Question

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收銀臺）in her general store. 1. I quickly learned the importance of treating customers（顧客） politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account.（賬戶） 3.

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妝品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妝）ideas. 4.

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 5. Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C.I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility（責(zé)任）.

F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.G

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文中主要講的是杰出的銷售員是怎樣煉成的。

1.從后一句I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying“thank you”. 可推知, 作者的祖母先讓作者跟著她學(xué), 然后讓作者獨立工作, 所以他很快懂得有禮貌地對待客人的重要性。故選B。

2.At first I was paid in candy.可知，前面有at first, 和本項中的later一致。故選A。

3.根據(jù)前一句的My father helped me set up a bank account. 我父親幫我建立一個銀行賬戶，因此這句話說看我的錢增長比我買任何東西都更有回報，符合語境。故選G。

4.I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妝）ideas. 我把她們的問題，真正的興趣，能夠轉(zhuǎn)化成他們所想要的化妝的想法。后面緊接著說我我打破了化妝品銷售記錄。故選C。

5.上文提到a valuable lesson, 這里承接上下文。故選D。

考點：人物傳記類閱讀