摘要: Why not (buy) a camera for her?

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I needed to buy a camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照). So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations (推荐) and headed for my nearest big camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked a salesgirl, “Can I have one of those?” “Do you want to try it first?" she said. It didn’t quite sound like a question. “Do I need to?” I replied. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” “No, no. But you should try it,” she said encouragingly. “Compare it with the others.”
I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering different prices. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to consider Z and possibly H at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps (陷阱) by making the right choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The salesgirl seemed a kind girl. So I let her take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers... and when she started to introduce the special features, I cut in to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.
Why do we think that new choices still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer a chance to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.
小题1:The salesgirl insisted that the writer should ______.
A.try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B.compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C.get more information about different companies
D.trust her and stop asking questions
小题2:What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”?
A.The camera was not good.
B.He should get a lower price.
C.The camera would soon fall in value.
D.The price of the camera was too high.
小题3:The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ______.
A.knew very little about it
B.didn’t trust the salesgirl any more
C.wanted to make sure he chose the best one
D.wanted to take pictures of his fellow shoppers
小题4: It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion, ______.
A.salespersons are not always very kind
B.people waste too much money on cameras
C.cameras have become an important part of our daily life
D.we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product
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阅读理解。
     Mrs Smith is going shopping with her son. They are looking for presents for Mr Smith's birthday.
They drive to the shop mall on Baker Street.
     Mrs Smith goes to the Electrical Shop on the third floor. When the woman gets to the counter, she
finds that camera she was going to buy is sold (卖) out. She finds another kind of camera, but it is too
expensive. Then she finds a compact camera. That is a small camera. There is a discount on it. but she
does not know if her husband likes it. So she decides (决定) not to buy that one.
     Tom goes to the Men's Clothing Shop on the first floor. The boy is looking for a jumper for his father
He has only $ 10 in his pocket and it's not enough. Then he waits for his mother to come. At last, they buy the jumper for Mr Smith.
1. What do they want to buy for Mr Smith at first?
A. A camera.       
B. A jumper.
C. A camera and a jumper.
D. They don't decide.
2. What shop does Mrs Smith go to first?
A. The Men's Clothing Shop.   
B. The Women's Clothing Shop.
C. The Camera Shop.         
D. The Electrical Shop.
3. Why doesn't Mrs Smith buy a camera?
A. Because it is sold out.
B. Because it is too expensive.
C. Because her husband may not like it.
D. All the above.
4. What shop does Tom go to?
A. The Women's Clothing Shop.   
B. The Men's Clothing Shop.
C. The Camera Shop.             
D. The Electrical Shop.
5. How much do they have to spend?
A. More than 10 dollars.     
B. Less than 10 dollars.
C. 10 dollars.                
D. 5 dollars.
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阅读理解

  Mrs Smith is going shopping with her son.They are looking for presents for Mr Smith’s birthday.They drive to the shop mall on Baker Street.

  Mrs Smith goes to the Electrical Shop on the third floor.When the woman gets to the counter,she finds that camera she was going to buy is sold(卖)out.She finds another kind of camera,but it is too expensive.Then she finds a compact camera.That is a small camera.There is a discount on it.but she does not know if her husband likes it.So she decides(决定)not to buy that one.

  Tom goes to the Men’s Clothing Shop on the first floor.The boy is looking for a jumper for his father.He has only $ 10 in his pocket and it’s not enough.Then he waits for his mother to come.At last,they buy the jumper for Mr Smith.

(1)

What do they want to buy for Mr Smith at first?

[  ]

A.

A camera.

B.

A jumper.

C.

A camera and a jumper.

D.

They don’t decide.

(2)

What shop does Mrs Smith go to first?

[  ]

A.

The Men’s Clothing Shop.

B.

The Women’s Clothing Shop.

C.

The Camera Shop.

D.

The Electrical Shop.

(3)

Why doesn’t Mrs Smith buy a camera?

[  ]

A.

Because it is sold out.

B.

Because it is too expensive.

C.

Because her husband may not like it.

D.

All the above.

(4)

What shop does Tom go to?

[  ]

A.

The Women’s Clothing Shop.

B.

The Men’s Clothing Shop.

C.

The Camera Shop.

D.

The Electrical Shop.

(5)

How much do they have to spend?

[  ]

A.

More than 10 dollars.

B.

Less than 10 dollars.

C.

10 dollars

D.

5 dollars.

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第一节(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)

听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。

听第一段对话,回答下题。

1.What did the woman do last night?

A.She went to a party.

B.She went to school.

C.She went to work.

听第二段对话,回答下题。

2.What is Davis?

A.A film star.

B.A basketball player.

C.A baseball player.

听第三段对话,回答下题。

3.Who has borrowed Polly’s camera?

A.Jim.

B.Jerry.

C.Tim.

听第四段对话,回答下题。

4.Where will the woman do?

A.She will stay home.

B.She will visit Venice.

C.She will go to see the film.

听第五段对话,回答下题。

5.When will the woman get her work done?

A.Before seven.

B.At seven.

C.After seven.

第二节(共6小题,每小题1分,满分6分)

听下面3段对话,每段对话后有2个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

听第六段对话,回答下题。

6.When did Jenny buy the T-shirt?

A.After breakfast.

B.After lunch.

C.After supper.

7.Who is James Brown?

A.A good designer.

B.A bad designer.

C.A good advertiser.

听第七段对话,回答下题。

8.Who is Michael?

A.Their best friend.

B.Their head teacher.

C.Their maths teacher.

9.Who will Betty do next Sunday?

A.To go hiking with her friends.

B.To visit her head teacher.

C.To look after her sister.

听第八段对话,回答下题。

10.Has the woman been to the park before?

A.Yes.

B.No.

C.Not known.

11.What in the park does the woman like best?

A.The lake.

B.The wooden house.

C.The roses.

第三节(共9小题,每小题1分,满分9分)

听下面3段对话,每段对话后有3个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

听第九段对话,回答下题。

12.What does the woman want to get?

A.A big car.

B.A dragon card.

C.An ID card.

13.Where does the woman live?

A.At 18 Banana’s Road.

B.At 18 Bahamas Road.

C.At 80 Bahamas Road.

14.What’s the woman’s telephone number?

A.364-9759.

B.364-9659.

C.364-9759.

听第十段对话,回答下题。

15.The dialogue is between ________?

A.two students.

B.two teachers.

C.a teacher and a student.

16.What does the woman think of the life of a student?

A.Not interesting.

B.Interesting.

C.Amazing

17.What does the man think of the job of a teacher?

A.Hard job.

B.Easy job.

C.Exciting job.

听第十一段对话,回答下题。

18.when did the dialogue happen?

A.Before the game.

B.After the game.

C.During the game.

19.What does Mike think of his training?

A.Not interesting.

B.Interesting.

C.Exciting.

20.What does Mike think of his football team?

A.A good team.

B.A terrible team.

C.A lasy team.

第四节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

听下面一篇短文,短文后有5个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。

听第十二段材料,回答下题。

21.The speaker is _______.

A.a worker

B.a guess

C.a manager

22.How many matters about the hotel is the speaker not happy about?

A.Two.

B.Three.

C.Four.

23.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The speaker stayed in the hotel for a week.

B.The speaker was well treated by the hotel.

C.The speaker enjoyed swimming in the hotel.

24.During his stay in the hotel, what did the speaker hear early in the morning?

A.Repairing.

B.Cooking.

C.Talking.

25.Which of the following does the speaker want the hotel manager to explain?

A.Why the swimming pool was not open.

B.Why the workers didn’t repair the door of his room.

C.Why the workers didn’t pay attention to them.

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