1.The time-honored lamp and lantern business in Pingyao county,Shanxi province was popular back when there were large festivities or celebrations and corporations,institutions and government offices needed lanterns to decorate their halls and streets.
Then the central government started calling for budget cuts,and no unnecessary celebrations,so the industry was staring at a depressed market and a number of enterprises just shut down and the Pingyao faced a challenge.But,now it is on an innovative path that has led to success and the market downturn has passed and it is seeing a second peak.
It has stopped using the mass production lines that targeted big festivals and has turned instead to traditional lantern arts and culture and brought in new technology and developed new products to meet diverse demands from customers all across the country.
Li Xiaoqian,head of one shop,says that they have turned from single-product groups to arts and crafts and are"making culture"instead of just products.Previously,they only catered to Shanxi culture,but now they embrace Fujian,Jiangsu,Zhejiang and Taiwan cultures as well and even got the invitation from the city of Taichung,Taiwan to take part in 2015lantern show during Spring Festival there.And,Li goes on,even though this may not bring in big profits,it could be a good way to increase their influence through cultural exchanges.
In their research,they also discovered a trend among museums and tourist spots that valued Chinese civilization and culture so they considered combining the traditional lantern business with tourism as another pathway and are now sorting through all kinds of historical materials and preparing for indoor exhibitions by cooperating with museums and exhibition centers.
So,it looks as if,in the battle for the market,this crafts shop has finally come out a winner.
59.The lamp and lantern industry declined afterC.
A.the prices went up sharply some years ago
B.big festivals were celebrated in more ways
C.we started to correct unhealthy social trend
D.they lost attraction to their former customers
60.What has mainly helped lead to a new boom in the business?B
A.Improving product quality.
B.Adjusting managing strategy.
C.Designing beautiful patterns.
D.Advertising products widely.
61.Which is the main factor in Li's crafts shop winning the competition?C
A.Their technique.
B.Their talent.
C.Their creativity.
D.Their devotion.
62.One of the purposes of the news story is probablyA.
A.to provide an example for other businesses to follow
B.to ask more people to take part in 2015lantern show
C.to introduce a good lamp and lantern shop to readers
D.to call for a yet more booming market in the business.
分析 該文章主要介紹了陜西平遙的燈籠的發(fā)展走向,平遙燈籠已經走出平遙、走向全國,甚至走向祖國的寶島---臺灣.現在的平遙燈籠已經與旅游業(yè)合作,作者以此提醒其他商業(yè)的應該怎么辦.
解答 CBCA
59.C.細節(jié)推理題.根據文章第二段的Then the central government started calling for budget cuts,and no unnecessary celebrations,so the industry was staring at a depressed market中的關鍵詞unnecessary判斷.故選C.
60.B.細節(jié)推理題.根據文章第三段的has turned instead to traditional lantern arts and culture and brought in new technology and developed new products to meet diverse demands from customers all across the country可知是調整了管理策略帶來了燈籠業(yè)的發(fā)展.故選B.
61.C.細節(jié)推理題.根據文章第四段的they have turned from single-product groups to arts and crafts and are
"making culture"instead of just products可知是他的創(chuàng)造力讓他贏得了合作.故選C.
62.A.主旨大意題.通讀全文,并根據文章的最后一段推斷作者主要是為其他商業(yè)提供一個范例.故選A.
點評 做本題時,首先要快速瀏覽全文,把握文章的主旨大意,理清作者的寫作思路;然后結合上下文,逐句分析,并正確理解題干的意思;最后結合選項中內容,找到符合文意的選項.