It was once unheard-of to be a businessman in China. Nowadays, though, it’s quite common to become your own boss. Let’s say you have an idea. Maybe you want to open an English school or sell Japanese comics. First, you need a business plan. It sets out what you’ll sell and how much everything will cost. Most businesses that fail didn’t have this. If you need to borrow money at the start, banks will ask for a detailed plan.
The best starting place for a business plan is the 4Ps: product, place, price and promotion. All these must be strong to be successful.
□Product
Your product must have something unique. What makes it special compared to other similar products? If you want to start a noodle shop that has nothing new, don’t expect people to show much interest. You can research your product. For food, let people try it for free. For toys, let a few children play with them to see if they like them.
□Place
There’s no point having a product that people want to buy if your shop is in an empty mall. Think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell. Where do they usually go shopping? When looking at possible places, spend the day there. See how many people pass by. Also, are there other shops nearby selling similar products? If so, how can you be better than them?
□Price
Work out how much it costs to make or provide your product. As a general rule, your price will be double the cost. After all, you’re also paying for rent, staff and you need to eat too!
□Promotion
How can you attract people to your shop? Advertising in newspapers and on TV is expensive. Perhaps you can get free advertising by getting a newspaper to write about your business.
小題1:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．How to start a business.
B．Starting a business soon.
C．Starting your own business.
D．Preparations for starting a business.
小題2:According to the author, the reason why most businesses fail is due to lack of ________.
A．a(chǎn) business planB． a shopC． moneyD．successful businessmen
小題3:If you want to start a noodle shop, you should ________.
A．expect people to show much interest
B．research your noodles
C．let people try it at a low price
D．let children have a try
小題4:What does “If so” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．There are shops selling the goods like yours.
B．Many people pass by.
C．You should think about which type of person is going to buy what you sell.
D．You should spend the day on possible places.
小題5:You are selling toys to children. It costs 5 yuan to make each one. How much should you charge the children for each toy?
A．15 yuan.B． 5 yuan.C． 10 yuan.D． 50 yuan.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：本文主要教育我們?nèi)绾芜M(jìn)行自己的生意，給出了四個(gè)具體步驟的建議：product, place, price and promotion.
小題1:C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第2段The best starting place for a business plan is the 4Ps: product, place, price and promotion. All these must be strong to be successful.可知本文主要講述的是如何成功地進(jìn)行自己的生意的4步驟。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段Let’s say you have an idea. Maybe you want to open an English school or sell Japanese comics. First, you need a business plan.可知如果我們要自己做生意，首先就是要有一個(gè)很好的計(jì)劃。說(shuō)明很多人生意失敗主要原因就是沒(méi)有計(jì)劃性。故A正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段If you want to start a noodle shop that has nothing new, don’t expect people to show much interest. You can research your product.可知如果你想要開(kāi)面條店，首先你要研究你的商品，要了解你的商店。故B正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)本句Also, are there other shops nearby selling similar products? If so, how can you be better than them?可知這里的so就是指前面一句中的there are other shops nearby selling similar products.如果在附近有一些其他的出售類(lèi)似產(chǎn)品的商店，你就要思考如何比對(duì)方做得更好。故A正確。
小題5:C 計(jì)算題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段As a general rule, your price will be double the cost.可知你的價(jià)格要是你成本的2倍，因?yàn)槟阋紤]租金，職工工資和你的支出。故C正確。
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D．The insect must be so well trained as to make full use of its organs.
小題3:When the project is completed， US military will　　　　.
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C．see clearly the things within 10 to 100 meters
D．get many insects which obey their orders
小題4:Of the following technical problems， which is the one the scientists can’t solve so far？
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B．They can’t ensure the insects to produce their young.
C．They can’t fix a chip in an insect.
D．They can’t make sure the internal organs function well.
小題5:What does the underlined word “terminal” in the fourth paragraph mean？
A．Leading.B．Vital.C．Moral.D．Final.

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