题目内容
--This store has such high prices.--- I agree. Never again ___ here.
A. I will B. will I shop C. I do shopping D. I do shop
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.
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语句子，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.you pay????????????? by cash or credit card in this store. (matter)
在这家商店，你是用现金还是用信用卡结账都没关系。
2.It rained for three weeks on end, completely _________________.????????????? (ruin)
连续下了三个星期的雨，完全毁了我们的假期。
3.There is no sense ___________________now.Look????????????? forward and????????????? everything will be all right. (upset)??
你现在为这件事苦恼是没有意义的，向前看，一切都会好起来的。
4."They didn’t take measures in time, otherwise the explosions __________________," some experts said. (happen)
“他们没有及时采取措施，否则就不会出现这几次爆炸，”一些专家说。
5.The house was greatly damaged by the truck and we'd better leave things________________________ until the police arrive. (be)
卡车严重损坏了这座房子，我们最好保待原样直到警察到来。
6.Research finds that social network users have more than _________________online as in real life. (many)
研究发现社交网络用户在网络上拥有的朋友是现实生活中两倍多。
7.What an annoyance!? Hardly__________________my computer ????????????? when a lot of advertisements came pouring in. (turn)
真烦人！我一打开电脑就有很多广告涌入.
8.Huo Zun said that his dream was_______________________to sing a song at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. (invite)
霍尊说他的梦想是受邀上中央电視台春节联欢晚会唱一首歌。
9.We have launched another man-made satellite,___________________intoday's newspaper. (announce)?????????????
我们发射了另一颗人造卫星，这件事在今天的报纸上被公布了。
10.China is attacked by such a terrible smog _____________________ "nuclear winter". (call)?????????????
中国遭受着被称之为“核冬天”的可怕雾霾的袭击。
It doesn’t matter _____you pay by cash or credit card in this store.
A．whether B．how C．what D．why
I was sitting at the counter having breakfast at a restaurant the other day．It' s a small place． A man walked in and sat next to me．On top of the milk-dispenser （ 自动售货机） is a small 1_ placed there for both the customers' enjoyment and the owners when things get 2 The news was mostly about the local people．There was a little girl 3 through some coats in a shop on the screen now．The reporter asked her if she found something that 4 ．She smiled, "I like this store．Mommy said I could have any coat I wanted, 5 I'm getting this one for my friend, Mandy．All I know is that Mandy 6 a coat．"
Out of the comer of my eye I could see the man lower his head and begin to 7 his eyes．"Hey, don't feel bad," I told him．He turned 8 me．I could still see the 9 ．
He said, "I'm Mandy' s father．That's the first time I've seen that．"
Oh, my God! My hands 10 and I also wept．"It must be raining," he 11 ．We spoke for a few more minutes．It turns out that he' s been 12 for more than a year and now does odd （零散的） jobs to pay bills．We said 13 and I went to the cash register．I said in a low voice that I 14 his check．"He only gets coffee," the 15 said．"Well, here．This is for my meal, his coffee and tell him this is for Mandy．"
Many years ago I spoke at my friend' s church in Atlanta．A woman came up to me and gave me everything she had in her 16 ．I was shocked and began to 17 it．"It isn't very much , but God said it would multiply．Please take it," she said．
It was $ 57．I 18 carried it with me until that very day．I gave it away and replaced it． I turned to walk away and another man sitting at the counter said, " I heard your 19 with that man．I'll help him, 20 ．"
His eyes watered and he said," He' s right．It must be raining．"
1. A．radio B．television C．recorder D．computer
2. A．busy B．easy C．fast D．slow
3. A．putting B．looking C．waiting D．taking
4. A．fitted B．happened C．mattered D．started
5. A．until B．so C．but D．designs
6. A．needs B．buys C．donates D．designs
7. A．protect B．close C．describe D．wipe
8. A．toward B．at C．behind D．for
9. A．anger B．eyes C．tears D．joy
10. A．cleaned B．shook C．helped D．touched
11. A．sighed B．guessed C．screamed D．joked
12. A．sick B．sad C．jobless D．hopeless
13. A．okay B．hello C．nothing D．goodbye
14. A．examined B．wanted C．watched D．accepted
15. A．clerk B．teacher C．president D．nurse
16. A．glass B．purse C．house D．basket
17. A．forget B．praise C．refuse D．advise
18. A．always B．sometimes C．never D．rarely
19. A．discussion B．problem C．conversation D．decision
20. A．though B．yet C．still D．too
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