题目内容
He a____________ his wife and his child and went away with all their money.
At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.
With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.
Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齿)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (喷溅), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.
【小题1】The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because .
A.it was located too far away from the city center |
B.it was a new brand for customers |
C.its goods are much too expensive |
D.it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods |
A.to make a purchase on cash |
B.to buy something in a very low price |
C.to bargain with the sellers |
D.to pick up what you like for free |
a.Woolworth became a millionaire
b.first F. W. Woolworth store opened
c.F.W. Woolworth found work at a local dry goods store
d.The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain
e.Woolworth died of a dental infection
A.d-b-c-e-a | B.a-c-b-d-e | C.c-b-a-e-d | D.a-d-e-c-b |
A.Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913. |
B.the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth |
C.offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain |
D.Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years |
A.his hard working and diligent efforts |
B.his gifted talent in selling |
C.his new market concept and sales model |
D.his rich experience in the dry goods store |
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist (拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.
1.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.
A.with his wife |
B.alone |
C.with his friend |
D.with an Italian |
2.One night he went out for _______ alone.
A.a ride |
B.a walk |
C.a drink |
D.rest |
3.Suddenly he found his_______ was gone.
A.watch |
B.money |
C.book |
D.ring |
4. The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.
A.he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman. |
B.he understood what the Frenchman wanted |
C.he had picked up the watch on his w ay from work |
D.he was afraid of the Frenchman |
5.Who was robbed of the watch on earth?
A.The Frenchman was. |
B.The Italian was. |
C.Both of them was. |
D.Neither of them was. |