题目内容
1.Travelers arriving at Heathrow airport this year have been met by the smell of freshly-cut grass,pumped from a corner through an"aroma box",a machine which blows warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment.Heathrow's move into"sensory"marketing is the latest in a long line of attempts by businesses to use sensory psychology-the scientific study of the effects of the senses on our behavior to help sell products.Marketing people call this"atmosphere"-using smells to influence consumer behavior.On Valentine's Day two years ago,the chain of chemist's Superdog scented one of its London shops with chocolate."Chocolate is associated with love,"said a marketing spokeswoman,"We thought it would get people in the mood for romance."She did not reveal,though,whether the smell actually made people spend more money.
However,research into customer satisfaction with certain scented products has clearly shown that smell does have a commercial effect,though of course it must be an appropriate smell.In a survey,customers considered a lemon-scented detergent (洗涤剂) more effective than another scented with coconut despite the fact that the detergent used in both was similar.On the other hand,a coconut-scented sun cream was rated more effective than a lemon-scented one.A research group from Washington University reported that the smell of mint or orange sprayed in a store resulted in customers rating the store as more modern and more pleasant for shopping than other stores without the smell.Customers also rated the goods on sale as better,and expressed a stronger intention to visit the store again in the future.
Writers and poets have often described the powerful effects of smell on our emotion,and smell is often considered to be the sense most likely to recall emotion-filled memories.Perhaps the reason is because smells are very difficult to give a name to.The fact that smell is invisible,and thus somehow more mysterious,may partly explain its reputation as our most emotional sense.
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78.What is the function of"aroma box"at Heathrow airport?To blow warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment.
79.The example of"coconut-scented detergent"and"coconut-scented sun cream"is used to show thatan appropriate smell does have a commercial effect.
80.The smell of mint or orange is of help for the store to leave a better impression on customers.
81.What is one of the reasons why smell is considered the most emotional sense?It is invisible,and (thus) mysterious.
分析 本文为说明文.介绍了好闻的气味可以增加人们购买的欲望,从而促进商业的发展.
解答 78.To blow warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment./To use smells to influence traveler/consumer behavior.细节理解题.由第一句话可知,到达机场的旅客闻到一阵清香,是从"a machine which blows warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment",所以"aroma box"作用是用来发送香味的盒子.
79.an appropriate smell does have a commercial effect 细节理解题.在第三段第一句话"research into customer satisfaction with certain scented products has clearly shown that smell does have a commercial effect"为主题句,意为"研究表明香味确实可以对人们的购买行为产生影响."紧接着举例子级证明.
80.The smell of mint or orange 细节理解题.第三段这句话"customers rating the store as more modern and more pleasant for shopping than other stores without the smell"表明柠檬和橙子味可以增加顾客的回头率.
81.It is invisible,and (thus) mysterious./It's difficult to give a name to.概括判断题.最后一段解释了为什么香味可以起到这么大作用的原因,在于"Perhaps the reason is because smells are very difficult to give a name to.The fact that smell is invisible".
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A. | can't | B. | mustn't | C. | needn't | D. | wouldn't |
On the last day of our (38)B,I found myself (39)B on a busy corner across the street from our hotel.Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me.We had been advised to walk(40)C through the heavy traffic without looking right or left.Let them (41)A us.But tonight I was by myself and felt (42)B to face the stream of vehicles.(43)C I hesitated on the sidewalk,I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me.She nodded her head toward the street,(44)D that she would take me across.Together,we moved slowly into the chaos.
Then we moved on (45)D the sidewalk,where she pulled my face down to hers,kissed me on both cheeks,and then walked away,still smiling and waving back to me.I had not given her a single coin.We had (46)B something vastly more important-a warming of hearts in friendship.
Traveling in poorer nations,I have (47)D a variety of ways to deal with beggars.The most (48)D response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to (49)A them and focus their eyes elsewhere.I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in (50)C.A few may hurriedly drop a few coins,and then make a quick getaway in hopes that another 20ragged beggars won't immediately appear on the (51)D.
