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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage:（10分）HowdidapeddlerofcheapshirtsandfishingrodsbecomethemightiestcorporationinAmerica?TheshortversionofWal-Mart’srisetoglorygoessomethinglikethis：in1979itrackedup
billiondollarsinsales；by1993itdidthatmuchbusinessinaweek；by2001itcoulddoitinaday.
It’sashockingtale—onethatpropelledWal-MartfromruralArkansas，whereitwasfoundedin1962，tothetopoftheFortune500．SamWalton，Wal-Mart’sfounder，pushedsalesgrowth
continuouslywhilesqueezingcostswithsophisticatedinformationtechnology．Heexhortedemployeestosellbetterwiththe“ten-footrule”（greetcustomersiftheyarethatclose）．Hewas，inotherwords，anearlyevangelistforthefirstcommandmentoftoday’seconomy：servicerules．Wal-Mart，infact，isthefirstservicecompanytorisetothetopoftheFortune500．WhenFortunefirstpublisheditslistofthelargestcompaniesinAmericain1995，Wal-Martdidn’tevenexist．ThatyearGeneralMotorswasAmerica’sbiggestcompany，andineveryyearthatfollowed，eitherGMoranothermightyindustrial，Exxon，wasNo．1.Wal-Mart’sachievementcapsabiggereconomicshift—fromproducinggoodstoprovidingservices．Manufacturing’sshareofU．S．employmentpeakedin1953，at35%．Ithasbeendecliningsteadilysince．Inthedecadethatwillendin2010，theBureauofLaborStatisticsfiguresthatgoods-producingindustrieswillcreate1.3millionnewjobs，comparedto20millionforserviceindustries．Tolookatitanotherway，todaythereareaboutfourtimesasmanypeopleworkinginservicejobsasinotherkindsofjobs．Andevenwithinmanufacturing，servicesareanincreasinglylargeshareofoperations.
AsAmericagotricher，consumptiongotmorecomplicated．Withmoreincometothrowaround，peoplestartedspendingmoreonservices—moviesandtravel，mortgagestobuyhouses，insurancetoprotectthosehouses，theoccasionalweekendsataluxuryhotel．Fortunecallsthisashiftinthedemandpattern．Overthenextfewyears，onlythreeofthetenfastest-growingoccupations（softwareengineers，nurses，andcomputersupport）paymiddle-classsalaries．TherestcouldbecalledWal-Martkindsofjobs—cashiers，retailassistants，foodservice，andsoon．Inshort，theserviceeconomyisdeliveringmoregoodjobsthaneverbefore.In1993,Wal-Martcouldhaveasalesvolumeoftwobilliondollarsin______. A．oneweek
B．twoweeks
C．oneday
D．twodays
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