You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley(手推車) full of food. What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?

The tricks usually start before you walk in. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.

Now you’re inside and, of course, a small basket would be fine, but all they have are trolleys. And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside. So we may fill it with something. In fact, supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.

Of course, many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops. So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products. One new trick is to put red stickers on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers is easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! Interestingly, this trick appears to work more with men than with women.

There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket. For example, customers often go only to buy milk. So they put it right at the back, forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products. The position of products on each shelf is also important. The most expensive products are usually at eye-level so you see these immediately. The exception is anything that children might like. These products are on lower shelves so that kids see them.

Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you listen to? In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. It’s so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time (and money) in the store. You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy. Experts suggest it’s better to shop when it’s quieter, on a Monday or a Tuesday for example. And be careful with queues at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate(故意), to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait.

So, next time you go into your local supermarket, remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for.

1.Supermarkets don’t provide baskets because ______.

A. supermarkets don’t usually have many

B. baskets are too small to hold many products

C. it’s easy to go shopping with trolleys

D. a trolley can hold one or two products inside

2.According to the passage, supermarkets put red stickers on products to ______.

A. make them look more beautiful

B. make them different from cheaper ones

C. make people think the stickers are for men

D. make people think they could save money

3.According to the passage, toys for children are usually placed ______.

A. on higher shelves B. on each shelf C. on lower shelves D. on the back shelves

4.It can be learned from Paragraph 6 that supermarkets usually ______.

A. stop people lining up at the checkouts B. close on Monday morning

C. play loud and noisy music inside D. make customers feel relaxed

5.The passage is mainly about _____.

A. several ways supermarkets use to sell more products

B. some advice when people go shopping on the street

C. several rules that every business should follow

D. some advertisements that make people buy more

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.A 【解析】這篇文章作者主要是通過幾個方面來敘述超市通過什么方式來吸引消費者的注意使他們買更多的商品。 1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products...

The next time you look up at the sky and see a cloud that looks like Mickey Mouse or your favorite fruit, look again. It may not be a cloud, but a Flogo -- a logo that flies. It's a new form of advertising in the sky that's never been used before. It's a different way to market your products, logos, and events.

These funny logos are made with soap bubbles （肥皂泡） mixed with a little helium gas （氦氣） ,which makes them lighter than air and float in the sky. Special machines are used to make these new funny Flogos. The machine, which can be rented for $ 2,500 a day, can make a Flogo every 15-25 seconds.

Flogos can fly much higher or lower if needed. They can last from a few minutes to an hour anywhere in the sky, depending on the weather conditions. Though they can fly up to 20, 000 feet, they usually float around at 300- 500 feet. Flogos are only white now, but people hope to have more colorful Flogos in the near future.

Flogos are Green, 100% environmentally safe, because the soap used to make the Flogo comes from plants and leaves. So this fun way of advertising is healthy and good for the environment.

1.Flogos are mainly used to _____.

A. advertise in the sky B. make funny bubbles

C. improve weather conditions D. see colorful clouds

2.Why are Flogos healthy and good for the environment?

A. Because they can float high and last for a long time in the sky.

B. Because there is a little helium gas mixed with soap bubbles.

C. Because the machines used to make them are special and expensive.

D. Because the soap used to make them comes from plants and leaves.

3.From the passage, we can infer that Flogos _____.

A. can fly for hours in the sky all day B. can have different colors at present

C. may be influenced by the weather D. may be the cheapest way of advertising

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Machines -- Used for Flogos! B. Flogos -- Logos that fly!

C. Advertising -- Made of Fruits! D. Clouds -- Like Mickey Mouse!

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 【解析】 試題本文敘述了一個新的廣告形式，下面一個機器，用肥皂泡和氦氣制出標語，在空中飛行來給產(chǎn)品做廣告。 1. 2. 3. 4.

任務(wù)型閱讀從方框中所給的A---E 五個選項中選擇正確的選項，填入31-35題的空格上。

Having a cheetah （獵豹）as a pet in the house? Does it sound scary to you? But for a family in South Africa， one cheetah is treated as a VIP (Very Important Person) in the house. The big cheetah is named Jolie, after the film star Angelina Jolie.1.. She can often be found eating from the kitchen table, taking a short sleep on the sofa, or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeff's bed. The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns' other pet, the more usual one--- a sheepdog. 2.

Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. Atfirst，Mrs.Brown wasn't willing to keep a cheetah as a pet. She said,'' 3.. But we are now happy that we did it--- she is part of the family.''

Just like her name, four-year-old Jolie has achieved a celebrity(名人) status（地位）in the Browns' hometown. Fans often come to take pictures of her.4..

However, a cheetah is always a cheetah.5.. '' She makes a lot of mess in the house, urinating （小便）everywhere and chewing everything. It's her wild instincts (天性), said Mrs. Brown. There must be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house, but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.

A. Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.

B. An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.

C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, she still has some wild habits.

D. She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home.

E. I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.

1.D 2.B 3.E 4.A 5.C 【解析】試題這篇短文主要介紹了南非的一個家庭（布朗先生家）把獵豹當做寵物飼養(yǎng)的故事。 1.根據(jù)上下文，可知都是介紹這只獵豹在布朗先生家的生活情況。備選句子She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home.符合句意，故選D。 2.根據(jù)上文The big cat al...

