16.The British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves,but even their sense of humor has a limit,as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out to his cost.
When Ratner took over his father's chain of 140jewelry shops in 1984,he introduced a very clear company policy.He decided that his shops should sell down market products at the lowest possible prices.It was a great success.The Brithish public loved his cheap gold earrings and his tasteless silver decorations.By 1991,Ratner's company had 2,400 shops and it was worth over 680million pounds.But in April of that year,Gerald Ratner made a big mistake.At a bit meeting of top British business people,he suited up and explained the secret of his success-People say"How can we sell our goods for such a low price?".He say"Because they are absolute rubbish."His audience burst out laughing.But the British newspapers and the British public were not so amused.People felt  insulted and stayed away from Ratner's shops.
Sales fell and six months after his speech,Ratner's share price had fallen by 42%.The following year,things got worse and Gerald Ratner was forced to resign.By the end of 1992,he lost his company,his career and his house.Even worse,25,000of his employees had lost their jobs.It had been a very expensive joke.

28.What are the British noted for according to the passage?C
A.Their jewelry shops.
B.Their love for jewelry.
C.Their jokes about themselves.
D.Their harmless humor.
29.How did Ratner achieve success in his business?B
A.He cut down his labor cost.
B.He adopted an effective business model.
C.He employed a lot of new staff.
D.He developed great relations with business VIPs.
30.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word"insulted"?A
A.Offended.
B.Amazed.
C.Abused.
D.Attracted.
31.What does the story of Gerald Ratner suggest?D
A.Action speaks louder than words.
B.What goes around comes around.
C.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D.A man may dig his grave with his teeth.

分析 本文主要講述了商業(yè)家 Ratner 在生意非常好多額時(shí)候因?yàn)椴磺‘?dāng)?shù)难哉Z而導(dǎo)致生意失敗的故事.

解答 28.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,The British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves英國人因很會(huì)自嘲而享譽(yù)全球,這就是本文里提到英國人的原由.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選C
29.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,He decided that his shops should sell down market products at the lowest possible prices.It was a great success.The Brithish public loved his cheap gold earrings and his tasteless silver decorations當(dāng)他接手父親的產(chǎn)業(yè)的時(shí)候,他決定要以最低的價(jià)格賣產(chǎn)品,而英國的公眾似乎對(duì)此非常的感興趣,因此他的商品大賣.由此推斷,他采用拿了一個(gè)特別的有效的營銷模式,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選B
30.A 詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,He say"Because they are absolute rubbish."His audience burst out laughing.But the British newspapers and the British public were not so amused.People felt  insulted and stayed away from Ratner's shops他在電視節(jié)目里說他的顧客都很愚蠢,觀眾大笑.但是報(bào)紙和公眾并不覺得幽默.他的話讓人們感到自己受到了侮辱,并因此遠(yuǎn)離他的商店,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選A
31.D 推理題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,Sales fell and six months after his speech,Ratner's share price had fallen by 42%.The following year,things got worse and Gerald Ratner was forced to resign.By the end of 1992,he lost his company,his career and his house.Even worse,25,000of his employees had lost their jobs.It had been a very expensive joke.因?yàn)?nbsp;Ratner 開了一個(gè)不恰當(dāng)?shù)耐嫘,他的生意一落千丈,最終以破產(chǎn)告終,這是一個(gè)多么昂貴的笑話啊.由此推斷,一個(gè)人會(huì)因口出狂言而自掘墳?zāi)梗蔬xD

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).

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