2012年高考英语完形填空考前训练-05(附详解)

Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His_1__was a very poor farmer’s and there was never enough to eat. Frank ___2___he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business lesson and went to ___3___ as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural ___4___for getting people interested in his goods(货物), but he soon learned something more important. One day the boss told him to ___5___some small things for as much as he ___6___. Frank put all these things on one table with a ___7___which said,” FIVE CENTS EACH”. People fought and ___8___ to buy the things and the table was soon ___9___.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened ___10___ store, selling goods at five or ten cents. ___11___ he had another lesson to learn before he became __12__. That is, if you want to make money by selling ___13___ goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from ___14___. Once, Woolworth went to Germany and ___15___an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep___16___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 ___17___ in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many ___18___ and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ___19___ his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was. “THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS ___20___”.

1. A. parents             B. country                 C. family                  D. home

2. A. decided             B. said                      C. told                      D. hoped

3. A. look                 B. run                       C. work                    D. play

4. A. hand                 B. idea                      C. face                     D. skill

5. A. offer                B. buy                      C. sell                       D. make

6. A. would wish       B. should like            C. could get              D. might have

7. A. word                B. sign                      C. cover                   D. letter

8. A. ran                   B. nodded                 C. pushed                 D. saw

9. A. broken              B. empty                   C. cleared                 D. stolen

10. A. another           B. a new                   C. his own                D. a small

11. A. But                 B. So                        C. Though                D. Because

12. A. clever             B. important              C. rich                      D. successful

13. A. high-price       B. good-looking          C. well-made            D. low-price

14. A. markets           B. factories               C. owners                D. businessmen

15. A. gave               B. received                C. sent                     D. placed

16. A. making           B. opening                C. running                  D. selling

17. A. factories          B. stores                   C. workers               D. farms

18. A. friends            B. millions                C. goods                   D. inventions

19. A. made              B. got                       C. ran                       D. kept

20. A. RICH             B. BUYING              C. GOOD                   D. RIGHT