閱讀理解匯編（1）（同步類）高二

北京市京源學(xué)校10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試

A

Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyone

wasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeat

ahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycall“books”.

Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday."WhencanIgoto

bed?”Iaskedmyself.Ididn'tanswer.InfactIdarednot.

Theclockstrucktwelve.<4Oh,dear!551cried."Tenmorebookstoread

beforeIcangotobed!”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesinthe

world.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworkso

hardwhenhewasaboy.

Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhad

learned.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,

“OhGod,pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetowork

hardafterwards,Amen.^^MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopen

them.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.

51.Theunderlinedword“wretched“inParagraph3probablymeans

A.happyB.disappointedC.unhappyD.

hopeful

52.Reviewinghislessonsthatnightdidn'thelphimbecause

A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytired

C.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn'tkeepthemopen

D.hehadn'tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination

53.Whatdoyousupposeprobablyhappenedtotheauthorthenextday?

A.Hewenttoachurchtoprayagain.B.Hepassedtheexamall

byluck.

C.Hefailedintheexam.D.Hewaspunishedby

histeacher.

54.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe

A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingFarintothe

Night

C.ASlowStudentD.GoingOverMy

Lessons

答案：51-54CDCA

B

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopleto

knowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopleto

thinkthatheis.Thatiswhat''keepingupwiththeJoneses^^isabout.Itis

thestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalled

ArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning

$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.He

gotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhood

outsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,

Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeople

hadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebig

partiesfortheirnewneighbours.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseone

wasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswife

whentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymoved

backtoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothings

justtokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunny

sideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit

“KeepingupwiththeJoneses“because“Jones“isaverycommonname

intheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses^^cametomean

keepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseries

appearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.And

thereare“Jonses“ineverycityoftheworld.Butonemustgettiredof

tryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.

Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

55.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighboursB.wantotherstoknow

ortothinkthattheyarerich

C.don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy

56.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo

A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkcity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemany

neighbours

57.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones“inhisseriesofshortstories

because“Jones"is.

A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbour'snameD.notagoodname

58.Accordingtothewriter,itistokeepupwiththe

Joneses.

A.correctB.interestingC.impossible

D.good

答案：55-58BABC

C

Besuretobookatableiftherestaurantyouchooseisanexpensiveora

popularone.Youwillfeelembarrassedtoshowupwithoutbookingand

havingtowaitforatable,leavingverybadimpressiononyourfriend,

especiallyyourgirlfriend.Also,besuretochecktoseeifyouneedtobe

properlydressedandtellyourfriendaheadoftimewhattowear.

Whenyourfoodarrives,properdiningmannersmakeyoueatata

rightpacesothatyouhavetimetotalk.Agoodmeasureofhowfastyou

shouldeatistocount10secondsbetweeneachmouthfulandifsbad

mannersifyoueattoofastandthenspendtherestofthetimewatching

yourfriendeat.

Don'tmakenoisewhenhavingsoupandchewing,orchewwith

yourmouthopen.Yournapkinshouldbeplacedonyourlapatalltimes.

Don'tputitinanyotherplace.Ifyouhavetogetup,placeitneatlyon

yourseat.

Wheneating,putyourforkstraightinyourmouth.Don'tplaceyour

forkinthesideofyourmouthasitincreasesthechancesofdropping

yourfood,whichcouldbeveryembarrassing.Ifyougetfoodstuckin

yourmouth,don'tpickitoutwithyourfingersorforkatthetable.

Excuseyourselfandgotorestroomandgetitoutwithatoothpick.

Whendining,keepyoureyesonyourfriendatalltimesandtrytosmile

betweenmouthfuls.Sometimes,youshouldmakeanefforttoshowsome

interestandaskquestionslike,“Howdoyoulikethebeef?^^ifsheneeds,

youaretheonewhoissupposedtoflagdownthewaiterbyagentlewave

ofthehanduntilsomeonenoticesyou.

