阅读理解高分训练

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1、■一●一鬈蠢■一一0with∞Ia暑0pe阅读吧一一_．一一(A)JamesStallmanRockefeller,theoldest—knownU．S．OlympicmedalwinnerandtheformerheadofthebankthatbecameCitigroup，diedTuesday．Hewas102．RecordsoftheU．S．OlympicCommitteeshowthatRockefellerwastheoldestAmericanmedalwinner．Hewasthe黧captainofYaleUniversity’Seight—mallr

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3、ursday，saidhisgrandson，wholivedwithhimathisGreenwichhomefortwoyears，attributedhislonglifetoaregimented(严密组织的)lifestyle：◎breakfastateighta．m．，lunchat1p．m．，cocktailsat6p．m．anddinnerpromptlyat7p．m—4Helikedplainfood，withoutsaucesorcheese，andplentyoffreshvegetables，including◎growninthegardenof

4、hisestate．Rockefellerwasingoodhealthuntilshortlybeforehedied．Hedrovehiscarupunti1lastyearandwouldreviewdocumentsfromthevariouscharitiesandbusinesseshehelpedlead．瞎t泓姆Rockefeller,bornJuneon8，1902，wasagrandsonofWilljamRockefeller,whofounded罱StandardOilwithhisbrother．JohnD．Rockefeller．Hegradu

5、atedfromYalein1924andservedintheAirborneCommandduringWorldWar1I．Hestartedatthebank．andthencalledtheNationalCityBank，in1930，followinghisuncleandgrandfather，whowereleadersofthebank．Hewasbecamepresidentinl952。chairmanin1959andretiredin1967．In1955，underRockefeller'sleadership，thebankmergedwit

6、htheFirstNationalBankofNewYorktoformCitigroup．Rockefelleralsowasadirectorofnumerouscompanies，includingPanAmericanAirways，NorthernPacificRailroad，NCRandMonsanto，andservedOiltheboardsoftheMemorialSloan—KetteringCancerCenterandtheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory．Rockefellerandhiswife，NancyCarn

7、egieRockefeller，hadfourchildren．Hiswifediedin1994．1．R0kefellerlosthiswifewhenhewas．A．attheageof91B．inhiseightiesC．inhisninetiesD．inhis1994中学英语之友．高中．中旬刊⑨2．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat．———————A．theAmericanrowingteambeattheCanadianteaminlessthan16secondsin1924B．Rockefe