Roger Conner is a modern­-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.
One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.
Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty­-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh­-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.
In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振兴) the whole store.
One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.
The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.
【小题1】The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________.

Roger Conner is a modern?-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.

One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.

Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty?-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh?-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.

In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振兴) the whole store.

One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.

The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty.

71．The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________.

A. work without pay

B. own a flower shop

C. work hard and never give up

D. work as teenagers

72．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. He worked for two years without pay.

B. He needed luck to be successful.

C. He opened his first flower business in a basement.

D. He became successful before the age of twenty.

73. The passage may be a ________.

A. newspaper report　　 　 B. humorous story

C. television play 　　　　　 D. scientific story

74. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. employed him

B. didn’t let him work there

C. paid him money

D. were proud of him

75. From the passage, a “Horatio Alger hero” may be the kind of person who________.

A. works hard in the flower business

B. was born into a rich family

C. starts out poor and becomes rich

D. becomes famous as a result of good luck　　

For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream．Irvine Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety．His life's work of making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food．

       Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in California．At the time, there were no stores that sold only ice cream．His sister's husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores．

       In 1948 they combined their six stores into one business．Baskin and Robbins realized that they were too busy to operate each store well．So, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that store．This permitted the company to grow quickly．

       By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins．They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of ice cream to show the many choices buyers had．There was one flavor for every day of the month．

       Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar Cheesecake" the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969．Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins' personal favorite "Jamoca Almond Fudge"．They said: "We sell fun, not just ice cream．"

       By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States．The business partners sold their company that year．Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world．

What is the main idea of the passage?

       A．The managers of Baskin-Robbins．     B．The start of Baskin-Robbins．

       C．The production of Baskin Robbins．     D．The great success of Baskin-Robbins．

From the text we learn that _____．

       A．Baskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945

       B．Baskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cream flavors

       C．Baskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores together

       D．there had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 1967

What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins' success?

       A．They sold not only ice cream, but fun．

       B．They renamed their company．

       C．They put all their hearts into the business．

       D．They sold "Lunar Cheesecake"．

It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that

       A．Jamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins' favorite

       B．Cherry chocolate chip sells best

       C．Robbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creams

       D．Lunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts