题目内容
If you go to Finland, you will likely be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals.The most they would do to show their good faith (信任) is to wave their registration (登记) card to the waiter.With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.
The Finnish workers are paid by the hour.They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate.From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.
With so many loopholes (漏洞)in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms.And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.
In a society of such high moral(道德的)practice, what need is there for people to be on guard (警惕)against others ?
56. While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger __________.
A. can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go
B. only pays two US dollars for a taxi ride
C. can go anywhere without having to pay the driver
D. needs to provide good faith demonstration(证明) before leaving without paying
57. We can know from the passage that in Finland __________.
A. both hotel guests and outside diners are served food free of charge
B. big hotels are mostly poorly managed
C. guests can enjoy free food once they stayed in the hotel
D. big hotels provide meals for all kinds of diners
58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Generally speaking, in Finland, workers can get more pay by working long hours.
B. The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.
C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.
D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.
59. It can be concluded that _________.
A. Finnish people are really foolish in daily life
B. Finland has been a good place for cheats
C. all the Finns are rich and therefore honest
D. the Finnish society is of very high moral level
ADBD
Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients(contents) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands th
at are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.
Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.
【小题1】All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 EXCEPT __________.
| A.ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural” |
| B.ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands |
| C.producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items |
| D.the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands |
| A.They are believable. | B.They are attractive. |
| C.They are full of misinformation. | D.They are helpful to consumers. |
| A.to make use of ads |
| B.not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural” |
| C.to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch |
| D.to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands |
| A.going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to |
| B.the quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively low |
| C.discount clothing stores are good places to go to |
| D.ads sometimes don’t tell the truth |
More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed. When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.
"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.
【小题1】
Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___.
| A.Scotland | B.England | C.Ireland | D.Wales |
The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving.
| A.watch the door | B.take care of his baby at home |
| C.welcome his friends | D.stop the strangers |
The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting.
| A.glad | B.fearful | C.afraid | D.tired |
The Prince never smiled again because __
| A.the wolf was killed by Gelert | B.he had buried the dog on the top of mountain |
| C.he had killed his faithful friend Gelert | D.Gelert had killed his baby son |