阅读理解。 Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they"re always c
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Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they"re always coming in for (getting) criticism. Their critics seem to resent(对...不满) them because they have a gift for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. "It"s unjust," they say, "that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don"t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it"s the consumer who pays…" The poor old consumer! He"d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn"t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods comes largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws(内部规则) while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration(定量) of disasters. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist (survive) without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustn"t forget is the "small ads." which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the "hatch(giving birth), match and dispatch" column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or "agony" column(读者来信 专栏). No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It"s the best advertisement for advertising there is! |
1. What is main idea of this passage? |
A. Advertisement. B. The benefits of advertisement. C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities. D. The costs of advertisement. |
2. The attitude of the author toward advertisers is |
A. appreciative. B. trustworthy. C.critical. D. dissatisfactory. |
3. Why do the critics criticize advertisers? |
A. Because advertisers often brag(自夸). B. Because critics think advertisement is a "waste of money". C. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary. D. Because customers pay more. |
4. Which of the following is Not True? |
A. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything. B. We can buy what we want. C. Good quality products don"t need to be advertised. D. Advertisement makes our life colorful. |
5. The passage is . |
A. Narration(记叙文). B. Description. C. Criticism. D. Argumentation. |
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If you look for a book as a present for a child,you will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Potter. J. K Rowling"s wizard is not alone. The past decade has been a harvest for good children"s books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings. Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics in 1997, 23% said they didn"t like reading at all. In 2003, 35% didn"t. And around 6% of the children leave primary school each year unable to read properly. Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most. Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation this year reported that children on the school made 20 months" progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months" progress ,and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age. International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school, they read well , but read text often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage. |
1. Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1? |
A. Many children"s books have been adapted from films. B. Many high-quality children"s books have been published. C. The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films. D. The sales of presents for children have increased. |
2. Statistics suggested that . |
A. the number of top students increased with the use of computers B. a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading C. a minority of primary school children read properly D. a huge percentage of children read regularly |
3. What do we know about Reading Recovery? |
A. An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year. B. Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking. C. It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading. D. Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading. |
4. Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _________. |
A. take greater advantage of the project B. show the potential to enjoy a long life C. are likely to succeed in their education. D. would make excellent future researchers |
5. The aim of this text would probably be _________. |
A. to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty. B. to encourage the publication of more children"s books C. to remind children of the importance of reading for fun D. to introduce a way to improve early children reading |
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It is good that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions. 1 of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility placed upon them at the very beginning of their 2 . They were 3 to the broom, spending the first hours of their business livs 4 the office. And here is the basic 5 of success, the great secret: 6 your energy, thought, and capital (资本) wholly on the business in which you are 7 . Having begun in one line, determine to fight it out on that 8 , to lead in it, adopt every 9 , have the best machinery, and know the most about it. The companies which fail are those which have 10 their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains, 11 . They have investments in this, or that, 12 the other, here, there, and everywhere. "Don"t put all your eggs in one basket" 13 all wrong, I tell you. "Put all your eggs in one basket, and then 14 that basket". Look round you and take 15 ; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry 16 many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He 17 carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is 18 to fall down. One 19 of the American businessman is lack of concentration. Remember: put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket. As Emerson 20 , "no one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves." |
( )1. A. None ( )2. A. business ( )3. A. allowed ( )4. A. taking out ( )5. A. preference ( )6. A. concentrate ( )7. A. supplied ( )8. A. place ( )9. A. improvement ( )10. A. gathered ( )11. A. too ( )12. A. so ( )13. A. is ( )14. A. know ( )15. A. order ( )16. A. much ( )17. A. who ( )18. A. possible ( )19. A. fault ( )20. A. tells | B. Few B. end B. forbidden B. sweeping out B. attitude B. contribute B. engaged B. occasion B. secret B. used B. either B. and B. are B. feel B. notice B. such B. how B. probable B. word B. says | C. All C. career C. forced C. going out C. condition C. apply C. judged C. row C. opportunity C. disliked C. also C. or C. have C. look C. interest C. too C. which C. likely C. weakness C. mentions | D. Many D. promotion D. introduced D. sending out D. existence D. relate D. trapped D. line D. business D. scattered D. yet D. but D. has D. watch D. action D. very D. whose D. portable D. motto D. talks | 阅读理解 | Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general . Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian(百姓的)clothes . People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform . The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes . Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform . What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity(身份)than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many practical benefits . They save on other clothes . They save on laundry bills . They are tax-deductible(可减税的) . They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them . Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement . When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems . Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes . Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
1 . It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality _______. A . still judge a man by his clothes B . hold the uniform in such high regard C . enjoy having a professional identity D . will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform
2 . People are accustomed to think that a man in uniform _______. A . suggests quality work B . discards his social identity C . appears to be more practical D . looks superior to a person in civilian clothes
3 . The chief function of a uniform is to _______. A . provide practical benefits to the wearer B . make the wearer catch the public eye C . inspire the wearer"s confidence in himself D . provide the wearer with a professional identity
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