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 shoppers 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! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for shoppers 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. However, they are still of high quality. 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 shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商业广告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers 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, shoppers can make a wise choice.
【小题1】 The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

【小题2】We can learn from the passage that ____________________.

A．ordinary items are not so attractive because of the lower prices .

B．we can’t buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”.

C．the advertisers are always showing misinformation in the commercial.

D．the quality of ordinary items can be as good as that of famous brands.

【小题3】The author’s main purpose of writing the passage is to advise shoppers _________________.

A．to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands

B．how to buy ordinary things in supermarkets

C．how to make a proper decision while shopping

D．not to believe advertisements or commercials

阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺的信息。（每空一词）

Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示)what you’ve learned-take a test!

Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.

Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.

Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈).Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.

Be prepared, Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.

Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目)on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.

Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定)that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate(排除)any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.

Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers .Don’t spend too much time on any difficult question .Skip(跳读)it and come back to it later.

Keep up with your school work all year long That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.

How to make sure that you can do     1   on test days
2__	Things you do
Going to bed early	Not   3____ up or being asleep for test day
Having a good breakfast	Eating __4___low-sugar, high-energy food
Being prepared	Remembering to  5_   two pencils and the    6   things you were asked to bring
Watching the numbers	The number of your answer should   7   the number of the question
Looking over all the choices	Don’t assume that the choice A is correct   8_     you’ve checked the others
Checking the clock	9_ your time carefully and not spending too much on any difficult question
You will get the skills you need    10_  you keep up with your schoolwork all year long

 

Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示)what you’ve learned-take a test!
Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.
Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.
Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈).Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.
Be prepared, Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.
Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目)on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.
Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定)that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate(排除)any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.
Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers .Don’t spend too much time on any difficult question .Skip(跳读)it and come back to it later.
Keep up with your school work all year long That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.
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How to make sure that you can do     1 on test days
2	Things you do
Going to bed early	Not 3  up or being asleep for test day
Having a good breakfast	Eating  4   low-sugar, high-energy food
Being prepared	Remembering to  5  two pencils and the    6 things you were asked to bring
Watching the numbers	The number of your answer should   7  the number of the question
Looking over all the choices	Don’t assume that the choice A is correct   8     you’ve checked the others
Checking the clock	9  your time carefully and not spending too much on any difficult question
You will get the skills you need    10   you keep up with your schoolwork all year long

 

Last week, 169 students at No.35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.
“That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral (道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty is, ” said Mr. Cai, the school’s headmaster. The school says no cheating happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.
“I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted me,” said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.
“Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators(监考人). But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed,” said Hua Sha.
“I don’t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed,” Liu Qingxi said.
“I think it’s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them,” Shangguan Yan said.
Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams.
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．how to pass an exam

B．how to make students honest

C．whether invigilators are needed in exams

D．how to make students clever

【小题2】No.35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _________.

A．let the students have a good rest

B．teach the students in a better way

C．help all the students pass the exam

D．find whether the students were honest

【小题3】From what the students have studied, we know _________.

A．invigilators really help them a lot

B．not all of them agree with the headmaster

C．something unusual never happens in exams

D．they like it very much

【小题4】What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams ?

A．It’s a good idea to have no-teacher exams but something must be done first.

B．If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks.

C．Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest.

D．Some parents don’t think it’s fair for everyone to have no-teacher exams.

【小题5】In the sentence “And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens” , “they” refers to __________.

A．students

B．headmasters

C．teachers

D．invigilators

Last week, 169 students at No.35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.

   “That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral (道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty is, ” said Mr. Cai, the school’s headmaster. The school says no cheating happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.

    “I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted me,” said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.

“Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators(监考人). But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed,” said Hua Sha.

    “I don’t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed,” Liu Qingxi said.

    “I think it’s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them,” Shangguan Yan said.

Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams.

1.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A.how to pass an exam      

B.how to make students honest      

C.whether invigilators are needed in exams  

D.how to make students clever

2.No.35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _________.

       A.let the students have a good rest     

B.teach the students in a better way

C.help all the students pass the exam  

D.find whether the students were honest

3.From what the students have studied, we know _________.

       A.invigilators really help them a lot   

B.not all of them agree with the headmaster

       C.something unusual never happens in exams

       D.they like it very much

4.What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams ?

A.It’s a good idea to have no-teacher exams but something must be done first.  

B.If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks.

C.Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest.  

D.Some parents don’t think it’s fair for everyone to have no-teacher exams.

5.In the sentence “And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens” , “they” refers to __________.

A.students        B.headmasters       C.teachers        D.invigilators