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Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent（具备智能的）. They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch-screen devices（触摸屏装置）are on show at the Food Marketing Institute’s exhibition here this week. “These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker,” said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.

Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM’s “Shopping Buddy”, has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.

 “The whole model is driven by advertisers’ need to get in front of shoppers,” said Alexander. “They’re not watching 30-second TV ads anymore.”

People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system（系统）that will organize the trip around the store. If you’re looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.

The device also keeps a record of what you buy. When you’re finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don’t come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $ 160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $ 500 for each device.

59. The underlined word “They”（paragraph 1）refers to ______.

A. supermarkets  B. shop assistants   C. shopping carts   D. shop managers

60. Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts?

a. Start the system.                                    b. Make a shopping list.

c. Find the things you want.                       d. Go to a self-checkout stand.

A. abdc                 B. bacd                        C. acbd                        D. bcad

61. We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A. intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

B. the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

C. shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid

D. average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

62. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. New age for supermarkets.

B. Concierge and Shopping Buddy.

C. New computers make shopping carts smarter.

D. Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable.

59---62   CBAC  

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  61   , you can hire famous models to show it vividly.

Nothing screams “expert” quite as loudly as a book written about a subject. You simply can’t   62   the power of your name on the cover of a book. You might only sell a few copies online, but the copies you give away in your town will make you a fortune. You won’t make money on the book. You’ll make it because of the book.

Of course, word-of-mouth is the best way to promote your   63  . Friends and past customers recommend your products to their family, friends and colleagues. Word-of-mouth works because the   64   is based on previous positive experiences.

50.   A. content                  B. product                           C. individual               D. style

51.   A. strange                  B. common                         C. amusing                D. perfect

52.   A. description           B. decision                          C. discussion             D. permission

53.   A. stupid                     B. funny                               C. impressive            D. ridiculous

54.   A. that is                   B. first of all                        C. as a result             D. generally speaking

55.   A. customers            B. employers                      C. consumers            D. employees

56.   A. expensive              B. valueless                        C. popular                  D. meaningless

57.   A. refer to                  B. serve as                          C. stand for               D. keep off

58.   A. location                 B. business-hours             C. salary                     D. details

59. A. unbelievably         B. consequently                 C. accidentally          D. occasionally

60.   A. speech                            B. sport                                C. debate                            D. performance

61.   A. For example         B. Moreover                       C. However               D. To be exact

62.   A. create                    B. change                                     C. imagine                 D. overuse

63.   A. production            B. friendship                       C. management       D. business

64.   A. information          B. relationship                   C. pronunciation     D. achievement

 _____ his age, the little boy read quite well.

A. Considering B. Considered

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A. after             B. before                     C. when              D. since

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A. starting                    B. start                  C. to start                     D. started

Cable TV began in 1948 in the USA, but it took 50 years ________ 66 percent of American households

had it.

A. before               B. when                 C. after                D. until

 _____the teacher couldn't understand was______ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.

A. What; why B. That; what  C. What; because    D. Why; that

B

By now there were several people standing around me, my mom, and the little broken bush(灌木丛).

“Son, would you like me to call an ambulance?” some men said.

“No,” my mom yelled. “I’m fine. Please go away!”

“She’s learning to ride,” I tried to explain to all those who were not going to go away.

“Oh, all right!” My mom sat up and brushed the grass and leaves off her sweater. Finally she stood up. Everyone began to clap(鼓掌), and my mom’s face turned bright pink.

“Thank you very much, but as you can see, I’m just fine.” Mom took a few steps around to show them that she wasn’t hiding a broken leg. Everyone clapped again and then went on their way.

“Enough for today?” I asked hopefully.

“No,” she said in a way that surprised me. “I almost had it, and then I let myself get scared. I know I can do it this time!” Now this sounded more like my mom, for I’d never known my mom to be afraid of anything before. I helped her pull the bike out of the bush and push it up the hill.

She didn’t look quite so pale this time. She got on the bike again and went down the hill. I ran down the hill after her. She had ridden quite a way ahead of me when she looked back over her shoulder, smiling. Then she gave me a thumbs-up(翘拇指) sign.

“No, no!” I yelled. “Use both hands!”

But it was too late. Again.

“Mom! Are you hurt?” I ran up to her in the grass.

This time she was laughing. “Did you see me? I did it! I really did it!” Then she stopped and looked at me. “I mean,” she said, “we did it.”

60. From the passage we can learn that the author ____.

A. was helping his mother learn to ride a bike   

B. went on a picnic with his mother by bike

C. was learning to ride a bike by himself           

D. could ride a bike as well as his mother could

61. Those people were not going to go away because they ____.

A. would wait until the police came                  

B. wanted to see if the author’s mother was OK

C. thought it was a terrible traffic accident

D. worried about the little broken bush

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A. the ambulance   B. the sweater    

C. the skill of riding a bike   D. the courage to stand up

63. What happened after the author’s mother gave him a thumbs-up sign?

A. She forgot how to ride a bike.               B. She broke one of her legs.

C. She was hit by something.                     D. She fell off the bike.

There’s no way of getting __________it----you’re going to have to tell the truth．

       A．around              B．away               C．down    D．off   

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