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 a 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 from 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 run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
小題1: Frank took a short business course in order to _________.
A．get away from the farmB．learn something from a salesman
C．earn more money for his familyD．get enough to eat.
小題2: Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _________.
A．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.
B．he cut down the price by half
C．he knew how to get people to buy his goods.
D．the sign he put on the table was well designed.
小題3: 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 was cheap.
D．the knives were produced in one factory.
小題4: ________ 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
小題5: 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.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹Frank Woolworth是怎么取得商業(yè)的成功，他的商業(yè)理念和成功道路。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.可知答案是A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest,可知他知道怎么讓人們購(gòu)買(mǎi)他的東西。選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：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.可知是因?yàn)榇罅坑嗁?gòu)，小刀的價(jià)格可以減半。選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world.可知A正確。
小題5:句意理解題：從他的商業(yè)理念可知這句話是：我們要盡力滿足顧客的需求。選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：做閱讀理解要有詞匯的積累.不然再好的技巧也是沒(méi)有效果的.先看問(wèn)題后去文中尋找相關(guān)的句子.閱讀上下句.找出答案.注意和選項(xiàng)一摸一樣的句子很可能是作者用來(lái)迷惑
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