12．There are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket.making you believe that——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．There are thousands of products （商品） of all colors and shapes in a supermarket，making you believe that they are worth a try．How？Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman．
There on the shelves，each bottle，can，box，and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer，because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in life．Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the"quality"of the product and on how well it sells，because"consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package．Many products are packages and many packages are products．"，as Louis Cheskin，the first social scientist studying consumers'feelings for packaging，noticed．
Colors are one of the best tools in packaging．Studies of eye movement have shown that colours draw human attention quickly．Take V8for example．For many years，the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that is it very good for your body．And the word"green"today can keep food prices going up．
Shapes are another attraction．Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness，because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart．That's why the round yellow M signs of McDonald's are inviting to both young and old．
This new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people by to satisfy both body and soul．
6．The underlined word"consumer"in the passage meansC．
A．salesman
B．shopkeeper
C．buyer
D．product
7．According to the passage，A seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product．
A．the pleasing color of the package
B．he special taste of the product
C．the strange shape of the package
D．the belief in the product
8．If a package or a product is round in shape，it canD．
A．bring excitement to the consumers
B．attract the consumers'attention
C．catch the eye movement of the consumers
D produce a happy and peaceful feeling
9．"And the word green today can keep food prices going up"This sentence suggests that consumers
today areD．
A．starting to notice the importance of new food
B．enjoying the beauty of nature more than before
C．beginning to like green vegetables
D．paying more attention to their health
10．It can be inferred from the passage that V8is a kind ofB．
A．vegetable dish
B．healthy juice
C．iced drink
D．red vegetable．

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21．Skydive Greene CountyC．
A．offers training in major cities in Ohio
B．is the oldest skydiving school in the USA
C．guarantees every skydiver a freefall experience
D．requires all the students to receive one-day training
22．What will a student probably do after training in Static Line Course？D
A．Make a tandem skydiving．
B．Receive a skydive license．
C．Pay 165dollars to SGC．
D．Try the freefall at once．
23．To book a skydive in SGC，one mustA．
A．telephone SGC
B．fill in some forms
C．visit SGC's website
D．keep the appointment．

10．Who is smarter？A human being or artificial intelligence？
The question swept the world last week when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player，South Korean Lee Se-del，4-1．
So，what comes next？
Some people have been arguing that artificial intelligence，or AI in short，will be a bad thing for humans．In an interview with the BBC in 2014，UK scientist Stephen Hawking warned that"the development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human race．"
So are we really about to live in the world shown in the Terminator movies？
"Not quite，"answered The Economist．After all，it's not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts．What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday situations．
"We think that，for the human being，things like sight and balance（视觉平衡），are natural and ordinary in our life．"Thomas Edison，founder of Motion Figures，a company that is bringing AI to boys，told the newspaper．"But for a robot，to walk up and down just like human beings requires various decisions to be made every second，and it's really difficult to do．"
As The Economist put it，"We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain，even though the technology can be great．"
Meanwhile，John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to make people more effective．
"Our fate is in our own hands，"he wrote．"Since technology depends on the values of its creators，we can make human choices that use technology to improve the world．"
32．What was the result of the match？D
A．Lee Se-del won AlphaGo 4-1．
B．Neither side won the match．
C．Google program beat AlphaGo．
D．Lee Se-del was defeated．
33．What does Thomas Edison possibly mean in his remarks？C
A．AI can make various decisions quickly．
B．AI would take the place of human beings．
C．It's very hard for AI to beat the human brain．
D．AI does better than humans in sight and balance．
34．Who believes much has to be done to improve AI？A
A．The Economist．
B．John Markoff．
C．The New York Times．
D．Stephen Hawking．
35．What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply？C
A．AI will improve the world completely．
B．AI may bring disasters to human beings．
C．AI is in the control of human beings．
D．AI will make our future out of control．

