Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly(肚子)orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特的)tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkinthatway.
Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文学).Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经验的)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill
neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.
1.Afriendofthewriter’sdrewthehorses____.
A.verywell
B.inthewayofwesternrule
C.inthewayofhisownrule
D.alloftheabove
2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.
A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse
B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse
C.theartistmadehisownrule
D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople’srule
3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.
A.youdon’tknowwheretobegin
B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail
C.youalwaysaskedquestion
D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers
4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.
A.neveraskquestion
B.oftenbeginatthetail
C.shouldwritetheendofthestory
D.shouldthinkofthebeginning
5.Thetopicofthepassageis______.
A.Howtodrawahorse
B.Howtowriteastory
C.Howtomakeyourownrules
D.Trusttoyourownpowers
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Directions:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.YouarerequiredtochoosethebestonefromthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebrackets.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachblank.
Beforemarketingyourselfglobally,itisimportantto1yourbusinessisreadytodealwithchallengespresentedbytheinternationalenvironment2
languageandculturalbarriers,foreignlaws,orderfulfillment,andpre/postsalessupport.
LanguageandCulture-Neithertechnicalaccuracy3perfecttranslationissufficientwhenconsideringthelanguageyouwillcommunicatethrough.Itisimportanttoreallyunderstandhowalanguageisusedbythepeopleinyour4market.
RegionalLaws-Allphasesofproduct5areaffectedbyregulations.Theproductitself,suchasitsphysicalandchemicalaspects,issubjecttolaws6
toprotectconsumerswithrespecttopurity,safetyorperformance.Productfeaturessuchaspackagingandwarranties,advertising,salespromotiontechniquesarealsosubjecttolocalregulations.
OrderFulfillment-Howwillyoudeliveryourproducts?Whatbusinesspartnerswillyouneedtoensuresmoothlogisticsofyourproduct?Canyouhandleyourshipmentcosts?Ifyoucannot7demandorensuresmoothdeliveryofyourproduct,youareatriskofnegativelyaffectingyourbusinessanditsimage.Itisimportanttofindandqualify8
distributors,andpayparticularattentiontocontractnegotiationanddistributionmanagement.
PreandPostSalesSupport-9withyourcustomersaswellasyourbusinesspartnersisanimportantconsiderationwhenmarketingandsellinginternationally.Manybusinessesareabletomeetcustomerexpectationsthroughstrategicalliancesorforeigndistributorswhodealwiththelocalcustomerbaseontheir10.
()1A.ensureB.assureC.reassureD.sure
()2A.excludingB.excludedC.includingD.included
()3A.soB.norC.andD.or
()4A.localB.ownC.targetD.home
()5A.salesB.exhibitionC.promotionD.development
()6A.plannedB.proposedC.supposedD.designed
()7A.meetB.runintoC.encounterD.face
()8A.potentB.politeC.ethicalD.potential
()9A.ConnectionB.CommunicationC.LinkD.Contact
()10A.accountB.partC.behalfD.market