It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend.

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It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘you should open a sandwich shop.’ ”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they t a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some rearch, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000. But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, becau we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourlves to open a cond store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘ We are so successful, we are opening a cond store.’” And they did — in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” Deluca says. And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” Deluca adds. Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. 小题1:Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________.A．support his familyB．pay for his college educationC．help his partner expand businessD．do some rearch小题2:Which of the following is true of Buck? A．He put money into the sandwich business.B．He was a professor of business as ministration.C．He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.D．He rented a storefront for Deluca.小题3:What can we learn about their first shop? A．It stood at an unfavorable place.B．It lowered the prices to poor management.C．It made no profits due to poor management.D．It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.小题4:They decided to open a cond store becau they _________.A．had enough money to do itB．had succeeded in their businessC．wished to meet the increasing demand of customersD．wanted to make believe that they were successful小题5: What contributes most do their success according to the author? A．Learning by trial and error.B．Making friends with supplies.C．Finding a good partner.D．Opening chain stores. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:B小题3:A小题4:C小题4:D小题5:A

解析

小题1:细节理解题。由第一段关键句““I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,”.”可知其目的是为了支付大学的费用。小题2:判断正误题。由第二段关键句“Buck wrote a check for $1000”和“Buck kicked in another $1000.”，可知是投资人，他投入了很多运转资金。B项错在a professor of …C项错在studying at ….D项错在rented a …小题3:推理判断题。由第三段的内容描述，But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, becau we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.可判断出他们的第一家商店由于经营不善，以亏本失败而告终。小题4:细节理解题。由第四段的“We convinced ourlves to open a cond store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a cond store.’ 可知他们之所以在开第二家商店主要就是为了向别人证明他们是能够成功的。小题5:推理判断题。总结全文故事发展脉络，根据第四段最后一句话“Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error” 可推论出他们取得成功的主要原因在于他们的坚持不懈，反复尝试。

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