阅读理解。     Are you a problem shopper? The answer is "Yes", if you or someone else

阅读理解。     Are you a problem shopper? The answer is "Yes", if you or someone else

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阅读理解。     Are you a problem shopper? The answer is "Yes", if you or someone else thinks that you sometimes get
carried away with shopping. In other words, do you or does someone else think you are occupied in extreme
shopping? If people have regrets later about their shopping, or have an "out-of-control" feeling about the
quantities of what they buy or the amount of credit they use, they may be considered to be problem shoppers.
     Extreme shopping can lead to a more serious problem-addictive shopping. Addictive shoppers feel driven
by the desire to shop and spend money. They experience great tension which drives them to shop and spend
money and they feel a "rush" during the time they are occupied with the shopping activity.
     Extreme or addictive shopping may result from long-time unpleasant feelings, of which anxiety, pain and
shame are common ones. When we feel had inside, we often do something to make ourselves-feel better. In
this case, we often go shopping.
     A few people shop to relieve their boredom or emptiness. For some people, the motivation is a desire for
status, power, beauty or success. Some love to shop as it makes them feel valued in the eyes of the shop
assistants. Others shop simply because it makes them forget, at least temporarily, tension, fear or unhappiness
in their life.
     Besides, shopping malls are designed to encourage continual shopping. For instance, there are some malls
where you can"t see clocks displaying the time because they don"t want you to become too aware of the time
you spend there What"s more, food courts, coffee shops and restrooms are provided, so you don"t have to
leave the mall because of your physical needs.
     Therefore, once you become aware of how market forces work, you will certainly come to control your
shopping behavior. For example, how much time you will spend and what areas you will visit can be decided
before you enter the mall. Keep a written account of what items you will buy and how much money you will
spend. Make a plan for what you are going to buy before you feel the urge to shop and then stick to it. That
is vital for gaining self-control. 1. Which of the following people may not be problem shoppers? [     ]
A. Those who cannot control the amount of credit they use.
B. Those who just walk around the shopping malls.
C. Those who are occupied in too much shopping.
D. Those who feel sorry for their shopping. 2. According to the passage, what may not result in addictive shopping? [     ]
A. The awareness of how market forces work 
B. The desire for status, power, beauty or success.
C. Boredom, emptiness, tension, fear or unhappiness in people"s life.
D. Long-time bad feelings of anxiety, pain and shame. 3. What does the author suggest to control our shopping behaviour? [     ]
A. Never going to the shopping malls because there are many tricks.
B. Applying for a credit card before we go shopping.
C. Making the shopping time as short as possible.
D. Making a shopping list before we go shopping. 4. The author writes this passage to _____.[     ]
A. inform the shopping malls how to attract more shoppers
B. provide solutions to the problem shopping
C. scold the problem shoppers
D. tell a shopping story
答案
1-4: BADB
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完形填空。     Experts believe that young people are drinking more alcohol than ever. They say it"s not just the   1   that
teenagers consume that"s worrying them but also what they do when they"re drunk. 
     A recent survey found that 40% of British teens drank at least once every month and that younger teens
were often   2   to take their first drink by older friends.
     As one teen said, "When you"re with all your friends and having a good time, if someone gets out some
alcohol you just   3   it and drink."
     The government believes part of the problem is the availability of-  4   alcohol and has introduced a law
to ban such drinks. Others oppose the law because they say it-  5   targets poorer drinkers.
     One young drinker interviewed thinks price is   6   and that teens, determined to get drunk, will find a
way. But alcohol expert Professor Martin Plant says the evidence supporting the new law is   7  . He said,
"The science is absolutely clear. Putting in a minimum price will   8   alcohol consumption by young drinkers.
This is the first real development that offers the   9   of cutting the size of the alcohol problem, and luckily
the government has- 10  the opportunity."
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(     )1.A. time               
(     )2.A. promised          
(     )3.A. go along with     
(     )4.A. sweet             
(     )5.A. intentionally     
(     )6.A. irrelevant      
(     )7.A. weak               
(     )8.A. prevent           
(     )9.A. issue           
(     )10.A. missed          
B. types        
B. encouraged   
B. come into    
B. strong       
B. unfairly     
B. unreasonable      
B. existing      
B. reduce       
B. choice       
B. given        
C. products    
C. forced      
C. turn to     
C. cheap       
C. rightly     
C. inexpensive       
C. convincing  
C. balance     
C. time        
C. taken      
D. amount        
D. charged       
D. get away with               
D. expensive     
D. completely    
D. unknown       
D. approving     
D. delay         
D. promise       
D. used          
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     As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs, more Chinese and Americans are working side
by side. These cross-cultural partnerships, while beneficial in many ways, are also highlighting tensions
that expose differences in work experience, pay levels and communication.
     In the last few years, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to China
for employment, attracted by its faster-growing economy and lower jobless rate. Their Chinese co-workers
are often around the same age. But the two groups were raised differently. The Americans have had more
exposure to free-market principles. "Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment," said
Neng Zhao, 28, a semor associate at Blue Oak Capital, a private firm based in Beijing. "We weren"t. So the
workplace is a unique learning process for my generation."
     Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience. Foreigners tend to earn
10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts (persons working in similar positions), said Michael
Norman, senior vice president at Sibson Consulting, an American firm. That imbalance does not go unnoticed
by Chinese workers. "There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work," said
Ting Wang, 25, an associate at WildChina, a travel company based in Beijing. On the other hand, Chinese
workers have a deeper understanding of the influences, like Confucianism"and Communism, which play a
part in their country"s culture and economy.
     It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust, said Mr. Norman, who works
on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia.
     "In the West, there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly, but when you come to work in China,
you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business,"
he said.
1. More Americans go to China to take jobs because _____.
[     ]
A. they want to experience different cultures
B. Chinese workers are easier to cooperate
C. they can"t find proper jobs in America
D. the economy of China is developing rapidly
2. What is mainly talked about in the passage?
[     ]
A. Cross-cultural conflicts.
B. Cross-cultural partnerships.
C. Multi-national companies in China.
D. Different pays for the same work.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
[     ]
A. Americans benefit more from working in China.
B. Chinese and American employees have the same experience.
C. Young Chinese can benefit from cross-cultural partnerships.
D. More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate.
4. What does the underlined word "imbalance" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
[     ]
A. Unfair pay levels.
B. Different working experience.
C. Unequal opportunities.
D. Different upbringing environment.
5. We can infer from the last paragraph that _____.
[     ]
A. Americans working in China adjust very well
B. ways of doing business in different countries differ
C. doing business in China takes money and patience
D. international companies need to understand each other
阅读理解。
     Amiya Olden could have been a poster child for a reading crisis that affects nearly 2 million Michigan
residents older than 16: They read below a sixth-grade level, which makes it difficult to find jobs and to
improve their lives. Among them, Amiya is one.
     Amiya Olden remembers well the day she graduated from Denby High school. She handed her diploma
to her mother, who read it to her. "Then when someone asked me to read it, I could remember the things
she read, and I knew what I had to say," recalled Amiya Olden, "When we would go out to restaurants
with my aunts, and that"s when I really would get upset. I would see words on the menu but I couldn"t
read!"
     But don"t feel sorry for her. She changed her life by reaching a point where she"d read enough. Two
summers ago, she took charge of her life when she walked into Pro Literacy Detroit to improve her reading.
Nineteen months ago, she was reading at a second-grade level; now at a fifth-grade level.
     Olden now splits her days between her classes at Pro Literacy and the library, where she checks out
books and reads them. She says she hopes her improved reading skills will help her find a good job.
     And she has advice for others, who have trouble reading.
     "Don"t give up on it," she said. "Even though it can be challenging and you might get frustrated
sometimes, practice does help. If you really want to be able to go somewhere, go out to a restaurant and
you have to read signs and things like that, you want to know what you want to eat and where you want
to go... If you want to succeed in life and grow, you have to read. More important, you have to feel
confident that you can."
1. Amiya"s mother read the diploma to her so that _____.
[     ]
A. she could encourage her daughter to improve her reading 
B. her daughter could remember the content of the diploma
C. they both could remember the particular moment
D. she could show off before her daughter
2. Amiya attends Pro Literacy Detroit to _____.
[     ]
A. get another diploma
B. improve her reading level
C. find a good job in the training center
D. be a poster child for the reading crisis
3. From the passage we can see in Michigan _____.
[     ]
A. many people can"t find good jobs due to poor reading
B. the job market pays too much attention to reading
C. most students can"t graduate from high school
D. the reading crisis affects only poor people
4. Which of the following is true of Amiya?
[     ]
A. She is 16 years old now.
B. A good job has been offered to her.
C. She is an adviser for those with reading difficulty.
D. Most of her time is divided between her classes and the library.
5. With the study at Pro Literacy, Amiya is now _____.
[     ]
A. puzzled
B. discouraged
C. confident
D. learned
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     Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity (肥胖) with the admission that she
put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they
were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be
solved and urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers
to put their daughters on diets?
     Studies show that the more children diet, the more
likely they are to become obese as adults. Research
also shows that girls are highly influenced by their
mothers when it comes to eating habits and body
image.
阅读理解。
     Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead.
     But a recent survey has showed that such desires lack the required support and remain just dreams.
     The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of l,276 graduates in several universities
and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 60 percent of interviewees considered the possibility
of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at the "thinking" stage," it stated.
     Interviewees put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of money and a lack of
business opportunity.
     They also listed lack of business experiences and social networks, the need for advanced study and
objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
     More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then
consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
     Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he
wanted to be his own boss last year.
     But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to run a company in
exhibition services," Guo said.
     The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant. With their help, Guo hopes to
produce exhibition brochures (资料手册) at a low price. He is also confident that his English language skills
can help him do well in the industry.
     Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up
a business right after their graduation.
1. Which factor contributes most to the interviewees "unrealized dreams"?
[     ]
A. a lack of business experience
B. a lack of social networks
C. objections from family members
D. a lack of money
2. What can help Guo Bing do well, if he runs a company in exhibition services?
[     ]
A. His parents" help
B. His strong will
C. His good command of English
D. His interview experience
3. How many of the interviewees in the survey would like to find a job first after graduation?
[     ]
A. over 1148.
B. over 128.
C. over 757.
D. over 510.
4. We definitely know from the passage that _____.
[     ]
A. more than half of the interviewees have set up their own companies or stores
B. the fresh graduates want to set up their own business because of a tough job market
C. Guo Bing decided to be his own boss when he graduated from his university
D. Guo Bing is so independent that he can do well without others" help