2021年高考英語難點37講--難點23 有章可循的主旨大意題
the couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. miss germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and mr. cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.
organizations, including the marriage guidance service relate, have criticized the marriage. as one person put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. marriage should always be about love.”
the couple are now on a caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of birmingham, and a car. but will it last?
2.()which of the following is the best title of the passage?
a.two strangers and a wedding b.a wedding based on love
c.a short-lived marriage d.a well-matched couple
c
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 (商業廣告) 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 (收養) 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 (基金會) 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.