英语六级考试的阅读Speed Reading实战练习
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="one">one</span></p><p> <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1958, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wichita">Wichita</span>, <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span>. <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Carney">Carney</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="parlor">parlor</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> $600 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1959, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="franchise">franchise</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Topeka">Topeka</span>, <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 310 <span word="locations">locations</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1970, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Stock">Stock</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticker">ticker</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="PIZ">PIZ</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1986, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> $4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1998, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="their">their</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Pizzas">Pizzas</span> <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Roof">Roof</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1996, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="over">over</span> $5 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="chains">chains</span>, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span>, 46.4%. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Huts">Huts</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="eroded">eroded</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="Dominos">Dominos</span>, <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Caesars">Caesars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="newcomer">newcomer</span> <span word="Papa">Papa</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span>. <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dominos">Dominos</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="bases">bases</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diversify">diversify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="buffalo">buffalo</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="newer">newer</span>, <span word="bigger">bigger</span>, <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="Offering">Offering</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="promotions">promotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="variations">variations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="topping">topping</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pizzas">pizzas</span>.</p>
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