36.The author didn’t finish the reading in class because.

A.He was new to the class                     B.He was tried of literature

C.He had an attention disorder             D.He wanted to take the task home

【答案】C

【考点】细节题

37.What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?

A.He had good sight                             B.He made a great invention.

C.He gave up reading                           D.He learned a lot from school

【答案】B

【考点】细节题

38.What was Mrs.Smith ‘s attitude to the author at the end of the story?

A.Angry                  B.Impatient       C.Sympathetic        D.Encouraging

【答案】D

【考点】细节题

38.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.The disabled should be treated with respect.

B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.

C.One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.

D.Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.

【答案】C

【考点】主旨大意题

【点评】

A篇难度：简单

本文为记叙文，讲述了作者有注意力不集中的问题，但在老师的鼓励下，作者最终克服了自己的问题，由此告诉我们一个人可以通过努力克服自己的缺陷。

B

In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics（策略）.

One tactic involves where to display the goods. Foe example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food（垃圾食品）later in their trip. In department stores, section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics(化妆品) section：while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.

Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up.

When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few second upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the poll through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.

40.Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?

A. To save customers times.

B. To show they are high quality foods.

C. To help sell junk food.

D. To sell them at discount prices.

【答案】C

【考点】细节题

41.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?

A. Opening the store early in the morning.

B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.

C. Inviting customers to play music.

D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.

【答案】D

【考点】细节题

42.What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?

A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.

B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.

D. A good first impression increases sales.

【答案】D

【考点】细节题

43.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.

B. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past.

C. To report researches on customer behavior.

D. To show dishonest business practices.

【答案】A

【考点】主旨大意题

【点评】

难度：中等

本文是由论坛上截取的关于不文明现象的讨论，难度中等。主要讲述了Lake Lander在论坛上描述了自己遇到的不文明现象后，众人发表的关于自己经历的不文明现象的描述和看法。

C

LakeLander           ·2 hours ago

   Today, a man talked very loud on his phone on a train between Malvern and Reading, making many passengers upset. I wonder how he would react if I were to read my newspaperoutloudonthetrain, Ihave never had the courage to do it, though.

Pak50          ···     ·57 minutes ago

Why not give it a try? Perhaps you should take lessons on a

musical instrument. The late musician DennisBrian is said to have

asked a fellow train passenger to turn off his radio. When his

request was refused, he took out his French horn(号) and started

to practice.

Angie O’Edema·42 minutes ago

I don’t see how musical instruments can help improve manners in public. Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t like to be done to yourself. Once, a passenger next to me talked out loud on his mobile phone. I left my seat quietly, giving him some privacy to finish his conversation. He realized this and apologised to me. When his phone rang again later, he left his seat to answer it. You see, a bit of respect and cooperation can do the job better.

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