Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. But from now on, perhaps it will sales of high-sugar fizzy(起泡的) drinks in US school.
The agreement allows only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines and cafeterias. The agreement is “a bold(大胆的) step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.
Rising childhood obesity(肥胖) has become a big problem in America. A report noted that obesity has tripled(增至三倍) among teenagers in the past 25 years. It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.
Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US. However, it’s better late than never. Now American schools are trying to make new regulations to guide the students to choose healthy drinks.
【小题1】_________ has become a big problem in America.

A．Junk food

B．Drinking coke

C．Obesity

D．Health

【小题2】Why is soda a particular target?

A．Because it tastes good.

B．Because it has more calories and is popular among kids.

C．Because it is not a healthy diet.

D．Because it is a symbol of American culture.

【小题3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Britain has no such problem as obesity.

B．People in UK are healthier than people in US.

C．Americans are much healthier than British people.

D．New regulations have been made to guide students in US school.

When visiting Beijing, the Palace Museum is a must-see for many people.

Last year, the museum received 14.2 million visitors, which is twice the number of visitors in 2002. This year it is expected to increase by 10 percent. Compared with other popular museums around the world, the number of visitors at the Palace Museum is very high. Last year the Louvre(罗浮宫) in Paris welcomed 8.8 million visitors and the British Museum in London received 5.8 million.

A large number of visitors can bring a lot of money from ticket sales. But there are also worries that people will do demage(破坏) to relics(文物) and old buildings.

To solve the problem, some people suggested taking cultural objects out of the Palace Museum. In this way, visitors coming for ancient buildings and cultural objects will go to different places. “It is a sign of progress. Letting more people see these treasures is more important than keeping them in their original(原始的) place,” said Song Xiangguang, a professor at Peking University.

However, Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, doesn’t agree on this idea. He thinks that the most important thing in protecting the Palace Museum is to keep it complete. “The 1.8 million cultural relics and the historical buildings are two key parts of the museum. They can’t be separated.” he said.

Shan said that they are planning to increase the space that is open to the public. This will not only feed visitors’ curiosity(好奇), but also spread them out so they are not putting too much pressure on one area.

Shan also wanted to set up an appointment system. “ If visitors make an appointment before they come, we can make better and different visiting routes(路线) for them.” Shan said.

1.How many visitors did the Palace Museum welcome in 2002?

A．14.2 million        B．8.8 million         C．5.8 million         D．7.1 million

2.Why did some people suggest taking cultural objects out of the Palace Museum?

A．To let more people see the relics.           B．To bring less damage to the relics.

C．To make more money from ticket sales.       D．To keep the Palace Museum original.

3.The underlined word “separated” means ______ in Chinese.

A．分离             B．破坏             C．偷窃             D．压迫

4.By reading the article, we can know that______________.

A．the Palace Museum has an appointment system now.

B．relics are the only important part of the Palace Museum.

C．the Louvre welcomed the most visitors in the world last year.

D．Shan thought that more areas of the palace should be open to public.

 

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.

The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some

specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.

1. The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A. 赠品            B. 奢侈品            C. 特价商品          D. 圣诞礼品

2.We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A. on the Internet    B. in specialty stores   C. from salesmen        D. from retailers

3.In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A. tell us to shop online                      

B. tell us the best way to do shopping

C. show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D. give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

4. From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A. people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B. it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C. retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D. with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts

 

Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.
Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.
When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的). At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a package can also attract(吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn’t hold as much as it appears to.
It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.”
【小题1】 Health foods are usually packed in colors Except ________.

A．green

B．black

C．yellow

D．brown

【小题2】Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?

A．Because of the size of the product.	B．Because of the color of the product.
C．Because of the color of the package.	D．Because of the cost of the product.

【小题3】If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?

A．$ 24

B．$ 36

C．$ 40

D．$ 60

【小题4】Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

A．The way to sell goods.	B．A good product.
C．The one who makes a product.	D．A nice color.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about ___________on shopping.

A．advantages of products	B．the importance of packaging
C．choices of products	D．the cost of packaging