The Innovation of Grocery Store

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题目与答案

1. How Clarence Saunders’ new idea had been carried out.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：D

   原文定位：On September 6, 1916, Saunders launched the self-service revolution in the USA by opening the first self-service Piggly Wiggly store;Customers paid cash and selected their own goods from the shelves

   同义替换：「had been carried out」↔「launched」

2. 10 At _____ where customers were under surveillance.

   答案：galleries

   原文定位：over the shelving and cabinets units of sales department were “galleries” where supervisors were allowed to keep an eye on the customers while not disturbing them

   同义替换：「under surveillance」↔「keep an eye on the customers」

3. 11 Why did Clarence Saunders want to propel the innovation of grocery stores at his age?
   • Because he was an enthusiastic and creative man.
   • Because his boss wanted to reform the grocery industry.
   • Because he wanted to develop its efficiency and make a great profit as well.
   • Because he worried about the future competition from the industry.

   答案：Because he wanted to develop its efficiency and make a great profit as well.

   原文定位：Saunders, a flamboyant and innovative man, noticed that this method resulted in wasted time and expense, so he came up with an unheard-of solution that would revolutionize the entire grocery industry: he developed a way for shoppers to serve themselves

   同义替换：「propel the innovation」↔「revolutionize the entire grocery industry」，「efficiency」↔「wasted time」，「make a great profit」↔「expense」

4. 12 What happened to Clarence Saunders’ first store of Piggly Wiggly?
   • Customers complained about its impracticality and inconvenience.
   • It enjoyed a great business and was updated in the first twelve months.
   • It expanded to more than a thousand franchised stores during the first year.
   • Saunders was required to have his new idea patented and open stores.

   答案：It enjoyed a great business and was updated in the first twelve months.

   原文定位：Saunders opened nine stores in the Memphis area within the first year of business. Consumers embraced the efficiency, the simplicity and most of all the lower food prices

   同义替换：「enjoyed a great business」↔「consumers embraced」，「updated in the first twelve months」↔「opened nine stores in the Memphis area within the first year」

5. 13 What was left to Clarence Saunders after his death in 1953?
   • A fully automatic store system opened soon near his first store.
   • The name of his store, the Piggly Wiggly, was very popular at that time.
   • His name was usually connected with his famous shop the Piggly Wiggly in the following several years.
   • His name was painted together with the name of his famous store.

   答案：His name was usually connected with his famous shop the Piggly Wiggly in the following several years.

   原文定位：But his name was well-remembered along with the name Piggly Wiggly

   同义替换：「after his death in 1953」↔「Until the time of his death」，「was usually connected with」↔「well-remembered along with」

6. Introducing the modes and patterns of groceries before his age.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：A

   原文定位：At the beginning of the 20th century, grocery stores in the United States were full-service. A customer would ask a clerk behind the counter for specific items and the clerk would package the items;these were all entirely full-service and very time-consuming

   同义替换：「modes and patterns of groceries」↔「full-service」

7. Clarence Saunders declared bankruptcy a few years later.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：F

   原文定位：However, Saunders was forced into bankruptcy in 1923 after a dramatic spat which the New York Stock Exchange

   同义替换：「declared」↔「forced into」

8. Descriptions of Clarence Saunders’ new conception.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：C

   原文定位：For his new “cafeteria grocery”, Saunders divided his grocery into three distinct areas

9. The booming development of his business.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：E

   原文定位：Saunders opened nine stores in the Memphis area within the first year;Piggly Wiggly ballooned to nearly 1,300 stores by 1923;making it the third-biggest grocery retailer in the nation

   同义替换：「booming development」↔「ballooned」，「business」↔「stores」

10. 6 When Clarence Saunders was an adolescent, he took a job as a _____ In a grocery store.

    答案：clerk

    原文定位：In 1885, a Virginia boy named Clarence Saunders began working part-time as a clerk in a grocery store when he was 14 years old

    同义替换：「adolescent」↔「he was 14 years old」，「took a job as」↔「working part-time as」

11. 7 In the new innovation of the grocery store, most of the clerks’ work before was done by _____. .

    答案：customers|shoppers

    原文定位：He developed a way for shoppers to serve themselves;Customers paid cash and selected their own goods from the shelves

12. 8 In Saunders’ new grocery store, the section where customers finish the payment was called _____ .

    答案：lobby

    原文定位：A front “lobby” forming an entrance and exit and checkouts at the front

    同义替换：「finish the payment」↔「checkouts」

13. 9 Another area in his store behind the public area was called the _____ where only internal staff could access.

    答案：stockroom

    原文定位：And another section of his store is the room only allowed for the clerks which were called the “stockroom” or “storage room” where large refrigerators were situated to keep fresh products from being perishable

    同义替换：「only internal staff could access」↔「only allowed for the clerks」