题目内容
1.What is the probable relationship between he two speakers?
A．Salesperson and customer.
B．Old school friends.
C．Fellow workers.
2.What do we know about the woman?
A．She is fond of her work.
B．She is tired of traveling.
C．She is interested in law.
3.What is the man?
A．A company manager.
B．A salesperson.
C．A lawyer.
4.Why does the woman ask for the man’s address?
A．To send him a book.
B．To get together with him.
C．To repair something at his home.
解析：
1.对话一开始，经过一番辨认(...it...it is Carol，isn’t it?)之后，从双方能够喊出对方名字这一点来看，他们原本是相互认识的；且提到after we left school，由此不难看出他们的关系应该是old school friends(老同学)。 2.当男声(Mike)询问到“What have you been doing?”时，女士(Caro1)介绍说：“I’m now work ing for a large oil company，...in charge of sales mainly. So I travel a lot．”对此，Mike说道：...That’s great．You must really enjoy that? Carol关于自己这份工作的总体感觉是：Oh，I do(=I enjoy my working...)．Yeah. It’s lovely (to work like this and travel a lot)．It’s quite tiring though... 3.Mike对于自己工作的介绍为：I work in a law firm, practicing business law, you know，也就是说在当lawyer。 4.对话结尾处，双方谈到：Man(Mike)：Anyway it’s great to see you．We must get together sometime．Woman(Caro1)：Yes，we should...look，give me your address and phone number, erm, I’ve got my book here... OK，and then I’ll give you a ring. And we can fix something up.由此看来，Caro1向Mike要address and phone number是对Mike的提议表示赞同。
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M: Hello it...it is Carol, isn’t it? W: Oh Mike? ...oh my goodness, I haven’t seen you for ages! M: Nice to see you again after all these years. What have you been doing? W: Well, I’ve tried many things after we left school. I’m now working for a large oil company.., erm, in charge of sales mainly. So I travel a lot. M: Oh, that’s great! You must really enjoy that? W: Oh, I do...yeh, yeh, it’s lovely. It’s quite tiring though, but erm...what about you, Mike, what do you do? M: I work in a law firm, practicing business law, you know. W: Oh, that’s interesting. M: Yeh, I’m happy doing what I do. W : Good. M: Anyway, it’s great to see you. We must get together sometime. W: Yes, we should...look, give me your address and phone number, erm I’ve got my book here，...OK, and then I’ll give you a ring and we can fix something up. M: Right, well, it’s...
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Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day. More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry. It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.
Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose. But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops. Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money. Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s.
Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look. Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf. Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there. “I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.
Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen. But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend. Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains. In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.
While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S. rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition. More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries. The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.
Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. "We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. “We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.”
As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.
60．What is the central theme of this text?
A．The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made.
B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date.
C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed.
D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy.
61．How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?
A．By setting up more chain stores across the country.
B．By selling roses in supermarkets.
C．By selling high quality roses at a low price.
D．By selling roses by the dozen.