59.Ifyouwanttoeatinapopularrestaurant,theauthorofthepassage

suggeststhat.

A.youbookatablebeforehandB.youbookatablebeforehandand

checktobeproperlydressed

C.yougowithafriendD.youjustshowupanytimeyou

want

60.GoodeatingmannersdoNOTinclude.

A.eatingataproperpaceB.makingsoundstoshowhowmuch

youenjoyfood

C.placinganapkinonyourlapD.showingsomeinterestinyour

friendwhendining

61.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.dinningmannersB.anexpensiverestaurantC.whattowear

D.whattoeat

答案：59-61BBA

D

Today,thetownofSilverCliff,Colorado,hasapopulationofonly100

people.Once,however,itwasarichmining（礦業(yè)）townwhere

thousandscamewithdreamsoffindingsilverandmakingtheirfortune.

Lateonenightin1880,agroupofminersheadedbacktotheircampafter

agoodtimeintown.Theywerestilllaughingandjokingasthey

approachedthegraveyard（墓地）onahilloutsideSilverCliff.Thenone

ofthemenscreamedandpointedtowardthegraveyard.Theothers

lookedandfellsuddenlysilent.Ontopofeachgrave,theysawflame-like

bluelights.Thesestrangeandfrighteninglightsseemedtobedancingon

thegraves,disappearingandthenappearingagain.

ThiswasthefirsttimethatpeoplehadseenthebluelightsofSilverCliff.

Therehavebeenmanyothersightingsovertheyears.In1969,Edward

LinehamfromNationalGeographicalMagazinevisitedthegraveyard.

Lineham'sarticletellsofhisexperience:"Isawthem...Weak,round

spotsofblue-whitelightamongthegraves.I...steppedforwardfora

betterlook.Theydisappeared.Iaimedmyflashlightatoneandturnedit

on.Itshowedonlyatombstone（墓碑）Linehamandothershave

suggestedvariousexplanationsforthebluelightsofSilverCliff:The

lightsmighthavebeenimagesoflightsfromthetown,butSilverCliff's

lightsseemedtooweaktohavethiseffect.Theycouldhavebeencaused

bytheburningofgasesfromthingsthathavegonebad,butthisusually

happensinswamps（沼澤），andtheareaaroundSilverCliffisdry.Or,

perhaps,thelightsarelightsusedbydeadminerswanderingthehillsin

searchofthefortunetheyhadcomefor.

62.WhatisstrangeaboutSilverCliff?

A.Itusedtobeaplacewherepeoplewenttomaketheirfortune.

B.Peoplehavebeenseeingstrangelightsfromthegraveyard.

C.Itwasarichminingtown.

D.Itisnolongeratownofsilver.

63.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2show?

A.Itsuggeststhattheyweretoofrightenedtospeak.

B.Itshowsthattheywereabitcurious.

C.Itmeanstheywerereadytodosomeresearchwork.

D.Itexplainshowinterestedtheywereintheflame.

64.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtopeople'sexplanationof

thebluelights?

A.Thelightsmightbefromcitylights.

B.Theburningofgasescausedthoselights.

C.Thelightsmightbefromthelightsusedbythedeadminers.

D.Somethinginthegravegivesoutlights.

65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThingseasilygowronginSilverCliff.

B.Thebluelightshavesomethingtodowithsilver.

C.ManypeopleleftSilverCliffbecauseofthebluelights.

D.Mostofthepeoplewhosawthebluelightsdied.

答案：62-65BADC

北京市重點(diǎn)高中10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試

A

SriLankaisknownasthe“PearloftheIndianOcean”,anditiseasyto

seewhy.Thislittlecountryneverfailstopleasevisitors.

Arrive

ThenationalairlineisSriLankanAirlines,whichfliesfromColomboto

LondonandacoupleofotherEuropeancities.Thecountry'smainairport

isColomboBandaranaike,located29kmnorthofthecapitalcity.

Whynow?

