Stores play music Lo change the way customers feel Clothing stores for teenagers play popular music．It is exciting and makes the customers feel happy．But music does more than that．I can change the way person shops．
According to studies，the volume（ 音量） of music changes how people shop．Customers shop quickly when store music is very loud．They hurry through the store，but they buy just as much．When music is quiet，customers shop slowly Customers take time to look at the products and talk with the salespeople．Quiet music is good for products that take time and information to buy．
Slow music makes people slow down．In restaurants with slow music，customers spend more time eating，Slow music also slows down customers in supermarkets．Customers notice more product as they walk through the store．With slow music in supermarkets，sales go up by 38 percent．
Familiar（熱悉的）music give shoppes a good idea of time．People know the beginning，middle，and end of a familiar song．When customers hear music that is not familiar，they don't notice the time．When they don't notice the time，they spend more time shopping and buy more．People remember past experiences and feeling when they hear familiar music．Many stores play old，happy music so customers feel good．When customers hear new music，they forget about the world outside of the store．Some stores use new music so their customers relax while they shop．
Stores choose music that fits their products，A bookstore plays quiet classical music and jazz（爵士乐）．It gives the store a serous and intelligent feeling．
（1）What's the best title for the text？
| A． |
Customers' Music． |
| B． |
Store Music． |
| C． |
Customers and Music Owners， |
| D． |
Music and Shopping． |
（2）What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about？
| A． |
Quiet music is good for products， |
| B． |
People shop slowly when they hear quiet music． |
| C． |
People shop quickly when they hear loud music． |
| D． |
The degrees of loudness of music influence the way of shopping |
（3）Which of the following does the text NOT mention about store music？
| A． |
I changes the way people shop． |
| B． |
It changes the way people feel． |
| C． |
It changes the way people use the products． |
| D． |
It changes the way people think about the products． |
（4）What kind of music should a popular sports store play according to the text？
| A． |
Classical music． |
| B． |
Rock music． |
| C． |
Country music． |
| D． |
Jazz music． |
B
Right now you probably spend most of your time in school． Do you wonder what you are going to do after high school？ Will you continue to go to school？ Will you learn a trade？ Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to prepare for them． Some day work will be a big part of your life．
What kind of job would be right for you？ Think about your interests and your skills． You may like to listen to music， dance， play basketball， or work with computers． You may know how to drive a car or how to get along with people． Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better plan for your career（职业）．
To get an idea of what work you would like to do， make a list of your interests and a list of your skills． Think about what you have done to be successful in your interests． After that， brainstorm a list of career choices that might match your interests and skills． You can later keep your lists with the projects and documents that can help you achieve the career you want． They can help you know more clearly about your achievements in school and in the world of work．
Roberta Zhan， an art designer， finds her work satisfying because it allows her to use her interests and skills． She enjoyed imagining something in her mind's eye while she was in school． She took art， design， and computer lessons， and also learned about taking photos on her own．
Here is what she says about the meaning of work： "If you have a job you like， work means much more than just making money． It means using your talents， making a contribution（贡献）， and getting a real sense of satisfaction from doing a job．"
（1）The passage is most probably written to ．
A． students
B． teachers
C． parents
D． designers
（2）At the beginning， the writer introduces the topic of the passage by ．
A． listing facts
B． giving examples
C． asking questions
D． explaining differences
（3）Roberta Zhan might be most interested in when she was at school．
A． singing songs
B． creating pictures
C． playing basketball
D． playing computer games
（4）The passage is mainly about ．
A． the real meaning of work
B． the importance of interests and skills
C． the journey of Roberta's life
D． the way of preparing for the future career
A
Eating your way around the world
Australia： Try a pie floater？
Feeling hungry？ No visit to South Australia is complete without trying the local food﹣a pie floater． They are traditionally sold at roadside food shops， some of which stay open all night． It is a meat pie floating in a thick green pea soup． Finally， the pie is covered with plenty of bright red tomato ketchup（番茄酱）． Enjoy!
Vietnam ：Soup for breakfast
The food stands in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City， Vietnam， open early in the morning and stay busy till late at night， selling fast food to hungry passers﹣by． The most famous dish is pho， a noodle soup with slices of beef or chicken and different vegetables． It's usually eaten for breakfast﹣many Vietnamese people say they cannot start the day without this delicious food!
