Wal-Mart is not just the world’s largest retailer(零售商). It’s the world’s largest company, which sells in three months what number-two retailer Home Depot sells in a year.
Wal-Mart exercises its power for just one purpose: to bring the lowest possible prices to its customers. At Wal-Mart, that goal is never reached. The retailer has a clear policy for suppliers: On basic products that don’t change, the price Wal-Mart will pay, and will charge shoppers, must drop year after year. But what almost no one outside the world of Wal-Mart and none of its 21,000 suppliers know is the high cost of those low prices. To survive in the face of its pricing demands, makers of everything from bikes to jeans have had to close US plants in favor of obtaining products from abroad.
Indeed, the real story of Wal-Mart, the story that never gets told, is the story of the pressure the biggest retailer constantly applies to its suppliers in the name of bringing us “every day low prices”.
The giant retailer’s low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart’s pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line? Of course, US companies have been moving jobs offshore for decades; long before Wal-Mart was a retailing power. But there is no question that the chain is helping accelerate the loss of American jobs to low-wage countries such as Thailand.
People ask, “How can it be bad for things to come into the US cheaply?” Sure, it’s great to have bargains. But you can’t buy anything if you’ re not employed.
There is no question that Wal-Mart’s drive to squeeze out cost has benefited consumers. By now, it is accepted wisdom that Wal-Mart makes the companies it does business with more efficient and focused. Wal-Mart itself is known for continuous improvement in its ability to handle, move, and track goods. It is legendary for forcing its suppliers to redesign everything from their packaging to their computer systems. It is also legendary for quite straightforwardly telling them what it will pay for their goods.
1.Wal-Mart’s low-price policy results in .
A.more high-paying jobs B.worse designed packages
C.bigger profit of its partners D.more jobless American workers
2.What does the underline word “offshore” in the passage mean?
A.In abroad. B.In the Ocean.
C.On the beach. D.On an island not far from shore.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Still more quality goods will be provided. B.The food you get at Wal-Mart costs least.
C.The value of Mal-Mart is over assessed. D.Wal-Mart is a very demanding company.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The Fortune Wal-Mart Makes B.The Wal-Mart you don’t Know
C.The Biggest Retailer—Wal-Mart D.The Money Saving Tip in Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart is not just the world’s largest retailer(零售商). It’s the world’s largest company, which sells in three months what number-two retailer Home Depot sells in a year.
Wal-Mart exercises its power for just one purpose: to bring the lowest possible prices to its customers. At Wal-Mart, that goal is never reached. The retailer has a clear policy for suppliers: On basic products that don’t change, the price Wal-Mart will pay, and will charge shoppers, must drop year after year. But what almost no one outside the world of Wal-Mart and none of its 21,000 suppliers know is the high cost of those low prices. To survive in the face of its pricing demands, makers of everything from bikes to jeans have had to close US plants in favor of obtaining products from abroad.
Indeed, the real story of Wal-Mart, the story that never gets told, is the story of the pressure the biggest retailer constantly applies to its suppliers in the name of bringing us “every day low prices”.
The giant retailer’s low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart’s pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line? Of course, US companies have been moving jobs offshore for decades; long before Wal-Mart was a retailing power. But there is no question that the chain is helping accelerate the loss of American jobs to low-wage countries such as Thailand.
People ask, “How can it be bad for things to come into the US cheaply?” Sure, it’s great to have bargains. But you can’t buy anything if you’ re not employed.
There is no question that Wal-Mart’s drive to squeeze out cost has benefited consumers. By now, it is accepted wisdom that Wal-Mart makes the companies it does business with more efficient and focused. Wal-Mart itself is known for continuous improvement in its ability to handle, move, and track goods. It is legendary for forcing its suppliers to redesign everything from their packaging to their computer systems. It is also legendary for quite straightforwardly telling them what it will pay for their goods.
1.Wal-Mart’s low-price policy results in .
A.more high-paying jobs B.worse designed packages
C.bigger profit of its partners D.more jobless American workers
2.What does the underline word “offshore” in the passage mean?
A.In abroad. B.In the Ocean.
C.On the beach. D.On an island not far from shore.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Still more quality goods will be provided. B.The food you get at Wal-Mart costs least.
C.The value of Mal-Mart is over assessed. D.Wal-Mart is a very demanding company.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The Fortune Wal-Mart Makes B.The Wal-Mart you don’t Know
C.The Biggest Retailer—Wal-Mart D.The Money Saving Tip in Wal-Mart
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_____ world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has opened its ______ third store in Beijing, which means the firm now has 52 stores in China.
A.The; a B.A; a C.The; the D.The; /
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Being home to the largest secondhand bookstore in the world, Hay-on-Wye is more than just a small town in Wales--it’s a book heaven on earth.