For many reasons,giving money is not the best (52)Bto an outstretched hand.The greatest gift is time and respect.To look beggars in the eye and smile,thus acknowledging their existence,is a small thing.Putting your hand into another's outstretched hand and grasping it (53)Afor a moment is also a small thing.But these are important.Everyone needs (54)A,to be seen as worthy of being (55)D,to feel appreciated and loved.And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.
36.A.met | B.opened | C.turned | D.dropped |
37.A.attempted | B.wanted | C.managed | D.failed |
38.A.work | B.visit | C.camp | D.festival |
39.A.free | B.alone | C.lost | D.exposed |
40.A.away | B.off | C.straight | D.about |
41.A.avoid | B.stop | C.lead | D.direct |
42.A.unwilling | B.inadequate | C.inappropriate | D.unfit |
43.A.Since | B.Although | C.As | D.Before |
44.A.hoping | B.considering | C.concluding | D.indicating |
45.A.across | B.off | C.along | D.towards |
46.A.earned | B.shared | C.expected | D.undertaken |
47.A.changed | B.followed | C.possessed | D.witnessed |
48.A.initial | B.automatic | C.aggressive | D.common |
49.A.ignore | B.oppose | C.tolerate | D.scold |
50.A.anxiety | B.desperation | C.annoyance | D.sadness |
51.A.street | B.corner | C.way | D.scene |
52.A.result | B.response | C.reward | D.reply |
53.A.firmly | B.casually | C.cautiously | D.eagerly |
54.A.recognition | B.encouragement | C.motivation | D.commitment |
55.A.liked | B.trusted | C.accepted | D.known. |
The following year I went to a new school.I was shy and didn't(18)Bmuch.The first day I made no new friend and I felt(19)D.The next day right after school as we were waiting for our school(20)D.I felt someone(21)Aon my hair,I quickly turned"Why did you do that?"
"I'm sorry I was stretching."Giving her a(22)Clook I turned around with out saying anything.I had seen my teacher's eyes(23)Bso I didn't want to get into(24)C.Then I felt a(25)Bon my shoulder and turned around again."What is it?"Well umm…I have seen you for the first time.For the reason that I was (26)Ayesterday I was wondering if you're a new student."I nodded (27)Dand she smiled"Welcome to De Zavala Primary School!I'm Alondra,nice to meet you!"Then the school bus came and we got on..
And that's how it all (28)C.She was a warm-hearted girl(29)she introduced me to new people and I made a lot of new friends,turn friends!And I swore I would (30)Athem because they saved me from the(31)Band they didn't even know.One day,when we were in the 8th grade,Alondra told me she had always wanted a best friend and then I (32)Aalong.I felt so(33)Ato hear about it.Now I'm in the college and I(34)Dhave many friends:Logan,Mari,Amold,Maggie,and those whose(35)Byou don't know.
16.A.go with | B.get along | C.put up with | D.count on |
17.A.clean | B.blank | C.fresh | D.invisible |
18.A.eat | B.talk | C.know | D.gain |
19.A.good | B.angry | C.bored | D.lonely |
20.A.doctor | B.dinner | C.teacher | D.bus |
21.A.pull | B.push | C.catch | D.put |
22.A.angry | B.cold | C.friendly | D.excited |
3.A.close | B.widen | C.narrow | D.brighten |
24.A.agreement | B.danger | C.trouble | D.touch |
25.A.knock | B.tap | C.strike | D.beat |
26.A.absent | B.lazy | C.busy | D.strange |
27.A.anxiously | B.attentively | C.nervously | D.sincerely |
28.A.went | B.appeared | C.began | D.worked |
29.A.when | B.why | C.as | D.how |
30.A.care for | B.thank for | C.send for | D.seek for |
31.A.happiness | B.loneliness | C.poverty | D.fear |
A.came | B.marched | C.hurried | D.got |
33.A.honored | B.stable | C.uneasy | D.sad |
34.A.even | B.just | C.only | D.still |
35.A.characters | B.names | C.friends | D.grades |