9．Alibaba started taking the lead in China，simply enough，by connecting big Chinese manufacturers（制造商）with big buyers across the world．Its business-to-business site，Alibaba．com allowed business to buy almost everything．Alibaba's advantage wasn't hard to identify：size．Alibaba is just big，even by Chinese standards．Its marketplaces attract 231million active buyers，8million sellers，11.3billion orders a year-and Alibaba is just the middleman． It encourages people to use its markets-not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale．
If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life，take my experience．I moved to Beijing almost a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded，polluted city of 20million people in search of new electronics，bathroom furnishings，and anything else my wife wanted．"You're looking for what exactly？Why not try it？"my Chinese teacher asked me one day．With that，my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began．
Alibaba's original business-to-business model now is secondary to consumer buying．Chinese retail（零售）buying makes up 80% of Alibaba's profit，and leading that group is Taobao，with 800million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you'll ever find．TMall．com is Alibaba's other big site，where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices．
What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U．S．is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping-big-box retailers especially-in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites．In smaller towns than Beijing，where big retailers have not yet traveled，shopping online is shopping，and shopping is Taobao．
I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how extensive the marketplace is．Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping．I'm not even a big buyer，because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site．When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher's iPad，which helps me buy goods，I looked through with great difficulty about 10of her purchases for every one of mine．

51．Alibaba's advantage mainly lies inA．
A．its big size
B．its business-to-business service
C．its not charging small sellers
D．its low price
52．What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage？D
A．Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites
B．Alibaba will continue to develop．
C．Alibaba stands out as the best online site．
D．Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers．
53．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 2refer to？B
A．a new store
B．Alibaba
C．a business
D．a foreign website
54．What can be inferred from the passage？A
A．The author's Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover．
B．Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites．
C．Alibaba's business-to-business service earns more money than retail now．
D．TMall．com provides more profit than Taobao．
55．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Shopping online is TaoBao．
B．The influence of shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping．
C．Alibaba greatly influences people's daily purchase in China．
D．How the author purchases online in China．

8．On May 3，2002，archaeologists in England found a grave of a man dating back to around 2300BC．Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior．There was a bone pin that may have been from a piece of clothing such as a leather coat．He carried a copper knife on his breast．The most amazing find was two gold earrings．That would have made him a man of distinction．Only a few centimeters from his head were two pots made of clay，tools and materials to make arrows，a bow and a dozen arrows for hunting and a second，smaller copper knife．Next to them lay a cushion stone，upon which the man could work metal．
His grave is the richest of any found from that period，because this man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain （dated to 2470BC）．Besides，he was buried three miles from Stonehenge．Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge．
Stonehenge was begun around 3000BC．In about 2300BC the huge stone circles were built．The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons．But the smaller blue stones，still weighing 4tons on average，came from west Wales．It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380km．It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries．
He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European mainland to Britain．In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age．

1．Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man'？D
A．Tools，a bone pin，a bow and a cushion stone
B．A copper knife and two gold earrings．
C．Two pots，arrows and materials to make arrows．
D．some chicken and grains．
2．The man buried in the grave might beC at that time．
A．A poor man
B．a kind-hearted man
C．a rich man
D．an ordinary man
3．Why is the man buried in the grave called the"king of Stonehenge"？D
A．He was buried three miles from Stonehenge．
B．He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain．
C．He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge．
D．All of the above．
4．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about？D
A．How Stonehenge was built．
B．Building Stonehenge was hard．
C．Stonehenge was made of big stones．
D．It is a mystery how Stonehenge was built．
5．We can infer thatC．
A．how Stonehenge was built
B．the King of Stonehenge was from France
C．Stonehenge was built through several ages
D．Stonehenge was built because of war．

