息) and almost not any support from the government.
Albert's 1952 cancer death left Mary with one goal: a cancer cure. She sold off several painting—Matisses, Renoirs and Van Goghs—and gave the money to researchers. For ten years, she managed to persuade to give a high position to the National Institutes of Health. Result: NIT's funding rises quickly from $ 2.4 million in 1954 to nearly $ 11 billion in 1994. Richard Nixon, moved and encouraged by Lasker, declared a $ 100 million“War on cancer”and promised a cancer vaccine (疫苗) by 1976. That proved a different goal, but research has scored advances against several cancers. And Mary Lasker's advice remains a laboratory watchword:“If there are no leads, let us make them.”
1.The words“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet”were coined by Albert Lasker for the purpose of ________.
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A.tempting(劝诱)women to smoke so as to lose weight
B.persuading women not to eat sweets
C.telling women to smoke Lucky Strikes only
D.advertising Lucky Strikes
2.Albert gained his fortune by ________.
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A.selling orange juice
B.producing facial tissue and napkins
C.running tobacco businesses
D.none of the above
3.The money Mary used to fight cancer was from ________.
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A.The Lucky Strikes Co.
B.the government
C.her husband
D.her parents
4.Mary Lasker died ________.
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A.of cancer
B.from poverty
C.of T. B.
D.not mentioned in the passage
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科目:高中英语 来源:北京市东城区2010届高三下学期综合练习(一) 题型:阅读理解
第三部分:阅读理解(共阴节,40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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科目:高中英语 来源:重庆市2009-2010学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
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Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28th, 1902. Both his parents enjoyed singing and playing the piano. His grandparents loved opera and took their grandson to many productions. Richard attended many Broadway (百老汇) shows as a child. Richard began playing the piano by the age of three. At the age of fifteen, he decided that he would work in the musical theater. In the same year, he wrote the music for a stage show presented by a local group of young people. Then, he wrote music for a production of the students at Columbia University.
Richard and his wife Dorothy had two daughters and six grandchildren. One daughter and two grandsons also write music. Richard died in 1979. Books written about his life describe him as a cold man who was often depressed (消沉的). Family members say he was only able to express himself through music.
Other future show business leaders were also involved in the Columbia productions. Two of these men would be very important in Richard’s life — Oscar Hammerstein and Lorenz Hart. Richard once said the show he liked the best was Carousel, the second musical (音乐剧) he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein. Music experts say that a Richard show is always playing somewhere in the world — on Broadway, in theaters in different countries, and in local school productions. And people all over the world still enjoy the movies linked to Richard, such as State Fair, South Pacific, Pal Joey, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma and Carousel.
1.When did Richard Charles Rodgers decide that he would work in the musical theater?
A. In 1967. B. In 1917. C. In 1907. D. In 1905.
2.Which musical is the one that he likes most?
A. Oklahoma. B. The Sound of Music.
C. State Fair. D. Carousel.
3.Which is the first musical he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein?
A. Carousel. B. South Pacific. C. Not mentioned. D. State Fair.
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. All the life of Richard Charles Rodgers B. Richard Charles Rodgers’ Family
C. Richard Charles Rodgers’ Music D. Richard Charles Rodgers’ Stage
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科目:高中英语 来源:同步题 题型:阅读理解
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