ThebesttimetovisitSriLanka5ssouthernbeachesisfrom

NovembertoApril.Sobygoingearlyintheseason,you'llgetthebest

weather.AlsoinNovember,Deepavali,knownas“Diwali“orthe

''FestivalofLights”,isSriLanka'smainreligiousfestival,celebrated

throughoutthecountiy.

See

ThereisplentytoseeinSriLanka.Theancientcapitalcitiesof

PolonnaruwaandAnuradhapuraareworthseeing,andsoaremany

outstandingruins.Othermustseesaretherockfortress（要塞）ofSigiriya,

toweringoverthejungleasfarastheeyecansee,andDambulla'scave

temple,thecountry'slargestandbestpreserved.BothareUNESCO

WorldHeritage（遺產(chǎn)）Sites.Kandyisapicture-liketown,whichwasthe

laststrongholdoftheKandyanKings.Todayitisaculturalreliccentre

whereage-oldcustoms,arts,andcraftsremain.

Do

SriLankaownsabout1,600kmofbeautifulpalm-shadedbeachesas

wellaswarm,pureseasandcolourfulcoralreefs.Youcanexplorethe

underwaterworld,andsurfinganddivingareavailabletoo.Awayfrom

theshore,wildlifeisabigdrawforSriLanka,andYalaNationalParkis

oneofthebestplacesinthewordtoseewildanimalsincludingleopards

（豹）andelephants.

Taste

SriLankaiscelebratedforitsexcellentfood,withaparticularemphasis

onfreshfruitandvegetablesonmenuseverywhere.Fishandseafoodare

abigpartofthelocaldiet.

Didyouknow?

SriLankaisknownforitstea,butitisalsotheworld'slargestproducer

andexporterofcinnamon（肉桂）.

46.WhichofthefollowingisaculturalreliccentreofSriLanka?

A.Kandy.B.Anuradhapura.C.Polonnaruwa.D.

Colombo.

47.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabout“Diwali",you'dbettergothere

in.

A.September.B.October.C.November.D.

May.

48.WelearnfromthepassagethatSriLanka

A.isinthePacificOceanB.isfamousforits

excellentfood

C.istheworld'slargestproducerofteaD.hasonlyflightsto

London

49.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto.

A.introducethepicturesquelandscapeofSriLanka

B.letreadersknowwhatisfamousforinSriLanka

C.makeSriLankawellknownthroughouttheworld

D.letpeoplegetmoretravelinformationaboutSriLanka.A

46.A.根據(jù)Kandyisapicturesquetown...aculturalreliccentrewhere

ageoldcustoms,arts,andcraftsremain.選A。

47.C.根據(jù)AlsoinNovember,Deepavali,knownas"Diwali"orthe

''FestivalofLights"選Co

48.B.理解推斷題。根據(jù)"SriLankaiscelebratedforitsexcellentfbod,,

選Bo

49.D.作者目的題。本文是篇旅游指導(dǎo)。主要是介紹斯里蘭卡一些

大概的旅游信息。

B

Jointhethousandsofprofessionalsandinternationaltravelerswho

dependonChanps-ElyseesSchauinsLand,PuertadelSol,and

Acquerelloitalianotohelpthemstayintouchwiththelanguagesand

culturestheylove.Designedtohelpyougreatlyimproveyourlistening,

vocabulary,andculturalIQ,theseuniqueEuropeanaudio-magazines（有

聲雜志）areguaranteed（保證）togiveyouenthusiasmanddetermination

tostudythelanguage-oryourmoneyback.

Eachaudio-magazineconsistsofanhour-longprogrammeonCDor

DVD.You'llhearinterviewswithwell-knownEuropeans,passages

coveringcurrenteventsandissuesaswellasfeaturestoriesontheculture

youlove.Asmallbook,whichgoeswithCDorDVD,containsa

completesetofprintedmaterials,notes（backgroundnotesincluded）

averaging600wordsandexpressiontranslatedintoEnglish.Theresult

youbuildfluencymonthinandmonthout.

