| A．A toy bear. | B．A telescope. | C．A book. |
1. How does the woman want to pay?
| A．In cash. | B．By credit card. | C．With her smartphone. |
| A．It is free. | B．It is popular. | C．It isn’t very fast. |
| A．At many small shops. | B．At most large stores. | C．At a lot of restaurants. |
| A．Download the app. | B．Send him an invitation. | C．Lend him some money. |
1. Why does the man want to buy a new TV?
| A．The old TV is broken. |
| B．The new TV is cheap now. |
| C．He moved to a new house, |
| A．A cheap one. | B．A small one. | C．A big one. |
| A．In a park. |
| B．In a zoo. |
| C．In a pet store. |
5 . Amazon is opening its 12th high-tech convenience store Tuesday in New York. The spot will be the first of the chain to allow customers to pay with cash. The move comes with growing resistance against cashless stores, which critics say refuse to serve people who don’t have bank accounts.
At other locations of the store, shoppers enter by scanning the Amazon Go app. That's still the case for customers paying with a credit card, but people paying with cash will have an “entry associate” scan them through the turnstiles (旋转栅门). Once they’re finished, those shoppers will check out with an Amazon Go employee and receive a paper receipt. Cashless customers can still walk out by scanning a phone that has the Amazon Go app at the turnstiles. Customers using the Go app can exit without waiting and get a digitized receipt.
The 1,300-square-foot New York store-the first Amazon Go store on the East Coast-will offer prepared foods, such as sandwiches and salads, It will also have Amazon Meal Kits and locally made options.
Amazon says it will begin accepting cash at its other Go stores “over time.” A number of retailers (零售商) and restaurants, such as Sweetgreen and Dos Toros Taqueria, are facing roadblocks to their cashless recommendations.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a law banning cashless stores in that state. Philadelphia also passed a law to prohibit cashless stores earlier this month, and officials in New York City, Washington and San Francisco are considering similar moves. The federal government does not require retailers to accept cash.
“While card-only may be convenient for some businesses, it can actually be discriminatory against poor communities that don’t have as much access to banks or lines of credit,” said New Jersey State Senator Nellie Pou, who sponsored the state’s new law. Not accepting cash could also be bad for business. Americans use it in 30% of all business deals, according to a 2017 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
1. Why is Amazon opening a new store accepting cash?| A．To persuade those critics. | B．To obey the local regulations. |
| C．To improve its retail service. | D．To compete with cashless stores. |
| A．Exit in line with a digitized receipt. |
| B．Walk out by scanning a phone with the Go app. |
| C．Enter through the turnstiles by scanning a phone |
| D．Check out with an employee and get a paper receipt. |
| A．By making laws to stop them. |
| B．By requiring retailers to run them. |
| C．By learning from Amazon to improve them. |
| D．By following the federal government to accept them. |
| A．It s necessary to make cashless stores easily accessible. |
| B．More banks should be built in poor communities. |
| C．Card-only payment is convenient for business. |
| D．Not accepting cash has its disadvantages. |
6 . In an industry that so often focuses on youth, Carmen Dell Orefice is an inspirational person. At 92 years old, she is considered the oldest working model. Dell Orefice is unique because her career (职业生涯) did not begin to take off in middle age or even her 90s. Amazingly, she has been modeling since she was 15.
Originally from New York City, Dell Orefice was discovered at 13 while riding the bus. Her first photos did not turn out as expected, but two years later, she caught her break when she was brought to Vogue magazine and signed her first modeling contract (合同). After that, she began her modeling career. But at first, Dell Orefice did not make enough money through modeling to support herself, so she and her mother had to do some other jobs. Her hard work offered her a chance to appear on Vogue covers, and she took part in many other activities, among other bookings.
Dell Orefice took a break from modeling after marrying, but finally returned to work in 1978 to support her life. She was 47 years old at the time, and it was then that her career really began to develop quickly. Since then, she has continued working hard, booking both catwalks and advertisements (广告). In 2022, the 91-year-old’s photo appeared on New You magazine. At 92, Dell Orefice appeared on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia.
“Men and women should care for themselves and love themselves. One of the secrets to keeping beauty is doing what you do for a baby, raising and feeding the baby with love,” she said. “That’s what we should do with ourselves: Nurture ourselves, love ourselves, and give that kind of energy to ourselves.”
1. When did Dell Orefice start her professional modeling career?| A．In 1944. | B．In 1946. | C．In 1978. | D．In 2022. |
| A．She became famous overnight. |
| B．She was discovered at school. |
| C．She got support from the school. |
| D．Her first photos failed to be well received. |
| A．Self-love. | B．Family background. |
| C．Raising babies. | D．Marriage. |
| A．A travel website. | B．A diary entry. |
| C．A fashion magazine. | D．A TV advertisement. |
| A．Weekly. | B．Monthly. | C．Yearly. |
1. What does the man want to do in the beginning?
| A．Buy a refrigerator. | B．Repair a refrigerator. | C．Return a refrigerator. |
| A．She lowers the price. | B．She corrects the instructions. | C．She explains the method of use. |
| A．Confused. | B．Embarrassed. | C．Disappointed. |
9 . Recently, I read about a promotion from a home builder in San Diego where consumers (消费者) could buy a 4,000 square foot house for $1.6 million and get a smaller home by the developer valued at $400 thousand for free. This sounds like a fantastic deal, but I am always wary of any promotion labeled (给……加标签) with“buy one get one free”, and here is why.
Oftentimes, “buy one get one free” ends up being “buy two at the regular price”. For example, I often see “buy one get one free” ads for orange juice at the supermarket, but the first box always costs over $5.00. At the same time, the juices not in the promotion are selling for $2.50 to $2.99 a box.
Another problem with “buy one get one free” is that oftentimes you do not need the second item. I only consume one gallon of milk every two weeks. If I were talked into buying a second gallon in a “buy one get one free” promotion, then the second gallon would go bad before I have time to consume it. That creates waste instead of savings.
In the case of the San Diego developer, so far they have received one offer on their expensive houses, but the buyer does not want the cheaper house for free. Instead, he wants the value of the smaller home taken away from his purchase price. I think this guy is quite wise because he saw right through the marketing of “buy one get one free”.
Finally, it is up to you to see how much you need and how much you are willing to spend. Knowing the regular price of things also helps you in deciding whether a “buy one get one free” promotion is truly a great deal.
1. What does the underlined part “wary of” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．annoyed at | B．careful about | C．familiar with | D．puzzled about |
| A．To show that there are many promotions of food. |
| B．To suggest that people think twice before they shop. |
| C．To prove that the second item isn’t always as good as the first one. |
| D．To show that people often buy more than they need in the promotion. |
| A．Buy the smaller house only. |
| B．Get the smaller house for free. |
| C．Buy the larger house for $1.2 million. |
| D．Buy both the larger and smaller houses for $2 million. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Baking cookies |
| B．Making a list |
| C．Shopping for groceries |
