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According to the writer, Smithson's profits starteD rising three years ago because of ________
A．an improvement in the retailing sector
B．the previous work done on the store
C．BowenA．Baker's choice of designer
D．A．change in the products on sale
【题干考查点】细节题。Smithson’S百货公司三年前利润增长的原因：
【原文定位句】定位段落第二段，定位句为“she took the bolD decision to invite one of Europe’s most exciting interior designers to develop the fashion area，the heart of the store． This very quickly leD to rising sales，even before the goods on display were changeD ”即：她做了一个大胆的决定，聘请了欧洲最著名的一位室内设计师来设计百货公司里最核心的时尚区域。这个举措使营业额迅速地得到了提升，商品的陈列也焕然一新了。
【答案对应点】原文定位句中invite one of Europe’s most exciting interior designers to develop the fashion area对应选项C中BowenA．Baker’s choice of designer。
【干扰项分析】选项A中improvement in the retailing sector表示零售行业的改善，而原文中陈述的是major retailers in Britain have been losing money；选项B中the previous work done on the store表示百货店先前所做的努力，而原文陈述的是improvements haD just been made to the building，without having any effect on sales；选项D在原文中没有提及。
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