2021年江苏省淮安市公共英语五级(笔试)知识点汇总（含答案）

2021年江苏省淮安市公共英语五级(笔试)知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Goodmorning!

Um...AsManagingDirectorofourcompanyI'vebeenaskedtosayafewwordstoyoutodayaboutthewaythecompanyisorganized.SowhatI'vedoneistomakeasortoftable...youknow...toshowhowitisallarranged.It'sinyourbooks.Canyoufindit?

OK.Now,notallcompaniesareorganizedinthesameway,ofcourse.Theyallhavemoreorlessthesamebitsandpieces,buttheyputthemtogetherindifferentways.Infact,someManagingDirectorsarealwayschangingtheorganization,whichcanbeverydisturbingforeverybodyelseandsometimescausesawfulhold-ups.Sometimesit'snecessary,ofcourse,likewhenyoustartmakingsomethingdifferentorjoinupwithanothercompanyorsomething.Anyway,Ithinktheorganizationofmycompanyisfairlytypical,solet'stakealookathowwehaveorganizedit.

Atthetopofthescheme,aboveme,istheBoardofDirectors.Theirjobistoadministratethecompany,makegeneralpolicies,andsoon.Therearetwokindsofdirectors,actually.Onekindiswhatwecallnon-executivedirectors,whichmeansthattheyarenotfull-timeemployees.Theyarethesortofpeoplewhohavesomestandinginvariouspartsofthebusinessworldandareinapositiontohelpthecompanytosucceed.TheyonlyappearwhentherearemeetingsoftheBoard,andsomeofthemareontheboardsofothercompaniesatthesametime.Butthesecondlotofdirectors—theexecutivedirectors—arefull-timeemployeesofthecompany.Mostofthemaremanagersofourvariousdepartments,andyou'llbemeetingthemlater.

Theabsoluteheadofthecompany,ofcourse,istheChairmanoftheBoard.HeisappointedbytheBoard,andhisjobistotakethechairatmeetingsoftheshareholdersandtheBoardofDirectors,andtorepresentthecompany'sinterestsatoutsidefunctions.Hedoesnottakemuchpartintherunningofthebusiness.Heleavesmetogetonwiththejob.Mindyou,notallchairmenarelikethat.Ourlastonewasarealpain,alwayswantedeverythingdonehisownwayandhekeptoninterfering...butanyway,that'swhatthetopslotintheschemeisfor.

Thenthere'sme,theManagingDirector,orMDforshort—aslongasyoudon'tthinkI'madoctorofmedicine,haha...Um...Now,myjobistocoordinatethepoliciesdecidedbythedirectorsandseethattheyarecarriedout.Idothisthroughthevariousmanagersofdepartments—departmentalmanagers.AtthemomentI'vegotsix,andthereareslotsforthemalongthelineunderneathmeinyourscheme.Idon'tthinktheyareinanyparticularorder,sowe'llstartfromtheleftandwalkacross.Actually,they'reallgoingtocomeandtellyouabouttheirjobs.SoI'lljustsayafewwords.And...Right.Thefirstoneis...

Thespeechismainlyabouttheorganizationofthecompany.

A.TrueB.Fasle

2.Whatwouldhappentoastudentifhisemployerreportshisimproperbehavior?

A.Hewouldbefired.

B.Hewouldnotgethispay.

C.Hewouldnotgetanotherjob.

D.Hewouldbefined.

3.听力原文：M:Haveyousettledin?

W:Yes,Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow.Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus.

M:Good.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,asyouknow,butyoucanonlytakesixcourses.Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?

W:Yes,moreorless;butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman.

M:Well,that'squiteadifference.Let'ssee...you'veselectedtodo:physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD...that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish.

W:Yes,fivecourses.

M:That'squitearange.Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogram-lining,forexample?

W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware,educationalgames,eventually.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem.

M:Then,whydidyouchoosetodoartanddesign?

W:Well,thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames...CAD,too.I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore.

M:No...right...they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices...you'llenjoythat.So...thatleavesEnglish.It'smostlyEnglishliterature.IknowyourEnglishisallright.Butasafirstyearstudent,you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest.

W:Allright.

Whoisthemail?

A.Studentadvisor.

B.Courseteacher.

C.Admissionsofficer.

D.Departmentsecretary.

4.What'stheCivilRightsMovementfor?

5.Accordingtothelecture,whatisinflation?

A.Risingprices.

B.Fixedincome.

C.Realincome.

D.Costofliving.

6.WhydidAmericanshavethesemovementsintheearly1960s?

7.The"feltimage"ismuchmoreimportantbecauseithelpsyoutobemoreconfident.

A.RightB.Wrong

8.Whatdoesthetalkmainlyconcern?

9.听力原文：Now，letmefirstgiveyouabriefintroductiontotheAmericanpoet，EmilyDickinson．EmilyDickinsonwasAmerica'sbest-knownfemalepoetandoneoftheforemostauthorsinAmericanliterature．BorninAmherst，Massachusetts，Dickinsonwasthemiddlechildofaprominentlawyerandone-termUnitedStatescongressionalrepresentative，EdwardDickinson，andhiswife．EmilyNorcrossDickinson．From1840to1847sheattendedtheAmherstAcademy．andfrom1847to1848shestudiedattheMountHolyokeFemaleSeminary(nowMountHolyokeCollege)inSouthHadley，afewtripstoBostonforeyetreatmentsintheearly1860s。DickinsonremainedinAmherst．livinginthesamehouseonMainStreetfrom1855untilherdeath．Duringherlifetime，shepublishedonlyabout10ofhernearly2,000poems，innewspapers，Civilwarjournais，andapoetryanthology．ThefirstvolumeofPoemsofEmilyDickinsonwaspublishedin1890，afterDickinson'sdeath．

AlthoughfewofDickinson'spoemswereformallypublishedduringherlifetime，sheherself“published”bysendingoutatleastone-thirdofherpoemsinthemorethan1,000lettersshewrotetoatleast100differentcorrespondents．Dickinson'smethodofbindingabout800ofherpoemsinto40manuscript.booksanddistributingseveralhundredoftheminlettersisnowwidelyrecognizedasherparticularform.ofself-publication．Shealsoreadherpoemsaloudtoseveralpeople，includinghercousinsLouiseandFrancesNorcross，overaperiodofthreedecades．

Well．that'sallaboutherlife．Nowshallweconcentrateonherfamouspoem，“SuccessisCountedSweetest”．

InwhichstatewasEmilyDicksonborn?

A.Michigan.B.Ohio.C.Massachusetts.D.Washington.

10.听力原文：Inthefieldofmarketing，consumergoodsareclassedaccordingtothewayinwhichtheyarepurchased．Thetwomaincategoriesareconveniencegoodsandshoppinggoods．Twolessertypesarespecialtygoodsandunsoughtgoods．

Peopledonotspendmuchtimeshoppingforconvenienceitemssuchasgroceries，newspapers，toothpaste，razorblades，aspirin，andcandy．Thebuyingofconveniencegoodsmaybedoneroutinely，assomefamiliesbuygroceriesonceaweek．Suchregularlypurchaseditemsarecalledstaples．Sometimesconvenienceproductsareboughtonimpulse，forexample，someonehasasuddendesireforanicecreamsundaeonahotday．Ortheymaybepurchasedasemergencyitems．

Shoppinggoodsareitemsforwhichcustomerssearch．Theycompareprices，quality，andstyles，andmayvisitanumberofstoresbeforemakingdecisions．Buyinganautomobileisoftendonethisway．

