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Doyoulikeshopping?

Ordoesthethoughtofwanderingaroundtheshopsfillyouwithterror?

Forsomeofus,shoppingisanenjoyablewayofspendingoursparetimeandourmoney.Forme,it’s

somethingIwouldratheravoid.ThankgoodnessfortheInternet!

It’smoreconvenienttobuyCDs,

electricalitems,evenfoodfromthecomfortofyoursofa.Butthat’snottheonlyreason:

priceisan

importantfactor.Wecanbuygoodsandservicescheaperonline.Butsometimestheproblemis

knowingwhattobuy.Thishasledtoatypeofshoppingcalled“showrooming”.

ShowroomingissomethingI’vedone.Iwillgotoashoptosee,touchandtryoutproductsbut

thengohomeandbuythemonlineataknock-downprice.I’mnotaloneindoingthis.Researchby

acompanycalledFoolproof,found24%ofpeopleshowroomedwhileChristmasshoppingin2013.

AmyCashman,headofTechnologyatTNSUK,saysthereasonsforthisnewshoppinghabit

arethat“peoplearelackingtime,lackingmoneyandtheywantsecurityabouttheproductstheyare

buying”.Sheexplainsthatconsumersarenotonlyshoppingonlineathomebuttheyareusingthe

Internetinstoreorontheirsmartphonestoshoparound.

Butdoesthismeantechnologywillkillshops?

Certainlyshopswillchange.Theywillhaveto

offermorecompetitivepricesorencouragepeopletobuymorebygivingin-storediscountsorfree

gifts.

Wemustn’tforgetthatbuyinginashopmeansyoucangetexpertadvicefromthesales

assistantandyoucangetgoodaftercare.It’sgoodtospeaktoarealhumanratherthanlookata

facelesscomputerscreen,butatleastbyshowrooming,yougetthebestofbothworlds!

1.ThetwoquestionsinParagraph1areraisedto________________.

A.introducethetopic　　　　　B.givetwoexamples

C.comparedifferentopinions　　D.getanswersfromreaders

2.AccordingtoAmyCashman,whichisnotthereasonforshowrooming?

A.Thelackoftime.

B.Thecomfortofthesofa.

C.Theshortnessofmoney.

D.Thesecurityoftheproduct.

3.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsshowroomingis__________________.

A.critical　B.neutral　C.casual　D.supportive

B

ThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexandertheGreat,KingofGreek.

Alexander,afterconqueringmanykingdoms,wasreturninghome.Ontheway,hefellillandittook

himtohisdeathbed.Withdeathstaringhiminhisface,Alexanderrealizedhisconquests,hisgreat

army,hissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequence.So,helayhelplesslywaitingto

breathehislast.Hecalledhisgeneralsandsaid,“Iwilldepartfromthisworldsoon,andIhavethree

wishes.Pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail.”

“Myfirstdesireisthat,”saidAlexander,“Myphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin.”Aftera

pause,hecontinued,“Secondly,Idesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegrave,thepath

leadingtothegraveyardbespreadwithgold,silverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollected.”

Thekingcontinued,“Mythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsshouldbekepthangingoutofmy

coffin.”Alexander’sfavouritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedittohisheart.“Oh,King,we

assureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilled.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?

”

Alexandertookadeepbreathandsaid,“IwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsI

havejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatno

doctorcanreallycureanybodies.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesof

death.Soletpeoplenottakelifeforgranted.”

“Thesecondwishofspreadinggold,silverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardisto

tellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithme.Ispentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannot

takeanythingwithme.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.”

“Andaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffin,Iwishpeopletoknow

thatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedoutofthisworld.”Withthesewords,

theKingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.

4.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander________________.

A.wantedtoleavetheworldashecameempty-handed

B.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatall

C.wasspendingalottimeconqueringmanykingdomsandhadearnedagreatamountofwealth

D.regardedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportant

things

5.Theunderlinedword“clutches”inParagraph3means“___________”.

