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PassageOne
Theotherdaymysonaskedmeifhecouldrideuptohiselementaryschoolonhisbikeandmeethisfriend.Hewantedthebothofthemtoridebacktoourhousesotheycouldplayvideogamesandjumponthetrampoline(蹦床).Ihavetoadmit,partofmewantedtosayno.Wecangopickhimuporhisparentscanbringhimoverhere,Ithought.Butmysoniselevenyearsoldnow.Andafterall,Idolethimridehisbiketoschool.ButIalsodrivemydaughtertoschoolandIcanseehimontheway,makingsureheisgettingtheresafely.
MyhusbandthinksIamtoooverprotective.Idon’tdaretoletmychildrenwalkanywherewithoutoneofusgoingalong.Asyoupulloutofourneighborhood,thereisashoppingcenteracrossthestreet.Mysonalwaysasksifhecanridehisbikeorwalkovertothedrugstorebyhimself.Butcrossingthatstreetisjusttoodangerous.Thecarsflyaroundthecornerlikethey’redrivinginacarrace.Whatifhegetshit?
Whatifsometeenagebulliesarehangingoutintheparkinglot?
IwantsomuchtogivemychildrenthefreedomthatIenjoyedhavingwhenIwasgrowingupbutIhesitatetodosobecausetherearedangersaroundeverycorner.Toomanykidnaps,toomanysexoffenders.Iwentonlineanddiscoveredthereare41sexoffendersinmyareaalone.
Ihonestlydon’tthinkmymomworriedaboutsuchthingswhenherchildrenwereyoung.
Growingupinthe1970swasindeedadifferenttime.IneverworeahelmetwhenIrodeabike.Wewereallovertheneighborhood,onourbikesandonfoot,cominghomefordinnerandthenbackoutagainuntildark.Werodeinthebackofthetruck,didn’twearseatbelts.Iwalkedtoandfromschooleveryday….
31.Whatdidtheauthorfeelreluctanttolethersondo?
A.Meethisfriend. B.Playvideogames.
C.Jumponthetrampoline. D.Ridehisbikeonstreets.
32.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenshesays“Butmysoniselevenyearsoldnow”?
A.Heisoldenoughtobegivensomefreedomnow.
B.Heisabittooyoungtogooutalone.
C.Hehasreachedthelegalageforridingabike.
D.Hecan’tprotecthimselffromroadhazards.
33.Givenherhusband’sattitudetowardsbringingupkids,hewouldmostprobably_______.
A.drivehissontoschooltoensuresafety
B.followhissonallthewaytoschoolandback
C.givehissonmorefreedomindecidingwhattodo
D.asktheotherboy’sparentstobringhimoverhere
34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredbytheauthorasapotentialthreattokids?
A.Teenagebullies. B.Thedrugstore.
C.Childabusers. D.Carsracingby.
35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thesocialsecuritybackinthe1970swasnobetterthanitistoday.
B.Today’schildrenenjoymorefreedomthanthoseinthe1970s.
C.Childrentodayaremoreobedienttotheirparents.
D.Childreninthe1970senjoyedmorefreedomthanthosetoday.
36.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Tocomparetoday’ssocialenvironmentwiththatofthe1970s.
B.Toshowherconcernovertheincreasingcrimerateinherneighborhood.
C.Todescribeherhesitationastohowmuchfreedomsheshouldgiveherson.
D.Toexpressherworriesaboutbothsafetyandsecurityinherarea.
PassageTwo
Aboutacenturyagomorepeoplewouldnothaveappreciatedthestudyofaforeignlanguageastheydotoday.Gonearethosedayswhenpatriotismtowardsone’sownlanguagewasamajorobstacletolearningforeignlanguages,atimewhenmostnationsweretryingtothrowtheiralienrulersoutoftheircountriesintheirfreedomstruggles.
Gonearethosedayswhenpeoplewereproudoftheirmotherorfathertonguesandconsideredthattheirnativelanguagesalonewillsufficetheneedtosurvive.LanguageskillstodayhavebecomeasimportantasotherbusinessandcareerskillslikeIT,vocationalorprofessionalskills.Thuslearningaforeignlanguagetodayhasbecomeessentialforanindividualwhetheritisforcareers,growingabusiness,oreventomakeanimpression.
AllthatoneneedstopossessthesedaysisadrivetolearnaforeignlanguageandthereareallkindsofinstitutesandcoursesthatteachvariousforeignlanguageslikeFrench,German,Spanish,andJapanese.Today’sworldeconomyhasbridgedthebarriersofrace,sex,colorandreligionandtheworldhasbecomeasmallerplace.Today’sbusinessesalsodemandlanguageskillstoexpandandgrowinothercountries.Tensandhundredsofbusinessesworldwideareexpandingandgrowingtheirbusinessesbypromotingthemincountriesotherthantheircountriesoforigin.ThetremendousgrowthoftheInternethasfurtherincreasedthedemandforlanguageskills.InCanadaanofficialrulealsosaysthatallcommercialestablishmentsmusthavetheirwebsitescreatedbothinEnglishandFrench,theofficiallanguagesofthecountry.
