人教版（新课程标准）必修 第三册Unit 5　Canada — “The True North”周末大自习·话题集训　第七周　演练话题——历史人物 - （原卷版+解析版）

周末大自习·话题集训　第七周　演练话题———历史人物 卷(一)　话题阅读提速练(限时35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A 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 a 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 in 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 (小玩意) for as much as he could get. Woolworth 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 from 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 1,000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was “THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT”． 1．Woolworth 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．Woolworth sold odds and ends quickly because _____. A．he put all these things on one table with a sign saying FIVE CENTS EACH B．he cut down the price by half C．he put the goods on a table in a very nice way D．the sign he put on the table was well designed 3．_____ made 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 for knives D．His natural skill for showing things 4．The most important rule for Woolworth's business is _____. A．to sell the goods at a low price B．only to sell odds and ends C．to sell odds and ends all over the world D．to realize the consumer is always right B Maria (1718－1799) was a famous Italian mathematician. She was described in a book as follows：“Maria was a child prodigy (神童), but was also shy.” She stayed at home, teaching the younger children and following her own studies. When her mother died after giving birth to twenty one children, Maria took over the running of the household. At the age of twenty she started a ten year project, a book bringing together the work on calculus (微积分学) of Leibnitz and Newton titled Analytic Institutions. Sometimes she would have trouble with a problem, but her mind went on working even in her ... ...