题目内容
11.Advertising actually has a dual(双重的)function:to sell,as well as to inform.If you stop to think of it,advertisements(ads)provide information of almost everything in our household and immediate environment,from shampoo to fuel for cars.An obvious purpse is to inform consumers of new products and services as well as to remind them of established ones.Performance,price,value for money,quality and reliability are some of the main features mentioned in ads.Yet there is another important side of advertising that should not be forgotten:choice.A number of ads for different brands of the same product,e.g.toothpaste,shampoo or washing powder allow the consumer to choose.Choice is an important part of buying.
In this busy day and age,there is little time for comparison shopping.To determine which product is the best to buy,and at the most competitive price,consumers these days rely on advertising in its various forms.This saves time and energy and makes shopping easier.
Few can deny that ads benefit the consumer since they encourage healthy competition.When companies compete for the consumer's dollar,this is good for the purchaser of the product or service.Advertising tends to increase competition since it informs consumers of what is available.One company's offer will be either matched or bettered by another copany in its advertising.
It was unheard of ten years ago to buy products directly using a personal computer,but it has become a matter of course for some people to browse(浏览)the Internet,surf until they find an e commerce site and then select the product.Marketing products has been almost turned upside down by new ways of selling and buying.More than at any time in history,the choice of goods is unlimited.The whole world is a customer's marketplace.For busy people like you and me,advertisements actually do us a favor.
5.What the writer of this passage want to tell us most is thatA.
A.advertisements benefit busy peole in many ways
B advertisements encourage more business competitions
C advertisements provide main features of new products
D selling and informing are two functions of advertising
6.Which is least discussed in the passage as,one of the important sides of advertising?D
A.To inform consumers of new products and services.
B To provide consumers with chances to choose.
C To increase healthy competition of companies.
D To change the way of selling and buying.
7.The"comparison shopping"refers to the behavior ofB.
A.comparing and buying a product at th lowest price
B.comparing and deciding which is the best to buy
C.relying on advertising and simplifying shopping
D.buying a product at the least competitive price
8.Healthy competition benefits consumers becauseD.
A it helps companies to compete fo the market
B.it gets companies to improve their services
C.it provides them with the best products and services
D.it gives them many chances to choose their products.
分析 本文讲述了广告的优点,节省了人们的时间精力,使购物更加方便.
解答 5.A.主旨归纳题.由文章内容可知,本文讲述了广告的优点:节省了人们的时间精力,使购物更加方便等.故选A.
6.D.理解推断题.由第一段An obvious purpse is to inform consumers of new products and services as well as to remind them of established ones,可知一整段讲的是宣传新产品和服务,第二段Yet there is another important side of advertising that should not be forgotten:choice,可知一整段讲的是有利于消费者做选择,由第三段段首Few can deny that ads benefit the consumer since they encourage healthy competition,可知一整段讲的是提高公司良性竞争,最后一段中间Marketing products has been almost turned upside down by new ways of selling and buying,可知只有最后几句讲的是改变了销售和购买方式,D讲的最少,故选D.
7.B.细节理解题.由第三段comparison shopping.To determine which product is the best to buy,and at the most competitive price,可知比较购物指的是比较决定哪一种产品最适合买,而且是最好的价格,故选B.
8.D.理解推断题.由倒数第二段When companies compete for the consumer's dollar,this is good for the purchaser of the product or service,当公司为了获得消费者的美元而竞争时,这有利于消费者者买产品或享受服务,可知是增加了消费者的选择机会,故选D.
点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上.推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.
All this(18)B after I joined a sports team.It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team.At first I thought it was a crazy(19)A because I didn't have a good sense of balance,nor did I have the(20)C to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me.But for the teacher who kept insisting on my"(21)Afor it",I wouldn't have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the try outs was only the(22)B of it!When I first started(23)C the practice sessions,I didn't even know the rules of the game,much(24)A what I was doing.Sometimes I'd get(25)D and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.(26)B,I wasn't the only one"new"at the game,so I decided to(27)A on ieaming the game,do my best at each practice session,and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't(28)D"just yet".
