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 shoppers 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! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for shoppers 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. However, they are still of high quality. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that 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 shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商业广告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers 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, shoppers can make a wise choice.
【小题1】 The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.

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 shoppers 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! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.

Another suggestion for shoppers 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. However, they are still of high quality. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that 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 shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商业广告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers 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, shoppers can make a wise choice.

1. The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.

   A. Three      B. Four     C. Five     D. Six

2.We can learn from the passage that ____________________.

A. ordinary items are not so attractive because of the lower prices .

B. we can’t buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”.

 C. the advertisers are always showing misinformation in the commercial.　

D. the quality of ordinary items can be as good as that of famous brands.

3.The author’s main purpose of writing the passage is to advise shoppers _________________.

    A. to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands

B. how to buy ordinary things in supermarkets

C. how to make a proper decision while shopping

D. not to believe advertisements or commercials

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year, You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you are taking an exam, don't only learn rules of　grammar (语法规则) . Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before the exam, you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night to study and learn things. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answer. Correct any mistakes which you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

  根据短文内容判断正误，正确的打（A），错误的打（B）

1.The best way to pass an exam is not to work hard all the year around.

2.You should read lots of English stories whenever you can.

3.You should go to bed early every night.

4.You should read over the question paper very carefully before you begin to  answer it.

5.You should check your answers when you finish the paper.

Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you:

●Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

●Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

●Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.

●If it asks to give one answer, only write one.
　　●If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.

●Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

●When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.

41. From the passage, we know we can _____ to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A. tell ourselves not to be nervous　　         B. ask the teacher for help

C. go out for a walk　　　　　　　　　     D. take a few deep breaths
42. To make sure we understand the question, we had better __________.

A. read it fast　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. read it till we finish it

C. read it a few times if possible　　           D. read it slowly

43. When we finish answering all the questions, we need to _________.

A. hand in at once　　　　　　　　　 B. check spelling mistakes

C. worry about our points　　　　　　      D. check with classmates

44. The underlined word “strategies” in the passage means __________.

A. 策略　　　　    B. 思维　　　　       C. 途径　　　　         D. 智慧

45. Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.

B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test.

C. If it asks to give one answer, we’d better write more.

D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.