What is the other advantage of living in the U. S. besides relaxed attitude?
M: There are many, but I' m not sure exactly what you are looking for. All our hard candy Is In aisle 3. There are some herbal throat drops and breath mints by the register as you check out. But it sounds like what you' re talking about is in our pharmacy on your right.
W: Well, it' s not a breath mint or a regular hard candy. It came out pretty recently. If you' re coming down with a cold, and you take it, it keeps it away. And if you have a cold, it' s supposed to make it go away. I saw the ad on TV the other day. A big man with a red coat was on the ad.
M: Oh, that' s called Decold. We've got it in lemon and cherry, in aisle 5 next to the aspirin.
What is the situation?
A.The woman is helping the man find a certain kind of candy.
B.The man is recommending a cold medicine to the woman.
C.The woman is looking for a candy that helps relieve colds.
D.The woman and man are displaying the aisles in a store.
The wine that claims "It’s like taking a trip to France" wants you to think about a romantic evening in Paris as you walk along the street after a wonderful meal in an intimate cart. Of course, you don’t really believe that a wine can take you to France, but the goal of the ad is to get you to think pleasant, romantic thoughts about France and not about how the wine tastes or how expensive it may be. That little word "like" has taken you away from crushed grapes into a world of your own imaginative making. Who knows, maybe the next time you buy wine, you'll think those pleasant thoughts when you see this brand of wine, and you'll buy it.
How about the most famous "like" claim of all, "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should"? Ignoring the grammatical error here, you might want to know what this claim is saying. Whether a cigarette tastes good or bad is a subjective judgment because what tastes good to one per son may well taste horrible to another. There are many people who say that all cigarettes taste terrible, other people who say only some cigarettes taste all right, and still others who say all cigarettes taste good.
The word "like" in an ad often focuses the consumer’s attention on ______.
A.what the advertiser says about the product
B.what magic the product really possesses
C.why the advertiser promotes the product
D.why the product is as good as promised
To: All staff
From: Daniel Hoffman, Provost's Office
Subject: Promotion Announcement
The Provost's Office is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeffrey Morgan to the new position of Projects Manager. Jeffrey began his career at our college in March of 2004 as Administrative Assistant to the Associate Provost.
In this capacity, he designed and implemented significant improvements to our administrative academic calendar and contributed to the design and integrity of our faculty database.
In addition, Jeffrey has facilitated the work of the Faculty Handbook committee, an ad hoc committee on emeritus status, and numerous other initiatives and task forces of Academic Affairs.
His responsibilities as Projects Manager will include researching new initiatives proposed to the Office of the Provost, facilitating discussion between experts and parties with vested interest, creating strategic plans for implementation and integration of projects into the College. Jeffrey began his new role on Tuesday, September 2.
Please join the special luncheon to congratulate him on his promotion.
What is the purpose of the memo?
A.To announce retirement.
B.To appreciate excellent work.
C.To recognize contributions.
D.To publicize promotion.
A.Promoting the ad service to other companies.
B.Placing ads for other companies on their site.
C.Selling their products through this online ad store.
D.Selling information to other companies.
听力原文:M: Hello, (19)Campus Daily, advertising department. This is Mark speaking.
W: Hi. I'm calling to place a couple of ads.
M: Sure. Under what classification?
W: Well, I want one in the“(20)Roommate Wanted" section.
M: All right. And how would you like that to read?
W: Ok. it should read female roommate wanted for pleasant, sunny two bedroom apartment on Eliiewood Avenue, three blocks from campus. Share rent and utilities, Available September 1. Call between 5 and 9 P.M. and ask for Cecilia.
M: Fine. And what about your other ad?
W: That one I'd like under "Merchandise for Sale", and I'd like it to read "Matching blue and white sofa and easy chair, excellent condition.$350 or best oiler. Call between 5 and 9 P.M. and ask for Cecilia." Did you get all that?
M: Uh-huh. You'll want your phone numbers on these, right?
W: Oh, sure. (21)Thanks for reminding me—it's 5556972.
M: And how long do you want these ads to run?
W: For a week. I suppose. How much would that be?
M: It's (22)five dollars a week per line. Each of your ads will take up three lines, so that's $15 per ad.
(23)
A.At a newspaper.
B.At an advertising agency.
C.At a furniture store.
D.At a real estate office.
阅读材料,回答题:
Squishy Cellphones Add aBuzz to Calls
Vibrating rubber could be the next big thing in mobile communications. They allow people tocommunicate by squishing the phone to transmit__________(51)along with their spoken words.
According to aresearch team at the MIT Medical Lab in CamB.ridge, Massachusetts, the ideawillmake__________(52) more fun.
Many mobile phones can already be made to vibrate (振动) __________(53)ring when you donot want people to know you are getting acall. but these vibrations,__________ (54) by amotorspinning an eccentric(离心的、偏离的) weight inside the device, are too crude for suB.tle com-munication, says AngelaChang of the lab&39;s TangiB.le MediAaGroupl "They&39;re __________ (55) onor off," she says.
But when you grip Chang&39;s prototype(样机) latex(橡胶) cellphone, your fingers and thumbwrap around five__________(56) speakers. They viB.rate __________ (57) your skin around 250times per second. beneath these speakers sit pressure sensors, so you can transmit vibration aswell as __________ (58) it. When you squeeze with afinger, avibration signal is transmitted__________ (59) your caller&39;s corresponding finger. Its __________(60) depends on how hard you squeeze.