The history of Hay-on-Wye as the “town of books” began on the April Fool’s Day of 1977. A man called Richard Booth announced the independence of Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books, with him as the king. Since then, he has managed to build a healthy tourism industry based on books. Today thousands of visitors come to Hay-on-Wye every year to look for whatever books they need.
Before Booth’s great idea, Hay-on-Wye was a slowly dying town having less than 2,000 people, with no real economy or notable local businesses. The king of Hay-on-Wye opened his first bookstore in 1961, and later encouraged his friends in the trade to come to Hay. After a few years, he filled almost every building with books. Hay-on-Wye now has over thirty bookshops, many selling second-hand books, which has made the town attractive for book collectors.
Hay-on-Wye has its special honor with over one million books traded here every year. Unlike other book dealers, Richard Booth doesn’t center on any one topic. He buys any type of books believing that every book is valuable and someone in the world wants it. Book lovers from all over the world come to Hay-on-Wye because a large number of books found here are at low prices.
Since 1988, Hay-on-Wye has also been the place for a famous literary(文学) festival, now supported by The Guardian, which draws about 80,000 visitors over ten days at the beginning of June to see and hear big literary names from all over the world.
Once a dying small town, Hay-on-Wye is now an attractive tourist town, with ten percent of its population working in the book business, and local businesses benefiting from the waves of tourists coming here in search of books.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A.Hay-on-Wye became independent in 1977.
B.Hay-on-Wye used to be a tourist attraction.
C.Richard Booth got fooled on the April Fool’s Day of 1977.
D.Richard Booth was to make Hay-on-Wye a book heaven.
2.What is mainly talked about Hay-on-Wye in Paragraph 3?
A.Its bookshops. B.Its unusual feature.
C.Its development. D.Its local businesses.
3.What is special about Richard Booth as a book dealer?
A.He sells only valuable books. B.He collects books of any type.
C.He himself is knowledgeable. D.He is supplied by The Guardian.
4.The reasons why visitors come to Hay-on-Wye include ______.
① low prices of books
② a large range of books
③ famous book dealers
④ a famous literary festival
A.①②③ B.①②④
C.①③④ D.②③④
5.Which may be the best title for the passage?
A.Hay-on-Wye, World of Books B.Hay-on-Wye, Birthplace of Literature
C.Hay-on-Wye, Source of Knowledge D.Hay-on-Wye, Famous Literary Festival
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One of the world’s largest art galleries is the Louvre, ______ in Paris, which is also famous for its restaurants and theatres.
A.locating B.located C.to locate D.to be located
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Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展览).There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.
Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
1.Australia is________
A. the largest country in the world B. larger than China
C. as large as Shanghai D. not so large as China
2.Enough laws have been made to__
A.increase the population B. grow more plants
C. fight against pollution D. show wild flowers
3.Perth is_________
A. the capital of Australia B. in the west of Australia
C. in the east of Australia D. the biggest city in Australia
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in________
A. October B. January C. May D. July
5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.
B. Australia .is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.
C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep..
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of White sheep.
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_____ in Paris, the Louvre is one of the world’s largest art galleries.
A. Locating B. Located
C. Having been located D. Being located
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Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
1.Australia is _______.
A. the largest country in the world B. as large as Shanghai
C. not as large as China D. the largest island in the north of the earth
2.The government had made _______.
A. too enough laws to fight pollution
B. so many laws that it can fight pollution
C. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution
D. enough laws because the pollution is very serious
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.
B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.
C. Perth lies in the west of Australia.
D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers’ show in _______season.
A. a cool B. a warm C. the coldest D. the hottest
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.
B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.
C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.
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Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the worlD. It is a little smaller than ChinA. It is in the south of the earth. 1.The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.2.The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution.The sky is blue and the water is clean.You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers.Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition.3.We had a wonderful time.Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.
After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside.We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill.It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill4.There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.5.After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep.Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
A. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution.
B. Australia is the sixth largest country in the worlD.
C. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.
D. Australia is big, but its population is not large.
E.What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we coulD.
F.There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before.
G.The people of Australia are very hard-working.
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Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos (袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
1.Australia is _______.
A.the largest country in the world
B.as large as Shanghai
C.not as large as China
D.the largest island in the north of the earth
2.The government had made _______.
A.too enough laws to fight pollution
B.so many laws that it can fight pollution
C.enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution
D.enough laws because the pollution is very serious
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.
B.Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.
C.Perth lies in the west of Australia.
D.No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers’ show in _______.
A.October B.January C.May D.July
5.Which of the following is true?
A.Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.
B.We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.
C.Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.
D.If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.
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Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. 1 The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.2The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can
clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition3We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.
After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. 4 There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. 5 After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
A.The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. | |
B.Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. | C.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. |
D.Australia is big, but its population is not large. |
E. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could.
F. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before.
G. The people of Australia are very hardworking.
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