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高三英语一轮复习必备精品SB1B(Unit13—Unit22)专题五:同步测试题
2010届高三英语一轮复习必备精品SB1B (Unit13—Unit22) 专题五:同步测试题 第一部分 听力理解(共两节,30分) (2009北京高考) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,共7.5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一道小题。从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍 例:What is the man going to read? A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A book. 答案是A 1. How fast can the woman type? A.15 words a minute. B.45 words a minute. C.80 words a minute. 2. Which program does the man like most? A. Sports. B. History. C. News. 3. Which language does Mr. White speak well? A. French. B. Spanish. C, Japanese. 4. What was in the woman’s missing bag? 5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore. 第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,共22.5分) 15 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍 听第6段材料,回答第6至7题 6. What’s wrong with the man? A. He has headaches. B. He has a runny nose. C. He has a temperature. 7. When did the problem begin? A. Two weeks ago. B. Two months ago. C. Three months ago. 听第7段材料,回答第8至9题 8. Why did the woman make the phone call? A. To change her appointment. B. To discuss a business plan. C. To arrange an exhibition. 9. When are they going to meet? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. 听第8段材料,回答第10至11题 10. What event will you take part in if you love to dance? A. River Festival. B. Youth Celebrations. C. Songs of Summer. 11. What is the purpose of the announcement? A. To introduce performers. B. To introduce a program. C. To introduce various countries. 听第9段材料,回答第12至14题 12. How much are the double rooms? A. From $180 to $ 240. B. From $ 180 to $270. C. From $270 to $330. 13. What is included in the price? A. Service charge. B. Breakfast. C. Tax. 14. Why did the man make the phone call? A. To ask for an extra bed. 15 B. To check the room rates. C. To change his reservation. 听第10段材料,回答第15至17题 15. What are the speakers talking about? A. Picture books. B. Reference books. C. Cookbooks. 16. How much is Worldwide Fish? A.£12. B.£15 C.£17 17. Which books does the woman decide to buy? A. Something Fishy. B. Worldwide Fish. C. Tasty Fish. 听第11段材料,回答第18至20题 18. What did Maria do right after graduation? A. She entered politics. B. She worked as a teacher. C. She worked for her father. 19. Where did Maria set up her first coffee bar? A. London. B. Singapore. C. New York. 20. How many coffee bars does she have now? A. 10. B. 80. C. 85. 第二部分 英语知识运用 第一节 单项填空 (共15小题, 满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21.----How do you like the lecture last Friday? ----Terrible. Though____ to stop, the ____speaker kept on talking at the meeting. A. being told; exciting B. telling; excited C. to be told; exciting D. told; excited 22. The young clerk kept silent about accident____ lose his job. A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. in order to not 23.If I ___the computer games then, I would be working in a comfortable office now. A. wasn’t crazy about B. Wasn’t crazy with C. hadn’t been crazy about D. hadn’t been crazy with 24. -----What has made Mary so_______? -----Losing her new bicycle. A. worrying B. troublesome C. upset D. hurried 15 25. Please____ all the figures to see how much they____. A. add; add up to B. add up; add up to C. Add up; add up D. add; add to 26. Mr. Smith almost broke down by the____ of unfortunate events that happened to him. A. range B. variety C. series D. list 27. The______ of Green Olympics, high-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics will allow Beijing to become the focal point for tourist from across the globe. A. theme B. purpose C. task D. brand 28. let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare, you must learn to ______. A. support B. care C. spare D. share 29. ----My children ________. -----Just ignore them. A. are always arguing. B. are arguing C. have argued D. have been arguing 30. I’ve had a letter from the tax authorities ____my tax payments. A. concerned B. concerning C. for D. to 31. The reason _____he is late is ____there was a breakdown on the railway. A. why; why B. because; that C. That; because D. why; that 32. He appears serious and hard to talk to, but_____ he is very kindhearted. A. in the nature B. In nature C. naturally D. by nature 33. The children were having_____ fun with the building blocks. A. many B. a C. every D. a lot of 34. Can you believe that in_____ a rich country there should be____ many poor people? A. such; such B. Such; so C. so; so D. so; such 35. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see______. A. who is he B. Who he is C. who is it D. who it is 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But ,being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river .Excitedly , the boys 37 with their tent and food. Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down.. They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 their tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish. “Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we ?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were.48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues(线索) the way trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves.” 15 Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river. What would their parents think of their adventure? 36. A. surprising B. exciting C. annoying D. frightening 37. A. went round B. went back C. went away D. went though 38. A. load B. torn C. food D. storage 39. A. grassland B. destination C. field D. river 40. A. live B. lie C. wait D. stay 41. A. but B. and C. or D. so 42 A. Unconsciously B. Unfortunately C. Unwillingly D. Uninterestingly 43. A. woods B. farm C. setting D. camp 44. A. put off B. put on C. put down D. put up 45 A.forward B.near C.back D.further 46.A.place B.mark C.way D.time 47.A.alone B.about C.in D.on 48.A.After all B.At last C.Above all D.At first 49.A.discovered B.tried C.persuaded D.supposed 50.A.afraid B.sure C.informed D.reminded 51.A.enjoyment B.satisfaction C.disappointment D.imagination 52.A.appear B.do C.work D.behave 53.A.behind B.out C.aside D.amount 54.A.fetched B.watched C.followed D.collected 55.A.for B.to C.at D.in 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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡 将该项涂黑。 A I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻)against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot(地点)where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring(吼叫)all the time but to her calf it was music. 56.The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______. 15 A.the calf was about to fall into the river B.Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C.the calf was washed away by the rising water D.Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water 57.How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? A.By putting it on a safe spot B.By pressing it against her body C.By taking it away with her D.By carrying it on her back 58.How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring? A.It was a great comfort B.It was a sign of danger C.It was a call for help D.It was a musical note 59.What can be the best title for the text? A.A Mother’s Love B.A Brave Act C.A Deadly River D.A Matter of Life and Death B (2009.四川卷) July 21st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day — it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I lift work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house bad never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down. At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. we put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community(社区).We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. Although-our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought , “We didn’t have a straw hut(茅草房)that was swept away , and our house is still sanding . We’re lucky .” We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait — I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year , I won’t need any gifts — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions . Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush — we have our home back, and that’s the main thing. 60. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean? A. Wrong. B. Missing. C. Right. D. Found. 61. It can be inferred from the text that the author . A. was sick of staying upstairs B. cared much about her children 15 C. could not stand living a wooden house D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood 62. Why does author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph? A. Because her situation was not serious. B. Because many other places were flooded. C. Because she had been to Northern India. D. Because some others suffered even more. 63. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story? A. She valued human feelings more than before. B. She realized she almost didn’t need possessions. C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed. D. She thought her own home was the most important. C Jan. 7, 2008 — French President Nicolas Sarkozy would marry his girl friend, former supermodel Carla Bruni on Feb. 8 or 9, media reported Monday. The report said that in December — less than a month after Sarkozy met Bruni — he gave her a heart-shaped diamond engagement ring. Carla Bruni, Italian singer, former model and girlfriend of France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, holds the hand of her son Aurelien while wearing a pink heart-shaped ring during a visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan. 5, 2008. French newspapers reported that Sarkozy would marry her early in February. Sarkozy and his wife of 11 years, Cecilia, divorced(离婚) in October. Their marital(婚姻) problems became well known in May 2005 when she appeared