Tohelpyouputlanguagestudyintoyourbusylife,we'vemade

eachaudio-magazineconvenient.Workonlanguagefluencywhile

drivingtowork,exercising,orcookinganytimeandanywhereyou

want.

Bestofalleachprogrammeisputtogetherbyprofessional

broadcasters,journalists,andeditorswhohaveastronginterestin

Europeanlanguagesandcultures.Thatenthusiasmcomesthroughin

everyedition.FromNewYorktoLondontoSingapore?theuserstellus

nocompanyproducesabetterproductforlanguagelearnersatalllevels.

Ringformoreinformation,ororderatWWW.audiomagazine,com.We

guaranteethatyouhavenothingtoloseifit'snotforyou;letusknow

within6weeksandwewillcompletelyreimburseyou.

50.Theaudio-magazinesinthepassageare.

A.publishedinEuropeanlanguages

B.readonthecomputerscreen

C.designedintheformofsmall-sizedbooks

D.broadcastontelevisionandtheradio

51.Theaudio-magazinesaremainlyfor,A.

A.EuropeanjournalistsB.professionaltravelers

C.languagelearnersD.magazinecollectors

52.Whatismentionedasafeatureoftheaudio-magazines?

A.TheyaretranslatedintoEnglish.B.Theyareconvenientfor

theusers.

C.TheyareveryeasytoreadD.Theyarecheapandpopular.

53.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"reimburseyou"probablymean?

A.Returnthemoneyyoupaid.B.Changetheproductyoubought.

C.Offeryouafreerepair.D.Guaranteeyouthequality.

答案：50.A51.C52.B53.A

C

TotheEditor,

Ihavebeenreadingyournewspaper,theHometownGazette,forthepast

twoyears,eversinceImovedtoSmithville.WemovedherefromNew

YorkCity,soIamaccustomedtoreadingexcellentnewspaperssuchas

TheNewYorkTimes.Infact,westillhavetheTimesdeliveredon

Sundays.Theentirefamilyenjoysreadingtherecipes（食譜）inthe

newspaper,aswellastheStylessection.

TheTimesisgreat,buttheGazetteisanotherstory.I'veneverreadan

articlethatdoesn'tcontainatleastthreeorfourspellingorgrammatical

errors.Forinstance,inlastweek'sissue,youmisspelledtheword

“secretary,usedasingularverbwithapluralnoun,andused"it's"as

apossessive（所有格）.Andthatwasjustintheleadstory!Incaseyou

neverwenttoelementaryschool,"it's"means"itis."It'snota

possessiveadjective!

It'sapitythatthistinylittlehick（鄉(xiāng)下）townhasonlyonenewspaper,

becauseI'dliketohaveanalternativetotheragyoupublish.Ifindit

hardtobelieveyournewsstories.Ifyoucan'tspellcorrectly,howcan

yougetyourfactsright?

I'vebeenmeaningtogetthisoffmychestforsometime.Pleasecancel

mysubscription（訂閱）.Andbuyyourselfadictionary.

Sincerely,

JaneZ.Jones

54.Whichphrasefromthepassageshowsthewriter'sprejudice（偏見）？

A.getthisoffmychest

B.tinylittlehicktown

C.readingtherecipesinthemagazine

D.threeorfourspellingorgrammaticalerrors

55.Theauthor'stoneinthispassagecanbestbedescribedas

A.happyB.humorousC.objective（客觀的）D.

angry

56.Whichstatementfromthepassageisafact?

A.WestillhavetheTimesdeliveredonSundays.

B.It'sapitythistownhasonlyonenewspaper.

C.TheTimesisgreat,buttheGazetteisanotherstory.

D.Youneverwenttoelementaryschool.

57.Whichstatementofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.ThewriteroncelivedinNewYorkCity,sohewasusedtoreading

newspaperslikeTheNewYorkTimes.