7．Are you looking for something to do？You might like to try one of these four experiences．
Crocodile watching
Do you fancy getting up close to some of the most terrifying animals on earth？Crocosaurus Cove，in Darwin （Australia） has the"Cage of Death"．It's an enclosure that's lowered into a pool．This gives you a 360degree view of a crocodile as it's being fed．The cable broke once and the cage sank to the bottom，but they've fixed it since then．
EdgeWalk
How about walking along the edge of a building several hundred meters up in the air？If that sounds like fun，head off to the CN Tower in Toronto （Ontario，Canada）．Built in 1976，the tower is 553.33meters tall．
The EdgeWalk consists of a 20-30minute stroll along a 1.5meter wide platform that runs around the tower's restaurant roof．During the walk，you're encouraged to lean forwards as you look over Toronto's skyline （轮廓线）．
Plastic ball rolling
Do you fancy rolling down a hill in a plastic ball？
Plastic ball rolling is popular all over the world，but the place to give it a go is in Rotorua （New Zealand）．Brother David and Andrew Akers came up with the idea in 1994．A typical orb （球） is about 3meters in diameter，with an inner orb size of about 2meters．There's no brake or steering mechanism，but the inner layer of the plastic ball helps absorb the shock．
Volcano bungee jumping
If you're looking for the adventure of a lifetime，how about going bungee jumping off a helicopter into the crater of a live volcano？As part of the jumping，a helicopter ride takes you to the Villarrica volcano，one of the most active in Chile．Once you're at the drop zone，you leap off the helicopter and fall into the volcano．Finally，you enjoy the ride back to the airport flying at 130kph．
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21．According to the passage，there was an accident once when peopleD．
A．jumped into the Villarrica volcano
B．walked along the platform of the CN Tower
C．rolled down a hill in a plastic ball in Rotorua
D．watched crocodiles in the"Cage of Death"in Darwin
22．Which of the following was first invented in New Zealand？C
A．EdgeWalk．
B．Crocodile watching．
C．Plastic ball rolling．
D．Volcano bungee jumping．
23．It can be inferred that all the four experiences areB．
A．interesting sports
B．exciting and extreme
C．held on high places
D．fit for middle to old people．

6．Mystery shopping or a mystery consumer or secret shopper，is a tool used by market research companies，or by companies themselves to gather specific information about services．The mystery consumer's specific identity and purpose is generally not known by the people or organizations being evaluated．Mystery shopping became standard practice by the early l940s．Now it is used in any industry，with the most common venues being retail stores，hotels，movie theaters，restaurants，fast food chains，banks，gas stations，car dealerships，apartments，health clubs and health care facilities．
While gathering information，mystery shoppers usually pretend to be regular shoppers at the store being evaluated．They may be required to take photographs or measurements，return purchases，or count the number of products，seats，people during the visit．They also perform specific tasks such as purchasing a product，asking questions，registering complaints or behaving in a certain way，and then provide details about their experiences．
After the visit，the shopper submits the data collected to the mystery shopping company，which reviews the information，completing quantitative or qualitative statistical reports on the data for the client company．This allows for a comparison on how the stores or restaurants are doing against previously defined criteria．Mystery shopping organizations advise that their research should only be used for employee motivation programs，and punishing or even firing stuff is an inappropriate use of mystery-shopper data．Nevertheless，stories of employers．sacking workers as a direct result of unfavorable mystery shopper feedback are not uncommon．

25．A mystery shopper is expected toD．
A．argue with the manager
B．talk to regular customers
C．count the number of employees
D．submit a report of their experiences
26．What call we learn about a mystery shopping company？B
A．It offers a high standard of service．
B．It researches on quality service．
C．It hires people to collect data．
D．It analyzes the report of employers．
27．What does the word"sacking"in the last paragraph refer to？A
A．dismissing
B．interrupting
C．misunderstanding
D．refreshing
28．The purpose of mystery shopping is toD．
A．collect data about customers
B．evaluate the work of employees
C．100k into consumer complaints
D．measure the quality of public service．

5．The majority of people in Scotland are in favour breaking away from the rest of the UK and becoming independent，according to a poll（民意测评） taken just before the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union，which united Scotland and England．
A pair of Acts of Parliament，passed in 1706and 1707that came into effect on May 1，1707，created Great Britain．The parliaments（议会） of both countries were dissolved，and replaced by a new Parliament of Great Britain in Westminster，London．
The poll showed support for independence for Scotland is running at 51%．This is the first time since 1998that support for separation has passed 50%，and the first time since devolution（中央全力下放） gave power to the country in 1999．Six months before elections for the Scottish Parliament，these poll results come as good news to the Scottish Nationalist Party，who are hoping to make progress against Labour and further the cause of an independent Scotland．
Many people have become disillusioned（幻想破灭的） with devolution，and believe that the Scottish Parliament has failed to deliver what they had hoped it would； only a tenth have no opinion．In fact，only 39% of those polled want to keep things as they are．

