Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly form the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”

1.Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.

A.earn more money for his family

B.learn something from a salesman

C.get away from the farm

D.get enough to eat.

2.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.

A.he knew how to get people to buy his goods.

B.he cut down the price by half

C.he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.

D.the sign he put on the table was well designed.

3.The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.

A.the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B.knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

C.the knives were made in Germany, where labor (劳动力) was cheap.

D.the knives were produced in one factory.

4._____________make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A.His business skills and his wealth.

B.The low price of the goods he sold.

C.His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.

D.His natural skill for showing things.

5.The belief that : “ The customer is always right” suggests that _______________.

A.whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.

B.If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.

C.stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.

D.stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.

 

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Two brightly colored butterflies have just flown by. They seems to be exactly alike, but actually one is a little larger than the other.   1  The smaller one has a wingspread of less than three inches and also a black line on its back wings.

At first sight, it is hard to tell them apart. Would you guess from this that they are different-sized butterflies of the same species?  2  If you said yes to either question, you would be wrong, for these look-alikes belong to quite different families.

The larger insect is the monarch butterfly (黑脉金斑蝶). As a baby insect, the monarch feeds on milkweed, which seems to give the monarch a disagreeable taste and smell.   3  Birds that eat butterflies soon recognize the monarch and quickly learn to leave it alone.

  4  Birds would find this insect tasty, but because it looks like the monarch, birds keep away from it. The viceroy’s similarity to the monarch gives it some protection from its enemies and helps it survive.

There are other pairs of look-alike butterflies, bees and moths. In each case, one either has a disagreeable taste or smell, or can give a painful sting (叮咬). The larger is called the model.  5  

A.The smaller insect is the viceroy (副王峡蝶), which feeds on the leaves of trees.

B.The larger insect has a wingspread (翼长) of up to four inches.

C.The bright coloring of the monarch acts as a warning sign to its enemy.

D.Birds protect their babies from eating such dangerous enemies.

E. The insect that imitates this model for protection is called the mimic(保护色).

F. Or that they are different species of butterflies but close relatives belonging to the same family?

G. Do you like this kind of special species?

 

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