專(zhuān)插本英語(yǔ)98年-14年歷年真題

1998年廣東省普通高等學(xué)校本科插班生考試

英語(yǔ)試題

PartIReadingComprehension（40%）

PassageI

Thecomputerisawonderfulmachine.ltisthemostimportantinventionsincethetype

ofengineusedincars.Todayithasthegreatesteffectonscience,industry,andbusiness,butitis

beingusedmoreineducationandmedicine.Bytheendofthiscenturyitwilltouchthelivesof

everyone,evenpeopleindistantvillages.ltisarevolutionaryinvention.

TheoldestkindofcomputeristheabacususedinChinasincethesixthcentury.Inthe

seventeenthcenturyanaddingmachinewasinvented,butthefurstlarge,moderncomputerwas

builtin1937.Afewyearslateracomputercoulddo5000additionspersecond.Nowthe

computationsaresofastthattheyaremeasuredinnanoseconds（毫微秒）.

Todaymostcomputershaveamemory.Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller,and

computingfasterandfaster.Eveninalargecomputer,thepartthatdoestheactualcomputingis

aboutthesizeoftheendofafinger.

Computerscandoallkindsofwork.Whensomeonebuyssomethinginadepartment

store,informationaboutthesalegoesintoacomputer,Ascientistcantalktothecomputerabout

therocks,andthecomputeranswersthequestions.Adoctorcantalktothecomputerandexplain

whatiswrongwithapatient.Ifthedoctoraskswhy,thecomputergoesthroughitsstored

informationandexplainsexactlywhy.

Whenearlyhumansbeganfarming,itwasarevolutionarychangeinhumanlife.Itwas

hundredsofthousandsofyearslaterthatpeopledevelopedawritingsystem（方法）.Inlessthan

fiftyyearspeoplehavedevelopedcomputersthatcandomostofthethingshumanscando.This

couldbeafrighteningdevelopment.

l.Thecomputerisconsideredawonderfulmachinebecause.

A.ithaseffectonallaspectsofman'slifeB.itiswidelyusedineducationand

medicine

C.ithasthefunctionofanengineD.itisusefulevenindistant

villages

2.TheabacushasbeenusedinChinafor.

A.some5,000yearsB.about600years

C.nearly1,000yearsD.over1,300years

3.Themostimportantfeatureofacomputeristhat.

A.ithasamemoryB.itissmallinsize

C.itcomputesfastD.itanswersallkindsofquestions

4.Thecomputationsofthecomputerareusuallymeasuredin.

A.secondsB.minutes

C.hoursD.nanoseconds

5.Thecomputerwillsoonaffect.

A.peopleinlargecitiesB.peopleindevelopedcountries

C.peopleallovertheworldD.peopleintheWesternworld

Passage2

Inthetraditionalmarriage,themanworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforthefamily.Most

menworkedinanoffice,afactory,orsomeotherplaceawayfromthehome.Sincethemanearned

themoney,hepaidthebills.Themoneywasusedforfood,clothes,ahouse,andotherfamily

needs.Themanmademostofthedecisions.Hewastheboss.

Inthetraditionalmarriage,thewomanseldomworkedawayfromthehouse.Shestayed

athometocareforthechildrenandherhusband.Shecookedthemeals,cleanedhouse,washedthe

clothes,anddidotherhouseholdwork.Herjobathomewaseveryimportant.

Inrecentyears,manycouplescontinuetohaveatraditionalrelationshipofthis

kind.Themanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily.Thewomanstaysathomeandcares

forthechildrenandthehouse.ManyAmericansarehappywiththiskindofmarriage.Butsome

otherAmericanshaveadifferentimpressionofmarriageandfamilyresponsibilities.

Therearetwoimportantdifferencesinmaleandfemalerolesnow.Oneisthatbothmen

andwomenhavemanymorechoices.Theymaychoosetomarryortostaysingle.Theymay

choosetoworkorstayathome.Bothmenandwomenmaychooserolesthatarecomfortablefor

them.

Aseconddifferenceinmaleandfemalerolesisthatwithinmarriagemanydecisions

andresponsibilitiesareshared.Thehusbandandwifemaychoosetohavechildren,ortheymay

not.Iftheyhavechildren,themanmaytakecareofthemsomeofthetime,allofthetime,ornotat

alLThewomanmaywanttostayathomeandtakecareofthechildren.Orshemaywanttogoto

work.MenandWomennowdecidethesethingstogetherinamarriage.Manymarriedpeoplenow

sharethesedecisionsandtheresponsibilitiesoftheirfamilies.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthetraditionalmarriage?

