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

Wanda Shopping Centre Coupons (优惠券)

Six Hours Free Parking 　　If you spend ￥100 or more in our stores, you will receive six hours of free parking. When you have spent ￥100 or more, just take this coupon to the customer (顾客) service desk and they will stamp your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free parking.                      Offer available until December 14

Win a ￥1000 CD Collection Win your choice of ￥1000 worth of CDs from JoJo’s Music Store. Just buy any two CDs and your name will go into the lucky competition. Select your own prize from various CDs of rock, pop, jazz and classical music. The competition ends on December 14. Prize announced on December 21. Check JoJo’s store for more information.

10% Off Present this coupon at the Book Store to get a 10% discount on any books you want. We have lots of books to choose from, including children's books, novels, travel guides and science fictions. You're sure to find something that you will enjoy. Shop now for Christmas, we have plenty of toys as gifts for you. Offer available until December 14.

Half-price Movie Tickets Buy any full-price movie ticket on weekdays, and you can buy a second ticket for a friend for only half price. The latest movies are all here, showing in any of our theaters at Wanda Sopping Center. Off available until December 14

Free Soft Drink Buy any meal for at least ￥6 at Mike's Café, and get a free soft drink ,We serve the best fast food in the Shopping Center. Come in and try our delicious meal and our excellent service. You won't be disappointed!     Free soft drink offer ends December 14.

1.What are the advertisements for?

A. Food you can order.                                      B. Places to go on vacation. 

C. Special offers at a shopping center.             D. Things on sale in a big store.

2.. If you have spent￥100, you'll get ________ at the shopping center. 

A. six hours of free parking        B. a free soft drink  

C. a movie ticket at half price  D. two free CDs

3. Which of the following is not mentioned at this shopping center?

A. Book store.       B. Music store.                C. Restaurant.           D. Toy store.

4. If you want to buy some books for￥50 with the coupon, you will have to pay________.

A. ￥40                       B. ￥45                           C. ￥55                 D. ￥60

5. We can know from this passage________.

 A. you and your friends can use these coupons at Christmas

 B. there is more than one theatre in the center

 C. you will win ￥1000 worth of CDs from JoJo’s Music Store if you buy two CDs

 D. you only need to pay 6 yuan for the best fast food.

 

阅读理解

　One cold winter morning, an old woman had to go to see her doctor. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she told him that her right leg hurt and sometimes she could not walk. She asked him what was wrong. She told him that she had never had such a feeling（感觉）before.

The doctor checked（检查）the old woman carefully, then he said, “You’re in good health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness（疾病）as we get older. The trouble will almost certainly end in spring.”

“I don’t think so, doctor！” she said. “My left leg is well, and it’s the same age as my right one.”

1.When did this story happen（发生）?

 A. One cool autumn morning.  B. One cold spring morning. 

C. One cold winter morning.  D. One hot summer afternoon.

2.What was wrong with the old woman?

 A. She ate little food every day.  B. One of her legs hurt. 

C. Her hands were both hurt.  D. Her head hurt badly.

3.The doctor said when next spring comes, the old woman ____.

 A. will die  B. will feel better  C. should come back   D. will hurt her left leg

4.What did the doctor think of the woman?

 A. She was young enough  B. She was not ill 

C. She got all kinds of illnesses  D. She must do a lot of exercise in spring 

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

 A. The doctor and the woman were the same age.  

B. The woman’s right leg was longer than her left one.  

C. The woman’s trouble didn’t come in spring.  

D. The woman caught a train to see the doctor.

 

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.

1. The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.

   A. Three      B. Four     C. Five     D. Six

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.

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