Shoppinggoodsfallintotwoclasses：thosethatareperceivedasbasicallythesameandthosethatareregardedasdifferent．Itemsthatarelookeduponasbasicallythesameincludesuchthingsashomeappliances，televisionsets，andautomobiles．Havingdecidedonthemodeldesired，thecustomerisprimarilyinterestedingettingtheitematthemostfavorableprice．Itemsregardedasinherentlydifferentincludeclothing，furniture，anddishes．Quality，style.andfashionwilleithertakeprecedenceoverprice，ortheywillnotmatteratall．

Specialtygoodshavecharacteristicsthatimpelcustomerstomakespecialeffortstofindthem．Pricemaybenoconsiderationatall.Specialtygoodscanincludealmostanykindofproduct．Normally，specialtygoodshaveabrandnameorotherdistinguishingcharacteristics．

Unsoughtgoodsareitemsaconsumerdoesnotnecessarilywantorneedormaynotevenknowabout．Promotionoradvertisingbringssuchgoodstotheconsumer'sattention．Theproductcouldbesomethingnewonthemarketoritmaybeafairlystandardservice．suchaslifeinsurance．forwhichmostpeoplewillusuallynotbothershopping．

Accordingtothespeaker，whatareconveniencegoods?

A.Commoditiesthatpeopleareinconstantneedof．

B.Goodsthatareconvenienttouseorpurchase．

C.Itemsthatpeopletendtobuyunderimpulse．

D.Itemsthathavetobeboughtonceaweek．

11.Accordingtothetalk,onlyrealcharactersportrayedinbooksmaybecomeourfriends.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.Whatactiondidthetramptake?He______

A.lootedthestore

B.madehimselfathome

C.wenttosleepfor2days

D.hadaChristmasparty

13.The"feltimage"letsyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.

A.RightB.Wrong

14.Chainsmakelearningflexible.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.What'sthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysia?

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.(43)

17.

【C16】

18.(42)

19.(32)

20.

【C3】

21.(36)

22.

【C12】

23.

【C5】

24.

【C11】

25.(35)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sopinionaboutthewomanattheGlobalSupportCentre?

A.Shesoundedhelpfulandknowledgeable.

B.Shewastheretomakecallersfrustrated.

C.Shewasabletosolvehercomputerproblem.

D.Shewasquicktopassheralongtoatechnician.

27.(75)

28.

WhatisthebasisfortheAmericannotionofnationalgood?

A.Individualfreedom.

B.Personalproperty.

C.Nationalcooperation.

D.BothAandB.

29.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

30.TheVillageGreeninNewMilford,Connecticut,isasnapshotofNewEnglandcharm：acarefullymanicuredlawnflandedbyscrupulouslymaintainedcolonialhomes.Babysittersdandlekidsinthewoodengazebo,waitingforcommuterparentstoreturnfromNewYork.OnalazyafternoonlastweekCarolineNicholas,16,hadnothingmorepressingtodothandrinkintheearly-summersunshineanddiscusstherecenteventsintown.“Idon'tthinkalotofolderpeopleknewtherewereunhappykidsinNewMilford,”shesaid,“Icouldseeitcoming.”

Inafive-dayperiodinearlyJuneeightgirlswerebroughttoNewMilfordHospitalafterwhathospitalofficialscallsuicidalgestures.Thegirls,allbetween12and17,triedavarietyofmeasures,includingheavydosesofalcohol.over-the-countermedicinesandcutsorscratchestotheirwrists.Nonewassuccessful,andmostdidn'trequirehospitalization；butatleasttwoattempts,accordingtothehospital,couldhavebeenvital.Theirreasonsseemedasmundaneastheotherhappen-stancesofsuburbanlife.“Iwasjustsickofitall,”onetoldareporter,“Everythinginlife.”Mostalarming,emergency-roomdoctorFrederickLohsetoldalocalreporterthatseveralgirlssaidtheywerepartofasuicidepact.Thehospitallaterbackedawayfromthisremark.Butcominginthewakeofatleastsixteensuicideattemptsoverthepreviousfewmonths．thissuddencluster—alongwiththeinfluxofmedia—hassetthiswell-groomedsuburbof23,000onedge.AtatownmeetinglastWednesdaynight,DrSimonSobo,chiefofpsychiatryatthehospital,toldmorethan200parentsandkids,“We'retalkingaboutacrisisthathasreallygottenoutofhand.”Laterheadded,“TherehavebeenmoresuicideattemptsthisspringthanIhaveseeninthe13yearsIhavebeenhere.”