Languagecanalsoeaseraceandborderbarriers.Youaremorewelcomeinanaliennationifyouknowthelanguageofthepeoplethereandcanconverseintheirtongue.Peopleinthesecountriesimmediatelyrespectyouandthinkyoucareabouttheircultureasmuchastheydobecauseinanyculturelanguageisthekeyidentity.
37.Oneofthereasonsfornotstudyingaforeignlanguageinthepastis______.
A.itwastoodifficult B.itwasnotallowed
C.itwasseenasdisloyalty D.itwastaughtbyforeignrulers
38.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.People’slanguageskillsarebetterthaninthepast.
B.Foreignlanguageskillsareofvitalimportance.
C.It’seasiernowadaystolearnaforeignlanguage.
D.Peopletodayarenotproudoftheirnativelanguage.
39.Whatdoes“tomakeanimpression”(Paragraph1)probablymean?
A.Torememberthings. B.Toexpressideas.
C.Toshowrespect. D.Tobelikedbyothers.
40.Theworldhasbecomesmallerbecauseof_________.
A.businessexpansion B.thegrowthoftheInternet
C.aglobalizedeconomy D.thelearningofforeignlanguages
41.Accordingtothearticle,thegrowthoftheInternetrequires_________.
A.moreforeignlanguageskills B.morebilingualwebsites
C.bettercommandofEnglish D.morecommercialestablishments
42.Peopleinaforeigncountrywilltreatyouwithmorerespectifyouspeaktheirlanguagebecause______.
A.theythinkyoulovetheircountry B.theythinkyouunderstandtheirculture
C. it’seasierforthemtocommunicatewithyou D.theybelieveyouareagoodlanguagelearner
PassageThree
Youmayhavewonderedwhythesupermarketsareallthesame.Itisnotbecausethecompaniesthatoperatethemlackimagination.Itisbecausetheyallaimatpersuadingpeopletobuythings.
Inthesupermarket,ittakesawhileforthemindtogetintoashoppingmode.Thisiswhytheareaimmediatelyinsidetheentranceisknownasthe“decompressionzone”.Peopleneedtoslowdownandlookaround,eveniftheyareregulars.Insalestermsthisareaisabitofaloss,soittendstobeusedmoreforpromotion.
Immediatelyinsidethefirstthingshoppersmaycometoisthefreshfruitandvegetablessection.Forshoppers,thismakesnosense.Fruitandvegetablescanbeeasilydamaged,sotheyshouldbeboughtattheend,notthebeginning,ofashoppingtrip.Butwhatisatworkhere?
Itturnsoutthatselectinggoodfreshfoodisawaytostartshopping,anditmakespeoplefeellessguiltyaboutreachingfortheunhealthystufflateron.
Shoppersalreadyknowthateverydayitems,likemilk,areinvariablyplacedtowardsthebackofastoretoprovidemoreopportunitiestotemptcustomers.Butsupermarketsknowshoppersknowthis,sotheyuseothertricks,likeplacingpopularitemshalfwayalongasectionsothatpeoplehavetowalkallalongtheaislelookingforthem.Theideaistoboost“dwelltime”:
thelengthoftimepeoplespendinastore.
Traditionallyretailersmeasure“footfall”,asthenumberofpeopleenteringastoreisknown,butthosenumberssaynothingaboutwherepeoplegoandhowlongtheyspendthere.Butnowadays,apieceoftechnologycanfillthegap:
themobilephone.PathIntelligence,aBritishcompanytrackedpeople’sphonesatGunwharfQuays,alargeretailcentreinPortsmouth—notbymonitoringcalls,butbyplottingthepositionsofhandsetsastheytransmitautomaticallytocellularnetworks.Itfoundthatwhendwelltimerose1%salesrose1.3%.
Suchtechniquesareincreasinglypopularbecauseofadeepeningunderstandingabouthowshoppersmakechoices.Peopletellmarketresearchersthattheymakerationaldecisionsaboutwhattobuy,consideringthingslikeprice,selectionorconvenience.Butsubconsciousforces,involvingemotionandmemories,areclearlyalsoatwork.
43.InParagraph2,“decompressionzone”istheareameantto_______.
A.offershoppersaplacetohavearest
B.prepareshoppersforthemoodofbuying
C.encourageshopperstotrynewproducts
D.provideshopperswithdiscountinformation
44.Puttingfruit-and-vegetablesectionneartheentrancetakesadvantageofshoppers’________.
A.commonsense B.shoppinghabits
C.concernswithtime D.shoppingpsychology
45.PathIntelligenceusesatechnologyto_______.
A.counthowmanypeopleenterastore
B.measurehowlongpeoplestayatastore
C.findoutwhatpeoplebuyinastore
D.monitorwhatpeoplesayanddoinastore
46.WhathappenedatGunwharfQuaysshowedthatsales_______.
A.wasindirectproportiontodwelltime
B.wasreverselylinkedtodwelltime
C.wasaffectedmorebyfootfallthanbydwelltime
D.wasaffectedmorebydwelltimethanbyfootfall
47.Theauthorarguesthatshoppers______.
A.exertmoreinfluenceonstoresthantheyimagine
B.aremorelikelytomakerationalchoicesthanthey
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