1 . We just went Christmas shopping this weekend, just to pick up a little here and there for the kids.     1    . We have discovered how to save time and money through a little research. Follow me and you can find some excellent tips.

First thing that you want to do is to make a list of what you are looking for exactly.     2    . This will make your shopping experience less painful and time-wasting. It will also help with making it less expensive. You won’t be persuaded to buy things that you don’t need or want because it is on sale.

    3    . If you are familiar with the stores that you are buying things from, you will already know how they work. For example, Wal-Mart gives excellent pricing only for online sales, as well as free shipping.

When leaving your favorite stores, you want to look for exactly what is on your list. Compare prices and availability.     4    . Don’t just depend on your favorite stores. Sometimes you will come across things at prices you never knew in your familiar store.

After pricing shopping, go back to the stores that have the best price for the thing you want and buy it.     5     You may get it for a great price, but the shipping and handling costs will make you spend more if you are not careful.

A．We have to go shopping in our daily life.

B．We were shocked by the crowds and the costs.

C．Don’t forget to go online to your favorite stores.

D．Know what it is that you are in need of before you go shopping.

E．Don’t be persuaded to buy you don’t need at all at home.

F．Something you need badly may not be sold online or in the store.

G．Care about not only the cost of the thing, but also the shipping cost.

2 . A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." " I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly,   I got it from my mother, and ,my mother   got it from her’ s. But I really need the money.
The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man ,however ,was nowhere to be found.
1. The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for _____ .

A．his wife

B．his mother-in-law

C．his own mother

D．no one

2. He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining (讨价还价) because______.

A．he was very rich.

B．he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

C．he was anxious to get it

D．his business had been successful

3. He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be______.

A．exactly the same size as the black one

B．exactly the same quality as the black one

C．worth more than $25,000

D．exactly as big and nice as the black one

4. Many people answer the advertisement because they wanted______.

A．to see the perfect pearl

B．to buy some beautiful pearl too

C．to get in touch with the rich man

D．to sell their own pearl at a high price

5. The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

A．he died suddenly

B．he happened to be out

C．he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money

D．he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

3 . 语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult     1    was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy     2    (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not     3    pleasant experience：people stepped on your feet or     4    (push) you with their elbows(肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter     5    some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her     6    (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes     7    sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to(注定) please     8    .

When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was     9    (excite). “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane     10    (tell).

4 . 阅读理解
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Ice Age Cave Art of Southwest France
May 21, 2013 —May 27, 2013
Day 1 U.S.— Bordeaux, France
Leave the U.S. for Bordeaux to start our prehistoric exploration(史前探索).
Day 2 Bordeaux — Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
On arriving in Bordeaux, join the group to Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, France’s prehistory capital. Cheek into Les Glycines hotel. Enjoy a welcome dinner here.
Day 3 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Begin at the Combarelles cave, believed to have been used by Cro-Magnon man between 14 000 and 12 000 years ago. After lunch in a restaurant in the rock, enjoy a guided tour of the National Prehistory Museum, containing one of the largest prehistoric collections. Our day ends at the cave of Font-de-Gaume. Discovered in 1901, it remains one of the most exciting places in the world, with many drawings of horses, deer and so on.
Day 4 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Journey through Black Perigord, starting with a tour of Sarlat. After lunch in town, visit Bernifal. Discovered in 1898, it offers its visitors various paintings.
Day 5 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
At the Rouffignac cave, get on an electric train to explore the nearly 10 kilometers of cave — a real underground maze(迷宫)of prehistoric drawings and several surprising handprints. Pause for lunch in a local farm house, then continue to Abri Castanet.
Day 6 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
After checking out of Les Glycines, travel to Cougnac cave, containing the oldest paintings in a site open to the public. Enjoy lunch in this beautiful town on the Dordogne river. As you leave Rocamadour, visit the Abri des Merveilles, then continue to the popular Chateau de Mercues.
Day 7 Toulouse — U.S
Check out of the Chateau de Mercues, and travel to the Toulouse airport for your return flight to the U.S..
1. Where will tourists have a welcome dinner?

A．At the Rouffignac cave.

B．At the Cougnac cave.

C．In the Les Glycines hotel.

D．At the Combarelles cave.

2. On which day tourists will visit Cougnac cave?

A．Day 3.	B．Day 4.
C．Day 5.	D．Day 6.

3. How many nights will tourists stay in Les Glycines hotel?

A．Two nights.	B．Three nights.
C．Four nights.	D．Five nights.

5 . Online shopping has become more and more popular these years. Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2013 holiday season 58 percent of those shopping online were women.
“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2013. They worried about credit card security(安全), or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.
“But even if shoppers don’t buy online, websites are becoming promotion(促销) tools for stores, ” said Dan Hess, vice president of Com Score Network Inc. Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.
“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.” Hess said.
1. Which of the following statements is true?

A．There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2013.

B．More women shopped online than men in 2013.

C．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.

D．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.

