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1学位英语考试练习题（六）Passage1:Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ItwasopenedinNewYorkbyamannamedMichaelCullen.Asupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresinseveralways.Insupermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoosewhattheywantandtakethemtothecheck-outcounter.Thismeansthatfeweremployeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.Thewayproductsaredisplayedisanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyothertypesofstores.Forexample,insupermarkets,thereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitemsjustinfrontofthecheck-outcounter:candies,chocolate,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon,whyaretheythere?Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromashoppinglist.Theyknowexactlywhattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimeheorshereachesthecheck-outcounter,thecustomerisfeelingpleadedandrelaxedbecausethetaskofshoppingisfinished.Inthishappymood,thecustomerseesanattractivedisplayofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotonhershoppinglist.Nowshefeelslikebuyingsomethingjustforherownpleasureandenjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthesedisplaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,andthisisexactlywhattheownerofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuy,iswhereaproductisplacedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasytoseesellsbest.Manufacturerspayahigherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedateyelevelontheshelves.Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanotherfactorwhichmakesthempopularwithcustomers.Largeparkingspacesareprovided,andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntilverylateatnight.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichstatementisNOTtrue?A)Todaysupermarketsarefoundinalmosteverybigcity.B)Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.C)ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.D)Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways答案：D2解析：细节题。根据第一段内容知道A、B和C都是正确的，另外第2段的第一句中severalways和下面文章的内容也都可以知道不仅仅是两个方式。2.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue/A)Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.B)Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.C)Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.D)Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets答案：C解析：A正好和作者的意思相反了，B也是，应该是opened才是正确的。D中不是直接向导购付费。3.Aproductthatisplaced___sellsbest.A)onalowershelfB)onahighershelfC)ashighasone’swaistD)ashighasone’seyes答案：D解析：细节题。文章中的Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf可以知道正确的答案，4.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsofstores/A)Theyhavemorekindsofgoods.B)Theyhavefewemployees.C)Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck-outcounters.D)Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.答案：D解析：细节题。文章的最后一段是说明超市比较起其它的商店优点。也是受大家喜欢的原因。5.Accordingtothewaysmallinexpensiveitemsaredisplayedwecaninferthattheownerofasupermarkethasagoodknowledgeof___A)physiologyB)psychologyC)biologyD)biophysics答案：B解析：A是生理的意思，B是心理，C是生物D是生物物理原理，推论对消费者的促销只有依据消费者的心里才能做出正确的经营决策。Passage2:Mostoftheillhealthwesuffercouldbepreventedifpeoplemademoreefforttochangetheir3lifestyles.Instead,manypeoplecontinuetosmoke,todrinkexcessivelytoeatunbalanceddiets.Howcangovernmentshelppeopleprotecttheirhealthandavoidprematuredeath?Well,manyofthemeasureswhichneednotbeexpensive.Oneofthefirstpreventivehealthmeasuresshouldbeanincreaseintaxesontobaccotothepointatwhichconsumptionfallsoff.Theaimshouldbetoraisethesameamountofrevenuefromadecreasingnumberofpeople.Intheshorttermsuchapolicycouldevenraiseextramoney,whichcouldthenbespentonsubsidizingsportsothatadvertisingtobaccothroughsportssponsorshipcouldbebanned.Legislationisbadlyneededtobanalladvertisingoftobaccoproductsasitpersuadespeopletosmokemoreandsoisinalargerpartresponsiblefortheillhealthandthousandsofprematuredeathscausedbycancerofthelung.Othermeasuresshouldbeenforced,suchasamuchtougherhealthwarningoncigarettepackets,andtobaccocompaniesshouldbemadetocontributetoresearchintoacureforlungcancer.Alcoholismcouldbepreventedbymakingwines,spiritsandstrongbeersmoreexpensiveandtherevenueraisedcouldbeusedtosetupclinicstohelpthepeoplewhoalreadyhaveadrinkingproblemandwanttogiveup.Similarlyalladvertisingofalcoholshouldbebannedandcompensationpaidtofamiliesofalcoholicswhodieoftheliverdisease.6.Amongthefollowingstatements,whichoneisnotthelifestylethatpeopleshouldmakemoreefforttochangeinordertosufferless?A)stopsmokingB)drinklessC)eatbalancedfoodD)collectstamps答案：D解析：一段中都已经提到了吸烟和饮食，就是没有涉及到收集邮票的形式，所以不选D这是一道细节题。7.Whatdoes“revenue”inthesecondparagraphmean?A)thegeneralincomeofagovernmentB)pocketmoneyC)broadstreetwithtreesonbothsidesD)buildingbuiltinmemoryofsomebodyorsomeevent答案：A解析：revenue是税收的含义，第2段的第2句主要介绍了利用税收的方式来规范人们的行为。其它的选项不符合文章的要求。8.Whichofthefollowinganswersiswrongastotheresultofnewlegislationontobacco?A)Inashortterm,thenewlegislationontobacco?B)Then,themoneycanstoptobaccosponsorshipwithsports.4C)Inthelongrun,thenewlegislationwillcausetobaccoconsumptiontofall.D)Butinthelongrun,thenewlegislationmayraisethefallingnumberofsmokersagain答案：D解析：第3段陈述