Sparrow is a fast-food chain with 200 restaurants. Some years ago, the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company. Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining, the chain was generally in an unhealthy state. With more and more fast-food concepts reaching the market, the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention. And to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years. Until a new CEO, Carl Pearson, decided to build up its market share. He did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food chains were unwilling to turn away from them. Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand. The chain’s owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy’s restaurants. Pearson resisted, arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun. Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time. Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success, rather than customers’ speeding power. Finally, the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast-food industry. The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars. Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product, the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image. For example, he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover (營業(yè)額) .
These efforts paid off, and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast-food chains in the regions where it operated.
小題1:Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO?
A．The number of its customers was declining
B．Its customers found the food unhealthy
C．It was in need of financial support
D．Most of its restaurants were closed
小題2:What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Customers of Sparrow restaurants B．Sparrow restaurants
C．Customers of other fast-food chainsD．other fast-food chains
小題3:For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign?
A．To build a good relationship with the public
B．To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow
C．To lean about customers’ spending power.
D．To meet the challenge from Marcy’s restaurants.
小題4:The TV ads of Sparrow ________ .
A．changed people’s views on pop stars
B．a(chǎn)mused the public with original songs
C．focused on the superiority of its products
D．influenced the eating habits of the audience
小題5:What was Pearson’s achievement as a CEO?
A．He managed to pay off Sparrow’s debts.
B．He made Sparrow much more competitive
C．He helped Sparrow take over a company
D．He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:B

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)首段末句“And to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required”可知答案為C。
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)單詞所在的語境句“consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food chains were unwilling to turn away from them”可知，while表示對(duì)比，前后句結(jié)構(gòu)相似：那些Sparrow的顧客對(duì)Sparrow連鎖很支持，而其他快餐食物連鎖的顧客卻不愿意離開它們。顯然，此處的它們即是指其他快餐連鎖。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段話“Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time”可知，他所做廣告的目的是建立公司與公眾的良好關(guān)系。故選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段話“The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars”可知答案為B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段“These efforts paid off, and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast-food chains in the regions where it operated”可知，他的努力是成功的，使公司更具競爭力。故答案選B
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I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.
Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.
About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.
Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”
The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.
小題1:
A．fortunateB．a(chǎn)fraid C．smart D．brave
小題2:
A．replacedB．spread C．a(chǎn)sked D．forgotten
小題3:
A．treated B．suffered C．checked D．damaged
小題4:
A．townB．school C．room D．hospital
小題5:
A．delightedB．calmC．upset D．hopeful
小題6:
A．needB．a(chǎn)llowC．pull D．force
小題7:
A．talk aboutB．look afterC．play with D．deal with
小題8:
A．imagine B．a(chǎn)voidC．enjoy D．practice
小題9:
A．fatterB．betterC．warmer D．older
小題10:
A．betweenB．a(chǎn)gainst C．with D．on
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)skedB．paid C．permitted D．ordered
小題12:
A．relaxedB．scared C．confident D．honest
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．methodC．progress D．idea
小題14:
A．developmentB．period C．change D．end
小題15:
A．homeworkB．report C．design D．drawing
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)rgued B．a(chǎn)rrived C．boarded D．left
小題17:
A．extraB．useful C．valuable D．little
小題18:
A．diedB．disappearedC．escaped D．a(chǎn)greed
小題19:
A．kidsB．patientsC．nurses D．doctors
小題20:
A．learned fromB．looked for C．cared aboutD．made up

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