Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients(contents) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.

Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.

Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

1.All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 EXCEPT __________.

A. ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

B. ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands

C. producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items

D. the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands

2.What does the writer think about ads? __________

A. They are believable.            B. They are attractive.

C. They are full of misinformation.       D. They are helpful to consumers.

3.One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is __________.

A. to make use of ads             

B. not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

C. to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch

D. to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands

4.The author implies that __________.

A. going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to

B. the quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively low

C. discount clothing stores are good places to go to      

D. ads sometimes don’t tell the truth

 

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I      36    you, but you must be hungry. Please   37    and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house    38   ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her    39    came home, she told him what had happened. “   40     them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house    41    ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said    42     one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and    43     your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was    44    . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is    45     , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife    46    . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own    47    , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us    48     our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite    49     to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our    50    .”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and    51     him.    52    , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together, “If you    53     Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but    54     you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.    55     there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

36. A. like                    B. know                C. recognize          D. need

37. A. go out                B. get away           C. get up               D. come in

38. A. home                  B. room                C. family               D. office

39. A. friend                 B. father                C. brother              D. husband

40. A. Go tell            B. Do tell                     C. Go ask                     D. Do ask

41. A. one by one          B. one after anotherC. alone                D. together

42.A. laughing at          B. looking at          C. pointing to        D. staring at

43. A. argue with          B. discuss with       C. debate with        D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed           B. surprised           C. excited              D. worried

45. A. the situation     B. the position              C. the case             D. the point

46. A. agreed                B. appreciated        C. nodded              D. disagreed

47. A. suggestion           B. plan                  C. solution             D. explanation

48. A. discuss            B. take                  C. consider            D. ignore

49. A. Success           B. Wealth                     C. Love                 D. them

50. A. friend                 B. relative             C. son-in-law         D. guest

51. A. followed             B. stopped             C. honored            D. pleased

52. A. Pleased           B. Surprised          C. Delighted          D. Disappointed

53. A. invited            B. Invite                C. had invited        D. have invited

54. A. when                  B. while                C. if                      D. since

55. A. Wherever            B. However          C. Whenever          D. Whatever

 

A black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces (熔炉) that burn their own matter as fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die.

The death of a star is not a quiet event. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns.

After the explosion gravity pulls in what’s left of the star. As the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so dense that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds.

The more the star shrinks, the stronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can go out. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a black hole is born!

That’s what we know about black holes. What we don’t know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine.

But if the black hole doesn’t keep shrinking, what happens to it? Some scientists think black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a “white hole” in a different universe. As the black hole swallows light, the white hole shines brightly—somewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time — many years in the past or future.

Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed. So far the time being, black hole must remain a mystery.

Black holes are a mystery—but that hasn’t stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earth’s energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scientist wondered if a black hole could some day be used to swallow earthly waste—a sort of huge waste disposal(处理) in the sky!

When the star begins to die ______.

A. there is no fuel left in it                                B. its outer layer goes into space first

C. a huge explosion will happen                         D. it doesn’t give off light any longer

Which of the following doesn’t help produce a black hole?

A. The gravity inside the star is very strong.        B. The light can’t go out of the star.

C. The star becomes smaller and smaller             D. The dying star shines very brightly.

The black hole ______.

A. continues becoming smaller and smaller all the time

B. goes into another universe and becomes a white hole

C. can pull in everything we know of in the world

D. will appear at another place at a different time

What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A New Scientific Discovery: Black Holes

B. How Do Black Holes Come Into Being?

C. What Are Black Holes?

D. Travel Through A Black Hole

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Invitation

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She thought they were hungry and invited them in to have something to eat.

They refused because her husband was out.

  71 “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into a House together,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know.

One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth,” he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, “He is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. He said “  72  Let him come and fill in our home with wealth!”

His wife disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: “Would it not be better to invite Love?   73 ”

The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.  74  Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would’ve stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.  75 ”

A．The other two also got up and followed him.

B．Our home will then be filled with love!

C．In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

D．They were very happy to be invited.

E.         Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!

F.         He loved money badly.

G.        Let us invite Wealth.

 

Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients(contents) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.
Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.
【小题1】All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 EXCEPT __________.

A．ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

B．ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands

C．producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items

D．the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands

【小题2】What does the writer think about ads? __________

A．They are believable.	B．They are attractive.
C．They are full of misinformation.	D．They are helpful to consumers.

【小题3】One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is __________.

A．to make use of ads

B．not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

C．to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch

D．to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands

【小题4】The author implies that __________.

A．going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to

B．the quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively low

C．discount clothing stores are good places to go to

D．ads sometimes don’t tell the truth