PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
①Manyoftoday’smosttr ustedsalestechniqueswereinventedoveracenturyagobyayoungmerchantnamedEatoninToronto.21Whenhewasyoung,Eatonworkedbrieflywithhisbrothersinsmall-townstores.In1869,hesetuphisownshopindowntownToronto.Hehadmanycompetitors,buthewasalsoambitiousandhadaplanforsuccess.Heofferedauniquestyle.oftr ade,butaswasexpected,alltheothershopkeeperslaughedathim,believinghewouldeventuallyfail.However,Eatonwasnotamantobeeasilydefeated;hecameupwith（Tobringforthordiscover）abrandnewnotionofbusiness–“Goodssatisfactory,ormoneyrefunded.(togiveback)”Hesoldallhisgoodsatfixedpricesandonlyforcash.23
②Withasharpsenseofwhatthepublicwanted,hewentoutoftheway(Toinconvenienceoneselfindoingsomethingbeyondwhatisrequired.不怕麻烦地：超出要求之外做某事而使自己麻烦)tomeettheirneeds.Hisbusinessgrewrapidly.Hesetupnewbranchesandstartedmailorderservicethatallowedpeopletobuyfromalistofhisgoods.
③Eaton’slist—advertisementsofhisday—wasthefirstofitskind.Itwasdistr ibutedandreadalloverthecountr y.Itwastheonlywaytoaccessgood-qualitygoodsatr easonablepricesforpeoplelivingfarawayfrombigcites.25Itbecamepartoftheirlife.TheyevencalleditTheWishingBook.Thesecretofthelist’ssuccesswasthatEatongainedtherespectofthesecustomers22;theytr ustedhimforgoodpricesandqualitygoods.ProbablybecauseherememberedhismiserableearlydaysinIreland,Eatonthoughtmuchofthewelfareofhisemployees:betterworkingconditions,shorterweekday（除了周日或者除了周六周日）hoursthanhiscompetitorsandSaturdayafternoonsoffinthesummer.Inallthis,hewasaleader.
21.Thebestd escriptionofEatonisthat______.
A.hewastherichestmerchantinToronto
B.hewasasuccessfultechnicalinventor
C.heintr oducednewsalespractices
D.hechangedpeople’sideasaboutbusinessmen
正确答案：C