Sobosaidthatthegirlshetreateddidn'thaveseriousproblemsathomeorschool.“Manyofthesewerepopularkids,”hesaid,“Theygotplentyoflove,butbeneaththereassuringsigns,aswathofteensherearenotmakingit.”Somesaythatdrugs,bothpotand‘realdrugs’,arecommonplace.KidshaveshownupwithLIFESUCKSandLONGLIVEDEATHpennedontheirarms.Afewgirlscasuallydisplayscarsontheirarmswheretheycutthemselves.“You'dbesurprisedhowmanykidstrysuicide,”saidonegirl,17.“Youdon'twanttoputpainonotherpeople;youputitonyourself.”Shesaidsheusedtocutherself“justtoreleasethepain”.

Emily,15,afriendofthreeofthegirlstreatedin,June,saidonewashavingfamilyproblems,onewas“upsetthatday”andthethirdwas“justupsetwitheverythingelsegoingon”.Shesaidtheyweren'treallytryingtokillthemselves—theyjustneededconcern.AsSobonoted,“What'sgoingoninNewMilfordisnotuniquetoNewMilford.”Thesameunderlyingcultureofdespaircouldbefoundinanytown.Butteensuicide,headded,canbea“contagion”.RightnowNewMilfordhasthebug-andhasitbad.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?

A.EightgirlscommittedsuicideinNewMilford.

B.ThevillageGreenisnotacharmingplace.

C.Teenagersuicide.

D.Dr.SimonSobo'sachievements.

31.

Whycanmanypeoplesee"silverlinings"totheeconomicshowdown?

A.Theywouldbenefitincertainways.

B.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.

C.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.

D.Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.

32.

Whenmentioning"the$4millionto$10millionrange"(Line3-4,Paragraph3)theauthoristalkingabout______.

A.goldmarket

B.realestate

C.stockexchange

D.ventureinvestment

33.

Whatcanbeconcludedaccordingtotheauthor'sviewofthe"obesitygenes"?

A.Peoplewithageneticinclinationtogainweightcanslim.

B.Peoplewhoarebornfatwillremainthatwayalllife.

C.Alleffortstoloseweightwillprovefruitless.

D.Fatpeoplecanliveaveryhappylife,too.

34.(78)

35.(73)

36.

Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthetext?

A.AstheUNhesitates，thepoortakeaction．

B.ProgressinenvironmentalprotectionhasbeenmadesincetheRioSummit．

C.Climatechangescannolongerbeneglected．

D.Thedeclineofearth'slife-supportsystemshasbeenhalted．

37.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Notlongago,amysteriousChristmascarddroppedthroughourmailslot.TheenvelopewasaddressedtoamannamedRaoul,who,Iwasrelativelycertain,didnotlivewithus.Theenvelopewasn'tsealed,soIopenedit.Theinsideofthecardwasblank.Ed,myhusband,explainedthatthecardwasbothfromandtothenewspaperde-liveryman.HisnamewasapparentlyRaoul,andRaoulwantedaholidaytip.Weweremeanttoputacheckinsidethecardandthendroptheenvelopeinthemail.Whenyourservicesarerenderedat4a.m.,youcan'tsimplyhangaround,likeahotelbellboyexpectingatip.Youhavetobedirect.

SoIwroteaniceholidaygreetingtothismanwho,inmyimagination,firesTheNewYorkTimesfromhisbikeaimedatourfrontdoor,causingmorenoisewithmerenewsprintthanmostpeoplemanagewithsophisticatedblackmarketfireworks.

Withastart,Irealizedthatperhapsthereasonforthe4a.m.—wake-upnoisewasnotordinaryrudenessbutcarefullyexecutedspite:IhadnottippedRaoulinChristmasespast.Ihonestlyhadn'trealizedIwassupposedto.Thiswasthefirsttimehe'dusedthecardtactic.SoIgotoutmycheckbook.Somewherealongtheline,holidaytippingwentfromanoptionalthank-youforayearofservicestoaMtectionracket(收取保护费的黑社会组织).

Severaldayslater,IwasbringingourgarbagebinsbackfromthecurbwhenInoticedanenvelopetapedtooneofthelids.TheoutsideoftheenvelopesaidMICKEY.Ithadtobeanothertiprequest,thistimefromourgarbagecollector.UnlikeRaoul,Mickeyhadn'tenclosedhisownChristmascardfromme.Inaway,Iappreciatedthedirectness."Iknowyoudon'tcarehowmerrymyChristmasis,andthat'sfine,"thegesturesaid."Iwant$30,orI'11'forget'toemptyyourgarbagebinsomehotsummerday."

Iputacheckintheenvelopeandtapeditbacktothebin.Thenextmorning,Ednoticedthattheenvelopewasgone,thoughthetrashhadn'tyetbeenpickedup:"SomeonestoleMickey'stip!"Edwasquitecertain.Hemademecallthebankandcancelthecheck.

ButEdhadbeenwrong.Twoweekslater,Mickeyleftaletterfromthebankonoursteps.TheletterinformedMickeythatthecheck,whichhehadtriedtocash,hadbeencancelled.ThefollowingTuesdaymorning,whenEdsawatruckoutside,heranoutwithhiswallet."AreyouMickey?"

Themanlookedathimwithscorn."Mickeyisthegarbageman.Iamtherecycling."NotonlyhadEdinsultedthismanbyhintingthathewasagarbageman,buthehadobviouslyneglectedtotiphim.Edranbackinsideformorefunds.Thenhenoticedthatthedriverofthetruckhadbeenwatchingthewholetransaction.Hepeeledoffanothertwentyandlookedaround,wavingbillsintheair."Anyoneelse?"

HadweconsultedthewebsiteoftheEmilyPostInstitute,thisembarrassingbreachofetiquette(礼节)couldhavebeenavoided.Under"trash/recyclingcollectors"intheinstitute'sHolidayTippingGuidelines,itsays,"$10to$30each."Youmayormaynotwishtoknowthatyourpetgroomer,hairdresser,mailmanandUPSguyallexpectaholidaytip.

Thenewspaperdeliverymanputablankcardinsidetheenvelopebecause______.

A.heforgottowriteafewwordsonit

B.hewantedthecoupletosenditback

C.heusedittoaskforaChristmastip

D.hewasafraidofaskingforatipinperson

38.

Themeaningoftheword"anomaly"inthesecondlineof4thparagraphis______.

A.somethingstrange

B.enjoyablethings

C.anormally

D.comparison

39.(70)

40.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=BewitchedB=SavingPrivateRyanC=TeamAmerica:WorldPoliceD=GodfatherWhichmovie.

tellsthestoryaboutthelastgreatwar?71.______

illustrateshowviolencecandestroyahumansoul?72.______

describestheimageofAmericaasthedominatefigureintheworld?73.______

influencesmostmoviesconcerningthecriminalelementsnowadays?74.______

representsthetensionrelationbetweenAmericaandFrance?75.______

isconsideredasthetopfivemoviesallthetime?76.______

tellsthestoryaboutretrievingthelastoneoffourbrothersinthewar?77.______

describesthestoryofarealwitchwhowasaskedtoacttheroleofanimaginarywitchaccidentally?78.______

wassimplyregardedasamovieaboutgangstersonce?79.______

wasadaptedfromaclassicTVsituationcomedy?80.______

A

Bewitched

"Bewitched"isapainfullyembarrassingremakeoftheclassicTVsitcomthatranonABCfrom1964-1972.Theseries,abouta"mixed"marriagebetweenahigh-flyingsorceressandanearthboundmortal,boastssomeofthemostfamiliarandiconicimagesintelevisionhistory.

WriterNoraEphronhasover-thoughttheconcepttosuchanextentthatshehasmanagedtostripawaymostoftheelementsthatmadetheseriesworkinthefirstplace.Themovieisn'ttechnicallya"remake"of"Bewitched"sincethewitchplayedbyNicoleKidmanisn'ttheSamanthaStevensoftheseriesbutratherasinglewomannamedIsabelBigelowwhogetstoplaySamanthaStephensonTV.It'sallverychicandcomplicated,yousee,butthestorygoessomethinglikethis:tiredofthelifeofinstantgratificationthatwitchcraftsoeasilyaffordsher,Isabelhasdecidedtostrikeoutonherownasatotallyself-reliantmortal,movingintoatracthomeintheSanFernandoValleyandvowingtogetthroughtheremainderofherdayswithoutthebenefitofwitchcraft.Oneafternoonwhileatabookstore,sheisspottedbyoneJackWyatt,apompous,self-centeredmovieactorwhosecareerandpersonallifehavebothbeeninthetankoflateandwhoishopingtoatleastjumpstarttheformerbytakingontheroleofDarrinStevensinanewversionoftheoldseries.OneglimpseofIsabel'snose-twitchingabilityconvinceshimthatthisnon-actresswouldbeperfectforthepart,sowewindup,intruePirandellianfashion,withafictionalTVwitchbeingplayedbyanhonest-to-Godreallifewitch.

B

SavingPrivateRyan

WorldWarIIwasapivotaleventofthe20thcenturyandadefiningmomentforAmericaandtheworld.Itshiftedthebordersoftheglobe.Itforeverchangedthosewholivedthroughit,andshapedgenerationstocome.Ithasbeencalled"thelastgreatwar".

NothingcouldhavepreparedthesoldiersatOmahaBeachforthebattletheyareabouttowage.Filledwithhopeandresolve,noneofthemknowsiftheywillsurvivethesmallstripofbeachaheadofthem.AshiseyesscantheNormandycoast,CaptainJohnMiller(TOMHANKS)believesthatgettinghimselfandhismenpastthegauntletisthegreatestchallengehehasfacedinthewar.Buthismostdifficulttaskstillliesahead.

EvenasthealliedforcesbegintogetafootholdatOmaha,Millerisorderedtotakehissquadbehindenemylinesona

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

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根据下列文章回答31～35题：

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BetweenWTOandGATT_________．

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Toaudience，thetypicalAmericanastronaut__________．

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owl-itsmostfull—timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh．D．orterminaldegreeintheirfield?__________

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coversabuildingspaceof90thousandsquaremeters?__________

参考答案

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.Racialequality

5.A

6.Tochallengeauthority

7.B

8.Behavioralmanagement．

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.over23000/23000．

16.whatwhat解析：解析同上。这里是一个名词性从句，what在句中做主语。故答案为what。

17.displaydisplay解析：这里要回应本段第一句话中的“displayed”。在出口结算处展示的这些小商品无疑是一种诱惑。这里需要用名词形式。放答案为display。

18.awareaware解析：beawareof，固定搭配，意为“意识到”。所以此处应填“aware”。

19.atat解析：此题考固定搭配，atone’sdisposal，意为“任某人自由支配、使唤”。所以此处应填介词“at”。

20.lessless解析：由此空前面的“deterioratedsharply”可知此空应填“更少的”，而不是“更多的”。

21.thosethose解析：本句的意思是“他们不认为自己比别的不重要的人更好、更优秀。”这里比较的是down—to—earthpersons和别人。故答案为those。

22.reasonsreasons解析：本段的第一句话提出问题，问为什么在结算处摆设了那么多的商品。很明显，后面的文章对这个问题进行回答，并列举了原因。故答案为reasons。

23.boughtbought解析