阅读理解 Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. "As long as it works," he said in 1991, "I'll continue to do those commercials."
Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. "He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes," Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. "He fed me," Thomas said, "and if I got out of line, he'd beat me."
Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. "I thought, if I owned a restaurant," he said, "I could eat for free." A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.
In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.
Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.
In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him most likely to succeed.
"The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave," says friend Pat Williams. "He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody".
单选题 What is the article mainly about?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】主旨题。文章从Dave Thomas的逝世说起，追溯了他的一生，讲述了他的童年、工作、创业以及结婚等经历。故本题选A。
单选题 What do we know about his childhood?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】推断题。根据第二段第一句“Even though he was successful，Thomas remained troubled by his childhood．”以及后文的描述，可知Dave Thomas的童年很不幸。根据第二段中的“He fed me…and if I got out of line，he’d beat me”可知B项不正确。根据第二段中的“After Auleva died when he was 5，Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work”可知C项不正确。根据倒数第二段中的“Thomas，who had left school at 15…”可知D项不正确。故本题选A。
单选题 Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.
a. graduated from high school
b. started his own business
c. became a millionaire
d. started a foundation
e. met Harland sanders
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】排序题。1956年，Dave Thomas遇到了Harland Sanders；1968年，Dave Thomas成了百万富翁；1969年，在与Harland Sanders分道扬镳后，Dave Thomas开始创业；1954年，Dave Thomas结婚生子并于1992年创立了基金会。1993年，Dave Thomas高中毕业。故本题选C。
单选题 "He was just Joe Everybody" in the last paragraph means______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】推断题。根据这句话前面的内容“He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker”可知Joe Everybody强调Dave Thomas是个普通人。故本题选B。
单选题 What's the name of Dave Thomas's business?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题。第一段提到Dave Thomas的店是以女儿的名字命名的。根据第四段中的“Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers”和第五段中的“…with four grown kids besides Wendy”可知DaveThomas的店以Wendy命名。故本题选B。