2012年高考英语完形填空考前训练-05(附详解)Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His_1__was a very poor farmer’s and there was never enough to eat. Frank ___2___he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business lesson and went to ___3___ as a salesman in a large city.Woolworth realized he had a natural ___4___for getting people interested in his goods(货物), but he soon learned something more important. One day the boss told him to ___5___some small things for as much as he ___6___. Frank put all these things on one table with a ___7___which said,” FIVE CENTS EACH”. People fought and ___8___ to buy the things and the table was soon ___9___.Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened ___10___ store, selling goods at five or ten cents. ___11___ he had another lesson to learn before he became __12__. That is, if you want to make money by selling ___13___ goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from ___14___. Once, Woolworth went to Germany and ___15___an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep___16___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 1,000 ___17___ in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many ___18___ and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ___19___ his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was. “THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS ___20___”.1. A. parents B. country C. family D. home2. A. decided B. said C. told D. hoped3. A. look B. run C. work D. play4. A. hand B. idea C. face D. skill5. A. offer B. buy C. sell D. make6. A. would wish B. should like C. could get D. might have7. A. word B. sign C. cover D. letter8. A. ran B. nodded C. pushed D. saw 9. A. broken B. empty C. cleared D. stolen10. A. another B. a new C. his own D. a small11. A. But B. So C. Though D. Because12. A. clever B. important C. rich D. successful13. A. high-price B. good-looking C. well-madeD. low-price14. A. markets B. factories C. ownersD. businessmen15. A. gave B. received C. sentD. placed16. A. making B. opening C. running D. selling17. A. factories B. stores C. workersD. farms18. A. friends B. millions C. goods D. inventions19. A. made B. got C. ran D. kept20. A. RICH B. BUYING C. GOOD D. RIGHT[1][2]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~【答案与解析】本文讲述的是 Woolworth 靠开办商店发家成名的故事。他出生在一个很穷的农场主家庭，立志长大后不做农民。他从售货员做起，逐步掌握了经销的方法。此后他开办了商店，专门经营 5 到 10 美分的小物品。为降低成本，他常常是大批量地订货。有一次，他的订货竟让一家工厂全天候地工作了一年。他赚了几百万，他也成名了。他的经营理念是“顾客总是对的”。1. C。此处是介绍他的出身情况。句意为：他出生在一个贫苦的农民家庭，没有足够的东西吃。2. A。针对家庭“穷”的现状及下文 He took a short business lesson 等可推测，此处说的是“Frank 立志 / 决定不做农民”。他出生在农民家庭，想改变现状不能说希望(hope)而应说决心。3. C。由上下文可知，此处说的是他经过短暂的培训后，就到一个大城市做售货员工作了。work as 是固定短语，意为“担任……，做……工作”。4. D。从上下文来看，他有一种让顾客对自己的产品感兴趣的本能，即 a natural skill。skill 说的是一种本事或技能。5. C。从上文的 …and went to work as a salesman 可知，此处选 sell。6. C。此处说的是作为商家卖东西的目的应是尽可能多地赚些钱。for as much as he could get 指的是