A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow

6.Theauthorintendsto________________.

A.tellusthestoryofAlexander

B.stressthepowerofAlexandertheGreat

C.persuadepeopletorealizedwhatAlexandersaid

D.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexander

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheDeathofAlexander

B.TheGreedofAlexander

C.ThreewishesofAlexander

D.TheLifeofAlexander

C

Anewstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexams

thanthosewhouselaptops.

Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility（清晰

度）.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptsthey

havebeentaught.

Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthe

tendencytomakenotes“mindlessly”bytakingdownwordforwordwhichtheprofessorssaid.

Inthefirstexperiment,studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedto

thesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalk,

theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.

Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhand.

However,thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroups

scoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.

Theresearchers’reportsaid,“Whilemorenotesarebeneficial,ifthenotesaretaken

mindlessly,asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop,thebenefitdisappears.”

Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemory,studentstooknotesasbeforebut

weretestedaweekafterthelecture.Thistime,thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformed

significantlybetterontheexam.

Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediate

learningandunderstanding,butthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuture.

8.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan____________.

A.writemorenotes

B.digestconceptsbetter

C.gethigherscores

D.understandlecturebetter

9.Whiletakingnotes,laptopuserstendtobe________________.

A.skillfulB.tirelessC.thoughtfulD.mindless

10.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto_________________.

A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemory

B.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhand

C.explaintheprocessoftakingnotes

D.promotetheuseoflaptops

11.Thepassageislikelytoappearin_________________.

A.afinancereport

B.acomputertextbook

C.asciencemagazine

D.anewspaperadvertisement

D

Ifyoudon’tthinktechnologycanimproveyourtrip,meetJudyWilliams.Whensheandher

husbandrecentlycheckedintoBluHotelinZurich,aclerkaskedthemtosignthedottedlineona

roomratehundredsofdollarshigherthantheironlineoffer.

“Itwasnotacheapstay,”saysWilliams,alawyerfromBillings,Mont.Butitbecamemoreof

oneafterherhusbandfireduptheBapphe’dusedtobooktheirroomonhissmartphone.

“Assoonasweshowedhimthecost,hehonoredit,”Williamssays.

Technologymaycreatechallengesfortravelersbutitcanalsosolvethem.It’smorethan

makingsureofahotelcost.ThelatestBcanhelpusersselecthotelsbylocation,makea

securebookingandviewtheconfirmed（已确认的）costsotheyneverneedtore-discusstheirhotel

price.

Anotherpainpointfortravelersistrafficthateatsawaypreciousvacationtime.There’sanew

appcalledCommutewhichisaimedatuserswhohavetomakethesametripeveryday.Butif

you’reheadedtoLosAngelesorHonolulu,wherevisitorscaneasilygetstuckinhoursofheavy

traffic,Commutecanhelp.

Justinputbasicinformationaboutyourdestinationandexpectedleavingtime,andtheapp

willstartsendingyoutrafficinformation15minutesbeforeyouleave.TestingCommuteprovedto

beachallengeforme,becausemyhomeaddressisabout900milesfrommyplaceofwork.Butif

youhaveonlyashortdistancetotravelthroughaheavilypopulatedarea,youcanuseCommuteto

avoidtrafficjams.

Anothersourceoftravel-relatedproblemsismoney.That’sparticularlytruewhenyou’re

dealingwithaforeigncurrency.ThelatestTravelMoneyTrackerhelpstravelerspreventcurrency

mix-ups.Itimmediatelychangesacountry’snativecurrencytoyours,soyouknowexactlyhow

muchthatEspresso（浓咖啡）inMilancostsindollars.Itcanalsowarnyouwhenyou’re

overspending,whichcansometimesbeaproblemwhenyou’reonvacation.Theonlycatch,of

course,isthatyouhavetoremembertorecordallyourpurchases.

Takentogether,theseappssolvesomeofthemostcommontravelproblems.Butnotallof

them.Somethings,nosmartphonecanfix,which