题目内容
Classified advertising is the advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising . Such groupings as “Help Wanted”, “Real Estate (房地产)” , “Lost and Found” are made , the rate charged being less than for display advertising . Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser. The reader who is interested in particular kinds of advertisements finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him . The advertisers may , on this account , use a very small advertisement that would be lost if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper . It is obvious that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper . He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisements that will meet his needs . As his attention is very voluntary , the advertiser does not need to rely too much extent on display to get the reader’s attention .
Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type . With the increase in the number of such advertisements , however , each advertiser within a certain group is competing with others in the same group for the reader’s attention . In many cases the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures . In that way the classified advertisement has in reality become a display advertisement . This is particularly true of real estate advertising .
1.Classified advertising is different from display advertising because .
A.all advertisements of a certain type are grouped together
B.it is more distinguished
C.it is more expensive
D.nowadays the classified advertisements are all of the same size
2.According to the writer , what sort of attitude do people have when they look at classified advertisements ?
A.They are in the frame of mind to buy nothing .
B.They are looking for something they need .
C.They feel lost because there are so many advertisements .
D.They feel the same as when they look at display advertisements .
3.What does the writer say about the classified advertisements that used to be put in the papers ?
A.They used to be voluntary . B.They use to use display type .
C.They were all of the same size . D.They had headline and more pictures .
4.Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance ?
A.Because people no longer want headlines and pictures .
B.Because real estate advertising is particularly popular now
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C.Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now .
D.Because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers .
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D
Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper.
Classified ads FOR DIRECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800―0557 10A.M.-4P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY | ||
FOR COME to moving sale----Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc, Sat, Dec. 14#----9a.m.-5p.m.1612 Femdale, Apt. I.800-4696.
USED FUT COATS and JACKETS. GOOD condition. $30-$50. Call 800-0436 after 12 noon. MOVING: Must sell. TV21”, $50; AM/FM radio A/C or battery, $15; cassette tape recorder, $10. Call Jon or Pat, 800-0739 after 5 p.m. or weekends.
SHEEPSKIN COAT: man’s, size 42, I year old. $85. After 6 p.m.,. 800-5224. LOST AND FOUND FOUND: Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings. Found near
LOST: Gold wire rim glasses in brown case. Campus area. Reward, Call Gregg 800-2896.
FOUND: Set of keys on Tappan near Hill intersection. Identify key chain. Call 800-9662.
FOUND: Nov.&----A black and white puppy in Packard-Jewett area. 800-5770. | PERSONAL OVERSEAS JOBS---
THE INTERNATIONAL CEMTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures. If you like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting. Call us (800-9310) and ask for Mike or Janet.
UNSURE WHAT TO DO? Life-Planning Workshop, Dec. 13th -15th, Bob and Margaret Atwood, 800-0046. ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE WAMTED: Own room near campus. Available December 1st . Rent $300 per month until March 1st . $450 thereafter. Call Jill for details, 800-7839.
MEED PERSON to assume lease for own bedroom in apt. near campus, $’380/mo. starting Jan. 1st. Call 800-6157 after 5p.m.. | DOMESTIC SERVICE EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE: For prompt, courteous wake-up service, call 800-0760. HELP WANTED BABYSLTTER―MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, and some evenings to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Moore, days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964.
PERSONS WANTED for delivery work, Own transportation. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101, after 9 a.m.
TELEPHONE RECEPTIONIST WAMTED. NO experience necessary. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101, after 9 a.m.
WAITRESS WANTED:
HELP WANTED for house cleaning |
45. Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?
A.PERSONAL B.HELP WANTED C.DOMESTIC SERVICE D.ROOMMATES
46. A second-hand jacket will probably cost you .
A.$60 B.$40 C.$20 D.10
47. To have your travel notes published, you may contact .
A. Students’ Union B.Gayle Mcore
48. If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call .
A.800-5224 B.800-5770 C.800-7839 D.800-0760
When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices(装置)tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.
But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £250,000 for a piece.
This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.
Watches are now classified as “investments”(投资). A 1994 Patek Philippe recently sold for nearly £350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from £15,000 to £30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.
【小题1】The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they______.
| A.have other devices to tell the time | B.think watches too expensive |
| C.prefer to wear an iPod | D.have no sense of time |
| A.people dive 300 metres into the sea |
| B.expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones |
| C.cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones |
| D.expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell |
| A.It targets rich people as its potential customers. |
| B.It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors. |
| C.It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising. |
| D.It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches. |
| A.Timex or Rolex? | B.My Childhood Timex |
| C.Watches? Not for Me! | D.Watches — a Valuable Collection |