B.TheentirefamilyenjoysreadingtheStylessectioninthelocal

newspaper.

C.Thewriterhaslongbeenplanningtoexpresshisdissatisfactionwith

thelocalnewspaper.

D.Itisobviousthattheeditorsofthenewspaperarenotverycareful

abouttheirwork.

答案：54.B55.D56.A57.B

福建省福州高級(jí)中學(xué)10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試

A

LongMarchexhibit

TheShanghaiHistoryMuseumisputtingonanexhibitiontomarkthe

60thanniversaryoftheLongMarch.Onshowaremorethan220photos

and40itemsthatexplainwithpictureshowthecommunistRedArmy

drewbackfromitsbesieged（被圍困的）basesinJiangxiProvinceand

foughtitswaytonorthernShanxiprovinceinthemid-1930s.

ExplanationsareallinChinese.TheshowwillendonNovember20.

Time:10:00am—4:00pm.

Address:

1286HongqiaoRoad

Admission:8yuanforChinese/15yuanforforeigners

Thaielephants

EightelephantsfromThailandareentertainingvisitorsatChangfengPark

byridingbikes,playingbasketball,balancingonabeam,dancingand

blowingamouth-organ.Peopleareencouragedtohaveatug-o&war（拔河

比賽）withtheanimalsorlieonthegroundandhavetheelephantswalk

overthem.Theelephantsgivethreeshowsadayat9:30am,3:30pmand

8:00pmandthereisanadditionalshowat1:30pmatweekends.The

showwillendonNovember15.

Address:

189DaduheRoad

Admission:30-40yuan

Dancingdolphins

Dolphinsjumpingfromthewatertotouchaball,swayingtheirbodiesto

music,kissingpeopleanddoingmathbytappingtheirtailshavemadethe

dolphinariuminPeaceParkanattractionforchildren.Sealsandsealions

alsoperform.

Hours:10:30am,4:00pm,and7:30pm

Admission:20yuanforadultsand10yuanforchildren.

46.Ifyouaswellasyourthreechildrengotoenjoywatchingdolphins

dancing,howmuchwillyoupayaltogetherfortheadmission?

A.23yuanB.40yuanC.30yuanD.50yuan

47.Attheexhibition,youwillsee.

A.manyarticleswrittenbyfamouswriters

B.manythingsleftbytheRedArmy

C.manyphotosandpicturesabouttheLongMatch.

D.booksontheLongMarch

48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebytheThaielephants?

A.Ridingbicycles.B.Blowingamouth-organ

C.Havingatug-of-warwithpeople.D.Doingmath

49.ThedolphinariuminPeaceParkisahallwhereyoucansee.

A.onlydolphinsperformB.onlysealsandsealionsperform

C.onlysealsperformD.notonlydolphinsbutalsosealsandsealions

perform

答案：46-49DCDD

B

Doyoufeelunsettled（緊張不安）anduncertainbeforeatest?Doyou

longtoimproveyourmethodsoflearning?Manystudentscomplainthat

theirseriousproblemisalackofconcentration.Itseverelyaffectstheir

abilitytostudy,sodotheirtestresults.

Ifso,usethesetips（秘訣）tohelpyou.

StudyTechniques（學(xué)習(xí)技巧）

Youshouldalwaysstudyinthesameplace.Youshouldn'tsitinaposition

thatyouuseforanotherpurpose.Forexample,whenyousitonasofato

study,yourbrainwillthinkitistimetorelax.Don'twatchTVwhileyou

arestudying.Expertswarnthatyourconcentrationmaybereducedby50

percentifyouattempttostudyinthisway.Alwaystrytohaveawhite

wallinfrontofyou,sothereisnothingtodistract（makeless

concentrated）you.Beforesittingdowntostudy,gathertogetherallthe

equipmentyouneed.Apartfromyourtextbooks,pens,pencilsandknives,

makesureyouhaveadictionary.Ifyourstudydeskortableisneeded

whenyouarenotstudying,storeallyourequipmentinaboxbesideit.

