A.The sunny weather won’t last long. |
B.The man can go camping tomorrow. |
C.The man shouldn’t trust the weather forecast. |
D.The rainy weather will spoil the man’s plan. |
A.What to major in at university. |
B.How to adapt to the life at university. |
C.When they will graduate from high school. |
D.Where they plan to travel after finishing high school. |
A.Take the lift. | B.Find another lift. |
C.Take a walk. | D.Walk upstairs. |
6 .
A.Salesman and customer. | B.Father and daughter. |
C.Boss and secretary. | D.Doctor and patient. |
A.She’ll check her car for damage. |
B.She is going to get her car insured. |
C.She can’t find her car in the parking lot. |
D.She’s trying to find out about the insurance. |
8 . Four Books Worth Reading
Entangled Life (Illustrated) by Merlin Sheldrake
Following 2020’s real hit Entangled Life, biologist Sheldrake returns in time with an impressive illustrated edition. At over 240 pages, his passion and knowledge leaps off every spread. From the microscopic to the splendid, the colour images create an entertaining and charming experience.
Anna Atkins: Cyanotypes by Peter Walther
Often copied, seldom improved on, the elegant prints of Anna Atkins are timeless. Atkins uses light-sensitive iron salt solution and exposure to sunlight to create beautiful Cyanotypes, pictures in a specific dark blue color. Walther’s book is comprehensive and perfect for Atkins fans or anyone keen to learn.
The Earth in Our Hands by Thomas Pesquet
Pesquet’s breathtaking collection of photographs captured from the International Space Station (ISS) follows in the footsteps of astronaut Don Pettit’s Spaceborne. Pesquet took more than 245,000 images over two missions, with his book including 200 of these. It is the closest most of us will get to being on the ISS — a deeply engaging read.
Looking at Trees by Sophie Howarth
This absorbing book features 26 of the world’s leading photographers. From a photo of Hollywood juniper (杜松) in California to a dreamlike image of Halfway Gardens in South Africa, Howarth asks us to value trees at a time of environmental challenge. It’s a book you will return to.
1. The four books can be classified into ______.A.art magazines | B.photo books | C.historical novels | D.instruction books |
A.Entangled Life (Illustrated). | B.Anna Atkins: Cyanotypes. |
C.The Earth in Our Hands. | D.Looking at Trees. |
A.Looking at Trees mainly focuses on valuable trees. |
B.Don Pettit has joined space missions with Pesquet. |
C.Cyanotypes of Anna Atkins enjoy a high reputation. |
D.All the books introduced care about the environment. |
●Fruit and vegetables are normally close to the entrance. This makes people think they are going into an open-air market and makes them feel positive.
●Stores are usually decorated in colors that make people feel healthy and happy. All the supermarkets belonging to one company have the same colors to make people feel at home.
●A person blinks(眨眼) an average of 32 times a minute. US research has shown that a certain type of lighting can reduce this to 14 times a minute. This can make customers feel sleepy, and they then
buy more goods.
●Goods placed at the end of an aisle (走廊) often sell five times more than those placed in the middle of the aisle. Stores often move goods that they particularly want to sell, such as those nearing their sell-by date, to these sites.
●Most shoppers buy bread, so the bakery counter is situated as far away from the entrance as possible. Customers will have to walk past hundreds of other products to reach it.
●Drinks are usually located near the exit. Supermarkets hope that customers will buy because they are in a good mood as they finish their shopping experience.
●Silence makes shoppers feel uncomfortable. Supermarkets like to make sure that there is quite a lot of pleasant background noise.
●Security cameras are not just for catching shoplifters. Supermarkets also follow a few shoppers through the shop so that they can observe what routes people take. This information helps them to rearrange their products to appeal to more customers.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A.Why supermarket plans are similar to each other. |
B.What factors contribute to supermarkets’ success. |
C.Why some supermarkets appeal to more customers. |
D.What supermarkets do to encourage customers to buy more. |
A.They are more likely to be sold there. |
B.They may give shoppers a bad feeling. |
C.They are less attractive than other products. |
D.They are what supermarkets want to give up. |
A.Shoppers like carrying vegetables around the supermarket. |
B.Cameras are used to improve the supermarkets' layout. |
C.Lighting in supermarkets helps shoppers to stay alert. |
D.Background noise will make shoppers sleepy. |