I practiced and practiced.Soon I knew the(29)C and the"moves".Being part of a team was fun and motivating.Very soon the competitive(30)B in me was winning over my lack of confidence.With time,I learned how to play and made friends in the(31)A 一friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player.I never had so much fun!
With my(32)B self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates.I have gone from"(33)D"in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,(34)D raising my hand---even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent(35)C I had the right answer.Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
16.A.as | B.until | C.unless | D.though |
17.A.hoped | B.agreed | C.meant | D.chose |
18.A.continued | B.changed | C.settled | D.started |
19.A.idea | B.plan | C.belief | D.saying |
20.A.right | B.chance | C.ability | D.patience |
21.A.going | B.looking | C.cheering | D.applying |
22.A.point | B.half | C.rest | D.basis |
23.A.enjoying | B.preparing | C.attending | D.watching |
24.A.less | B.later | C.worse | D.further |
25.A.committed | B.motivated | C.embarrassed | D.confused |
26.A.Interestingly | B.Fortunately | C.Obviously | D.Hopefully |
27.A.focus | B.act | C.rely | D.try |
28.A.want | B.do | C.support | D.know |
29.A.steps | B.orders | C.rules | D.games |
30.A.role | B.part | C.mind | D.value |
31.A.process | B.operation | C.movement | D.situation |
32.A.expressed | B.improved | C.preserved | D.recognized |
33.A.dreaming | B.playing | C.relaxing | D.hiding |
34.A.by | B.for | C.with | D.to |
35.A.lucky | B.happy | C.sure | D.satisfied |
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl form Manitoba,Canada.One day,when she was five years old,she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg.They saw a man(36)Bout of a garbage can.She asked her mother why he did that,and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry.Hannah was very(37)D.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.Hannah started to think about how she could(38)C,but,of course,there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later,when Hannah attended school,she saw another homeless person.It was a woman,(39)Aan old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with(40)D.It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them.This made Hannah very sad,and even more(41)Bto do something.She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people(42)Athey first saw the homeless man.Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad,she wouldn't(43)Cas bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces.She hoped to(44)Dher message of hope and awareness.She started the Ladybug Foudation,an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness.She began to(45)C"Big Bosses"lunches,where she would try to persuade local business leaders to(46)Ato the cause.She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in"Ladybug Jars"to collect everyone′s spare change during"Make Change"month.More recently,the foundation began another(47)Acalled National Red Scarf Day-a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada′s (48)Band homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called"Hannah′s Place",something that Hannah is very(49)Cof.Hannah′s Place is divided into several areas,providing shelter for people when it is so cold that(50)Boutdoors can mean death.In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities,she has received a lot of (51)A.For example,she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the (52)Dof young people to change the world.But (53)Call this,Hannah still has the (54)Clife of a Winnipeg schoolgirl,except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a (55)Din the world.You can,too!
36.A.jumping | B.eating | C.crying | D.waving |
37.A.annoyed | B.nervous | C.ashamed | D.upset |
38.A.behave | B.manage | C.help | D.work |
39.A.pushing | B.carrying | C.buying | D.holding |
40.A.goods | B.bottles | C.foods | D.bags |
41.A.excited | B.determined | C.energetic | D.grateful |
42.A.since | B.unless | C.although | D.as |
43.A.sound | B.get | C.feel | D.look |
44.A.exchange | B.leave | C.keep | D.spread |
45.A.sell | B.deliver | C.host | D.pack |
46.A.contribute | B.lead | C.apply | D.agree |
47.A.campaign | B.trip | C.procedure | D.trial |
48.A.elderly | B.hungry | C.lonely | D.sick |
49.A.aware | B.afraid | C.proud | D.sure |
50.A.going | B.sleeping | C.travelling | D.playing |
51.A.praises | B.invitations | C.replies | D.appointments |
52.A.needs | B.interests | C.dreams | D.efforts |
53.A.for | B.through | C.besides | D.along |
54.A.healthy | B.public | C.normal | D.tough |
55.A.choice | B.profit | C.judgement | D.difference |