When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.” He smiled.
The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson.
“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?”
Johnson smiled again. “Would I be showing it to you if I had?”
“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager.
“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could.” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact.”
“Perhaps,” said the manager. “Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr Johnson, Shall we discuss it?”
“Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the best way,” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that.
“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?”
“The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”
【小题1】The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it . A．cheaper than the new oilB．more quicklyC．more expensiveD．as good as the new oil【小题2】Johnson’s new oil would be . A．more expensive than fish oil, but betterB．less expensive, and better C．less expensive, but not goodD．more expensive, and not so good【小题3】Johnson expressed his regret that the manager . A．could not stop the new oil being madeB．would never know how to make itC．had spent a lot of money on itD．didn’t know enough about it【小题4】Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted .A．to produce it himselfB．to prevent it being producedC．to be paid not to produce itD．the manager to produce itD
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(答案→)D
解析：
本文描述了Johnson向经理推销他所研制的生产新品种的油的过程。
【小题1】推断题。根据第2段经理所说的话 It is better than our fish oils 和第6段We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils可推知此题的答案为D。
【小题2】推断题。根据Johnson与经理的对话，特别是从It is better than our fish oils和I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils 可推知此题答案为B。
【小题3】推断题。根据文章倒数第二、三段中的The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible和But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time可推知此题为A。
【小题4】推断题。根据文章最后一句及全文Johnson所讲的话可推知此题答案为D。