Question

Questions are based on the following speech.

1.

A. It sells things from ancient Egypt. B. It looks like an Egyptian giant.

C. It brings a feel of a different world. D. It offers a wide range of cheeses.

2.

A. Produced by the department store itself. B. Supplied by a nearby small town.

C. Collected from the outside of the building. D. Obtained from the numerous light bulbs.

3.

A. Customers spend £1.5 million or so per day. B. Around 30,000 customers come per day.

C. There is a big increase in customers and sales. D. Customer flow and sales are quite unsteady.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

【解析】

M: Tell me, Margaret, what makes Harrods Department Store so famous?

W: Well, it’s the biggest department store in the UK. Its Food Hall and Egyptian Hall are very famous.

M: What is special about the Food Hall?

W: It sells different kinds of food. For example, it has 250 kinds of cheeses from all over the world.

M: That’s amazing! And why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?

W: Well, when people see it they feel they’re in another world. It looks like an Egyptian building from 4000 years ago. And it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4,000 years old, of course.

M: Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity?

W: Yes, it does. About 70%, which is enough for a small town. To light the outside of the building, we use 11,500 light bulbs.

M: Really! Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day?

W: About 30,000 people come on an average day. But during the January sales, the number increases to 300,000 customers a day.

M: How much do they spend?

W: Well, on average customers spend about £1.5 million a day. During the January sales, the record for one day is £9 million.

M: £9 million in one day?

W: Yes, in the first of the January sales.

M: That’s unbelievable!

Questions:

Why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?

How does Harrods get most of its power?

What can we know about the business during the January sales?

1.根据对话中的“M: That’s amazing! And why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?

W: Well, when people see it they feel they’re in another world. It looks like an Egyptian building from 4000 years ago. And it sells beautiful objects.”可知埃及大厅出名的原因是人们在埃及大厅里的时候感觉他们在另一个世界，埃及大厅看起来像是来自4000年前的埃及建筑。故选C项。

2.根据对话中“Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity?W: Yes, it does. About 70%, which is enough for a small town.”可知这里70%的电力都是Harrods自己生产的，故选A项。

3.根据：“About 30,000 people come on an average day. But during the January sales, the number increases to 300,000 customers a day.可知一月每天游客日均30万，平常是3万，根据“Well, on average customers spend about £1.5 million a day. During the January sales, the record for one day is £9 million.”可知平常每个顾客日均消费150万英镑，而到了一月，记录是一天900万英镑，综合可知在一月销售期间顾客人数和销售额都有了很大的增长。故选C项。

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