At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.
With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.
Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齿)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (喷溅), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.
1.The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because .
A.it was located too far away from the city center
B.it was a new brand for customers
C.its goods are much too expensive
D.it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods
2.A clearance sale offers customers a good chance .
A.to make a purchase on cash
B.to buy something in a very low price
C.to bargain with the sellers
D.to pick up what you like for free
3.Which is the right order of events that happened in this passage?
a.Woolworth became a millionaire
b.first F. W. Woolworth store opened
c.F.W. Woolworth found work at a local dry goods store
d.The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain
e.Woolworth died of a dental infection
A.d-b-c-e-a B.a-c-b-d-e C.c-b-a-e-d D.a-d-e-c-b
4.We know from this passage that .
A.Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913.
B.the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth
C.offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain
D.Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years
5..F.W.Woolworth’s success mainly owes to .
A.his hard working and diligent efforts
B.his gifted talent in selling
C.his new market concept and sales model
D.his rich experience in the dry goods store
For the last couple of weeks , I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me . My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead , I was feeling rather depressed . I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie,but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me : turn to nature!
The very next day , I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve , even though it was pouring with rain . Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again.To be honest . I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing , “I’m singing in the rain.”a song I used to sing when I was a child . I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly,it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels. But this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre .
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors , relax completely , remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
1.The author felt depressed because she .
A.couldn’t consume her waking hour
B.had not seen a film for a long time.
C.had not finished her work on time
D.had worked on a hard job for too long
2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to .
A.take photos B.find a solution to the project
C.hop along the path D.cheer herself up
3.The underlined part“to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means“ ”.
A.unsuccessful B.unrelated C.uninteresting D.unexpected
4.In the author’s opinion, .
A.a bath can make people relaxed
B.depression is usually caused by hard work
C.walking in a busy city centre harms people’s health
D.adults should express their inner feelings freely
5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) .
A.explanation B.suggestion C.introduction D.reminder
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Last year , I lost my best friend in high school . It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its 36 way, but mine couldn’t . I wasn’t sure how I was going to be able to face 37 and their gossip at school . I was forced to 38 my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school 39 completely defeated . All I wanted to do was 40 into bed and wallow（沉迷于）in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and 41 a pile of cards left by dad . Each card included a（n） 42 that is was to be opened on a 43 night that week.
I made it through that week 44 my father . Each card 45 to say just what I needed to hear.Tuesday’s card said , “The past is painful to think about and the 46 is impossible to imagine.Don’t try.Just take it one minute at a time.”On Wednesday my mood 47 when I read. “What you are feeling now is 48 and normal.It still feels very bad , but it is part of the healing 49 .”Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote.The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special 50 you face along life’s way,may you 51 that you will find the best in every day.”I was instructed to open the last card 52 the party I went to on Saturday night . In it he wisely reminded me to 53 . “The world isn’t so bad after a good laugh.The more you laugh.the more you heal.”Each card was signed , “Love , Dad.”
My world once collapsed but I 54 the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his 55 known when he couldn’t be present
1.A.pleasant B.strange C.funny D.normal
2.A.everyone B.anyone C.someone D.nobody
3.A.work out B.meet with C.deal with D.come across
4.A.making B.feeling C.regarding D.considering
5.A.crawl B. push C.jump D.draw
6.A.invented B.discovered C.created D.wrote
7.A.instruction B.explanation C.presentation D.information
8.A.regular B.flexible C.particular D.legal
9.A.in favor of B.regardless of C.in search of D.because of
10.A.seemed B. happened C.occurred D.intended
11.A.life B.future C.dream D.result
12.A.fell B.passed C.flew D.lifted
13.A.false B.honest C.natural D.innocent
14.A.content B.process C.cure D.progress
15.A.destruction B.competition C.challenges D.permission
16.A.trust B.guess C.predict D.succeed
17.A.before B.since C.after D.till
18.A.cry B.scream C.sing D.laugh
19.A.got through B.looked through C.broke through D.put throngh
20.A.schedule B.concept C.soul D.confidence
—I don’t think I’ll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.
— ?
A.And how B.How come C.How’s it going D.How about it
I had hardly opened the door he hit me.
A.than B.when C.while D.until
The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be the present one.
A.as three times big as B.three times as big as
C.as big as three times D.as big three times as