8．Which of the following statements is true？C
A．Scotland and England have always been united．
B．Scotland and England want to break up the union．
C．Scotland and England have been united for a long time．
D．Scotland and England were united by war．
9．Great Britain was formed byD．
A．an Act of Parliament in 1706．
B．two Acts of Parliament in 1707．
C．an Act of Parliament that came into effect on May 1，1707．
D．Acts of Parliament that came into effect on May 1，1707．
10．What does the underlined word"dissolved"in Paragraph 2mean？C
A．developed．
B．formed．
C．ended．
D．combined．
11．The number of people who want to keep things as they areA．
A．is greater than those who don't know．
B．is smaller than those who don't know．
C．is increasing．
D．is the majority．

4．Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to declare war on Scotland．The Scots，a brave people，love their country．They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland．But there were too many Romans．It looked as if the Romans would win．
One night，the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill．"We will rest here tonight，my men，"he said．"Tomorrow we will fight one more battle．We must win，or we will die．"
They were all very tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep．There were four guards on duty，but they were very tired，too，and one by one，they fell asleep．
The Romans were not asleep．Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill．Slowly they went up the hill．Closer they came to the sleeping Scots．They were almost at the top．A few minutes more the war would be over．Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle （蓟）．He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots up．In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle．The fighting was hard，but it did not last long．The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland．
The thistle is not a beautiful plant．It has sharp needles all over it．Few people like it．But the people of Scotland like it so much that they made it their national flower．

1．At the shout of a Roman soldier，all the Scots who were asleep at the hillC．
A．began to fight the Romans hard
B．stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight
C．woke and rose immediately，ready to fight
D．put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight
2．The result of the war is thatD．
A．the Romans killed all the Scots
B．the Scots were defeated
C．the Scots were driven out of Scotland
D．the Scots defeated the Romans
3．The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistleD．
A．is lovely，though not beautiful
B．gives them happiness
C．is a kind of useful plant
D．helped the Scots in wiping out the Roma．

3．Derek Wayne has obtained a 30-year，fixed-rate home loan of 100，000with an annual interest rate of 7.5percent．Because the loan extends for such a lengthy period，the mortgage（抵押） company calculates a monthly payment that ensures it will get most of its interest back first．Thus in the beginning months，Wayne's principal payment-the amount he pays toward his actual loan-increases extremely slowly．

Payment Number	Total Monthly Payment	Principal Portion of Payment	Interest Portion of Payment	Current Balance
1	699.21	74.21	625.00	99，925.79
2	699.21	74.68	624.54	99，854.11
359	699.21	690.56	8.66	694.87
360	699.21	694.87	4.34	0.00

Let's analyze Wayne's early payments．Imagine that on December 15the Mauritanian Mortgage Corporation gives Wayne 100，000，and on January 15his initial payment is due．Throughout this first month，interest accumulates on the entire  100，000．On a yearly interest rate of 7.5%，Wayne's monthly rate is 0.625% or 7.5%divided by 12．Multiplying 100，000by 0.625% yields 625，the portion of Wayne's first monthly payment that is interest．So Wayne now owes  99，925.79 （ 100，625-699.21）．His February interest payment will be 0.625% of  99，925.79．
By the time Wayne makes his last few payments，his monthly interest payment has decreased considerably．His balance following his 359th payment is  694.87，and 0.625% of that is about  4.34，his final interest payment．What was the total amount of interest Wayne paid？Multiplying 360months by 699.21equals  251，715.60，and subtracting 100，000（the loan amount） leaves 151，715.60-over 1.5times what he actually borrowed!
46．This passage is mainly concerned withC．
A．Derek Wayne
B．the Mauritanian Mortgage Corporation
C．how interest payments on a loan change
D．calculating the number of payments Wayne made
47．The monthly interest rate on Wayne's loan wasC．
A.7.5%  B.6.5%  C.0.625%  D.625
48．We can conclude that Wayne's total monthly paymentwasalwaysA．
A.699.21B.100，000C.360            D.$151，715.60
49．The table in the passage helps the readers seeB．
A．Wayne's down payment before he took out the loan
B．Wayne's first and last payments
C．how much his interest payments increased
D．at what point the interest and principal payments were just about equal．

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