When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.” He smiled.
The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson.
“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?”
Johnson smiled again. “Would I be showing it to you if I had?”
“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager.
“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could.” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact.”
“Perhaps,” said the manager. “Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr Johnson, Shall we discuss it?”
“Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the best way,” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that.
“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?”
“The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”
小題1:The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it ________.
A．cheaper than the new oilB．more quickly
C．more expensiveD．a(chǎn)s good as the new oil
小題2:Johnson’s new oil would be ________.
A．more expensive than fish oil, but better
B．less expensive, and better
C．less expensive, but not good
D．more expensive, and not so good
小題3:Johnson expressed his regret that the manager ________.
A．could not stop the new oil being made
B．would never know how to make it
C．had spent a lot of money on it
D．didn’t know enough about it
小題4:Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted ________.
A．to produce it himselfB．to prevent it being produced
C．to be paid not to produce itD．the manager to produce it

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

本文描述了Johnson向經(jīng)理推銷他所研制的生產(chǎn)新品種的油的過(guò)程。
小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)第2段經(jīng)理所說(shuō)的話 It is better than our fish oils 和第6段We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils可推知此題的答案為D。
小題2:推斷題。根據(jù)Johnson與經(jīng)理的對(duì)話，特別是從It is better than our fish oils和I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils 可推知此題答案為B。
小題3:推斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二、三段中的The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible和But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time可推知此題為A。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一句及全文Johnson所講的話可推知此題答案為D。
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Communication begins with the self
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Communication
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