A.Menworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforfamily.

B.Thewomanmademostofdecisions.

C.Thewomanstayedathometocareforthechildren.

D.Themanpaidthebills.

7.Inrecentyears.

A.youngcouplesrejectthetraditionalrelationship

B.thewomanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily

C.thewomandoesn'tstayathomeandcareforthechildrenandthehouse

D.theroleofmenandwomenhasbeguntochange

8.MenandwomenmaynowchooseallthefollowingEXCEPTto.

A.marryortostaysingle

B.workortostayathome

C.havetherolesthatarecomfortableforthem

D.leavetheirjobsjustbecausetheyhavechildren

9.ThefollowingareallnowtrueEXCEPT.

A.theymaychoosetohavechildrenornot

B.themanmaytakecareofthechildrensomeofthetime

C.thewomanmaywanttogotowork

D.thewomanisthemostimportantpersoninthehouse

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Themanwasthebossinthetraditionalmamage.

B.Thewoman'sjobathomewasveryimportantinthepast.

C.ManyAmericansstillhaveatraditionalmarriage.

0.Everyonetriestogetmarried.

Passage3

Didyouknowthattheemptyplasticsoftdrinkbottlesyouthrowawayeverydaycanbe

turnedintocaipetorautomobilesparts?

Thatusedglassbottlesandaluminumcanscanbeturnedintonewones?

Andthatyesterday'snewspapercanbeturnedintotomorrow's?

Itallhappensbecauseofrecycling（再利用）.Thesimplewastewethrowawayisa

"naturalresourceMthat,withrecycling,canbeusedtoproduceavarietyofnewproducts.

Unfortunately,Americarecyclesonly10%ofitsrubbish,burns10%anddeposits80%in

wastedesposalgrounds,Asaresult,itishavingtocopewithaserioussolidwasteproblem.

Everyyear,Americansthrowawayabout160milliontonsofrubbish.Ofthat

total,plasticsmakeuplessthan8%,paperabout36%,andglassandmetalabout20%,allby

weight.Plasticsarenaturallylighter,butstill,whenpressedtogether,accoutforonlyabout20%by

volume.

Asaresult,inthepast10yearstheUnitedStates'wastedisposalgroundshavedecreased

fromabout18,500to6,000.Infiveyears2,000morewillclose.

Intheprocessoffindingsolutions,somepeoplehaveproposedtostopusingplastics.

Unfortunately,stopusingplasticswoulddomuchharmandnogood.Wewouldloseall

ofthesafety,healthandconveniencefeaturesofplastics.

Besides,packagingwouldstillbeneeded.A1987studyshowswhatwouldhappenif

plasticswerenotused-theenergyneededtoproduceotherpackaging,itscost,andthevolumeof

wastecollectedwouldallrisegreatly.

SomeAmericansbelievepartoftheanswertoAmerica'swasteproblemliesin

recyclingeverythingfromglasstometalstopapertoplastic.

Today,recyclingisontherise.Therearenowmorethan1,000wasterecyclingprograms

intheU.S.Manyarebeginningtorecycleplastics.

Rightnow,almost200companiesarerecyclingmillionsofusedplasticcontainersinto

toys,trafficsigns,wastebaskets,floormaterials,andparkbenches.

Plasticsareamongtheeasiestmaterialstorecycle.Morethan150millionpoundsor20%

ofallplasticsoftdrinkbottleswererecycledin1987.

1l.Whatcan'ttheplasticsoftdrinkbottlesbeturnedinto?

A.Newspapers.B.Automobileparts.

C.Toys.D.Trafficsigns.

12.OfalltherubbishintheU.S.,plasticsaccountforbyweightandbyvolume.

A.20%;20%B.8%;20%

C.36%;8%D.20%;36%

13.Onaverage,wasteplasticsareotherwastes.

A.asheavyindensityasB.heavierindensitythan

C.lighterindensitythanD.thesamebyweightas

14.1n5years,theU.S.willhaveonlywastedisposalgrounds.

A.2,000B.6,000

C.4,000D.18,500

15.Theauthorofthispassagetheproposalofstoppingusingplastices.

A.saysnothingaboutB.issympatheticwith

C.agreestoD.disagreesto

Passage4

Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-term

memorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfor

daysorweeks.However,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usually

byrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-term

memoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguage

remembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.Theyrepresented

alllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.

Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphin

English.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordsthey

remembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardin

therecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.For

example,weather,whethet,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestions

hadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefour

wordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheir

mistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakes

onwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning^resultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthe

soundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsin

theirshort-termmemory.

16.Henningmadetheexperimentinordertostudy.

A.howstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemory

B.howstudentslearnEnglishvocabulary

C.howtodevelopstudents1abilityinEnglish

D.howlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemory.

B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.

C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.

D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.

18.FromHenning'sresultswecanseethat.

A.beginnershavedifficultyindistinguishingthepronunciationofwords

B.advancedstudentsrememberwordsbytheirmeaning

C.itisdefficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalike

D.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning

19.Theword“subject"inthepassagemeans.

A.thecollegecoursethestudentstakeB.thethemeofthelisteningmaterial

C.abranchofknowledgestudiedD.thestudentexperimentedon

2O.Thepassagecenterson

A.memoryB.twokindsofmemory

C.short-termmemoryD.anexperimentonstudents

PartII.Vocabulary,StructureandGrammar(30%)

21.Theviewfromtheothersideofthemountainwasevenmore.

A.productiveB.impressiveC.positiveD.decisive

22.Theythetrainandwaslatethismorning,whichannoyedthemverymuch.

A.lossB.lostC.missedD.failed

23.Aduck'scankeepoutwaterbecausetheyhaveoilysubstanceonthem.

A.furtherB.fartherC.feathersD.failed

24.Carrytheboxofexplosivecarefullyorwe'llupdeadourselves.

A.putB.endC.setD.rise

25.TheBrownswereagreatdealmoreoftheirgueststhantheSmiths.

A.thoughtfulB.considerableC.practical□.imaginary

26.Murderisbydeathinmanycountries.

A.punishingB.punishedC.punishableD.punish

27.Howcanhesavewhenhespendshisincome?

A.beyondB.onC.forD.under

28.Ifyouliveinthecity,yourfriendsarealwaysforachatoranevening'sentertainment.

A.availableB.submittedC.permissibleD.uncountable

29.Thewitnesswasbadlywoundedhimself,sohecouldn'tappearincourt.

A.infactB.innatureC.inparticularD.inperson

3O.Americanshaveeggs,somemeat,toastfruitandcoffeeatbreakfast.

A.normallyB.continuouslyC.consequentlyD.traditional

3l.Sheoftenfellinfrontofthetelevision.

A.asleepB.sleepingC.intosleepD.toasleep

32.Chemicalfertilizerplaysanimportantindevelopingagriculture.

A.actB.parkC.turnD.role

33.1firsttelephoningherbutthendecidedtogoandseeher.

A.enjoyedB.avoidedC.triedD.considered

34.Thelawallparentstosendtheirchildrentoschooluntiltheageofsixteen.

A.requiresB.acquiresC.enquiresD.inquires

35.AuntBettydidn't_____.inatthehoteluntiltenintheevening.

A.enterB.arriveC.check0.register

36.Whitesurfacesreflectheatandlight____blackonesabsorbthem.

A.whereasB.althoughC.evenifD.until

37.Sheisputtingonweight.Shehasto____.thebelttothelargersize.

A.regularB.adjustC.arrange□.purchase

38.HeisnowworkinginLondonandisnot.____todrivingontheleft.

A.accustomedB.desiredC.usingD.followed

39.Thefullsetofthebookoftwelvevolumes.

A.isconsistedB.consistsC.madeup□.contains

40.,theproblemremainedunsolved.

A.HavingnotdiscussedB.Havingnotbeendiscussed

C.NothavingdiscussedD.Nothavingbeendiscussed

41.Thehistoryofthevillage,whichfewpeopleknowmuch,canbestudiedfromtherecord

intheschool.

A.inB.onC.aboutD.for

42.Theticketyougotyesterdaywillyoutoafreefilm.

A.entitleB.beentitledC.entitletoD.entitlefor

43.Hewasawakethinkingabouthisexperiment.

A.lyingB.layingC.lainD.laid

44.BytheendofthiscenturymanybigbridgesacrossthePearlRiver.

A.wouldbecompletedB.willbecompleted

C.willcompleteD.willhavebeencompleted

45.IfI____outofink,Iwouldhavefinishedwritingthepaper.

A.hadn'trunB.shouldn'trunC.haven'trunD.didn'trun

46.Itisnogood___—today'sworkfortomorrow.