She says that within afew minutes of B.eing given __________ (61) the phones, students were using the vibration feature to add emphasis to what they were saying or to interrupt the other speaker. Over time, people even began to transmit their __________ (62) kind of ad hoe (特别的) "Morse code", which they would repeat back to show they were following what the other person was saying." It was pretty easy to communicate, though we didn&39;t specifically pre-arrange __________(63 )," says David Milovieh, one of the students who tried out the device.
Chang thinks "vibralanguages" could __________ (64) for the same reason as texting: some- times people want to communicate something__________(65) everyone nearby knowing what they are saying. "And imagine actually being able to shake someone&39;s hand when you close abusiness seal," she says.
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A.voices
B.messages
C.vibRations
D.feelings
Vibrating Rubber Cellphones
Vibrating rubber cellphones could be the next big thing in mobile communications. They allow people to press the phone to transmit vibrations along with their(51) words. According to a research team at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the idea will make(52) more fun.
Many mobile phones can already vibrate instead of ringing(53) you do not want people to know you are getting a call. But these(54) are toe simple for subtle (敏感的) communication,(55) Angela Chang of the lab's Tangible Media Group. "They're either on or off," she says.
But when you hold Chang's rubber cellphone, your fingers and thumb wrap around five(56) speakers. They vibrate(57) your skin around 250 times per second. Beneath these speakers sit pressure sensors (传感器), so you can transmit vibration as well as(58) it. When you squeeze with a finger, a vibration signal is transmitted(59) your caller's corresponding finger. Its speed(60) on how hard you squeeze.
Chang says that within a few minutes of being given the phones,, students were using the vibration feature to(61) emphasis to what they were saying. Over time, people even began to transmit their own kind of ad hoc (特别的) "Morse code", which they would repeat back to show they were(62) what the other person was saying.
Chang thinks "vibralanguages" could function for the same(63) as texting: sometimes people want to communicate(64) without everyone nearby knowing what they're saying. "And(65) actually being able to shake someone's hand when you close a business deal," she says.
A.taken
B.mixed
C.spoken
D.broken
听力原文:M: Hello, Campus Daily, advertising department. This is Mark speaking.
W: Hi. I'm calling to place a couple of ads.
M: Sure. Under what classification?
W: Well, I want one in the" Roommate Wanted" section.
M: All right. And bow would you like that to read.'?
W: Ok, it should read female roommate wanted for pleasant, sunny two bedroom apartment on Eliiewood Avenue, three blocks from campus. Share rent and utilities. Available September 1. Call between 5 and 9 P. M. and ask for Celilia.
M: Fine. And what about your other ad?
W: That one I'd like under "Merchandise for Sale", and I' d like it to read "Matching blue and white sofa and easy chair, excellent condition, $ 350 or best best. Call between 5 and 9 P.M. and ask for Cecilia." Did you get all that?
M: Uh- huh. You'll want your phone numbers on these, right?
W: Oh, sure. Thanks for reminding me — it's 555 - 6972.
M: And how long do you want these ads to run?
W: For a week, I suppose. How much would that be?
M: It's five dollars a week per line. Each of your ads will take up three lines, so that's $ 15 per ad.
(23)
A.At a newspaper.
B.At an advertising agency.
C.At a furniture store.
D.At a real estate office.
Squishy (可挤压的)Cellphones Add a Buzz (振动声) to Calls
Vibrating rubber cellphones could be the next big thing in mobile communication.They allow people to communicate by squishing the phone to transmit __ (1) along with their spoken words. According to a research team at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the idea will make __ (2) more fun.
Many mobile phones can already be made to vibrate __ (3) ring when you do not want people to know you are getting a call.But these vibrations(振动),__ (4) by a motor spinning an eccentric(离心的,偏轴的) weight inside the device, are too crude for subtle communication, says Angela Chang of the lab's Tangible Media Group."They are__ (5) on or off," she says.
But when you grip Chang' s prototype (样机) latex (橡胶) cellphone, your fingers and thumb wrap around five __ (6) speakers.They vibrate__ (7) your skin around 250 times per second. Beneath these speakers sit pressure sensors(传感器), so you can transmit vibration as well as __ (8) it.When you squeeze with a finger, a vibration signal is transmitted __ (9) your caller's corresponding finger.Its __ (10) depends on how hard you squeeze.
She says that within a few minutes of being given __ (11) the phones, students
were using the vibration feature to add emphasis to what they were saying or to interrupt the other speaker.Over time, people even began to transmit their __ (12) kind of ad hoc(专门的) "Morse Code" (摩尔斯电码), which they would repeat back to show they were following what the other person was saying. "It was pretty easy to communicate,though we didn't specifically pre-arrange __(13)," says David Milovich, one of the students who tried out the device.
Chang thinks "vibralanguages" could__(14) for the same reason as texting(发短信) : Sometimes people want to communicate something __ (15) everyone nearby knowing what they're saying."And imagine actually being able to shake someone's hand when you close a business deal," she says.
第 51 题
A.voices
B.messages
C.vibrations
D.feelings
In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the market place. It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern mar ket economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.
An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue edicts or commands as to how much of each goods and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of ad ministering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, Shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.
In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition: parent age, religion, and custom fix every person' s place within the economic system. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. A stagnant society may result.
What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To outline contrasting types of economic systems.
B.To explain the science of economics.
C.To argue for the superiority of one economic system.
D.To compare barter and money-exchange markets.
A.elusive...objectivity
B.established...courtesy
C.demonstrable...neutrality
D.ineluctable...cooperation
E.hypothetical...scholarship