第三部分  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A 、B、 C 和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P...”?After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “ Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, but there was no reply. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days.?
When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he ask,” My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram.—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read:” Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500...” “ But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “ Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed,” A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said,” A human mistake—I think some humans need kicking.” 
56. Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because ____.
A. he was afraid to see his brother?
B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere?
C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother?
D. he knew that his brother had no money
57. Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because ____.?
A. his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
C. he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
D. his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill
58.Which of the following statements is true??
A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.?         B. The money reached the wrong bank.?
C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.?  D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.
59. The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.?
A. through carelessness.          B. because they were human beings?
C. because he had a strange name   D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly

第三部分  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A 、B、 C 和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P...”?After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “ Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, but there was no reply. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days.?

When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he ask,” My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram.—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read:” Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500...” “ But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “ Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed,” A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said,” A human mistake—I think some humans need kicking.” 

56. Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because ____.

A. he was afraid to see his brother?

B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere?

C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother?

D. he knew that his brother had no money

57. Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because ____.?

A. his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill?

B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?

C. he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?

D. his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill

58.Which of the following statements is true??

A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.?         B. The money reached the wrong bank.?

C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.?  D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.

59. The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.?

A. through carelessness.          B. because they were human beings?

C. because he had a strange name   D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly

 

 It has been found that less than one shopper in five makes a complete shopping list before going to the store. The reason for this is that seven out of ten of today’s purchases(购买) are decided in the store, where the shoppers tend toward impulse(冲动) buying. Buying groceries on impulse had risen for the past forty years, and this rise has coincided(巧合) with the growth of self-service shopping. However, in grocery stores where clerks wait on customers there is much less impulse buying. It is hard for people to buy on impulse if they have to address a clerk.

Psychologists have joined forces with merchandising(商品) experts. It is their job to persuade people to buy products which they may not need or even want until they see them attractively presented. It was discovered by the psychologists that shoppers want help in their purchases. Having so many choices confuses them, and they prefer the package that attracts them. Therefore, it is now more usual for food packers to pay attention to their package design. Attraction depends heavily on the position of the product on the shelf, however. Thus, persuading the shopper to buy is easier if the product is located at eye-level.

1.According to the information in the first paragraph, ______ make a complete list.

A.only five shoppers

B.less than twenty percent of the shoppers

C.only ten percent of the shoppers

D.not even five percent of the shoppers

2.The reason for the above mentioned phenomenon is that _______.

A.people have difficulty making up their mind before going shopping

B.people don’t know what is available in the store

C.people tend to decide on buying products when they see them

D.people are easily deceived(欺骗) by the attractive products

3.In grocery stores where customers are served there is less impulse shopping. This may be because ________.

A.the clerks ignore the customers

B.the clerks are too eager to serve the customers

C.the stores have to send the shopper’s purchases to his house

D.customers hesitate to ask for help if they haven’t decided what to buy

4.Shoppers tend to buy the products put on _______.

A.the top shelf

B.the bottom shelf

C.the shelf which people can see easily

D.the shelf where there is less confusion

5.Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

A.Psychologists and Merchandising Experts.

B.Impulse Buying.

C.The more Products the More Confusion.

D.Self-service Shopping.

 

It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a cheque. I walked along to the bank, and found that there weren’t too many people about ten or eleven customers in there, which was pretty unusual for those central city banks.

    I waited until it was my turn and just went up to the desk and started to talk to the bank clerk. He had a really strange expression on his face -- just sort of blank stare at least I thought he was looking at me and then I realized he was staring over my shoulder.

    I began to turn round to see what he was looking at. At the same moment the outside bank guard came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor and following him through the door were three frightening masked men. They were carrying guns; at least I think the one in front was carrying a gun. Whether or not they said anything at that point I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I’ve just no idea.

    For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing and I remember thinking and wondering who was on the other end of the telephone. Nobody went to answer the telephone, so this thing just kept on ringing and ringing. Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and the bank clerks to start filling the bags with cash. While the two were getting the money, the one at the door who was covering us with the gun was a bit frightened. He started swearing at them, and telling them to hurry up, to get a move on. They jumped back over the counter. One of them slipped as he landed on the floor and fell over and the other two swore at him again. They left through the door. Warning us, “Don’t move, stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes.” And then they just disappeared. Again back to total silence. People put their hands down, I put my hands down but I just stayed exactly where I was.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “…a pretty unusual number for those central banks” in the first paragraph?

    A. More customers than usual were staying in the bank.

    B. Less bank clerks than expected were in the bank.

    C. There were often more than a dozen customers in the bank.

    D. More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center.

2. The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably because ________.

    A. he was feeling upset at that moment

    B. he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible

    C. he was required to keep silence

    D. he was threatened with a gun by robbers

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. The customers didn’t wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion.

    B. All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically.

    C. Nobody answered the phone because all the clerks were busy with work.

    D. the bank workers were forced to fill the robbers’ bags with cash.

4. What’s the best title of this passage?

    A. A Street Gang              B. A Strange Bank

    C. A Bank Robbery            D. A Horrible Adventure

 

 

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