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【題目】 Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, had been one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商業(yè)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(yǎng)) 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. " When he was 24, 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 Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

"The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave," says friend Pat Williams, "He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody. "

【1】When did Dave Thomas begin to do commercials for the hamburger chain?

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【2】Did Dave Thomas live a happy life or a hard life when he was young?

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【3】Who led Dave Thomas to success?

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【4】Where did Thomas start the first Wendy's Old Fashioned hamburgers?

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【5】Why did he start the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Since 1989.

【2】A hard life.

【3】Harland Sanders

【4】In Columbus, Ohio.

【5】He wanted to offer a future for other children.

【解析】

本文主要講述了電視上最知名的人物之一——Dave Thomas的一生。

【1】根據第一段第一句話“Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, had been one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商業(yè)廣告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.”可知自1989年以來，享年69歲的Dave Thomas成為電視上最知名的面孔之一。他出現在以他的女兒名字命名的漢堡連鎖店的800多個廣告中。故答案為Since 1989。

【2】根據第二段第一句話“Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.”可知，即使他很成功，托馬斯仍然對他的童年感到困擾。由此推知，他童年過得艱難。故答案為A hard life。

【3】根據倒數第五段“When he was 24, 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.”可知，當他24歲時，與Harland Sanders的會面使托馬斯成為了肯塔基炸雞餐廳的經理，并于1968年成為百萬富翁。故使他走向成功的是Harland Sanders。故答案為Harland Sanders。

【4】根據倒數第四段“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.”可知，1969年，Thomas與Sanders分手后，在俄亥俄州哥倫布創(chuàng)立了第一批Wendy老式漢堡包，通過提供定制漢堡而脫穎而出。故答案為In Columbus, Ohio.

【5】根據倒數第三段“…it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金會) for Adoption in 1992.”可知，要為其他孩子們提供未來，于是他于1992年創(chuàng)立了戴夫·托馬斯基金會（Dave Thomas Foundation）。故答案為He wanted to offer a future for other children。