A.leavingB.leaveC.toleaveD.thatyouleave

47._____thatEastonhadgotpromoted,hisfriendscametocongratulatehimonthat.

A.BeingheardB.HavingheardC.TohaveheardD.Havingbeenheard

48._____suchacustomerasHarry,hewouldpunishhimheavily.

A.IfhehasmetB.IfhewastomeetC.IfheismeetingD.Werehetomeet

49.Manythings____impossibleinthepastarecommontoday.

A.consideredB.consideringC.toconsiderD.beingconsidered

50.ltisdesiredthathe_____everythingreadybytonight.

A.willgetB.wouldgetC.willhavegotD.get

PartIII.Cloze(10%)

IntheearlydaysintheUnitedStates,saltwasvery51,So,thestorekeeperof52

dayswasverycareful53hissalt.54he55outsaltforacustomer,hedidnot56for

anyonetowalk57thefloorofthestore,Thewalkingmight58thefloorandcould59

thesaltto“settle”and60thestorekeeperwouldhaveto61alittlemoresalttothe62

hehadalreadypouredout!

Inthemodernworldsalthasmanyuses63thediningtable,Itisusedinthemaking

ofglassandairplaneparts,inthe64ofcrops,andinkillingweeds.ltisalsousedtomakewater

65etc.Saltevenhelpsto66itching67itisrubbedonmosquitoorotherinsectbites.

Saltcanbe68invariouswaysbesidesbeingtakenfrommines

underground.Evaporationofsaltwaterfromtheoceanorsaltwaterlakesorsmallseasisoneof

themorecommon69formanufacturingsalt.Yet70itisobtained,saltwillcontinuetoplay

animportantpartinthelivesofmenandwomeneverywhere.

51.A.fewB.littleC.scarceD.thin

52.A.pioneerB.broadC.sunnyD.better

53.A.toB.forC.uponD.with

54.A.SinceB.AsC.BecauseD.Even

55.A.ranB.gotC.pouredD.gave

56.A.allowB.permitC.preventD.like

57.A.crossB.acrossC.passD.among

58.A.ruinB.damageC.spoilD.shake

59.A.letB.makeC.bringD.cause

60.A.ontheotherhandB.asamatteroffactC.asaresult0.nevertheless

6i.A.produceB.costC.expandD.add

62.A.numberB.amountC.contentD.figure

63.A.afterB.besideC.beyondD.at

64.A.growingB.growingupC.buildingD.buildingup

65.A.drinkB.tobecleanC.softD.beingfresh

66.A.relieveB.causeC.replace0.withdraw

67.A.beforeB.untilC.asD.when

68.A.obtainedB.boughtC.refined0.settled

69.A.subjectsB.processesC.supplies0.purposes

70.A.howeverB.whateverC.whoever□.whenever

PartIVTranslation(20%)

71.他送給那位老太太一雙拖鞋作為生日禮物，這使她非常高興。

A.Hegavetheoldladyapairofslipperonherbirthday,whichpleasedheralot.

B.Hesenttheoldladyapairofslipperonherbirthday,thismadeherveryglad.

C.Hepresentedtheoldladyapairofslippersatherbirthday,thatmadeherverypleased.

D.Hegavetheoldladyapairofslippersforherbirthday,whichpleasedheralot.

72.在那里的時(shí)候，他們花一半的時(shí)間從事體力工作。

A.Whiletheretheyspenthalfthetimedoingphysicalwork.

B.Whilestayedthere,theyspenthalfthetimeonmanualwork.

C.Whilestayingthere,theyspenthalfthetimetodophysicalwork.

D.Whiletheystayedthere,theyspenthalfoftheirtimetodomanualwork.

73.胖子身上過(guò)多脂肪細(xì)胞妨礙熱量迅速擴(kuò)散。

A.Toomuchfatcellspreventtheheatoffatpeopletoescapequickly.

B.Toomuchfatcellspreventtheheatoffatpeopleescapingquickly.

C.Toomanyfatcellspreventtheheatoffatpeoplefromescapingquickly.

D.Toomanyfatcellspreventthefatpeoples'heatfromescapingquickly.

74.盡管他們工作很努力，他們很難趕上最新的科學(xué)的發(fā)展。

A.Nomattertheyareworkingveryhard,theycanhardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

B.Nomatterhowhardtheyareworking,theycanhardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

C.Inspiteoftheyareworkingveryhard,theycanhardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

0.Althoughtheyareworkingveryhard,theycan'thardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

75.據(jù)說(shuō)前年建的大橋昨天被暴雨沖走。

A.Itissaidthatthebridgebuilttheyearbeforewaswashedawaybytheheavyrainlastnight.

