Question

Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said five cents each. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly form the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ The customer is always right.”

1. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.

A. earn more money for his family

B. learn something from a salesman

C. get away from the farm

D. get enough to eat.

2.. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.

A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (勞動力) was cheap.

D. the knives were produced in one factory.

3._____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A. His business skills and his wealth.

B. The low price of the goods he sold.

C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.

D. His natural skill for showing things.

4. The belief that : “ The customer is always right” suggests that _______________.

A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.

B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.

C. stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.

D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析: 文章講述了Frank Woolworth通過杰出的才能和嚴格的制度管理獲得了成功的故事。Woolworth出生在一個農民家庭，但是他不想過父輩們那種生活，于是他參加了短期的經商課程，然后到了城里。之后他充分發(fā)揮自己的銷售才能，取得了成功。

1. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.可知他參加短期商業(yè)課程的目的是為了離開農場，選C。

2. 細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段內容The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.可知小刀是大批量從工廠訂購的，所以價格就便宜了許多，選B。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)他成功的過程可知他有著很好的銷售才能，再根據(jù)文章末段 He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world.可以判斷選A。

4.推理判斷題。從情理可知只有顧客對產品和服務等滿意了，他們才會經常來商店購物，商店才會獲利，故答案選D。

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