Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy's.There are over 850 Macy's stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 創(chuàng)始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren't   successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy's is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.
It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in
1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's  Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 )  started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum's last year. Fortnum's is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.

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【小題1】 How old is the store Macy's which was first opened in New York?

A．60. B．158. C．155. D．160.
【小題2】 What made Rowland Macy's shops successful?
A．He moved to New York.
B．He opened a flagship store.
C．He began Christmas season.
D．He learned from his mistakes.
【小題3】What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A．Food. B．Books.
C．Games. D．Clothes.
【小題4】. Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B．The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C．Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D．William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
【小題5】Where is this passage possibly from?
A．A music magazine. B．A clothes ad.
C．A sports poster. D．A fashion guidebook.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】D

解析試題解析：本文大意：紐約最著名的商店是梅西百貨，全美有850多家連鎖店，但第一家是在曼哈頓，就在帝國大廈的拐角處。它的創(chuàng)始人在1843-1855年開了他的第一家店，但并不成功，后來移到紐約，吸取了原來的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，一舉成功。倫敦最古老的店是福特納姆和瑪森，1707年始創(chuàng)于倫敦，最初是賣食品的，但在1761年， William Fortnum的孫子，查爾斯，為夏洛特女王工作，皇家的人去那兒購物，一直到現(xiàn)在。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. 1858年10月18日他開了他的第一個紐約店，馬上就成功了，可知選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Macy learned from his mistakes, 馬西吸取了他的教訓(xùn)，可知選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Originally, the shop only sold food,最初，商店只賣食品，可知選A
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte.但在1761年， William Fortnum的孫子，查爾斯，為夏洛特女王工作，可知選D
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Here are two amazing shops from the world.這里是兩個世界上令人吃驚的商店，可知選D
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