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One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the “cashless society” is not on the horizon---it’s already here.
While computer offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how far they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.
Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.
49.According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to .
A. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes
B. obtain more convenient services than other people do
C. enjoy great trust from the storekeeper
D. cash money where he wished to
50. From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that .
A. in the future all the Americans will use credit cads
B. credit cards are mainly used in the United States today
C. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash
D. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before
51. The phrase“ring up sales”most probably means .
A. make an order of goods B. record sales on a cash register
C. call the sales manager D. keep track of the goods in stock
答案
49-51 BCB
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试题【One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Positive Thought—A Strong Tool of Success
Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs that arranged a running competition. The 36 was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had 37 around the tower to see the race and 38 on the competitors.
The race began. Honestly, no one in the crowd really 39 that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard 40 such as, “They will 41 make it to the top. Or: Not a chance that they will 42 . The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began falling, 43 , except for those, who in fresh tempo (速度) were climbing higher and higher. The crowd 44 to yell (大叫), “It’s too difficult!!! No one will make 45 !” More tiny frogs got tired and gave up, but one continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up!
At the end, 46 else had given up 47 the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a big 48 , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs 49 wanted to know how this frog 50 to do it.
A competitor asked the tiny frog 51 he had found the 52 to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out…that the winner was 53 !!!!
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be 54 or pessimistic (悲观的) because they take your most 55 dreams and wishes away from you—the ones you have in your heart! You should always be positive and above all be deaf when people tell you that you cannot fulfill your dreams!
36. A. dream B. end C. result D. goal
37. A. prepared B. gathered C. started D. hidden
38. A. cheer B. depend C. call D. turn
39. A. doubted B. hoped C. believed D. predicted
40. A. statements B. lines C. orders D congratulations
41. A. finally B. sometimes C. always D. never
42. A. fail B. succeed C. fight D. follow
43. A. one by one B. hand in hand C. year after year D. up and down
44. A. stopped B. wished C. continued D. forgot
45. A. that B. them C. one D. it
46. A. nobody B. everyone C. something D. a few
47. A. climbing B. building C. painting D. examining
48. A. rest B. decision C. effort D. difference
49. A. politely B. carefully C. naturally D. seriously
50. A. pretended B. tried C. happened D. managed
51. A. why B. how C. when D. whether
52. A. strength B. power C. secret D. bravery
53. A. blind B. disabled C. dead D. deaf
54. A. positive B. negative C. common D. active
55. A. interesting B. dangerous C. wonderful D. frightening
71 It is divided into two types: short term memory and long term memory. Short term memory helps the brain to remember the information from a few seconds to a few minutes, for example, searching a phone number in the phone directory. This type of information is not stored for a long time, and slips from the brain. 72
73 There is no exact definition of brain exercises. The key to brain exercises is to stimulate(刺激) the gray cells of our mind. For example, trying out different problem solving exercises can be a good practice for improving the analytical skills of brain. 74 If you regularly exercise it, you will develop a good body, or else you will have an unfit body, and thus, our brain needs exercises regularly. Here are some memory improvement tips for adults:
●Regular exercises help to keep away diseases that are harmful to the memory. Besides, regular exercising improves the feeling of well-being and improves blood circulation to the brain.
●Don"t be stressed, as stress holds back the ability of the mind to concentrate. A stress-free mind will collect and store more information that a stressed mind, so avoid being over-stressed. But in modern times people have great pressure from work and life. 75 . Sleep is necessary for keeping the mind and body fit and the side effects of lack of sleep include a lack of concentration.
| A．Ask your doctors for advice on memory. |
| B．Developing good sleeping habits helps a lot. |
| C．The memory is just like our body in some way. |
| D．Memory is the remembering of any information taken in by the brain. |
F.Long term memory, on the other hand, is the memory where we make conscious efforts to keep the information for a long time.
G.Brain exercises are one of the simplest ways of improving memory power.
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of 36 attacked a 15-year-old girl in the Berlin district of Köpenick. They hit her in the face and pushed her to the ground. When the victim 37 to hand over her money, some of them held her down and 38 her arms with a lighted cigarette. The 39 were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls.
While men are still responsible for the 40 of crimes in Germany, 41 violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all 42 groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a 43 trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the 44 of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects 45 slightly. Violent crimes like 46 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women.
