2．Harrington's experience opened her eyes to business possibilities．When McDonald's decided it wanted a new bun（面包）supplier，Harrington became determined to win the contract，even though she had no experience running a bakery．
"If you have a dream，you can't wait for people to call you，"she says．"So I'd visit a mill（磨坊）and send them photos of myself in a baker's hat and jacket，holding a sign that said‘I want to be your baker．'"After four years and 32interviews，her persistence paid off．
Harrington sealed the deal with a handshake，sold her franchises，invested everything she owned，and borrowed﹩13.5 million．
The Tennessee Bun Company opened ahead of schedule in 1997，in time for a fall in U．S．fast-food sales for McDonald's．Before Harrington knew it，she was down to her last﹩20，000，not enough to cover payroll．And her agreement with McDonald's required that she sell her buns exclusively（唯一地）to the company．
But Harrington worked out an agreement to supply Pepperidge Farm as well．"McDonald's could see a benefit if our production went up and prices went down，and no benefit if we went out of business，"she says．"That deal saved us．"
Over the next eight years，Harrington branched out even more：She started her own trucking business，added a cold-storage company，and now has three bakeries．
Speed is still a priority：It takes 11people at the main bakery to turn out 60，000buns an hour for clients across 40states，South America，and the Caribbean．
The current economy，Harrington acknowledges，is challenging．Some of her clients'sales have declined，but she's found new clients and improved efficiencies to help keep the company's double-digit growth．
"This is more than a job，"says Harrington．"It's a mission．I'm always thinking．How can we best serve our employees？If we support them，they'11do their best to look after our clients．That's how it works here．"
32．Which of the following is the best title of the passage？B
A．Harrington'life experience contributes a lot to her business．
B．How Harrington became a success as a bread supplier．
C．The unique managing style of Harrington leads her to a millionaire．
D．How challenging the current economy is．
33．What happened when the Tennessee Bun Company opened in 1997？D
A．Fast-food sales for McDonald's were accelerating in the U．S．
B．Harrington needed start-up costs of $20，000in a11．
C．Harrington had no trouble paying the salary of the staff．
D．It could sell buns to none but McDonald's．
34．Why did McDonald's later agree Harrington could provide bun for Pepperidge Farm？C
A．Because McDonald's could foresee it would benefit itself in the long run．
B．Because McDonald's had common interest with Pepperidge Farm．
C．Because McDonald's was nearly out of business．
D．Because McDonald's wanted to make a new deal．
35．Of the following qualities of Harrington，which is not mentioned in the text？C
A．Perseverance． B．Creativity． C．Selfishness．D．Cooperation．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述了哈林頓如何成為一個(gè)成功的面包供應(yīng)商，她用她的真誠得到了機(jī)會(huì)，面對困難不放棄最終拯救了自己的事業(yè)．
解答 32．B．標(biāo)題推斷題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講了哈林頓如何成為一個(gè)成功的面包供應(yīng)商，她用她的真誠得到了機(jī)會(huì)，面對困難不放棄最終拯救了自己的事業(yè)；因此最佳標(biāo)題為哈林頓如何成為一個(gè)成功的面包供應(yīng)商；故選B．
33．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段"The Tennessee Bun Company opened ahead of schedule in 1997，in time for a fall in U．S．fast-food sales for McDonald's"可知1997年的時(shí)候快餐業(yè)衰微，她的面包只能賣給麥當(dāng)勞；故選D．
34．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第五段"McDonald's could see a benefit if our production went up and prices went down，and no benefit if we went out of business"麥當(dāng)勞可能因?yàn)槲覀兊漠a(chǎn)量增加而價(jià)格下跌，如果我們倒閉了，他們并沒有任何好處，故選C．
35．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．通讀全文，Harrington用了四年時(shí)間開起了面包店，在經(jīng)營是大膽的與麥當(dāng)勞合作并為自己提出有益的條件，可以看出她是個(gè)堅(jiān)持的，創(chuàng)新的，懂得合作的人；故選C．
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
