Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day.More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry.It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.
Yes, a rose is a rose.But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops.Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money.Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s.
Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look.Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf.Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there.“I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.
Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days.In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen.But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend.Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35.The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain.It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains.In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.
While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S.rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition.More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries.The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year.The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.
Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them."We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them.“We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.”
As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.
1.What is the central theme of this text?
A.The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made.
B.The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date.
C.The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed.
D.The rose industry plays an important role in American economy.
2.How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?
A.By setting up more chain stores across the country.
B.By selling roses in supermarkets.
C.By selling high quality roses at a low price.
D.By selling roses by the dozen.
3.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①to ⑦ represent paragraphs 1 to 7)
4.After reading the passage, we learn all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A.Selling roses is no longer as easy for traditional flower shops as it was.
B.Almost 90% of roses sold in US are imported from Colombia and Ecuador.
C.US rose growers are faced with intense foreign competition.
D.the Johnsons are trying to co-operate with foreign competitors instead of fighting them.
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The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been straying on highway G318. Netizens call her the "dog with determination" and the micro blog "Go Go Xiao Sa" recording her life has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks.
A picture of Xiao Sa in the arms of a young man in front of the Potala Palace on Thursday night drew more than 4,000 comments congratulating the small dog and expressing dreams of going to Lhasa.
The young man in the picture is Zhang Heng, 22, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province. As his graduation trip, he decided to face the challenge of riding to Lhasa alone. On the way he met a lonely dog. "She was lying, tired, on the street around Yajiang, Sichuan province," he said. "So we fed her, and then she followed our team.”
"We felt she might want to come along with us, so we decided to bring her along to the end." A week later, Zhang and his buddies opened a micro blog account for her. "We thought the dog was encouraging us, and wanted others to know its story," he said. They created the name Xiao Sa by combining xiao meaning "little" with the last syllable of Lhasa.
During their journey, Xiao Sa, Zhang and his team covered more than 1,700 kilometers and climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters. Xiao Sa just ran up the mountains or along dirt roads.
"Many people stopped cycling in some sections, then took the bus, but the dog made it," he said. Zhang put the dog on the back of the bike when the team was riding downhill. "The speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour, impossible for the dog to catch us."
Zhang Heng, who accompanied Xiao Sa for 20 days, called her "a buddy and a friend". "I would like to take the dog home and take care of her. She has been a stray on the road for a long time. She needs a home."
【小題1】How did the netizens feel when they read the micro blog related to the dog?
A.inspired | B.sympathetic | C.pitiful | D.unbelievable |
A.the dog is very cute and friendly |
B.the dog encouraged them and they wanted more people to know its story |
C.it is the first dog to travel to Lhasa |
D.They had nothing else to do on their journey |
A.The dog had been straying on highway G318 before it met the team of cyclists . |
B.During their journey, Zhang and his team climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters . |
C.The micro blog “Go Go Xiao Sa ”has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks . |
D.The dog ran alone behind them when the team was riding downhill. |
A.A Dog with Determination | B.A Micro Blog and a Dog |
C.Travel to Lhasa with a Dog | D.A Dog Follows a Team |
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The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been straying on highway G318. Netizens call her the "dog with determination" and the micro blog "Go Go Xiao Sa" recording her life has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks.
A picture of Xiao Sa in the arms of a young man in front of the Potala Palace on Thursday night drew more than 4,000 comments congratulating the small dog and expressing dreams of going to Lhasa.
The young man in the picture is Zhang Heng, 22, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province. As his graduation trip, he decided to face the challenge of riding to Lhasa alone. On the way he met a lonely dog. "She was lying, tired, on the street around Yajiang, Sichuan province," he said. "So we fed her, and then she followed our team.”
"We felt she might want to come along with us, so we decided to bring her along to the end." A week later, Zhang and his buddies opened a micro blog account for her. "We thought the dog was encouraging us, and wanted others to know its story," he said. They created the name Xiao Sa by combining xiao meaning "little" with the last syllable of Lhasa.
During their journey, Xiao Sa, Zhang and his team covered more than 1,700 kilometers and climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters. Xiao Sa just ran up the mountains or along dirt roads.
"Many people stopped cycling in some sections, then took the bus, but the dog made it," he said. Zhang put the dog on the back of the bike when the team was riding downhill. "The speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour, impossible for the dog to catch us."
Zhang Heng, who accompanied Xiao Sa for 20 days, called her "a buddy and a friend". "I would like to take the dog home and take care of her. She has been a stray on the road for a long time. She needs a home."
1.How did the netizens feel when they read the micro blog related to the dog?
A.inspired B.sympathetic C.pitiful D.unbelievable
2.Zhang Heng and his team opened a micro blog account for the dog just because __________.
A.the dog is very cute and friendly
B.the dog encouraged them and they wanted more people to know its story
C.it is the first dog to travel to Lhasa
D.They had nothing else to do on their journey
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The dog had been straying on highway G318 before it met the team of cyclists .
B.During their journey, Zhang and his team climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters .
C.The micro blog “Go Go Xiao Sa ”has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks .
D.The dog ran alone behind them when the team was riding downhill.
4.Which might be the best title for the passage?
A.A Dog with Determination B.A Micro Blog and a Dog
C.Travel to Lhasa with a Dog D.A Dog Follows a Team
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