Question

It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “I'm going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying, “Buck said, ‘you should open a sandwich shop.’”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn't cover their start­up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.

But business didn't go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn't know how badly, because we didn't have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They'd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful; we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners' learn­as­you­go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand­deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn't necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” Deluca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” Deluca adds.

Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion­dollar restaurant chain.

1. Which of the following is true of Buck?

A. He put money into the sandwich business.

B. He was a professor of business administration.

C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.

D. He rented a storefront for Deluca.

2.What can we learn about their first shop?

A. It stood at an unfavorable place.

B. It lowered the prices to poor management.

C. It made no profits due to poor management.

D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.

3.They decided to open a second store because they ________.

A. had enough money to do it

B. had succeeded in their business

C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

D. wanted to make believe that they were successful

4.What contributes most to their success according to the author?

A. Learning by trial and error.             

B. Making friends with supplies.

C. Finding a good partner.                

D. Opening chain stores.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：為了支付上大學(xué)的費用Deluca找到了Peter Buck, 經(jīng)過一番商討，他們最終決定開一家三明治店。由于經(jīng)營不善，他們的第一家店入不敷出，但是為了營造一個好的聲勢，讓人們以為他們的店生意是紅火的，他們又開了一家三明治店，經(jīng)過不斷摸索，他們終于成功了。

1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章一、二段可知Buck和Deluca合伙開了家a sandwich shop，再由Buck wrote a check for $1,000. Buck kicked in another $1,000.可知是Buck投資，所以答案選A。

2.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段we were doing poorly….because we didn't have any financial controls.可知他們的店鋪經(jīng)營得差是由于管理不善，所以答案選C。

3.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“…..We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful; we are opening a second store.’”可知在第一家店鋪沒有盈利的情況下，為了向顧客證明這家店的生意是紅火的，他們開了第二家店，答案選D。

4.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第四段And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.可知他們的成功是經(jīng)過不斷摸索，反復(fù)實踐的結(jié)果，答案選A。

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