Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wh...

第1题

Once upon a time （not so very long ago, either!) industrial goods were made to last foreve

Once upon a time (not so very long ago, either!) industrial goods were made to last forever. If you bought a ear or a stove, it was a once-in-a-lifetime investment(投资). You paid good money for it, and you took care of it. Nowadays industry has persuaded us that products shouldn't last a long time. It's cheaper to throw them away than it is to repair them. This has led directly to the "throw-away society" which is a tremendous waste of the earth's resources.

Just think of the cars that are traded in daily, just because they are out of style. Think of the expensive packaging material that is thrown away every time a new object is bought. And we consumers have to pay for that material! Our industrial society has turned us into spoiled children. This wastefulness has got ten us into the mess (困境) we are in now. When we have no resources left, then we'll start to take care of what we have. But why can't we act before this happens？ Why can't we go back to being a society in which the prevention of waste is a virtue？

Products used to be made to last ______.

A．for at least five years

B．for ten years

C．for as long as you take good care of them

D．for your whole life

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第2题

Onceuponatimeapoorfarmertakingasackofwheattothemilldidnotknow 【B1】 todowhenitslippedfromhi

Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know 【B1】 to do when it slipped from his horse and fell 【B2】 the road. The sack was 【B3】 heavy for him to 【B4】，and his only hope was that 【B5】 some one would come riding by and 【B6】a hand.

It was not long 【B7】 a rider appeared，but the farmer’s heart sank when he 【B8】 him ，for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer 【B9】 have dared to ask 【B10】 farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come 【B11】 the road，but he could not beg a 【B12】 of so great a man. 【B13】，as soon as the great man came up he got 【B14】 his horse, saying ul see you’ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is 【B15】 V m here just at the 【B16】 time. ’’Then he took one 【B17】 of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.

“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you？”

“Easily enough,” the great man 【B18】 . “Whenever you see 【B19】 else in trouble, 【B20】 the same for him.”

【B1】

A.how

B.what

C.which

D.whether

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第3题

When I begin to look back on all friends whom I have had, I quickly came to the conclu

sion that Jerry was the most important and had the greatest effect upon my life. His family moved to my block when I was only 10. Jerry was 15 at the time, but the fact that he was so much older than me seemed to make no difference to him. I was very glad that he liked me. We took long walks together, on which he would tell me stories he had heard form. TV and radio programs.

But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by the house, and every time I went to his house or telephoned, he put me off with some excuses such as "I'm studying now" or "I've got some jobs to do for Mum". When we passed on the street, he would still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a "Hi, kid", but he would hardly ever stop to talk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in me and that his，taste had changed. I noticed him with a girl once in a while and several times saw him going out in his family's car on a Friday or Saturday night. I simply couldn't understand what was so great about girls and parties.

But I was hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end. Of course he didn't really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was an age problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas and interests of a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old. Now that I'm over sixteen myself, I realized this, and the hurt I got then has become happy memories of the good times we were once together. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience.

(1)、When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was ______.

A：10 years old

B：5 years older than the writer

C：of the same age as the writer

D：the writer's classmate

(2)、Their friendship lasted for ______.

A：a few years

B：a few weeks

C：a few months

D：a few hours

(3)、Jerry stopped playing with the writer because ______.

A：the writer had changed

B：he was busy with his study

C：he has some jobs to do

D：he was not interested in the writer

(4)、When a change came in their friendship, the writer ______.

A：accepted it at once

B：couldn't understand his friend for a long time

C：stopped visiting his friend

D：started going to parties with girls

(5)、The main idea of the passage is that ______.

A：the age difference plays a part in friendship

B：friendship is the most important thing for children

C：many boys and girls have a similar experience as the writer

D："friends are made in wine and tested in tears"

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第4题

听力原文：In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in whi

听力原文： In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in which they are purchased. The two main categories are convenience goods and shopping goods. Two lesser types are specialty goods and unsought goods.

People do not spend much time shopping for convenience items such as groceries, newspapers, toothpaste, razor blades, aspirin, and candy. The buying of convenience goods may be done routinely, as some families buy groceries once a week. Such regularly purchased items are called staples. Sometimes convenience products are bought on impulse, for example, someone has a sudden desire for an ice cream sundae on a hot day. Or they may be purchased as emergency items.

Shopping goods are items for which customers search. They compare prices, quality, and styles, and may visit a number of stores before making decisions. Buying an automobile is often done this way.

Shopping goods fall into two classes: those that are perceived as basically the same and those that are regarded as different. Items that are looked upon as basically the same include such things as home appliances, television sets, and automobiles. Having decided on the model desired, the customer is primarily interested in getting the item at the most favorable price. Items regarded as inherently different include clothing, furniture, and dishes. Quality, style. and fashion will either take precedence over price, or they will not matter at all.

Specialty goods have characteristics that impel customers to make special efforts to find them. Price may be no consideration at all. Specialty goods can include almost any kind of product. Normally, specialty goods have a brand name or other distinguishing characteristics.

Unsought goods are items a consumer does not necessarily want or need or may not even know about. Promotion or advertising brings such goods to the consumer's attention. The product could be something new on the market or it may be a fairly standard service, such as life insurance, for which most people will usually not bother shopping.

According to the speaker, what are convenience goods？

A．Commodities that people are in constant need of.

B．Goods that are convenient to use or purchase.

C．Items that people tend to buy under impulse.

D．Items that have to be bought once a week.

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第5题

本周学到的“一次”的英文如何表示呢（）

A.a time

B.one time

C.once

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第6题

Now shall we move on to the next question?()

A.Thank you for your questions on commodity inspection.

B.Sure.Let's talk about the time of shipment and payment.

C.Importers must have the right to re-inspect goods upon arrival.

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第7题

How might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time？A．By spending lesson time on pronun

How might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time？

A．By spending lesson time on pronunciation.

B．By not using books on speech mechanics on pronunciation.

C．By not giving students a clear mental picture of the difference between sounds.

D．By making ill-informed comments upon students' pronunciation.

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第8题

选择恰当的一项（）

A.t times

B.ll the time

C.once a week

D.very afternoon

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第9题

Most of the time, no one will care about natural disasters, and they won't() avoiding

Most of the time, no one will care about natural disasters, and they won't（) avoiding

Most of the time, no one will care about natural disasters, and they won't()avoiding disasters till one has really struck.

A.be serious about

B.fresh from

C.get used to

D.look down upon

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第10题

Miss Gao is in the classroom at the moment.A．at onceB．right nowC．nowD．all the time

Miss Gao is in the classroom at the moment.

A．at once

B．right now

C．now

D．all the time

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