【推荐1】Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients (contents) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.

Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.

Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

1. All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items“ in Paragraph 2 except________.

A．ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

B．ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands

C．producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items

D．the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands

2. What does the writer think about ads?

A．They are believable.

B．They are attractive.

C．They are full of misinformation.

D．They are helpful to consumers.

3. One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is________.

A．to make use of ads

B．not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”

C．to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch

D．to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands

【推荐2】Most college students have their money from their parents, but college is the time for them to begin true responsibility. With the right information at hand and some practice, you can definitely get major financial assistance for college tuition (学费).     1     The following is the ways you should know about.

Play a sport.

    2     I know it is obvious to the football player that sports will increase the possibility, but did you know you can get scholarships for less-known sports? Have a try on golf, sailboat and marathon! A senior year spent learning and perfecting a new sport can lead to a full ride in college.

Do voluntary work.

Most nonprofits have good scholarships for their volunteers. Try volunteering in your community or a community chapter of a major organization.     3    It can be best to work for an organization that you are familiar or have a childhood history with.

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Try building a personal connection with someone at a scholarship society. Building a relationship through visits, phone calls and gifts can make you stand out the crowd. Remember, these people chose the winners om hundreds of applications a day and a personal touch can really make a difference.

Apply early.

It can never be too early to apply for a scholarship Applying early is another way to stand out of the crowd You can definitely score a better scholarship earlier with much less competition.     5    

Applying early can lead to more applications overall, and someone who applies to 100 scholarships against 10 has a much better chance of being awarded!

A．Bear in mind.

B．Keep in touch.

C．It can also be a numbers game.

D．Living in a poor community may help you a lot.

E．Some of the highest scholarships are given to college athletes.

F．A high level of community service will give you a leg up in college.

G．Experience has proven that scholarships will be given to those who deserve.

【推荐3】Researchers have found that men and women consumed 15 percent more calories when looking at their phones while eating. They also ate more fatty food. The groundbreaking study suggests that staring at a phone screen may distract diners from how much food they are actually eating.

“It may prevent the correct understanding of the brain over the amount of food ingested,”said researchers who filmed 62 volunteers eating alone.

The men and women, aged 18 to 28, were invited to help themselves to a choice of food – ranging from healthy options to soft drinks and chocolate – until they were satisfied. In three trials, the volunteers were recorded eating with no distractions, using a smartphone or reading a magazine.

On average, the volunteers ate 535 calories without the distraction of a smartphone but 591 when using a mobile.

Those in the sample who were classed as overweight ate 616 calories while using their phones. When in possession of their mobiles, the volunteers also consumed 10 percent more fatty foods. They also ate more when reading a magazine.

“Smartphone use during a meal increased calorie and fat intake,” said Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimoa, a lead author of the study – carried out at the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil and University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.

He added: “Tablets and smart phones have become the main ‘distracters”’during meals, even early in childhood, so it is important to pay attention to how this may impact food choices.”

“A distracter prevents the brain correctly understanding the amount of food ingested.” The study is published in the journal Physiology And Behavior.

1. What did the researchers take into consideration when designing the experiment?

A．The volunteers’ weight

B．The volunteers’ gender

C．The volunteers’ age

D．The volunteers’ hobby

2. What does Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimoa think of using smart phone during a meal?

A．positive

B．negative

C．indifferent

D．interested

3. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To find the difference of man and woman .

B．To test the amount of food man and woman eat.

C．To search for a healthy way of using smart phone.

D．To warn us to avoid using smart phones during meals.

4. Where does this passage probably come from?

A．a wellness book

B．a magazine

C．a new report

D．a travel journal