十年高考網十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學資源下載2009高考英語復習課堂限時強化訓練閱讀理解（二十八）（1）Despitebankruptcies，layoffandtightercomsumersspending，afewfemaleledbusinessesinJapanaredevelopingwell.ShizueHamada，52，setupabusinessin1991witheightotherhousewives-tocarefortheelderlyandthephysicallydisabled.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mItwasntlongbeforetheTasukeaiYui(mutual-aidgroup)earnedareputationforitsexcellentservice.Itnowemploys200staffandhas300millionyuan(US$2.4million)inannualsales.Thewomansaidtheirbusinesshasbeensuccessfulbecausetheyprovidewhatcustomrsreallywant.Theseentrepreneursaremakinguseofarevalizedandhealthydemandforeverydaybasicitems.Bread，forinstance，isinhighdemandBusinesswomanMeikoTanaka，26，startedsellinghigh-qualitybreadovertheInternetin2000“Breadischeap，”shesaid.“Wemighaswelleatthebreadbakedusingthethehighest-qualityingredients.”Fivewomenformerofficeworkersintheirlate20shavestartedthe“OLFoodBureauofInvestigation”toreviewrestaurantsontheInternet.OLmeansyoungofficelady.ItsacommonnicknameinJapanBusinessisincreasingrapidlyMembershipfortheironlinemagazinehasreached26，000Theirnon-professionalcommentsseemtocarryalotofweightwithconsumersThismonththefivewomenwillbeappearingonJapaneseTVWhatallthesefemaleentrepreneurshaveincommonisastrongbeliefintheirlikesanddislikes，andconfidenceistheirownsensibilitiesTheyfindgapsinthemarketandfillthemwithproductsandservicesthattheylikeorwant.Japanesewomenheadednearly6percentofallbusinessesinJapanattheendofJuneupfrom4.5percentin1999Thesefemaleledmicrobusinessesareplayinganincreasinglylargeroleintheeconomybypluggingthegapbetweensupplyanddemand.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m1.WhentalkingaboutthebusinesswomeninJapan，thewriterA.thinkslittleofthemB.thinksthattheywilltaketheplaceofmeninfutureC.十年高考網十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學資源下載D.isnotsureoftheirfuturedevelopment2.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.A.JapanesewomenB.female-ledbusinessesinJapanC.howtoearnareputationD.Japaneseeconomicdevelopment3.ThefivewomenwillbeappearingonJapaneseTVbecause.A.thiercommentshavegreatinfluencesonconsumersB.theyhavesetupthefirstonlinemagazineC.theyhavearrangedhandredsofjobsforlaidoffworkersD.theyusedtoworkinofficesandarefairlybeautiful4.IfanoldmaninJapancantlivebyhimsilf，heshouldturntoforhehp.A.TasukeaiYuiB.MeikoTanakaC.OLFoodBureauoflnvestigationD.entrepreneurs（2）NetLibrayisalibrarythatlendsoutdigitalbooks.Ittreatsadigitallikeapaperbackcopy.Itchargeslibrariesperbookpercopyandgivespublishersacutofthetotalincome.Fromtheconsumerspointofview，thismeansthatifmorethan，Say,fivepeoplewantthelatestDanielleSteelromancenovel，otherpeoplewhorequestthatbookwillgetamessagesayingthetitlecantbefound.Itsamodelmanypublishersseemtohaveembraced.Morethan350gavethecompanyrightstohandouttheirdigitalworks，andMcGraw-HillCorporationandHoughtonMifflinCorporationhaveputmoneyinthecompany.TheCaliforniapubliclibrariesandabout1，800othersacrosstheUSaretryingouttheNetLibraryservice.SomelibrarianscriticizetheNewLibrarymodel.StanfordUniversitylibrarianMichaelKellerarguesthatthecompanyiscreatinganunnaturalfearofdigitalwoks,whichiscontrarytotheideasoftheInternet.Kelleandsomeotherlibrariansargueforthee-bookvisionsetforthbyE-Brary.E-Braryisstartingaservicethatletsususersreadbooksforfree.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mButitwillchargeabout25centsapagewhenapersontriestoprintoutmaterialorcopyandpasteitintoadifferentfileortriestodownloadcopyontoacomputer.ChristopherWarnock，chiefexecutiveofE-Brarw,believesmostconsumerswontwanttobuyentirebooks，onlythepartsthatinterestthem.“Theresnotreallyalotofgoodinowninganelectronicfileandhavingtostoreitandmanageit.Itdoesntmakesense.”十年高考網十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學資源下載5.HowdopublishersgetmoneyfromtheNetLibrary?A.TheygetmoneyfromsellingtheirbookstotheNetLibary.B.TheysharethemoneywiththeNetLibrary.C.Theygetmoneybycuttingthecostofthebooks.D.Theygetthemoneyfromthereaders.6.Theunderlinedword“embraced”inthe3rdparagraphmeans.A.takensomethingwillinglyB.heldsomethingtightlyC.dislikedsomethingbadlyD.triedoutsomethinghard7.Fromthe2ndparagraphwecanseeconsumers.A.dontcareiftheyarechargedmoneyB.enjoytheserviceoftheNetLibraryC.dontlikeotherpeopleborrowingbooksD.complainaboutthelimitednumberofthenewbooks8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmean?A.NetLibraryisnotagoodwayfortheconsumers.B.Thereisnoneedforconsumerstohaveawholebook.C.EBraryisnotagoodlibraryfortheconsumers.D.Itsreasonabletochargetheconsumersmoneyforcopyingsomepages.（3）Thousandsofyearsagopeopleguessedthetimeofdaybywatchingthesun.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mLater，theyfounditwaseasiertotelltheexacttimebylookingattheshadows.Thus，thesundial(日晷)wasinvented.Thesundialprovedausefultimepieceinsunnyweather.However，anothertypcoftimepiecewasnecessaryforcloudyweatherandnightime.Asandglasswasanothercommonmeasureroftime.Twoglassbottleswereconnectedbyaverysmallopening.Thetopbottlewasfilledwithsand，whichdroppedslowlyintothebottononeinacertainperiodoftime.Hourglasseswerewidelyusedthen.Threeminutesandglassesarestillusedinmanyhomestotimetheboilingofeggs.Therealancestorofmodernclockswasthewaterclock.InChina,anearlywaterclockwasmadeupofseveralbowls.Watertrickled(滴)fromonebowltoanothertokeeptheclockgoing.VisitorstotheBeijingPalaceM十年高考網十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學資源下載IntheMiddleAgesawatelessclockwasinventedwhichworkedbymeansofweights.Tokeeptheweightfallingatthesamespeed，asystemofwheelswasinvented.Thependulum(鐘擺)wassoondevelopedtocontrolthespeedofthewheels.Thusthemodernformofclockcameintobeing.9.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectpicturrofasandglass?A.B.C.D.10.Threeminutesandglassesarestillusedinmanyhomes.A.toboileggsB.tomeasurethetimeofboilingeggsC.toholdtheboiledeggsD.tohaveeggsboiled11.IfyouvisitBeijingPalaceMuseum,you.A.willseetheoldwaterclocksbrokenw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mB.willfindthetimeshownbytheoldwaterclocksiswrongC.canfindtheoldwaterclocksstilltellingthetimethereD.willfindtheoldwaterclockshavegone12.IntheMiddleAgestheweightfallingspeedofaclockwaskeptby.A.severalbowlsB.asystemofwheelsC.asy