Youreyeswillbecometiredifyoutrytoreadatextwhichisonaflat

surface.Placeyourbookatanangleof30degrees.

Berealisticanddon'ttrytocompletetoomuchinonestudyperiod.

Finishonethingbeforebeginninganother.Ifyouneedabreak,getupand

walkaroundforafewminutes,buttrynottotelephoneafriendorhave

somethingtoeat.

Test-takingSkills（應(yīng)試技巧）

Allyourhardworkwillbefornothingifyouaretoonervoustotakeyour

test.Gettingplentyofrestisveryimportant.Thismeans:donotstudyall

nightbeforeyourtest!Itisabetterideatohavealong-termstudyplan.

Trytomakeatimetableforyourstudywhichlastsforafewmonths.

Exerciseisagreatwaytoreducepressure.Doingsomeformofexercise

everydaywillalsoimproveyourconcentration.Eathealthyfoodtoo.

Whenyouarriveintheexaminationroom,findyourseatandsitdown.

Breatheslowlyanddeeply.Checkthetimeontheclockduringthetest,

butnottoooften.Aboveall,takenonoticeofeveryoneelseandfixyour

mindonthetestpaper.

50.AllthefollowingstatementsarenottrueEXCEPTaccordingto

thepassage?

A.Studyinadifferentplaceeveryday,thenyouwon'tgetbored.

B.Checkthetimeduringtheexamatacertaintime.

C.StudywhilewatchingTVandyouwillimproveyourconcentration

D.Stayupdeepintothenightgoingoverlessonsbeforetest

51.Whatdoestheunderlined（劃線的）word"it"referto（指）?

A.Yourdictionary.B.Yourtextbook.

C.Yourstudydeskortable.D.Theequipmentyouneed.

52.Whatcanbeinferred（推斷出）fromthepassage?

A.Youshouldn'tlookateveryoneelseduringthetest.

B.Ifyoufeeltiredduringstudy,youcanhavesomethingtoeat.

C.You'Hconcentratemoreifthereisnothingtodistractyou.

D.Youwillgetonwellwithyourstudyandexamsbyeatinghealthy

diet.

答案：50-52BCD

C

Nevergointoasupermarkethungry!Thisisagoodpieceofadvice.If

yougoshoppingforfoodbeforelunchtime,you'llprobablybuymore

thanyouplanto.Unfortunately,however,justthisadviceisn'tenoughfor

consumers（消費(fèi)者）thesedays.Modemshoppersneedaneducationin

howandhownottobuythingsatthestore.First,youchecktheweekly

newspaperads.Findouttheitemsthatareonsaleanddecideifyoureally

needthesethings.Inotherwords,don'tbuyanythingjustbecauseifs

cheaperthanusual!”NewandImproved!,5or"AllNatural“onthefront

ofapackage（包裝盒）influence（影響）you.Instead,readthelistof

ingredients（成分）ontheback.Third,compareprices:thatis,youshould

examinethepricesofbothdifferentbrands（品牌）anddifferentsizesof

thesamebrand.

Anothersuggestionforconsumersistobuyordinaryitemsinsteadof

famousbrands.Ordinaryitemsinsupermarketscomeinplain（簡(jiǎn)單的、

無(wú)裝飾的）packages.Theseproductsarecheaperbecauseproducers

don'tspendmuchmoneyonpacking（包裝）oradvertising.Thequality,

however,isusuallyasgoodasthequalityofwell-knownnamebrands.In

thesameway,inbuyingclothes,youcanoftenfindhighqualityandlow

pricesinbrandsthatarenotfamous.Shoppingindiscount（打折的）

clothingstorescanhelpyousavealotofmoney.Althoughthesestores

aren'tveryattractive,andtheyusuallydonothaveindividual（個(gè)人的）

dressingrooms（更衣室）,notonlyarethepriceslow,butyoucanoften

findthesamefamousbrandsthatyoufindinhigh-priceddepartment

stores.

