WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn'tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn'tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,"Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish",Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,"I'mnotafish!"Ididn'tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?
AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon'thaveanyeyelids(眼皮)andthesunhutstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem..
WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,"Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople."Butitdidn'tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,"Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman."Whathesaidwas,"Youneedtothinklikeafish."Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.
29Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?___
A.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim
B.Hecouldnotcatchafish..
C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.
D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.
30.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherreallymean?___
A.Toreadaboutfish.
B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.
C.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.
D.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.
31.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound___.
A.indeepwateronsunnydays
B.indeepwateroncloudydays
C.inshallowwaterundersunlight