题目内容
Deciding what to watch on TV is a battle of wills that is fought in homes all over the world. According to psychologists (心理学家), it is much more serious than simply deciding between a soap opera and a sports program, or between pop music and politics. This television conflict is part of a bigger power game which goes on in homes, even though most of the players do not realize that they are playing a game at all. “It’s such a game as is not easy to notice,” says psychologist Dr. David Lewis, “that many people don’t even know they’re playing it.”
Unconsciously, people begin to play the game as soon as they meet their future husband and wife. By the time toe couple get married, the rules of game are already formed. The big decision, like where to live and which school to send the children to, are usually joint decision. When it comes to less important things, it’s a different matter. Here is just one example of this process at work. A husband looks through a pile of holiday brochures (小册子) and announces his preference: “The South of France.” And his wife quickly agrees before he realizes that the only brochures she gave him were those for the South of France. Similarly, she may decide on how the home should be decorated, but he chooses the new car and decides what the family does at weekends.
“Family power struggles are interesting,” says Dr. Lewis. “Of course, some people are naturally more dominant (占统治地位) than others, and the most dominant personality in a family tries to lead. These days, even though some many couples make a special effort to have a true and equal partnership, men generally have a greater need to appear to be in physical control. Women, on the other hand, are not so interested in physical control as in emotional control. On the whole, they’re more controlling and can make the man think of something as his idea in the first place.”
1.What is the psychologists’ opinion about choosing a TV program at home?
A.It’s likely to cause family quarrels.
B.It’s an interesting game a family likes to play.
C.It’s difficult to choose with so many programs.
D.It’s a matter of power in a family.
2.According to the passage, which decision is made by the couple together?
A.How to decorate their home. B.Where to settle down.
C.What kind of car to buy. D.What to do at weekends.
3.What can we learn about family decision – making from the passage?
A.Men have the final say in the family.
B.Men are much better controlled than women.
C.Women are rather skillful in influencing men.
D.Women are emotional about important matters.
4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.Why people fight for power at home
B.Whose finger is on the button at home.
C.How family members play games at home
D.What decision family members make together
DBCB

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 |