B.Itissaidthatthebridgewhichwasbuilttheyearbeforewashingawaybytheheavyrainlastnight.

C.Itissaidthatthebridgewasbuilttheyearbeforelastnightitwaswashedawaybytheheavyrain.

D.Itissaidthatthebridgewhichwasbuilttheyearbeforebeingwashedawaybytheheavyrainlast

night.

76.關(guān)于我們將被邀請(qǐng)參加會(huì)議的消息是鼓舞人心的。

A.Thenewswhichwewillbeinvitedtotheconferenceisveryencouraging.

B.Thenewswhichwewillbeinvitedtotheconferenceisveryencouraged.

C.Thenewsthatwewillbeinvitedtotheconferenceisveryencouraging.

D.Thenewsthatwewillbeinvitingtotheconferenceisveryencouraged.

77.隨著科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，我們終有一天能夠到其他行星旅行。

A.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywe'llbeabletotraveltootherplanetssomeday.

B.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywe'llbeabletotraveltotheotherplanets

someday.

C.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywecanbeabletotraveltootherplanetssome

day.

D.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywecanbeabletogotootherplanetsfortravelling

someday.

78.這些藥似乎很有效。

A.Itseemsthatthismedicinesarequiteeffective.

B.Itseemsthatthesemedicinesarequiteaffected.

C.Itseemsthatthesemedicinesarequiteeffected.

D.Itseemsthatthesemedicinesarequiteeffective.

79.她寧愿自己做衣服也不到商店買(mǎi)。

A.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersthantobuythemintheshops.

B.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersthanbuyingthemintheshops.

C.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersinplaceofbuyingthemintheshops.

D.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersinsteadofbuyingthemintheshops.

80.昨天晚上一定是下過(guò)暴雨，因?yàn)楹铀蠞q了。

A.Itmustrainheavilylastnignt,fortheriverhasrisen.

B.Itmustrainheavilylastnight,fortheriverhasraised.

C.Itmusthaverainedheavilylastnightfortheriverhasrisen.

D.Itmusthaverainedheavilylastnightfortheriverhasraised.

1999年廣東省普通高等學(xué)校本科插班生考試

英語(yǔ)試題

PartIReadingComprehension(40%)

PassageI

Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthefirst

supermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ltwasopenedinNewYorkbyamannamedMichael

Cullen.

Asupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresinseveralways.In

supermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoosewhattheywantandtake

themtothecheck-outcounter.Thismeansthatfeweremployeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.

Thewayproductsaredisplayedisanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyother

typesofstores.Forexample,insupermarketsthereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitems

justinfrontofthecheck-outcounter:candies,chocolate,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon.Whyare

theythere?

Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromashoppinglist.Theyknowexactly

whattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimeheorshereachesthecheck-out

counter,thecustomerisfeelingpleasedandrelaxedbecausethetaskofshoppingisfinished.Inthis

happymood,thecustomerseesanattractivedisplayofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotonhisor

hershoppinglist.Nowheorshefeelslikebuyingsomethingjustforhisorherownpleasureand

enjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthesedisplaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,and

thisisexactlywhattheownerofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.

Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuyiswhereaproductis

placedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhich

isplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasytoseesellsbest.Manufacturerspaya

higherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedateyelevelontheshelves.

Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanotherfactorwhichmakesthem

popularwithcustomers.Largeparkingspacesareprovided,andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntil

verylateatnight.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Todaysupermarketsarefoundinalmosteverybitcity.

B.Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.

C.ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.

D.Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?

A.Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.

B.Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.

C.Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.

D.Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets.

3.Aproductthatisplacedsellsbest.

A.onalowershelfB.onahighershelf

C.ashighasone'swaistD.ashighasone'seyes

4.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsofstores?

A.Theyhavemorekindsofgoods

B.Theyhavefewemployees.

C.Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck-outcounters.

D.Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.

5.Accordingtothepassage,smallorcheapgoodsaregenerallyplaced.

A.ateyelevelontheshelvesB.nearthecheck-outcounter

C.nearthecheck-incounterD.inthecenterofthesupermarket

Passage2

Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvanges.

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoa

comparativelycheapone.WithaT.V.setinthefamilypeopledon'thavetopayforexpensiveseats

atthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetodoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,and

theycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisis

wherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehis

legsifhehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgement.Heiscompletely

passiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.

Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsand