阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When you think of Africa, what comes to your mind? What is life there like?
At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a ________ American shoe-making company (公司). However, because of market changes, the company has a problem with ________ shoes. The boss is ________ this, so he had a meeting to discuss this problem. A new business strategy (策略) was planned—opening new markets in ________ countries. He decided to send the two best salesmen (销售员) in his company to ________ to do a survey (调查) first ________ salesmen left for Africa by boat, but they went to different countries. Within a month, the first salesman finished his ________ of the African market. He called the boss, telling him that the African market for shoe sales was ________. He said, “Boss, it is bad news. The ________ here is so hot. People all go without shoes. No one wears ________ shoes. There is no market for us here! We are not going to be able to sell a single ________ of shoes in Africa!” The salesman ________ pretty sad.
After a few days, the second salesman ________ the boss. He was quite excited and said, “Boss, good news. It’s a fantastic place and a great business opportunity(商机) for us. No one here wears ________. No one sells shoes. There is a big potential (潜力的) market for us. We are going to sell thousands of pairs and make a lot of money. All we need to do is to educate them on the good things and importance of wearing shoes on the ________ road.”
【小题1】A.successful | B.impossible | C.comfortable | D.educational |
【小题2】A.making | B.wearing | C.selling | D.buying |
【小题3】A.good at | B.happy about | C.worried about | D.sure about |
【小题4】A.another | B.other | C.others | D.the other |
【小题5】A.America | B.market | C.company | D.Africa |
【小题6】【小题7】A.survey | B.problem | C.shoes | D.money |
【小题8】A.available | B.enjoyable | C.unhappy | D.meaningless |
【小题9】A.market | B.people | C.news | D.weather |
【小题10】【小题11】A.plan | B.part | C.pair | D.piece |
【小题12】A.said | B.sounded | C.told | D.tried |
【小题13】A.called | B.came | C.appear | D.agree |
【小题14】A.clothes | B.socks | C.shoes | D.shirts |
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