in public at the side of event organizer Richard Attias. A marriage to Bruni, a one-time star of the catwalks who is now a singer, would be Sarkozy’s third: He divorced his first wife, Marie, in the late 80s — after he had met and befriended Cecilia. Political analyst Dominique Moisi said that a Sarkozy proposal to Bruni could be part of his desire to head off any future arguments, and the speed of their visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan. 5, 2008 would fit with his personality as a busy man in a hurry. “Apparently, he’s going to marry her, so the problem will be behind him,” Moisi said. “He will increase the opportunities to travel with her, and to say to the French, ‘You see, I must remarry ... You need a first lady.’ ” Bruni, an Italian-born French citizen, has dated famous men including Mick Jagger and Donald Trump. She has also reportedly been linked to singer Eric Clapton and actor Vincent Perez. 64. Sarkozy’s second marriage was held _____. A. in 1996 B. in May 2005 C. once he divorced Marie D. 11 years later than the first 65. What is the correct order of Sarkozy’s marital history? a. Long marriage to Cecilia. b. Visiting ruins with Bruni c. Getting divorced from Marie d. Giving Bruni a diamond ring e. To marry the former supermodel 15 A. c-a-b-d-e B. e-d-c-a-b C. c-a-d-b-e D. a-c-d-b-e 66. What did Moisi really intend to inform the readers? A. The president will spend more time staying with Bruni. B. Sarkozy is good at balancing state and personal affairs. C. It is not easy for President Sarkozy to seek a new love. D. It is a doubt whether the marriage would have a bright future. 67. The possible purpose of the last paragraph is _____. A. to provide some unknown stories about Bruni’s love affairs B. to show uncertainty about the former supermodel’s loyalty C. to imply that past experiences have little effect on a person D. to prove Bruni one of the most popular and attractive females 68. Which would be the best title for the news? A. Bruni, France’s first lady B. A third marriage to fail C. France to have first lady D. President’s new girl friend D A few years after World II finished, Scientists spoke with great eagerness about the use of nuclear(核) as source of energy. Within twenty years, they said, nuclear would take the place of coal, gas and oil as a source of power at home and in industry. This promise has never been carried out and there are serious doubts that it ever will be. Nuclear power plants are used to produce energy in some wealthier countries, but the cost is high. Although safety measures have been taken, radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) have taken place and workers have been killed or affected. The problem of getting rid of the nuclear waste has proved most difficult. There is a limit to the amount of waste materials which can be buried in the ground or poured in the seabed. These methods may also cause more problems. Waste materials polluted by radiation may remain dangerous for 200 years or more. It has no surprise that scientists have turned to the sun and the sea as sources of power. The sun shines day after day almost wastefully, providing us with energy far beyond all our earth. 69. The underlined word “source” means _______? A. place from which something comes. B. making use of C. power plant. D. a form. 70. Nuclear waste must be dealt with carefully, because______. A. It still gives off energy B. It’s much more expensive than coal, gas and oil. C. It’s harmful to people’s health. D. It can burn easily. 71. Which of the following statements is true? A. It’s impossible to get rid of nuclear waste B. Most of the nuclear water can be stored safely. C. Not all nuclear waste can be got rid of. D. Nuclear waste can be replaced and reused easily. 72. The writer starts the last paragraph with “It has no surprise----”in order to_____. A. tell us the danger of nuclear power. 15 B. show there is plenty of sunshine. C. Show that the energy of the sun can be made better use of D. tell us why scientists lost interest in nuclear power. E “What If” questions can help you think about what to do in case something should happen. There are no fight answers because every case is different.Use the questions with your parents or with friends and decide what you think might work? Think of your own solutions and make up new“ What If” questions to answer. 1) You are walking to school and a gang of alder bullies(person who uses his strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people) demands your money Do you: a.Shout and run away? b.Give them the money? Give them the money(or other possessions)一your safety is more important than money. 