It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “I'm going to college, but I need a way to pay for it，” Deluca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘you should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn't cover their start­up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn't go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn't know how badly, because we didn't have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They'd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful; we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners' learn­as­you­go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand­deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn't necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out，” Deluca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal，” Deluca adds.
Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion­dollar restaurant chain.
小題1:Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________.
A．support his family
B．do some research
C．help his partner expand business
D．pay for his college education
小題2:Which of the following is true of Buck?
A．He put money into the sandwich business.
B．He was a professor of business administration.
C．He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D．He rented a storefront for Deluca.
小題3:What can we learn about their first shop?
A．It stood at an unfavorable place.
B．It lowered the prices to poor management.
C．It made no profits due to poor management.
D．It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.
小題4:They decided to open a second store because they ________.
A．had enough money to do it
B．had succeeded in their business
C．wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D．wanted to make believe that they were successful
小題5:What contributes most to their success according to the author?
A．Learning by trial and error.
B．Making friends with supplies.
C．Finding a good partner.
D．Opening chain stores.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：文章介紹了Buck和DeLuca成功開辦了自己的三明治連鎖店的故事。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,可知他開三明治店是為了掙錢付學(xué)費(fèi)，故D正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.可知Buck在店里投入了很多的資金。故A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段尤其是最后一句All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.可知他們的管理很糟糕，且賠本。故C正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段4,5行We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.可知他們這樣做是為了讓別人相信他們的生意很好。
小題5:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩行And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.可知他們從失敗中學(xué)習(xí)了很多，故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章介紹了Buck和DeLuca成功開辦了自己的三明治連鎖店的故事。本文主要還是考查了細(xì)節(jié)題和推理題，注重綜合語言能力的運(yùn)用，需要根據(jù)段落大意，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。要求考生在仔細(xì)閱讀文本的基礎(chǔ)上，仔細(xì)審題和每個(gè)選項(xiàng)，做適當(dāng)?shù)难由�，做出合理的判斷推理�?
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