Why are 47 women becoming more violent? Gender (性别) 48 may have something to do with it. Today"s females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of 49 things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior. 50 , the same goes for the 51 of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially 52 . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the 53 will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the 54 , “Hey, we can do 55 than you.”
| 36. A. terrorists 37. A. refused 38. A. twisted 39. A. fighters 40. A. majority 41. A. strong 42. A. working 43. A. worldwide 44. A. number 45. A. remained 46. A. drug taking 47. A. stupid 48. A. difference 49. A. dirty 50. A. However 51. A. use 52. A. beautiful 53. A. watchers 54. A. parents 55. A. faster | B. thieves B. tried B. beat B. attackers B. variety B. daytime B. activity B. nationwide B. degree B. changed B. theft B. uneducated B. equality B. surprising B. Therefore B. belief B. cruel B. victims B. teachers B. better | C. teenagers C. managed C. tied C. students C. most C. secret C. age C. school C. quantity C. happened C. robbery C. homeless C. relations C. unbelievable C. Unfortunately C. love C. young C. helpers C. boys C. more easily | D. passers-by D. decided D. burned D. criminals D. few D. female D. interest D. family D. quality D. dropped D. poisoning D. German D. roles D. useless D. Finally D. rise D. boyish D. performers D. people D. more efficiently |
Lovers of SCUBA diving like the feeling of weightlessness, the peace and quiet under the water, the ability to move in three dimensions and the sense of adventure they get while on a dive. SCUBA divers often travel to some of the most beautiful and remote places in the world in the search for rare underwater flora and fauna(动、植物). Palau, The Red Sea, The Maldives and Hawaii have many of the most popular diving sites, but recreational divers often have to make do with less exotic local destinations, like the North Sea in Britain.
SCUBA diving is not without its dangers, however. The mixture of nitrogen and oxygen divers breathe underwater, combined with the pressure under the water can be deadly if a diver rises too quickly to the surface, causing a condition called ‘the bends’. Divers can also get lost or trapped when diving on wrecks, and fatalities(死亡)are particularly common in cave diving, where divers add to the dangers of diving by swimming through underground caves filled with water. Diving can also be harmful to the underwater environment. However with proper precautions diving can open up a whole new world, far from the stresses of daily life.
63. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. Advertise some popular diving sites.
B. Describe how to dive underwater.
C. Warn people against diving in the sea.
D. Give information about SCUBA diving.
64. What can the reader learn from the text?
A. There is uncertainty about SCUBA diving safety.
B. Divers have caused a lot of damage to the environment.
C. SCUBA diving is an old sport with a long history.
D. Divers always face the pressures in their life.
65. How might the writer describe SCUBA diving?
A. Interesting. B. Relaxing. C. Frightening D. Unpleasant.
66. What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?
A. Getting out to dive underwater. B. Stopping damaging environment.
C. Making better use of SCUBA. D. Getting over the troubles of daily life.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspaper. You may find the information you need.
Global English Center
﹡General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
﹡3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.
﹡Choices of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon－Fri.
﹡Experienced college English teachers.
﹡Close to city center and bus stops.
Tel: 67705272 Add: 105 Ahongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School
﹡Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.
﹡Small classes(12-16 students) on Sat. &Sun. from 2:00－5:00 p.m.
﹡Native English teachers from Canada and the USA.
﹡Language lab and computers supplied.
﹡3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road. 100056
Tel: 67353019
The 21st Century English Training Centre
﹡We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.
﹡We offer morning or afternoon class, both three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.
﹡We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
﹡Entrance exams: June. 1 and Dec. 1
﹡Only 15-minute walk from city centre.
Call 67801642 for more information
The International House of English
﹡Three/Six- month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week: convenient class hours: 9:00－12:00 a.m. and 2:00－5:00 p.m.
﹡A 4-month evening programme specially for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).
﹡Free sightseeing and social activities
﹡Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 67432308
67. You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?
A. Global English Center and Modern Language School.
B. Global English Center and the International House.
C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century.
D. The 21st Century and the International House.
68. The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that______.
A. its teaching quality is better B. it is nearest to the city centre
C. its courses are more advanced D. it requires an entrance examination
69. You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _________.
A. offers free sightseeing and social activities B. has a special course in spoken English
C. costs less than the other schools D. has native English teachers
70. If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about _______.
A. 60 yuan B. 240 yuan C. 720 yuan D. 960 yuan
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