英语练习(2011.11)

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1、PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes20%)(略)PartIIReadingComprehension(30points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingsetterontheAnsw

2、erSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(1)Modernmass-productionwayslowerthecostofmakinggoods,andthusgiveusbettervalues.Atthesametime,Americanscientistsareconstantlyatworkimprovingthequality ofproducts.1Inthisway,betterqualityproductsatgoodvaluesarecontinuallybeingbroughttothepeopleofallincomegr

3、oups. Asanexampleofhowthisworks,whenfacialtissues（面巾）werefirstputonthemarketin1924,theyweremadeinlimitedquantitiesandsoldat65centsperboxof200.Peoplelikedthesefacialtissuesimmediatelyandbeganaskingforthemwhentheywentintodifferentstores.Becausetherewassuchademandfortheproduct,factoriesbeganmaking

4、tissuesinlargerandlargerquantities.Becausethefactoriesweremakingtissuesingreaterquantities,theirproductioncostswerelowered,sothatthecostoftissueswentdown.Atthesametime,thequalityoffacialtissueswasconstantlyimproving,becausemorefactorieswentintothebusinessofmakingtissues,andeachfactorystrovetoma

5、kehisproductbetterthanothers.Todayinsteadofcosting65cents,aboxof200facialtissuescostsaroundon-thirdofthatprice,andtheyarebothsofterandstronger.    Whenpeoplearefreetocompete—whentheyarefreetomakemorethingsandmakethembetter-everyonebenefits.1.Inregardtotheproductionofgoodsingreaterquantities,the

6、writerstatesthatthe______.A.priceofthegoodsshoulddrop.B.priceofthegoodsshouldrise.C.thequalityofthegoodsshouldimprove.D.thequalityshouldriseandthepriceshoulddrop 2.Itcanbeinferredfromtheexamplethat______.   A.increaseddemandledtomassproduction.B.facialtissuesattractedmuchattentionwhenfirstputon

7、themarketfortheirlowprices.      C.betterqualityresultedfrommassproduction.D.lowerpriceresultedinlowerqualityofthefacialtissues.3.Improvedqualityoffacialtissuesresultedfrom______.A.mass-productionmethods.B.populardemandforabetterp