Shopping in the Old Town of Edinburgh

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Designs on Cashmere

Come and visit the cashmere specialists. See the usual and the unusual in cashmere. Shop in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere----- no pressure to buy. Custom-made sweater service available.

Mail order catalogue too.

28 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Tel: 031 5566394

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Royal Mile Pharmacy

Just up from John Knox’s house in the High Street is the Royal Mile Pharmacy.

We specialize in films; Toiletries; Medicine; Herbal Remedies; one Hour Film Processing

67 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR

Tel: 031 5561971

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Rock Sensations

A rock shop of a different kind on the grassmarket. Rock Sensations specializes in rock’ roll memorabilia and novelties, recapturing the spirit of the 50s and 60s. The shop’s centerpiece is a fully operational antique Seeburg jukebox, stocked with old Beatles a Elvis 45s.

Open    Mon-Sat    9:30a.m --- 5:30 p.m.  Sun 11:00 a.m. ---- 4:30 p.m.

108 West Bow, Edinburgh

Tel: 031 2257710

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The Castle Books

This family business established in 1980 has a large selection of Scottish art, children’s travel, natural history, and literature and on many other subjects besides. Rare and second-hand books bought and sold.

Member of P. B. F. A

Open  Mon-Sat    12:00 noon --- 5:00 p.m.

204 Canongate, the Royal Mile, Edinburgh

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Scottish Countrywear

Scottish Countrywear ( just a stone’s throw from the Castle). Foe a superb range of top quality Scottish and Celtic design in Shetland, Lambs wool and Cashmere. Representing Belinda Robertson, Smith and Telford and Johnstons of Elgin. We also stock a huge range of outdoor wear.

514 Castlehill, Edinburgh

Tel: 031 2265323

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Edinburgh Woolen Mill

Just below the famous Edinburgh Castle, the Edinburgh Woolen Mill offers traditional Scottish knitwear and garments of high quality direct from our own mills. Also a large selection of Scottish food, and gifts in a range of tartans.

Natural value guaranteed.

452-455 Kawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2Nt

Tel: 031 2251525

请阅读有关John的亲人的信息，然后匹配人物和John要去购买给他或她的礼物的商店。

    John is returning to Australia from Scotland tomorrow and need to buy some gifts for members of his family. Here is the list of people he must get things for and the shops near his hotel in Edinburgh. Where should he go shopping for each person?

Julie ------ his niece loves hiking and camping.

Robert----- his brother is a musician in a rock band and is interested in the history of music.

Peter------ his father is a university lecturer in the Department of English Literature.

Mildred----- his mother collects woolen scarves from all over the world.

Mary----- his sister-in-law asked John to bring her back a bottle of perfume.

    人物                              商店

1．Julie                           A．Designs on Cashmere 

2．Robert                         B．Royal Mile Pharmacy

3．Peter                          C．Rock Sensations

4．Mildred                        D．The Castle Books

5．Mary                          E．Scottish Countrywear

                                   F．Edinburgh Woolen Mill

网上购物近来变得越来越流行，很多人认为在网上购物便宜，当然也有很多人对在网上购物心存疑虑，认为还是传统的购物方式更稳妥。

请根据以下任务说明和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

【写作内容及要求】

（1）描述你周围的同学对网上购物的看法；

（2）你喜欢传统的购物方式还是网上购物？

（3）结合自己的生活例子说明你喜欢的理由。

提示：Internet shopping     网上购物

traditional shopping   传统方式购物

 Retail therapy（购物疗法）has long been considered as a good way to let off stress. Now, US scientists have discovered not only does retail therapy exist，but that it could be caused by an individual's fear of sudden death.

    Researchers found materialistic people thought terrorism and war more stressful than others.

    Psychologists believe the rise of materialism around the world and its treatment effect on extreme stress might be a response to fear of death caused by acts of terrorism, disease and natural disasters.

    The scientists from Michigan State University said people with possession obsessions（妄想）often have lower self-esteem than others so are more likely to shop as the result of severe psychological suffering.

    Ayalla Ruvio，a business professor studying people's shopping habits while rockets fell in Israel, said, "When the going gets tough, the materialistic people go shopping. This stress spending is likely to produce even greater stress and lower well-being. Essentially, materialism appears to make bad events even worse.

    Dr Ruvio led a two-part study of Israeli citizens living in a town that came under extreme rocket attacks for about six months in 2007. She compared 139 residents of the southern town with 170 from another town that was not under attack to see how their symptoms of post-traumatic stress and shopping habits varied. Dr Ruvio found that, when faced with a deadly threat, those who are highly materialistic suffered much higher levels of stress，while their tendency to shop was increased.

    Dr Ruvio said, "The relationship between materialism and stress may be more harmful than commonly thought.”

    The second stage of their research surveyed 855 Americans about their materialistic nature and fear of death. They found shopping was used to relieve feelings of stress and anxiety about death but this was in response to fear of a variety of life-threatening events like car accidents, criminal attacks and natural disasters.

1.Which of the following opinion is NOT right according to the text?

A. Terrorism is believed to easily cause the rise of materialism.

B. The materialistic find terrorism and war more stressful than others.

C. The scientists think possession obsessions help people get self-respect.

D. The scientists think people with possession obsessions suffer a lot mentally.

2.Why did Dr Ruvio choose to study the two groups of Israeli citizens mentioned in the passage?

A. They enjoy the special shopping culture.

B. The stresses they face are usually deadly.

C. They are in different situation in terms of war.

D. They are usually active participants for researchers.

3.What's the result about Dr Ruvio's research?

A. Impulsive spending does good to people's health.

B. Shopping can't lower one's stress as it is expected.

C. Faced with great stress, people feel hopeless for life.

D. Faced with threat，people's wish to shop will decrease.

4.Which of the following events threaten people's life?

①Greater stress; ②Car accidents; ③Criminal attacks；. ④Natural disasters;

A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①③④

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Greater stress can lead to shopping.

B. Greater stress can cause a lot of diseases

C. Shopping is very important in people's life.

D. Can shopping reduce the stress and relieve the fear of death?

 

现在网上购物已成为一种时尚，网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题，请你谈谈你的看法和建议。字数：120字左右

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