9.You're in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater.You listen to their conversation:
"I can't believe it--a Lorenzo Bertolla!They are almost impossible to find.Isn't it beautiful?And it's a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome."
They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater.It's nice and the price is right.You've never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla,but those girls looked really stylish.They must know.So,you buy it.You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency.They are actually paid to go from store to store,talking loudly about Lorenzo BertoHa clothes.
Every day we notice what people are wearing,driving and eating.If the person looks cool,the product seems cool,too.This is the secret of undercover (暗中進行的)marketing.Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it.
Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don't pay attention to traditional advertising.This is particularly true of the MTV generation----consumers between the age of 18and 34.It is a golden group.They have a lot of money to spend,but they don't trust ads.
So advertising agencies hire young actors to"perform"in bars and other places where young adults go.Some people might call this practice misleading,but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative."Look at traditional advertising.Its effectiveness is decreasing."
However,one might ask what exactly is"real"about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater?Adverting executives would say it's no less real than an ad.The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something.You don't know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.
60.The two attractive young women were talking so that they couldB.
A.get the sweater at a lower price B.be heard by people around
C.be admired by other shoppers D.decide on buying the sweater
61.Lorenzo Bertolla isD.
A.a(chǎn) very popular male singer B.a(chǎn)n advertising agency
C.a(chǎn) clothing company in Rome D.the brand name of a sweater
62.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?C
A.The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company.
B.The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads.
C.Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it's too direct.
D.Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government.
63.Which of the following would be the best rifle for the text?D
A.Two Attractive Shoppers B.Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters
C.Ways of Advertising D.Undercover Marketing.
分析 本文主要通過引用了兩個女人在商店里高聲談話來推廣一個品牌的例子,介紹了新型的臥底營銷(undercover marketing).同時通過與傳統(tǒng)廣告對比,說明了新型營銷手段的優(yōu)勢.
解答 60-63BDCD
60 B 細(xì)節(jié)題.由第三段最后兩句"…those young women are employees of an advertising agency.They are actually paid to go from store to store,talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes"可知,這兩個女人其實是廣告公司雇傭來的專門在商店里大聲談?wù)?nbsp;Lorenzo Bertolla 牌子的衣服,好讓別的顧客聽見,也去買這個牌子的衣服.故正確答案為B.
61 D 推斷題.由第一段第一句"…a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater"可知這兩個女人正在看一件毛衣(sweater).由第二段第一句"I can't believe it-Lorenzo Bertolla"可知,她們看著這件毛衣驚嘆道:"真不敢相信,是 Lorenzo Bertolla 牌的."因此這件毛衣是 Lorenzo Bertolla 牌的,由此可以推斷出 Lorenzo Bertolla 是一個服裝品牌.故正確答案為D.
62 C 推斷題.由最后一段第四句"Its effectiveness is decreasing"可知傳統(tǒng)廣告越來越無效.由下一句"…because everyone knows an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something"可知,這是因為每個人都知道廣告就是要勸人們買東西的.由此可見,傳統(tǒng)廣告失去效力的原因是因為太直接.故正確答案為C.
63 D 主旨題.本文主要通過引用了兩個女人在商店里高聲談話來推廣一個品牌的例子,介紹了新型的臥底營銷(undercover marketing).同時通過與傳統(tǒng)廣告對比,說明了新型營銷手段的優(yōu)勢.故正確答案為D.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.