永嘉二中高三英语限时阅读训练十

永嘉二中高三英语限时阅读训练十永嘉二中高三英语限时阅读训练十 建议用时 建议用时 32 分钟分钟 A 07 安徽卷 As societies develop their members start to see things not so much according to what they need but according to what they want When people have enough money these wants become demands Now it s important for the managers in a company to understand what their customers want if they are going to develop effective marketing strategies 策略 There are various ways of doing this One way at supermarkets for example is to interview customers while they re doing their shopping They can be asked what they prefer to buy and then the results of the research can be studied This provides information on which to base future marketing strategies It s also quite normal for top managers from department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing freely with the public as if they were ordinary customers to get an idea of how customers act Another way to get information from customers is to give them something For example some fast food restaurants give away tickets in magazines or on the street that permit customers to get part of their meal for nothing As well as being a good way of attracting customers into the restaurants to spend their money it also allows the managers to get a feel for where to attract customers and which age groups to attract Another strategy used at some well known parks such as Disneyland is for top managers to spend at least one day in their work touting the park dressed as Mickey Mouse or something like that This provides them with a perfect chance to examine the scene and watch the customers without being noticed 1 The text is designed for A mangers B salesmen C researchers D customers 2 Which of the following can help managers get useful information A Visiting customers themselves B Giving customers free food on the street C Visiting parks as ordinary customers D Asking customers questions at supermarkets 3 What does the word this underlined in the last sentence refer to A Visiting Disneyland B Wearing attractive clothes C Acting Mickey Mouse D Dressing up and walking around 4 The main idea of the text is A how to do market research B how to develop marketing strategies C how to find out customers social needs D how to encourage customers to spend more money B 07 湖南卷湖南卷 Welcome to my Message Board Subject Slimming down classics Mr Handsome 2007 5 12 6 34 AM Orion Books which decides there is a market in creating cut down classics 经典著作 is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L Tolstoy M Mitchell and C Bronte Now each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages per cent of original with words sentences paragraphs and in a few cases chapters removed The first six shortened editions all priced at 6 99 and advertised as great reads in half the time will go on sale next month with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions Mr Edwards 2007 5 12 9 40 AM Well I m publisher of Orion Group Thanks for your attention Mr Handsome I must say the idea developed from a game of shame in my office Each of us was required to confess 承认 to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping 跳读 Jane Eyre We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones As a leading publishing house we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it s not as if we re withdrawing the original versions They are still there if you want to read them Ms Weir 2007 5 12 11 35 AM I m director of the online bookclub www lovereading co uk Mr Edwards I think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air I m guilty of never having read Anna Karenina because it s just so long I d much rather read two 300 page books than one 600 page book I am looking forward to more shortened classics Mr Crockatt 2007 5 12 4 38 PM I m from the London independent bookshop Corckatt they explode Looking closer we notice that the earth itself seems to respond to the movement in the sky forming its own living waves in the mountain and rolling trees In the sleepy village the windows of the houses glow 发光 with the same light that brightens the universe The giant trees at the left seem to capture the joy by stretching upwards toward the sky What a tremendous message of hope there is in this masterpiece Even if our troubles persist the world around us assures us that life is worth living That s what the angels sing about Doesn t it make you want to sing too 13 Looking at the painting Starry Night we can see all the following except A The singing angelsB the giant trees C the sleepy village D the sparkling stars 14 Van Gogh does NOT describe a feeling of through the Starry Night A happinessB vitalityC powerD despair 15 The underlined word prison in the 3rd paragraph probably means A trouble in one s lifeB mental illness C control from the authority D a place where criminals are kept 16 What is the main purpose of this passage A To explain how Van Gogh painted the Starry Night B To tell us how to appreciate the Starry Night C To prove Van Go