There are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket,making you believe that they
are worth a try.How? Packaging (包装) 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 (消费者), because he is buying not only a product but also his 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 colors draw
human attention quickly.Take V8 for example.For many years,the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is 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  (反应)  to the colors and shapes of  packages  reminds  producers and
sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.

1.According to the passage, ________ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.

A．the pleasing color of the package
B．the special taste of the product
C．the strange shape of the package
D．the belief in the product

2.If a package or a product is round in shape,it can ________.

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

3."And the word 'green' today can keep food prices going up." This sentence suggests that consumers
today are ________.

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

4.It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of ________.

A．vegetable dish  
B．healthy juice
C．iced drink  
D．red vegetable

1. How many books are mentioned in the passage?

A. 5.  
B. 6.  
C. 7.  
D. 8.

2. The following books are related to music EXCEPT________.

A. A Visit from the Goon Squad
B. The Imperfectionists
C. Just Kids
D. Life

3. If your major is the history of ancient Africa, you may pay attention to ________.

A. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
B. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
C. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
D. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

     Everybody in this world is different from one another.But do you know that understanding differences
can help you better manage your money?
     As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of  our own values or beliefs. These are  influenced  by
society,our family,the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up,it's not easy to
change later in life.
     Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances.This is
part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money.
     According to our different values,experts put us in three categories.They are:the ant,the cricket and the
snail.
     The ant-works first
     Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter,these people don't
care about enjoying the moment.They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life
when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of  their money if  they
were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.
     The cricket-fun first
     The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn't think  too much about the future. They even
borrow money when they really want something.Many young people now belong to this group.These
people have little savings.When they get old,they might have problems.They should learn to save and buy
insurance.
     The snail-lives under pressure
     The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves.They take big long－term loans from
the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses.They are happy to take big loans even though they
are not sure  whether they can afford it. This can cause  problems in the future. They should plan more
carefully.

1．People with the character of the snail would like to __________.

A．enjoy life at the moment without thinking much about the future
B．put work before everything else
C．live a luxury life at all costs
D．take the risk of investing a large sum of money

2．Our beliefs and values are affected by the following except __________.

A．society        
B．our family
C．education  
D．money

3．This passage mainly talks about __________.

A．the spending nature of people
B．the relation between man and insects
C．the insects in nature
D．the problems with dealing with money

4．Which of the following has the character that the author prefers?

A．The ant.  
B．The cricket.
C．The snail.  
D．None of the above.

     It is a hot summer day,and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel
when you see the glass?Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure?I believe you will say it
is a feeling of pleasure. There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings, and sometimes one
causes the other,but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness
is independent of them.
     When you are happy,little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy,you feel
as if everything is against you.You may compensate_for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this give
s you pleasure,yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure,yet this
does not make him happier,especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.
     The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created,changed,
transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state,we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand,if we adjust to the
environment,nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of
mind.
     The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them,the room has
been emptied,and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet,you
will see that happiness comes from the inside.

1．What does the underlined phrase "compensate for" in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．to make a suitable payment for
B．to let out your anger for
C．to provide with a balancing effect for
D．to solve the problems for

2．According to the passage,in which of the following situations can you feel happy?

A．A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.
B．You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.
C．Smoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.
D．You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.

3．We can learn from the passage__________.

A．happiness is more dependent on the five senses
B．pleasure sometimes arouses happiness
C．you feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain state
D．you feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment

4．Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．Pleasure Leads to Happiness
B．Happiness Changes Us
C．Happiness Is Within Us
D．Stay a Quiet Mind

     Every people has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday
American expressions are based on colors.
     Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about
something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting
peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud
music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called
Dixieland jazz.
     Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.
The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes
from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
     Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.
Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood
Indigo-about the deep blue color, indigo. In the words of the song:"You aren't blue till you've had that
Mood Indigo. "Someone who is blue is very sad.
     The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who
has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very
sick from high waves may look very green.
     Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like
a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because
a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the
back side of the paper money.
     The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong
as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now.
But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to
unpopular organizations.

1. If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it__________.

A. a white day  
B. a black day
C. a red day  
D. a green day

2. Suppose Mr. Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means
all his children are________.

A. lucky and wealthy  
B. gentle and modest
C. fit and healthy  
D. creative and energetic

3. When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really__________.

A. red hot  
B. green
C. blue  
D. black

4. In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the readers something about__________.

A. unpopular organizations in the world
B. people's response towards a black day
C. the influence of the traditional blues
D. more words about a color, such as brown

     Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up? Remember the
TV program Seven Up? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973. We first meet
them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and catch up with them at seven-year intervals:nervous
14-year-olds, serious 21-year-olds and then grown-ups.
     Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the
way in which the children's early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives. For example, at
seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he
grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Niki? She says, "I would like to find out about the moon.
"And she goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft-spoken Bruce says he wants to help
"poor children" and ends up teaching in India.
     But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting
than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come
that made the program so interesting. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do
when they grew up? Are children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television or
by what their teachers say? How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors,
including Steven Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives.
Dr. Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major factors are
parents, friends and their wider society.

1. What does the text mainly discuss?

A. New ways to make a TV program interesting.
B. The importance of TV programs to children.
C. Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.
D. The influence of childhood experience on future lives.

2. What does the underlined word "influenced" mean in the last paragraph?

A. Impressed.  
B. Improved.
C. Affected.  
D. Attracted.

3. What are the examples in Paragraph 2 meant to show?

A. Many people's childhood hopes are related to their future jobs.
B. There are many poor children in India who need help.
C. Children have different dreams about their future.
D. A lot of people are very sad in their childhood.

4. Spielberg's story is meant to show that __________.

A. going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society
B. a single childhood event may decide what one does as a grown－up
C. parents and friends can help a child grow up properly
D. films have more influence on a child than teachers do

     Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up, up, and up. "How high can they go?"
Is the question on everyone's lips. "As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, nothing might be able
to prevent housing prices going up," said one house seller in Santa Monica, California.
     "It's crazy," said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach. "In 1993, I bought my first place,
a two－bedroom flat in Venice, for$70,000. My friends thought then that I was overpaying. Five years
later, I had to move. I sold it for $ 230,000, which was a nice profit. Last year, while visiting friends
here, I saw in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $ 510,000!"
     It is a seller's market. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the
asking price. Donna, a new owner of a one－bedroom flat on Venice Beach, said, "That's what I did.
I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you, I'll give you $ 20,000 more under the table, so you
don't have to pay your house seller any of it. I was tired of negotiating with the house sellers."
     Tim says he hopes he doesn't get that desperate. "Whether you decide to buy or not, you still feel
like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don't buy, you want to
kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity."
     Everyone says the bubble(气泡)has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after
they sell their house. Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring. "All we can say is
that, clearly, these things go in regular cycles," said the state director of housing. "What goes up must
come down. But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down
(被接受). So you can't lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always
worth more than you paid for it."

1. If Tim had sold his flat last year, he could have earned __________.

A. $ 510,000      
B. $ 440,000
C. $ 280,000  
D. $ 160,000

2. Donna paid another $ 20,000 to the owner secretly because __________.

A. she felt like offering 10% more
B. secret money made low price
C. the owner asked for the money
D. she was bored with bargaining

3. We can infer from Tim's words in Paragraph 4 that __________.

A. homebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house prices
B. buying a house is always a great opportunity
C. homebuyers never make the right decision
D. both sellers and buyers become desperate

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the housing bubble?

A. It is something everyone hates to see.
B. Only experts know when it will burst.
C. It is unavoidable in the regular circles.
D. It usually stays for about twenty years.

   Every people has their own way of saying things,their own special expressions.Many everyday American
expressions are based on colors.
   Red is a hot color.Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about something
unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in
many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery(炽热的,暴躁的) taste.Fast loud
music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot,especially the kind called Dixieland
jazz.
   Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The
expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the
fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
   Blue is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.Blues
is slow,sad and soulful.Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood Indigo-about the
deep blue color, indigo. In the words of  the song: "You aren't blue till you've  had that  Mood Indigo.
"Someone who is blue is very sad.
   The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it is an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a
sick feeling in stomach may say she feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from
high waves may look very green.
   Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has,like a fast
new car.That person may say he is green with envy.Some people are green with envy because a friend has
more dollars or greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the
paper money.
   The color black is used often in expressions.People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a
black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day.A blacklist is illegal now.But at one
time, some  businesses  refused  to employ people who were on a blacklist for  belonging to unpopular
organizations.

1. If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping,you may call it ________.

A．a white day      
B．a black day
C．a red day  
D．a green day

2. Suppose Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink,this means all his
children are ________.

A．lucky and wealthy
B．gentle and modest
C．fit and healthy
D．creative and energetic

3. When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband,Jane was really ________.

A．red hot  
B．green
C．blue  
D．black

4. In the following paragraph,the writer might tell the reader something about  ________.

A. unpopular organizations in the world
B．people's response towards a black day
C．the influence of the traditional blues
D．more words about a color,such as brown