2. What does the underlined part “dashed off” probably mean ?

A．关闭

B．推迟

C．匆忙

D．起飞

3. According to Dan Hess, shopping online ______.

A．is unsafe	B．is convenient
C．is a waste of money	D．is cheaper

6 . 假如你是李华，你班的留学生Charles即将结束三周的假期从美国返回。你想委托他为你代购一个剃须刀，作为生日礼物送给爸爸。请按照以下要求给他写一封电子邮件：
1. 品牌：Gillette；
2. 价格：30美元左右。
参考词汇：剃须刀shaver
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Charles,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apple’s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’s impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hit with seniors.
The iPad’s intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyo. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because it’s very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesn’t require former knowledge.”
James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has least entered,” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.”
Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.
1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?

A．It has intuitive interface.

B．It is easy to operate.

C．Beginners can use it without similar experiences.

D．People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.

2. What can we learn from the text?

A．People above thirty are Apple’s largest customer group in Japan.

B．The traditional customers of Apple’s products are usually the young.

C．Seniors will soon grow into Apple’s largest customer group.

D．Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-tech products.

3. What is the text mainly about?

A．iPad leading Apple to seniors.

B．iPad influencing the customer group.

C．iPad’s arrival causing Japanese to think.

D．iPad beating the traditional PC

8 . Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you _______ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a _______ for many people to shop without _______having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are _______ of department stores and supermarkets —_____
the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight _______ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and _______ a friendly announcer describe a product _______ a model shows it. And they can _______ around the clock, buying something ________ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are ________ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy ________ their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. ________ can ask questions about products and place ________ , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television ________ take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. ________ many people find shopping at a ________ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to ________ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s ________ specialists say that in the future, home shopping will ________ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.1.

A．must

B．should

C．shall

D．can

2.

A．programme

B．way

C．reason

D．purpose

3.

A．ever

B．never

C．still

D．once

4.

A．proud

B．fond

C．tired

D．careful

5.

A．fighting

B．striking

C．treating

D．stopping

6.

A．sense

B．doubt

C．hope

D．feeling

7.

A．see

B．watch

C．let

D．notice

8.

A．until

B．since

C．if

D．while

9.

A．shop

B．wait

C．turn

D．deliver

10.

A．suitably

B．cheaply

C．simply

D．hardly

11.

A．nervous

B．lucky

C．equal

D．eager

12.

A．putting up

B．making up

C．setting up

D．looking up

13.

A．Guests

B．Assistants

C．Managers

D．Customers

14.

A．orders

B．goods

C．books

D．answers

15.

A．lastly

B．finally

C．especially

D．fortunately

16.

A．Then

B．Yet

C．However

D．Therefore

17.

A．general

B．popular

C．real

D．true

18.

A．design

B．make

C．wear

D．touch

19.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．when

20.

A．exist

B．practise

C．follow

D．appear

9 . When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend on new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale．

There are labels(标签) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water．A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water．The label on a coat may say“dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat．If you do as the directions (说明)on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time．

Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．

You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not necessarily(不一定) better made. They do not always fit better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes．

1. If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that __ ．

A．Don’t fit you	B．Don’t last long
C．need to be dry cleaned	D．can be washed

2. The labels inside the clothes tell you______．

A．how to keep them looking their best	B．how to save money
C．whether they fit you or not	D．where to get them dry cleaned

3. The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is __ ．

A．to look for well-made clothes	B．to see how much money you can spend on it
C．to know how to wash them	D．to read the labels inside them

4. We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes __ ．

A．are always worse made	B．must be dry cleaned
C．can not be washed	D．can sometimes fit you better

5. The best title for the passage should be __ ．

A．Buy Less Expensive Clothes	B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping
C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper	D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes

10 . Do you like doing shopping? Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay at home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you ____ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a ____ for many people to shop without ____ having to leave their homes, and you never thought it’s so convenient.

Some shoppers are ____ of department stores and supermarkets— ___ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight ____ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and ____ a friendly announcer describe a product ____ a model shows it. And they can ____ around the clock, buying something ____ by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are ____ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy ____ their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. ____ can ask questions about products and place ____, all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television ____ take the place of shopping in stores? Some people are still concerned about that. Just only some industry managers think so. ____ many people find shopping at a ____ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to ____ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s ____ specialists say that in the future, home shopping will ____ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it. Let’s wait and see it.

1.

A．must

B．should

C．shall

D．can

2.

A．program

B．way

C．reason

D．purpose

3.

A．ever

B．never

C．still

D．once

4.

A．proud

B．fond

C．tired

D．careful

5.

A．fighting

B．striking

C．treating

D．stopping

6.

A．sense

B．doubt

C．hope

D．feeling

7.

A．see

B．watch

C．let

D．notice

8.

A．until

B．since

C．if

D．while

9.

A．shop

B．wait

C．turn

D．deliver

10.

A．suitably

B．cheaply

C．simply

D．hardly

11.

A．nervous

B．lucky

C．equal

D．eager

12.

A．putting up

B．making up

C．setting up

D．looking up

13.

A．Guests

B．Assistants

C．Managers

D．Customers

14.

A．orders

B．goods

C．books

D．answers

15.

A．lastly

B．finally

C．especially

D．fortunately

16.

A．Then

B．Yet

C．However

D．Therefore

17.

A．general

B．popular

C．real

D．true

18.

A．design

B．make

C．wear

D．touch

19.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．when

20.

A．exist

B．practice

C．follow

D．appear