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The text is too difficult. The explanation of our teacher will help make it easy ________.

A.to understand B.to be understood

C.understood D.understanding

 

A

【解析】A 考查非谓语动词。句意:这篇文章太难了,我们老师的解释会使它易于理解。此处用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。此种用法常用于“be+性质形容词+不定式”结构中,此类形容词有easy,hard,interesting等。

 

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No one knows for sure when advertising first started. It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them. That led to the concept of specialization, which means that people would specialize, or focus, on doing one specific job.

Let's take a man we'll call Mr. Fielder, for example. He did everything connected with farming. He planted seeds, tended the fields, and harvested and sold his crops. At the same time, he did many other jobs on the farm. However, he didn't make the bricks for his house, cut his trees into boards, make the plows(犁), or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs. Instead, he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.

Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr. Plowright. Using what he knew about farming and working with iron, Mr. Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier. Mr. Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows. Perhaps, he thought, other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.

How did Mr. Plowright let people know what he was doing? Why, he advertised, of course. First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers. That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door. It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr. Plowright and his really good plows.

Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago. Even before most people could read, they understood such signs. Shopkeepers would carve into stone, clay, or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.

A medium, in advertising talk, is the way you communicate your message. You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols. The second medium was audio, or sound, although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today. Originally, just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument, such as a bell, were used to get people's attention.

A crier, in the historical sense, is not someone who weeps easily. It is someone, probably a man, with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city. In ancient Egypt, shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products. Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods. Perhaps the crier described the goods, explained where they came from, and praised their quality. His job was, in other words, not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today's world.

1.What probably led to the start of advertising?

A.The discovery of iron.

B. The specialization of labor.

C.The appearance of new jobs.

D.The development of farming techniques.

2.To advertise his plows, Mr. Plowright ________.

A.praised his plows in public

B.placed a sign outside the shop

C.hung an arrow pointing to the shop

D.showed his products to the customers

3.The writer makes up the two stories of Mr. Fielder and Mr. Plowright in order to ________.

A.explain the origin of advertising

B.predict the future of advertising

C.expose problems in advertising

D.provide suggestions for advertising

4.In ancient Egypt, a crier was probably someone who ________.

A.owned a ship

B.had the loudest voice

C.ran a shop selling goods to farmers

D.functioned like today's TV or radio commercial

5.The last two paragraphs are mainly about ________.

A.the history of advertising

B.the benefits of advertising

C.the early forms of advertising

D.the basic design of advertising

 

One day, our teacher, Mr. Sims, announced that the destination of the seventh?grade field trip would be the amusement park. The classroom buzzed with ____ as the girls discussed what they would wear and what they should bring with them. I sat back and listened, ____ that my parents did not have the money to send me. It made me ____ to feel so left?out. But not Danny. He ____ told everyone that he wouldn't be going. When Mr. Sims asked him why, Danny stood up and ____, “It's too much money for me right now. My dad hurt his back and has been out of ___ for a while. I can't ask my parents for money.”

Sitting back down in his seat, Danny held his head up proudly, even though ____ had begun. I could only shrink in my ____, and surely those whispers must be about me if they found out I would not be going either.

“Danny, I'm very proud of you for understanding the ____ that your parents are in. Not every student of your ____ has that ability,” Mr. Sims replied.

___ not everyone accepted Danny after that day, he won ____the respect of many of us. I was especially ____ by how he didn't back down under peer pressure. For so long, I could never ____ to my friends that I couldn't afford to go there. ___, in order to continue to ___ in, I lied about why I couldn't do things and ____ with excuse after excuse.

By standing up and admitting he was poor, Danny changed my life. His self?confidence made it ____ for all of us to understand that what his parents had or didn't have did not ____ who he was. After that, I no longer felt I had to lie about my family's situation. And Danny, ____ because of his courage and honesty than his great looks, is someone I will never forget.

1.A.amazement B.excitement

C.disappointment D.encouragement

2.A.sensing B.knowing C.finding D.saying

3.A.depressed B.worried C.unsatisfied D.scared

4.A.gladly B.shyly C.simply D.rudely

5.A.shouted B.complained C.lied D.stated

6.A.work B.duty C.order D.control

7.A.teaching B.debating C.whispering D.understanding

8.A.shadow B.coat C.desk D.seat

9.A.situation B.pain C.danger D.trouble

10.A.class B.age C.grade D.group

11.A.Since B.As C.Unless D.Although

12.A.up B.out C.over D.back

13.A.shocked B.persuaded C.impressed D.confused

14.A.announce B.admit C.apologize D.prove

15.A.However B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Also

16.A.join B.take C.give D.fit

17.A.came up B.broke up C.put up D.got up

18.A.harder B.easier C.clearer D.better

19.A.conclude B.show C.determine D.cause

20.A.rather B.other C.better D.more

 

Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to ____ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I ____ that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and ___ friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was ____, nothing about my term in France was what I ____.

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was ____ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting ____ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to ___ out of one family's house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a ____ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to ____ my native language, I asked not to be ____ with an English?speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I ___ myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the ____.

I left France with many ____, so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always ____ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends ____ France we enjoyed together. I love how people ____ seem so different, but end up being so ____. The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the French people ____ to respect all people,for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful ____.

1.A.discuss B.express C.announce D.argue

2.A.approved B.knew C.warned D.denied

3.A.stubborn B.anxious C.universal D.interesting

4.A.boring B.upsetting C.exciting D.promising

5.A.expected B.liked C.doubted D.feared

6.A.sponsored B.witnessed C.greeted D.supported

7.A.until B.when C.since D.while

8.A.move B.travel C.walk D.rush

9.A.housekeeper B.leader C.roommate D.colleague

10.A.learn B.appreciate C.speak D.master

11.A.combined B.fitted C.involved D.placed

12.A.added B.introduced C.devoted D.adapted

13.A.term B.week C.month D.vacation

14.A.presents B.suitcases C.stories D.dreams

15.A.surprised B.disturbed C.embarrassed D.concerned

16.A.analyzing B.exploring C.describing D.investigating

17.A.need B.shall C.must D.can

18.A.generous B.independent C.similar D.distant

19.A.and B.but C.or D.so

20.A.instructions B.friendships C.facts D.data

 

People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview stars.And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first couple of months,anyway.Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for months.I could never get enough time with a star to find out anything interesting,and some acted just simply rudely.I started hating the way I was treated,and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped (崇拜) before were pretty ordinary.So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths (神秘).If the star was a bad guy,I would say so.If I thought anyone was stupid,I did not hold back that information.

I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty.Surprisingly,many of them hated me for it.I have gotten so many attacks on my character.In their eyes,being famous is everything,even more desirable that being truly creative and talented.

Why do we need stars?In fact,the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip (闲聊).Over time,talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about.Thus,some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their own family and their own friends.That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview—as we care.We want the dirt on their personal lives.

There is another reason we worship stars.As a whole,our society is not as religious as it once was.It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did.Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.

We make them stars,but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant,and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die.I am part of this whole process.No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.

1.What are the stars like according to the author?

A.They always treat others rudely.

B.They always talk about something dull.

C.They are actually ordinary people.

D.They are usually honest and polite.

2.We worship stars because ________.

A.we need true mental heroes to support us

B.we can learn something useful from famous stars

C.we concern about the stars,family and friends

D.we like talking about the star's dressing styles

3.When the author is writing this article,his tone sounds ________.

A.excited B.angry

C.worried D.calm

4.What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage?

A.To show the disadvantages of working with stars.

B.To remind us not to worship famous stars blindly.

C.To laugh at the failures of stars he has interviewed.

D.To talk about the reasons why we worship stars.

 

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