AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart(购物手推车).Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.
SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging(吃力地携带)groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.
OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.
OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.
ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.
Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?”oneshopperreplied.
ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony(假冒的)customers.
AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.
Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.
1．Theunderlinedwords“chrome-platecontraptions”inParagraph1referto______.(Nomorethan3words)
2．WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?(Nomorethan10words)
3．WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?(Nomorethan10words)
4．WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?(Nomorethan10words)
5．WhatdoyouthinkofGoldman?Pleasegiveyourreasons.(Nomorethan20words)
SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging(吃力地携带)groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.
OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.
OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.
ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.
Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?”oneshopperreplied.
ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony(假冒的)customers.
AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.
Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.
1．Theunderlinedwords“chrome-platecontraptions”inParagraph1referto______.(Nomorethan3words)
2．WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?(Nomorethan10words)
3．WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?(Nomorethan10words)
4．WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?(Nomorethan10words)
5．WhatdoyouthinkofGoldman?Pleasegiveyourreasons.(Nomorethan20words)
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- Kate:What’sthatonyourdesk?<br/>Jack:<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span>1</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span></span>It’saknife.<br/>Kate:<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span>2</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span></span><br/>Jack:It’spink.<br/>Kate:Isityours?<br/>Jack:<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span>3</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span></span>IsitSusan’s?<br/>Kate:Let’sgoandaskher.<br/>Jack:Hi,Susan.Isthisyourknife?<br/>Susan:Oh,yes,itismine.<br/>Jack:<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span>4</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span></span><br/>Susan:Thanksalot.<br/>Jack:<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span>5</span><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"><spanstyle="text-decoration:underline"></span></span><br/>A．Whoseknifeisit?<br/>B．Letmesee.<br/>C．No,myknifeisgreen.<br/>D．Yes,itismine.<br/>E．Notatall.<br/>F．Hereyouare.<br/>G．Whatcolourisit?
- Which<br/>is the largest vocabulary type in academic writing? () A: Academic<br/>words B: High-frequency<br/>words C: Technical<br/>words D: Low-frequency<br/>words
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- Betty loves reading. _________,<br/>"Reading is the most wonderful thing in the world." A: in his<br/>words B: in she<br/>words C: in her<br/>words D: in other<br/>words