2) You are in the school toilet and an older student comes in,beats you and then tells you not to do anything or‘ you’ll get worse’.You know who the person is and you have never done anything to him/her.Do you: a.Wait until the person leaves and then tell a teacher? b.Get it a fight with him/her? c.Accept what happened and don’t tell? Tell the teacher—you didn’t deserve to be beaten and the bully was wrong to do it.If you don't tell,the bully will just keep on beating up other kids. 3) A gang of bullies gets you alone and starts beating you.Do you: a.Do nothing—just take it? b.Fight back? e.Shout to attract attention? d.Watch for your chance and run away? You must decide.but c.&. d.together could work very well.It would be quite difficult to a whole gang of bullies and you might be hurt badly if you did. 4) Someone in your class always makes rude comments about you and says them loud enough for you(and others)to hear.It really upsets you.Do you: a.Ignore the comments? b.Face the bully and tell him/her off? c.Tell the teacher? d.Hit the bully on the nose? You may feel like beating the bully,but you’ll probably be the one to get into trouble if you do. Try a .first—ignoring comments is difficult,but can work if the bully gets tired of trying to get you to be angry or cry or show some reaction.Your teacher should be told about the comments because no one should make hurtful comments to others.If you are feeling brave,tell the bully of Try practising in the mirror to get the right effect ! 73.What is the passage mainly about? A.The bully’s behaviors. B.The questions the students meet. C.The solutions to the students’ questions . 15 D.The advice on how to fight against the bully. 74.Using Situation 4,the author aims to tell the students that . A.they should fight back immediately B.keeping calms the first thing they should do C.only being brave can help them solve the problem D.they should practise boxing to defend themselves 75.We can conclude from the passage that . A.all the older students like to bully the younger students B.if the students fight with the bullies,they will get hurt C.the teachers call help to solve the bullying problems D.the students’ safety is more important than money 第二卷 非选择题(共两节45分) 第四部分:写作 第一节:短文改错(共10 个题,每小题 1.5分,共15分) Some people, in all seriousness, say that humans will be living in space within the next hundred or so years. Planet Earth will be crowded, dirty and lack of resources. A sort of exodus (所有都去、涌向) 76________ of mankind will begin. Spaceships will be assembled so that they revolve around the earth. Some may orbit around Mars. These space stations will be serviced by space buses. We saw the first space bus launch in 77_________. April 1981. This was "Columbia", it made several 78_____-____ orbits around the earth and then returned, landing on a huge dry lake bed in California. "Columbia" will be used again. Previous spaceships have been abandoned, only the nose cone being used to bring the crews back to earth. 79_________ Upon established, each space station will 80________ generate its own atmosphere and have its own agriculture. It will need to rotation to provide 81__________ an artificial gravity; people will be forced inwards 82______ from the center by centrifugal force. The moon and Mars could become new sources of new materials. Driving through space will no 83_________ 15 longer need Earth fuel- the energy would come from the sun. This energy would be converted from 84_________ _electricity to work magnetic rockets. That all sounds quite fantastically but, with 85 _________ the rapid development of moderns technology, who knows about what the future holds? 第二节 书面表达(满分30) 假设小明是你班的同学,为了提高英语水平,他愿意与一位讲英语的国家的高中生做笔友。请你按照下列表格提示的内容,以李刚的名义给美国朋友John Smith发e-mail,把小明的情况介绍给他,并征求他的意见 词数120左右 姓名 小明 性别 男 年龄 16 学校 泰安六中 班级 高一八班 学习情况 学习努力,在班上是个好学生。理科和英语学的都很好。05年在全国英语竞赛中获一等奖 兴趣爱好 喜欢体育运动,是学校排球队员。爱好集邮,愿与笔友交换邮票 Dear John Smith, How are you? Here I’d like to introduce Xiao Ming, one of my classmates to you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Xiao Ming wishes to be a pen friend of yours. I wonder if you will make friends with him. Best wishes! Yours, Li Gang 参考答案 15 第一部分 听力 1-5 CABBC 6-10ACACB 11-15 BCBBC 16-20 AABAC 第二部分 英语知识运用 21-25DBCCB 26-30 CADAB 31-35 DBDBD 36-40 BCABD 41-45ACADC 46-50 CDADB 51-55CBACB 第三部分 阅读理解: 56-60 DAAAA 61-65 BDAAC 66-70DBCAC 71—75 CADBC 第四部分 第一节 76. lack--short 77. launch--launched 78. it--which 79. crews--crew 80 upon--once 81. rotation--rotate 82. inwards-outwards 83. will--would 84. from--into 85. fantastically--fantastic 第二节 书面表达 One possible version: Dear John Smith, How are you? Here I’d like to introduce Xiao Ming, one of my classmates to you. In order to improve his English, he wants to make a penfriend with a high school student in an English-speaking country. Xiao Ming, a boy of sixteen, studies in Class Eight, Senior One of Taian No.6 High School and is one of the top students in our class. He is good at science and English. In 2008, he won the first prize in the National English Contest. He enjoys sports and is a good volleyball player of our school team. He is also fond of collecting stamps. He will be very glad to exchange stamps with his friends. Xiao Ming wishes to be a penfriend of yours. I wonder if you will make friends with him. Best wishes! Yours, Li Gang 附听力录音原文 1. M: Can you type? W: Yes, about eighty words a minute. I have been working as a typist for fifteen years. M: That's great. I can't type more than forty-five. 15 2. W: Which is your favorite TV channel? M: I like to watch the sports channel, ESPN. W: Don't you watch any other channels? M: Sometimes I also watch Discovery, History and some news channels. 