WiseconsumersreadmagazineadsandwatchTVcommercials（商業(yè)）,

buttheydothiswithoneadvantage:knowledgeofthepsychology（心理

學(xué)）behindtheads.Inotherwords,well-informed（博聞的）consumers

watchforinformationandcheckformisinformation.Theyask

themselvesquestions:Istheadvertiserhidingsomethinginsmallprintat

thebottomofthepage?Isthereanyrealinformationinthecommercial,

oristheadvertisersimplyshowinganattractiveimage（表象，形象）?

Withtheanswerstothesequestions,consumerscanmakeawisechoice.

53.Oneoftheauthor'ssuggestionstoconsumersis.

A.tobuyanyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands

B.nottobuyitemswithwordslike“NewandImproved^^or“AH

Natural”

C.tobuyhighqualityitemssuchasfamousbrandsafterlunch

D.watchforinformationandcheckformisinformationintheads

54.Allthefollowingstatementsaretrueaboutthephrase"ordinary

items^^inParagraph2EXCEPT.

A.producersspendlessmoneyonpackagingofordinaryitems

B.ordinaryproductsareusuallycheaperthanfamousbrands

C.ordinaryitemsneversay“NewandImproved^^or“AllNatural”

D.thequalityofordinaryitemsisusuallyasgoodasthatoffamous

brands

55.Theauthorimplies（暗示）that.

A.goingintothesupermarkethungry,youmaybuymorethanyouplan

to

B.thequalityofordinaryitemsisusuallyasgoodasthequalityof

famousbrands.

C.discountclothingstoresaregoodplacestogoto

D.adssometimesdon'ttellthetruth

56.Thewriterthinkthatads

A.arebelievable.B.arehelpfultoconsumers.

C.arefullofattractiveimage.D.areattractive.

答案:53-56DCDB

D

Forasmalltown,Manhattan,Kansashassomebigsurprise.Andone

ofthemistheHolidayInnHotel,withroomsbuiltaroundaswimming

poolandafriendlyfamilyatmosphere（氛圍,氣氛）.

TheHolidayInniswhereManhattanpeopleoftengoforaspecial

party,oranightout.Alotofthemchoosetoeatinthebrightlylighted（燈

光明亮的）restaurantnearthepool.Andmanyofthemwillbeservedby

EllenLogan,whohasworkedasawaitresshereformorethantwoyears.

Ellen,likemostofthewaitresses,isalsoastudent.Shecomesfrom

Nebraska,butshe'splanningonedaytobeaveterinarysurgeon,andto

careforsmallanimals.Butinordertosupportherselfatcollege,she

workstwentyhoursaweekattheHolidayInn.

Ellensoonlearnedwhateverywaitressfindsout.Yourbestfriendisa

goodpairofshoes.Shepaidfifty-fivedollarsforhers,muchmorethan

shewouldusuallyspend.She'sdiscoveredsomethingelsetoo.Youdon't

havetoknowmuchaboutfoodtobeagoodwaitress,butyoudohaveto

knowalotaboutpeople.

“Alotofbusinesspeoplealwaysstayherewhentheycometo

Manhattan”,sheexplains."Theylikeyoutorecognizethemand

remembertheirfavoritedishes.Butsomecouples（夫婦）comeforanight

outtogether.Theyjustwanttobeleftalone.Thentherearepeoplewho

can'tmakeuptheirminds.Theylookdownthemenu（菜單）andsay

'Whatdoyousuggest?5SoIaskthemhowhungrytheyare.Iftheysay

'Notvery','Isuggestthesaladbar,withsoup,salad,breadandafruit

KansasStripSteak,withpotatoesorrice.Yougetsaladandbreadaswell,

Ifsverynice.Reallygoodvalue.^^

Ellenmaygettiredfeetsometimes,butatleastshe'slearningtoo

muchaboutpeople.She'llprobablyma