2.The Story of Milton Hershey
Almost every kid in the US has eaten a famous Hershey chocolate bar.But few people know that the Hershey chocolate factory is only about 100 years old.Even fewer know that its founder,Milton Hershey,had suffered many failures before he started his famous company.
Milton grew up in the farm country of Pennsylvania.He was first trained to become a printer.After working for a small newspaper for a short time,he decided that printing was not for him.Then he got a job at a candy factory.After a few years,he decided to open his own little candy business.But this first business had to close down because it was not making money.Then,Milton travelled to Denver to learn how to make caramels (黄油奶糖).He took his new skills to New York City and sold candies on the street.But this second business also failed.
Soon afterwards,he moved back to his hometown.There he experimented with all sorts of candies and chocolates.By 1893,he was selling a million dollars’worth of caramel candy each year.Since his chocolate-flavored (巧克力口味的) caramels were the best-selling,he decided to make chocolate himself.He learned how to make delicious chocolate by adding fresh milk.His milk chocolate turned out to be a great success.So he sold his caramel factory and focused on making chocolate only.
In 1903,Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and an entire town to go with it.Today,the town of Hershey is still the home of the Hershey chocolate factory.You can smell the delicious chocolate smells just by driving through the town.
1-1.Milton’s first job was working as a(n) ________.
printer
candy seller
farmer
editor
【答案】A
【解析】事实细节题。由第二段第二、三句话可知，最开始他受训要成为一名印刷工，但是在工作一段时间后，他发现印刷并不适合他。故选A。
1-2.Milton closed his candy business because he________.
moved to Denver
wanted to go travelling
was not interested in it
did not make profits from it
【答案】D
【解析】事实细节题。由第二段第五、六句话可知，几年后，他决定经营自己的小糖果厂，但是，由于不能赚到钱，他的第一个工厂必须得关掉。故选D。
1-3.The phrase “his new skills” (Line 5,Para.2) refers to how to________.
sell candies
make caramels
run a candy business
manufacture chocolate
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。由第二段倒数第二、三句话可知，米尔顿来到丹佛，学习怎么制造黄油奶糖，并且他带着这门手艺来到了纽约，在街上卖糖果。由此可知，这门手艺是指制造黄油奶糖，故选B。
1-4.Milton decided to make chocolate himself because________.
he did a lot of experiments on it
his caramel candy was not popular
his chocolate-flavored caramels sold well
he was tired of selling candies on the streets
【答案】C
【解析】事实细节题。由第三段第四句话可知，因为巧克力口味的黄油奶糖卖得很好，所以他决定自己制作巧克力。故选C。
1-5.What can be learned from this text?
Fresh milk is beneficial to people’s health.
A town was named after Milton Hershey.
Chocolate became popular in the 1900s in the US.
Few people in the US have heard of Hershey chocolate.
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。由第三段倒数第三句话可知，他通过添加一些鲜奶来使巧克力更加美味，并未提到鲜奶是否对人体健康有益，故选项A错误；由最后一段前两句话可知，1903年，米尔顿·赫尔希建了一个很大的巧克力厂，并且整个镇子都成了巧克力厂，现如今，赫尔希镇仍然是好时巧克力厂的发源地，故选项B正确；由最后一段第一句话可知，在1903年，米尔顿·赫尔希建了一个很大的巧克力厂，并且整个镇子都成了巧克力厂，但是文中并未提到美国20世纪90年代巧克力非常流行，故选项C错误；由第一段第一句话可知，在美国几乎每个孩子都吃过著名的好时巧克力棒，故选项D错误。