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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped 　1 　for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 　2 　he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋转) out of his field, about 200 feet 　3 　he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 　4 　, he heard a strange 　5 　. The line of smoke 　6 　bigger. It looked 　7 　some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

　The farmer 　8 　home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry 　9 　the house, the earth 　10 　violently (剧烈地). When he stood up 　11 　the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that 　12 　flames (火焰) were rising from his cornfield. A volcano 　13 　.

　They hurried across 　14 　earth to the village of Paricutin, 　15 　was near their farm. They found the village in ruins (废墟) and the road from the village 16 frightened people 　17 　to safety.

　Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 　18 　the ground. The volcano hurled (喷出) hot stones a thousand feet 　19 　the air. Great explosions shook the earth and heavy black ashes (灰) fell from the sky.

　But that was not all. Next there was lava (熔岩). 　20 　the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It 　21 　slowly across the valley, 　22 　certain death to everything that could not move from its path.

　Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 　23 　to the fire 　24 　and stayed there for several days, 　25 　the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a 　1　 jacket. He needed a haircut 　2　　 　and was unshaven. The young man examined an 　3　　 　car carefully and 　4 　turned to speak to the salesman.

　“　5　　 　does this car cost?”he asked.

　“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,”the salesman said.

　“I'll have　　 　6 　of them, ” the young man said.

　The salesman 　7 　. He found it 　8 　to be polite. “You are joking, 　9 　,”he said. “I'm afraid we 　10　　 　help you. This car is not for sale.”

　The salesman showed his customer the 　11 　and the young man left the shop 　12 　a word. He went to a 　13 　on the other side of the street and 　14 　sixteen cars. The 　15 　salesman was polite and 　16 　. The young man took a bundle of notes 　17 　his pocket and 　18 　the car in cash. He 　19　　 　that the cars were for himself and his fifteen 　20 　. He said that 　21 　and his colleagues（同事）worked on a Norweigian 　22 　boat. “We have all 　23 　a lot of money this season,” the man said, “and we want to buy cars.”

　　　　24 　, the second salesman was 　25　　 　.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳　　　　 答案。

　　     It was Friday, Andy Barton was in a 1 mood (情绪).　　　　 At six o'clock his 2 programme. "Travel with us" was on TV. Andy　　　　 liked to get home 3 good time for that. But then, just as he was　　　　 leaving the office to get home a little 4 a customer rang up with a few　　　　 complaints (牢骚, 抱怨) for the next fifteen minutes. "I can 　　　　 5 get home in time if I hurry." Andy told himself as he 　　　　 6 out of the office. But then, as he drove off in his car, he 　　　　 7that he was almost out of 8. " I'll have to stop at Fenton's." Andy thought. He 　　　　 9 Fenton's because it was a 10 petrol station. "You do all the work yourself, but you　　　　 pay 11for the petrol." he used to 12.

    But at Fenton's, the pump was not working properly and it 　　 13 ages to get petrol. 14 when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six.　　　　 Just then the phone rang. "Shall I 15 it?" Andy thought. He tried to　　　　 16 his attention on the programme and forgot the phone. But it 　　　　 17 ringing and finally he picked it up.　　　　 "Mr. Barton?" 18 said, "Fenton's Garage here."　　　　 "Fenton's?" said Andy. " 19, I was at your place only a few minutes　　　　 20, getting some petrol. Did I 21 something behind or what?" "No, you　　　　 didn't, Mr Barton." The voice went on. "That's just the 　　　　 22! You didn't leave anything behind! You went off without paying for your petrol, you　　　　 23! Now normally, when that happened, we ring up the police. But 24 I　　　　 recognized you and I know it was a mistake."

    "I'm really very sorry." Andy said.　　　　 "Oh, 25, Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your　　　　 petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!"　　

