6．Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts 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．
25．The underlined word"they"（paragraph 1）refers toC．
A．supermarkets
B．shop assistants
C．shopping carts
D．shop managers
26．Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts？B
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．bacd
C．acbd
D．bcad
27．We can learn from the last paragraph thatA．
A．intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money
B．the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices
C．shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid
D．average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices
28．What might be the most suitable title for the text？C
A．New age for supermarkets．
B．Concierge and Shopping Buddy．
C．New computers make shopping carts smarter．
D．Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了安装新电脑后购物车就成了智能购物车．
解答 25．C．细节理解题，根据第一段Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent可知超市安装新电脑后可以帮助顾客找到他们所买的东西，并记录单；故选C．
26．B．细节理解题，根据第六段…made their shopping lists..start a system…looking for…into a self-checkout stand and pay．可知这种智能购物推车的使用顺序；故选B．
27．A．细节理解题，The Buddy devices will cost…160，000，and…cost…500for each device．可知"一家超市要装备齐全The Buddy devices一般共需花费?160，000，而The Concierge则是配备一台购物手推车就需?500，一家店得装备许多台才行"；故选A．
28．C．推理判断题，根据第一段Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent可知文章讲的是安装新电脑后购物车就成了智能购物车；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
