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18.| A.contents B.taking C.carefully D.plastic E.packaging F.declined G.freely H.typical I.contracts J.registered |
Justin Gignac,26,has sold almost 900 (41)Cpresented plastic boxes of rubbish from the street of Big Apple at between$50and$100each.Buyers from 19countries have paid for the souvenirs(纪念品).The idea has been so successful that he is thinking of promoting it around the world.
It all began when Mr Gignac was at a summer workshop,"We had a discussion about the importance o(42)E,"he recalls."Someone said packaging was unimportant.I disagreed.The only way to prove it was by selling something nobody would ever want."
He searches the streets of Manhattan and typical(43)Ainclude broken glass,subway tickets,Starbucks cups and used(44)Dforks."Special editions"are offered at a high price.He charged$100for rubbish from the opening day of the New York Yankees'stadium.
Mr Gignac denies(45)Bhis customers for fools:"They know what they're getting.They appreciate the fact that they're taking something nobody would want and finding beauty in it."
Some(46)Hcustomers include people who used to live in the city and want a down-to-earth souvenir.He claims he has even sold to art collectors.
Realizing that the concept appears to be a real money-maker,Mr Gignac has(47)Ja company and is employing his girlfriend as vice president.He(48)Fto discuss his profit margins:"It's actually quite a lot of effort putting them together-but yes,garbage is free."
Mr Gignac is considering more varieties of souvenirs.He maintains that he has signed(49)Iwith people interested in similar projects from as far as Berlin and London.
分析 本文为社会生活类记叙文;文中记叙了Justin Gignac发现包装的重要性,并尝试将一些没有价值的垃圾仔细包装进行销售;从中他发现了商机并专门注册了公司;他甚至与感兴趣的来自遥远的柏林和伦敦的人签订合同.Justin Gignac声称,虽然垃圾是免费的,但是他们付出了很多努力,所以他不愿意讨论利润率. 这个事例说明了包装的重要性.
解答 41C 42.E 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.H 47.J 48.F 49.I
41.答案是C.本题考查副词;题干中需要的是修饰动词present的副词,根据语境可知,Justin Gignac把从街上收集来的垃圾"仔细地呈现"出来以吸引顾客,故选C.
42.答案是E.本题考查语境中选择合适的名词.根据文章第一句"If the package looks pretty,people will buy just about anything.如果包装漂亮,人们什么都会买"推断文章介绍了"包装"的重要性,package表示"包装",介词后面需要的是动名词,故选E.
43.答案是A.本题考查语境中选择合适的名词.动词include前需要的是主语,故选择名词;根据语境,此处指包装的垃圾中典型的"内含物"有破玻璃等;contents表示"所容纳的东西;所含之物",故选A.
44.答案是D.本题查语境中选择合适的形容词.名词fork前需要的是做定语的表示材质的形容词;plastic塑料的;plastic forks塑料叉,故选D.
45.答案是B.本题查语境中选择合适的动词.take…for…表示"把…看作…";由下文"They know what they're getting(他们知道买了什么)"推断Justin Gignac并没有把顾客当傻瓜,故选B.
46.答案是H.本题查语境中选择合适的形容词.名词customers前需要的是形容词;typical customers表示"典型的客户";
47.答案是J.本题查语境中选择合适的动词.助动词has后面需要的是过去分词,构成现在完成时;register注册,登记;register a company注册公司.
48.答案是F.本题查语境中选择合适的动词.decline(委婉)拒绝,decline to discuss his profit margins拒绝讨论他的利润率;根据下文他的解释"It's actually quite a lot of effort putting them together-but yes,garbage is free.虽然不用成本,但是事实上要付出很多努力"推断,他不愿意讨论利润率,故选F.
49.答案是I.本题查语境中选择合适的名词.contract合同;sign contracts签订合同;
点评 选词填空类完形旨在考查考生对英语词汇的把握和在语篇中的综合运用能力、阅读理解能力.解答此类题,首先要浏览所给词汇,对这些词汇的意义、词性有一个初步的了解,然后在通读全文,了解文章大意,最后在进行最为关键的一步--试填.
| A. | experience | B. | examine | C. | excite | D. | explode |
| A. | quietly | B. | actually | C. | practically | D. | gradually |
| A. | looked at | B. | to look at | C. | to looking at | D. | look at |
| A. | that | B. | when | C. | which | D. | whether |