题目内容
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving．” — Dale Carnegie
If we really want to be happy, why do we act like such babies?
We can claim to be proactive （前瞻性的） in our life by setting goals and going after what we want．But if we’re always complaining all the time, are we really living effectively?
If you don’t believe me, count how many times you complain about something or other in one day．Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, not enough mustard on your sandwich, or whatever it is, there are endless instances where you can find a reason to complain．
But it’s not just outside circumstances that we complain about．We complain about ourselves too．We complain that we don’t have enough time, we don’t have enough money （this one is huge because it’s often “true”）, that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough．
I know I’ve experienced plenty of unpleasantness due to complaining about things I can’t control．I never really thought about it much until I found this website about “living in a complaint-free world．”
Imagine how much happier you would be if you simply stopped complaining? Much of what you complain about is outside your control anyway．What’s the point of thinking about something you have no power to change? Not very intelligent, if you ask me．
Simply becoming conscious of how much you complain is the first step to stopping．When you recognize that you’re complaining, stop and take no notice of it．Ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy．
Are you ready to live a complaint-free, happier life?
1．According to the author, if you can’t change the situation, complaining is ______．
A．a thing that can make you happy
B．a thing that is not intelligent
C．a thing that you cannot avoid
D．a thing that you should do continuously
2．What can you infer from the first paragraph?
A．It is easy to learn to criticize, condemn and complain．
B．Only foolish people can criticize, condemn and complain．
C．Your good qualities can help you understand and forgive others．
D．To understand and forgive builds up your character．
3．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Stop complaining and live a happier life．
B．Don’t complain about yourselves．
C．Be conscious of how much you complain．
D．Complain about the outside circumstances．
BCA
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand(品牌) of product on the shelf.
Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged(包装) in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote (推销) their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius(天才) to sell it.”
【小题1】Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
| A．The cost of its package. | B．The price of the product. |
| C．The colour of its package. | D．The brand name of the product. |
| A．attracted the customers strongly |
| B．caused the customers to lose interest |
| C．tricked the customers into shopping |
| D．had weak effects on the customers |
| A．The way to promote goods. |
| B．The discovery of a genius. |
| C．The team to produce a good product. |
| D．The brand name used by successful producers. |
| A．making soap is so easy that any fool in the world can make it. |
| B．greens, yellows or silver are considered to be healthy colours. |
| C．25 years ago, the founder of Pears soap was a pretty girl herself. |
| D．the size of a product can have an effect on the shoppers. |
| A．Choice of Good Products |
| B．Disadvantages of Products |
| C．Effect of Packaging on Shopping |
| D．Brand Names and Shopping Tricks |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf.
【小题1】_ Health foods are packaged in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these healthy colors. Ice cream packers are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
【小题2】_ Recently, some kind of pain killer was brought out, but researchers found it didn’t sell well, because the color made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—because we think of blue as safe, and white as calm.
_【小题3】 But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know the truth: _【小题4】 The founder of Pears soup, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote their goods, came to the conclusion: “_【小题5】”
| A．It’s not enough to have a good product. |
| B．Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. |
| C．Any fool can make soup, but it takes a genius to sell it. |
| D．The colors tricked the customers into shopping. |
F. A good product is an advantage.
G. The colors turned the customers off.