Question

Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts (购物车) more intelligent(具备智能的). They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch-screen devices(触摸屏装置) are on show at the Food Marketing Institute’s exhibition here this week, “These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker,” said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.

Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM’s “Shopping Buddy”, has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.

“The whole model is driven by advertisers’ need to get in front of shoppers,” said Alexander. “They’re not watching 30-second TV ads anymore.”

People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system(系统) that will organize the trip around the store. If you’re looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.

The device also keeps a record of what you buy. When you’re finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don’t come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.

1.Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts?

a. Start the system.

b. Make a shopping list.

c. Find the things you want.

d. Go to a self-checkout stand.

A. abdc B. acbd C. bacd D. bcad

2.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A. the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

B. intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

C. shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid

D. average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

3.What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. New computers make shopping carts smarter

B. Concierge and Shopping Buddy

C. New age for supermarkets

D. Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇说明文。作者告诉我们超市安装新电脑后电脑购物车更智能化，可以帮助顾客找到他们所买的东西，并记录账单。并详细叙述了如何用电脑购物车进行购物以及给人们带来的便利。同时，作者还告诉我们使用电脑智能购物车会花费大量数目的金钱。

1.描述可知用电脑购物车购物正确的顺序应是b. Make a shopping list. 列出购物单；a. Start the system.启动电脑系统；c. Find the things you want. 找你想要的东西；d. Go to a self-checkout stand.去自动收银台付款。故选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据最后一段第一二行The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.描述可知使用电脑智能购物车会花费大量数目的金钱。故选B。

3.3】A标题归纳题。文章主要讲了超市安装新电脑后可以帮助顾客找到他们所买的东西，并记录账单。电脑购物车就成了智能购物车，文章主要围绕这一主题展开论述。故文章最合适的题目是新电脑使购物车更智能更聪明，故选A。

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