- 阅读理解A
题干:Theold-fashionedgeneralstoreisfastdisappearing.Thisis,perhaps,apity,becauseshoppingtodayseemstolackthatpersonalelementwhichexistedwhentheshopkeeperknewallhisregularcustomerspersonally.Hecould,forinstance,rememberwhichbrandofteaMrs.Smithusuallyboughtorwhatsortofwashing-powderMrs.Jonespreferred.Notonlywastheshopacenterofretailtrade,butalsoasocialmeetingplace.Gossipwasalwaysexchangedoverthecounterandtheshopkeeperwasoftenthemostwellinformedpersonintheneighborhood.Aprosperousgeneralstoremighthaveemployedfourorfiveassistants’andsotherewereveryfewproblemsofmanagerialnatureasfarasthestaffwereconcerned.Butnowthatthesupermarkethasreplacedthegeneralstore,thejobofthemanagerhaschangedcompletely.Themodernsupermarketmanagerhastocopewithastaffofasmanyasahundred,apartfromalltheothereverydayproblemsofrunningalargebusiness.Everymorning,themanagermust,likethecommanderofanarmydivision,carryoutaninspectionofhisstore,tomakesurethateverythingisreadyforthebusinessoftheday.Hemustseethateverythingisrunningsmoothly.Hewillhavetogiveadviceandmakedecisionsonanyproblemthatmayarise,buthisstaffhastheirownresponsibilitiesfortheirvariousdepartments,andsothemanagerdelegatedcertaindutiestothem.Thenhemayinterviewpeoplewhohaveappliedforjobsinthesupermarket,togetherwiththestaffsupervisor.Specialpromotionsordisplaysmayhavetobediscussed.Pricesmayhavetobealteredafteracarefulconsultationofthecurrentmarketpriceslist;forexample,thewholesalepriceofcabbagesmayhavedropped,ormeat,mayhavegoneup.Butnomatterwhathehastodothroughouttheday,thestoremanagermustbereadyforanyemergencythatmayarise,nomatterhowunexpected.Theysayinthetradethatyouarenotreallyanexperiencedsupermarketmanageruntilyouhavedealtwithaflood,afire’abirthandadeathinyourstore.
题目:The word “Gossip” (Line 5,Para.1) means_____. - A 、friendship
- B 、currency
- C 、informal talk
- D 、profit or goods
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【正确答案:C】
语义题。前文说老式店铺不光是卖东西的地方,而且也是社会交际的场所,即but also a social meeting place 。 所以 gossip 在这里主要是表述一种邻里交际方式,gossip原意为“小道消息,流言蜚语”,本段的gossip应是“闲聊, 漫谈”之意,故本题C选项正确。
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