My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan _____ had to accept money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me _____ . He was not thekind of person who never _____ the money he should. He was always very _____ with the money he spent.

However ,a few years ago, he won the lottery and got a huge _____ of money. He was veryexcited. It changed his life. The _____ thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he_____ spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemedthat he had money to______ . He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his money _______

When we got together for a ______ at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill. He ______me the money made him feel very happy.

But, Alan soon ______ out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollarwas spent and he had no money______ .

I admit I do feel _______ for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king.______ , heis back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

1.A. only B. just C. even D. either

2.A. guilty B. wrong C. confident D. surprised

3.A. took B. had C. brought D. paid

4.A. nervous B. careful C. anxious D. excited

5.A. pocket B. envelope C. amount D. purse

6.A. final B. perfect C. recent D. first

7.A. pretended B. suggested C. started D. practiced

8.A. risk B. show C. burn D. play

9.A. quietly B. secretly C. quickly D. possibly

10.A. journey B. meal C. rest D. meeting

11.A. interviewed B. taught C. treated D. told

12.A. ran B. came C. went D. walked

13.A. remained B. stayed C. left D. reached

14.A. educational B. sorry C. embarrassed D. realistic

15.A. Exactly B. Easily C. Instead D. Really

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.C 【解析】試題這篇短文介紹了作者的朋友艾倫在中獎之前生活拮據(jù)，有時不得不接受接來自家人或朋友贈送的禮物或金錢。但是中獎之后，他卻把錢毫無節(jié)制的花光。沒有像以前一樣有計算的花錢。又過...

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。將答案填寫在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置。

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too 1. (quick). So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away in turn. The first son went 2. winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the3. (young) son in fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe4. they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly and bent. The second son contradicted—it was5. (cover) with green buds and full of promise. The third son said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son 6.( agree) with all of them. He said it was ripe and filled with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the 7.(tree) life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree,8. a person, by only one season,and that the essence of who they are—the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life—can only be judged at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the 9. (beautiful) of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy10. all the rest.

1.quickly 2.in 3.youngest 4.what 5.covered 6.disagreed 7.tree’s 8.or 9.beauty 10.of 【解析】試題這篇短文通過一個父親輪番派遣他的四個兒子到遠方去尋一棵梨樹的故事，告訴人們?nèi)松�如樹，也有春夏秋冬四季之分。樹之四季皆有不同，更何況人之四季呢？所以凡事不要急于下...

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71. 假如你是李華，你的好朋友Lisa不久前參加達人秀節(jié)目被淘汰了，她為這次失敗所困擾，無心學習。請你給她寫一封電子郵件，建議她正確地看待達人秀節(jié)目，享受參與的過程而不必太在意結(jié)果;提醒她實現(xiàn)夢想的途徑有很多，只有努力才能獲得成功;鼓勵她好好學習，也不放棄個人愛好，開心地度過每一天。

要求：(1)包含以上所有要點，可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫：

(2)字數(shù)： 80左右(信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù))：

(3)信中不得出現(xiàn)你的真實姓名、學校名和地名。

Dear Lisa, I’m sorry to hear that you are feeling down because of your failure in this talent show. I’d like to share with you my thoughts on this matter. Yes, talent shows may change one’s futu...

This film is such ______ wonderful science fiction that I want to see it ______ second time.

A. a; a B. a; the C. /; the D. /; a

A 【解析】句意：這部電影是如此精彩的科幻小說，我想再看一遍�？疾楣谠~辨析題。a是不定冠詞，泛指，一個，用于輔音因素開頭的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前；an不定冠詞，泛指，一個，用于元音因素開頭的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前；the定冠詞，特指，用在獨一無二名詞前，像地球，月亮，太陽。第一空fiction為單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞，此處表示泛指含義，故用不定冠詞；第二空不定冠詞與序數(shù)詞連用，表示“又一，再一”。故選A。

Lingling, do you know ______ woman in white? --- Yes, she is a nurse in our hospital.

A. a B. the C. / D. an

B 【解析】句意：——玲玲，你認識那個穿白色衣服的女人嗎？——是的，她是我們醫(yī)院的護士�？疾楣谠~辨析題。介詞短語in white修飾woman，表示特指。故選B。

Early in the morning _____word came that Mr.Black had been elected ____ president of the country.

A. /; / B. a; / C. a; the D. /; the

A 【解析】句意：一大早就有消息說布萊克先生當選為該國總統(tǒng)�？疾楣谠~辨析題。word譯為“消息，信息”時為不可數(shù)名詞，其前不用冠詞；表示獨一無二的頭銜president時，其前不用冠詞。故選A。

As we know, England is ______ European country and Singapore is ______Asian country.

A. an; an B. an; a C. a; a D. a; an

C 【解析】 試題句意：眾所周知，英國是一個歐洲國家，新加坡是一個亞洲國家。前文European詞首音素，是輔音，故不定冠詞用a，下文Asian詞首音素是元音，故不定冠詞用an，選D。