3. W: Mr. White is fluent in Spanish, and now he is going to learn French. M: I've heard he also knows a little Japanese. 4. M: Was there anything valuable in the missing bag, madam? W: Yes, my purse and my keys. Luckily, I was using my mobile phone at the time. M: Anything else? W: No, nothing else. 5. W: I'd like this textbook, but the cover is damaged. Do you have any other copies? M: If that is the only copy on the self, I'll give you a discount. 6-7 W: What's the matter with you? M: I've been having headaches. W: How long have they been bothering you? M: Umm… They started about two months ago. Oh, no. It must be about three months ago. At first, I thought as if I had flu because I had a running nose and a bit of a temperature. W: I see. And do the headaches come on at any particular time? M: They are usually worse in the morning, especially during the past two weeks. W: Now let me check if there is anything serious. 8-9 M: Hello, Robert speaking. W: Hi, it's Emma. I'm glad you're there. It's about our appointment on Wednesday morning. I'm afraid I can't make it now. 15 M: Oh, that's a shame. W: I'm sorry. There was a change in my business partner's plan. And Wednesday is the only day she is able to see me. M: That's okay. But we need to find another date. W: I could manage sometime Thursday. How about you? M: Sorry, I got an important meeting all day. What about Friday? W: I'll go to an exhibition in the morning, but I could come to your office after that. M: Great! Look forward to seeing you then. Bye! 10-11 M: Welcome to the Summer Festival Program. We offer three major events today: Youth Celebrations, River Festival and Songs of Summer. If you love to dance, Youth Celebrations may be your choice. Students from various countries including Canada, America and Australia are each performing three dance pieces. If you like to stay by the river, River Festival will offer you a day of fun on the river bank, followed by fireworks in the evening. For music lovers, Songs of Summer brings you the Hunton Group who will perform old and new songs all about the summer. Hope everyone will have a good time. 12-14 W: Good morning, Plaza Hotel. Can I help you? M: Hello, I'm just checking the room rates. How much are the single rooms, please? W: Well, sir, the singles are now from 180 to 240 dollars. M: And the doubles? W: The double rooms are now 270 to 330 dollars. M: That includes tax, I suppose. W: No. But the price does include breakfast and service charge is extra. M: Thank you very much. I think I got that. That's singles from 180 to 240 dollars, doubles to 2 dollars. W: No. The price of doubles is from 270 to 330 dollars. M: Oh, I see. And can I get an extra bed if we need one? W: Yes, of course. An extra bed is 45 dollars. M: Okay, that's fine. Thank you very much. W: You're welcome. 15-17 15 W: So many books here. Which one do you think Kate would like? M: No idea. How about Tasty Fish? It's fifteen pounds and it's got so many color pictures in it. W: So does the book Something Fishy. It's also got many instructions for cooking. M: It seems to be fairly traditional. How about World Wide Fish? W: Oh, it looks more like a reference book than a cook book. A lot of reading, and not many pictures. M: It's interesting, though, the way it's organized fish by fish. W: That's true. How much is it? M: Twelve pounds. W: And one I picked up first? M: Something Fishy? Oh, here it is. That's seventeen pounds. W: Hmm… Well, this one has a nice combination of pictures and instructions. Anyway, we can't spend all day here. I'm going to take this. 18-20 W: Hello, and welcome to our program of successful business women. Today, we are looking at the story of Maria Silvers, the founder of a chain of coffee bars. She comes from Singapore, but later moved to London with her family. Her father, who was a factory manager, filled her with a belief in hard work. Maria studied political science at university. After leaving university, she became a teacher. When her father died, she went to New York for a break. Every morning, she'd go to a coffee bar. When she got back to London, she realized that there was nothing like those coffee bars. So she decided to give up her job and do something about it. She opened the first coffee bar in 1995, and her success was quick. She opened ten more the following year. Now she is proud of her success and plans to open eighty more besides the eighty-five she already has. And Maria is only 33 years old. 15查看更多