(1)A. good　　 　　　　　　B. bad　　 　　  C. happy　　 　　  D. worse  [    ]

(2)A. favourite 　　   B. music　　 　　C. news 　　   D.　　 cartoon[    ]

(3)A. in　　 　　　　　　  B.　　 at 　　   C. on　　 　　　　 D. for    [    ]

(4)A. late　　 　　　　　　B. later　　 　　C. earlier 　　D. early  [    ]

(5)A. surely 　　　　  B.　　 yet 　　  C. still　　 　　  D. also   [    ]

(6)A. rushed 　　　　  B.　　 went 　　 C. walked 　　 D.　　 stepped[    ]

(7)A. observed 　　　　B. noticed　　   C. understood  D. decided[    ]

(8)A. order 　　　　   B.　　 work 　　 C. breath 　　 D.　　 petrol[    ]

(9)A. liked 　　　　   B.　　 loved 　　C. pleased 　　D. hated  [    ]

(10)A. self-service    B. good 　　 C.　　 strange 　　D. funny  [    ]

(11)A. less 　　　　   B.　　 much 　　 C. the same    D. more　　   [    ]

(12)A. say　　 　　　　　　B.　　 complain  C. explain 　　D. talk   [    ]

(13)A. took 　　　　   B.　　 cost 　　 C. spent 　　  D.　　 spared[    ]

(14)A. But　　 　　　　　　B. So　　 　　   C. For　　 　　　　D. And    [    ]

(15)A. receive 　　　　B. accept　　    C. reply 　　  D. answer[    ]

(16)A. draw 　　　　   B.　　 pay 　　  C. fix　　 　　　　D. get    [    ]

(17)A. kept 　　　　   B.　　 kept on   C. went on 　　D. stopped[    ]

(18)A. he　　 　　　　　　 B.　　 a man 　　C. Mr. Fenton   D. a voice[    ]

(19)A. Well 　　　　   B.　　 Oh 　　   C. Why　　 　　　　D. Oh well[    ]

(20)A. ago　　 　　　　　　B.　　 before    C. later 　　  D. earlier[    ]

(21)A. lose 　　　　   B. leave 　　C. get 　　　　D. take   [    ]

(22)A. trouble 　　　　B. worry　　 　　C. programme   D. thing  [    ]

(23)A. look 　　　　   B.　　 say 　　  C. see　　 　　　　D. think  [    ]

(24)A. suddenly   B. certainly C. unfortunately   D. luckily[    ]

　　 (25)A. that's all right  B. don't mention it C. you're welcome  D. all the same[    ]

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　　Have you ever wondered why we buy more things than we need when we go shopping? Even if we're not in the mood for shopping it __1__ that many of us waste money on unwanted purchase（所购物）. However, consumers __2__ to admit this and in general see themselves as being __3__ enough not to be influenced by advertising, retailers'（零售商) __4__ or even their own mood when shopping.

　　__5__ surveys（调查）which have been carried out, there's a strong __6__ between people's psychology（心理）and their purchases. In other words, if consumers feel __7__, they buy more. It seems retailers have realized this, so they play __8__ to create a more pleasant atmosphere. Apart from __9__, visual（视觉的）tricks are used as well. __10__ goods are placed on shelves where they can easily be __11__ by adults, while children's goods are displayed on __12__ shelves. Other ways of making people buy without __13__ that they are being influenced is the use of vivid __14__ to make products stand out or the smell of baking bread or fresh coffee flowing __15__ the store, which may attract the shoppers' appetite（食欲）.

　　Therefore, it isn't. __16__ to go shopping when you are hungry since you are more likely to __17__ products you don't really need in addition, don't carry __18__ money when out shopping because the more you have the more you __19__.

　　So are you a smart shopper or one that gets tricked into buying without realizing it? __20__ next time you go shopping!

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　　Have you ever wondered why we buy more things than we need when we go shopping? Even if we're not in the mood for shopping it __1__ that many of us waste money on unwanted purchase（所购物）. However, consumers __2__ to admit this and in general see themselves as being __3__ enough not to be influenced by advertising, retailers'（零售商) __4__ or even their own mood when shopping.

　　__5__ surveys（调查）which have been carried out, there's a strong __6__ between people's psychology（心理）and their purchases. In other words, if consumers feel __7__, they buy more. It seems retailers have realized this, so they play __8__ to create a more pleasant atmosphere. Apart from __9__, visual（视觉的）tricks are used as well. __10__ goods are placed on shelves where they can easily be __11__ by adults, while children's goods are displayed on __12__ shelves. Other ways of making people buy without __13__ that they are being influenced is the use of vivid __14__ to make products stand out or the smell of baking bread or fresh coffee flowing __15__ the store, which may attract the shoppers' appetite（食欲）.

　　Therefore, it isn't. __16__ to go shopping when you are hungry since you are more likely to __17__ products you don't really need in addition, don't carry __18__ money when out shopping because the more you have the more you __19__.

　　So are you a smart shopper or one that gets tricked into buying without realizing it? __20__ next time you go shopping!