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2.Ryan and Lowry had been friends since high school,but it wasn't until after collegethat they hit on the idea of a home-care-products company."We were shocked to learn how toxic cleaning products were,"says Ryan. Why couldn't they create green products that would be just as environmentally pure as Aveda's skin-and-hair-care lines?
When Ryan's mom heard about the plan,she stared at him blankly:"I've never even seen you clean your room!"Not discouraged,Lowry experimented with nontoxic ways to clean. while Ryan focused on marketing. In February 2001,they mixed their first four cleaning sprays and convinced the managers of 20 grocers to try them•Once they had their approval,they tapped friends and family and pooled their savings to come up with﹩90,000in seed money.
From the start,"Go big or go home''was their mantra(口头禅).Their first financing-that﹩l million-was due to be signed on September 11,2001.By the time they got it,two months later,says Ryan,"we had﹩16in the bank and personally owed﹩300,000•"
Seeking a national retailer(零售商)proved just as troublesome.The friends set their sights on Target,known for its trendy,affordable goods."But Target didn't like the product or the brand,"recalled Ryan."We thought the deal was dead,but then a new buyer saw that even though we weren't selling big volumes,we were profitable,just on a smaller scale."They won over Target.
Consumers were hooked on the natural things and wonderful fragrance.Today,the partners sell 130products in more than 8,000stores,and taxes are over﹩100million.Such rapid growth has at times stressed the men's friendship."Eric and I agree on‘what'but never on‘how,'"says Lowry."Although we are willing to challenge each other,we come up with interesting and smarter solutions.There's little fire and ice between us•
56.The underlined word"toxic"in Paragraph 1most probably means•A
A.poisonous B.dirty
C.expensive D.troublesome
57.When Ryan told his mom his plan,C.
A.he knew his mom was sure to support him
B.his mom asked him to clean his room
C.his mom suspected his ability
D.he was discouraged by his mom
58.We can learn:from the third paragraph thatB.
A.Ryan and Lowry wanted to gave up and go home at first
B.their plan didn't go smoothly at the very beginning
C.they made profit two months later after their first financing
D.﹩1million was not enough as their seed money
59.The partners'cleaning products are sold very well because.A
A.the products are made of natural material and smell nice
B.their friends and family offered to use their products
C.they cooperated with a well-known national retailer
D.they convinced 20grocer managers to try them
60.It can be inferred from the-passage that.D
A.Aveda's skin-and-hair-care lines are not so successful as Ryan and Lowry's
B.Target is a famous environment-friendly cleaning brand
C.The friends"cooperation with Target was very successful
D.The partners get on well with each other in their business.
分析 本文讲述Ryan 和 Lowry 合伙研发无毒的清洗剂,创立公司以及所遇到的困难.
解答 56-60 ACBAD
56 A 猜测词义题. 根据文章第一 段 Why couldn't they create green products that would be just as environmentally pure as Aveda's skin-and-hair-care lines?可知很多清洗剂是有毒的,故选A.
57 C 细节题. 根据文章第二 段:"I've never even seen you clean your room 可知作者在家从来都不打扫房间,母亲对他的产品表示怀疑,故选C.
58 B 细节题. 根据文章第三 段Seeking a national retailer(零售商)proved just as troublesome 可知寻找零售商是比较麻烦的,最初是不顺利的,故选B.
59 A 细节题. 根据文章最后一段Consumers were hooked on the natural things and wonderful fragrance. 可知由于消费者喜欢自然有香味的产品,因此他们的生意做得非常好,故选A.
60 D 推理判断题. 根据文章最后一段 There's little fire and ice between us•可知他们之间相处融洽,故选D.
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