Belgium： Home of French fries
You can find French fried potatoes all over the world， but as Belgians will tell you， they， not the French， invented this popular street food， back in the 17th century． French fries， eaten from a paper cone are the Belgian's favourite food． The secret of perfect French fries is that they are fried （油炸） twice in hot oil， to give a perfect， golden outside．
（1）A pie floater in South Australia is a kind of food with ．
A． fried potatoes
B． thick soup
C． beef or chicken
D． a golden outside
（2）According to the passage， all the three kinds of local food ．
A． are sold in the street
B． have meat inside
C． have tomato ketchup
D． are fried in hot oil
（3）The passage most probably comes from the column（栏目） in a magazine．
A． education
B． health
C． travel
D． technology
①My little sister is spoilt（宠坏的）． She has Dad wrapped around her finger． If I had done or said some of the things that she does when I was her age， I would have been in big trouble． Not her﹣ she's Daddy's girl． She's three．
②An example： Dad asked her to get his glasses from the kitchen． My sister said， "You've got legs． You get them．" When he asked again， she said， "Benny's got legs．He can get them． "Mum and Dad thought she was funny． I just thought she was rude．
③One night she woke Dad and said she dreamed that "Benny was fighting a witch （巫婆）．"Mum and Dad let her sleep in their bed the rest of the night． I never slept in their bed﹣ not that I would have wanted to． She is so spoilt．
④One time at the beach after she'd been playing in the surf with Mum， my sister shouted that an "octopus's tentacles" had bitten （咬） her． Dad laughed his head off． It wasn't that funny． She was certainly imagining． I knew that's what she thought as I'd done a project on animals for school．
⑤She likes to do homework when I do mine． She sits next to me and pretends to write pages of homework． It's just letters such as the letters in her name that she repeats for row after row． Mum says she's just trying to be like me but it drives me crazy when I'm trying to fix my attention on my work．
⑥She took her favorite book， Animalia， to Kindy（幼儿园） this morning． When dad and I collected her from Kindy this afternoon， a boy had taken her book out of her locker and was being really careless with the pages． I could tell she didn't like him having her book． I took the book off the boy and told him to treat books nicely． My sister looked very happy．
⑦Later my Dad told me that my sister admires me． I guess that's pretty cool．
（1）Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the whole passage ？
（2）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph ②show ？
A． The sister is worried about Benny's legs．
B． The sister doesn't want to help her Dad．
C． The sister is just playing a joke on Benny．
D． The sister thinks she can't get the glasses at all．
（3）How does the sister feel about her brother ？
A． She likes him very much．
B． She is jealous（嫉妒） of him．
C． She is afraid of him．
D． She wants his attention all the time．
（4）According to the passage， the writer is ．
A． proud and lucky
B． annoyed but thankful
C． angry and hurt
D． jealous but protective
For me， one of the greatest pleasures in life is going to watch a great film at the cinema． It's a chance for me to get away from real life． There's nothing better than being lost in a story unless， of course， someone decides to break down the moment．
Whether at a cinema or a huge theatre， someone usually decides to treat the place like their own home! There is an accepted way of behaving at the cinema which some people don't seem to understand．
To start with， some people always turn up late， causing you to rise from your seat to allow them to go past． Then， when you want to enjoy the surround﹣sound effects， someone begins to enjoy their drinks and popcorn and thus makes a lot of noises． And what I can't stand most is people who decide to chat to their friends， sometimes not even about the film．
I'm not alone in this situation． Simon Mayo， a film critic at the BBC， experienced a "new low" during a film． He says， "The woman in front of me got a mirror out， then her boyfriend got a phone out and used the light on it to allow her to do her make﹣up!"
Simon has helped to create a list of rules on how moviegoers should behave at the cinema． One of them is no use of mobile phones， and another is not to take your shoes off﹣﹣a most serious offence（冒犯）!
Of course， when we have paid for a ticket， we feel it is our right to relax and enjoy the film in the way we want to， but we mustn't forget our fellow moviegoers who want to enjoy the cinematic experience， too．
The best choice for anyone wanting to break the rules of cinema manners is to get a DVD and watch it at home． But we all know that the best way to enjoy the art of cinematography is on the big screen．
What about you？ What annoys you about other people at the cinema？
（1）Why does the writer enjoy going to the cinema ？
A． It makes him feel like being at home．
B． It gives him a moment to stay away from real life．
C． He prefers watching the films on big screens．
D． He wants to enjoy the cinematic experience．
（2）What is considered by Simon to be the rudest at a cinema ？
A． Using mobile phones．
B． Chatting to their friends．
C． Taking the shoes off．
D． Having drinks and eating popcorn．
（3）" "is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 7？
A． Don' t break the rules!
B． Manners are important!
C． Just stay at home!
D． It's your choice!
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ？
A． Popular Cinemas．
B． A Serious Problem．
C． Cinema Manners．
D． An Unpleasant Experience．
Workers wear them． Swimmers wear them． Scientists wear them． Woodcutters wear them． People who play sports wear them． Goggles protect the eyes． They keep out water and chemicals． They keep out bits of wood or stone． They might look funny， but goggles do serious work!
Why do people need to wear goggles？ They need to keep their eyes safe．Many things can hurt our eyes． Have you ever gotten a piece of sand or dirt or other small particle in your eye？ What happens？ It hurts． Your eye begins to fill with tears． Those tears are your body's way of getting the sand or dirt out of your eye． Sometimes this works． Your eye feels much better．
But what happens if your tears don't work？ What happens if the piece of sand has gotten stuck in your eye？ Eyes are delicate． They can be scratched or cut easier than skin（皮肤）． If the particle is not washed out by tears， you might have to go to the doctor． You could even have problems seeing out of that eye．
Instead of waiting to see if tears will help， some people use goggles． This can prevent things from getting in their eyes at all． If they use goggles， their eyes are protected from the things that can cause problems． Goggles are a better way to protect eyes． They are made of plastic or glass， and they are tied around your eye area． Some of them hook behind your ears like glasses． Other goggles have a strap （带子） that goes around your head． Both kinds stay right where you put them until you take them off． That way， you can use both hands to work or play sports， and you don't have to worry about something getting in your eyes．Your eyes are safe， and you can get busy working or playing!
（1）Which of the following is a kind of goggles ？
（2）From the passage， we know that tears ．
A． work better than goggles
B． stop things getting into eyes
C． help to wash out the sand or dirt
D． show one's sadness or happiness
（3）The underlined word" delicate" in Paragraph 3 means ．
A． easily hurt
B． quite important
C． easily protected
D． quite special
（4）The fourth paragraph mainly ．
A． describes different types of goggles
B． tells how goggles develop
C． introduces the problems of goggles
D． encourages people to use goggles