1 . Shopping therapy （疗 法）is the practice of using the shopping experience to help overcome depression or other emotional problems.     1     Actually, it really works.

    2     One of the most obvious things is the enjoyment people get from the items they buy. When people shop, they often buy things they really care about on some level. For example, when people come home with a new shirt or a new computer, they assume that the item is going to improve their lives in some way. This can help reduce many feelings of unhappiness.

    3     Some experts think humans are linked with the need to constantly achieve and fight for improvement. People make a decision to buy something, and then actually follow through this plan. This is one way people can take action to directly change their own lives for the better.

People who don't actually have any money to buy things still benefit from shopping therapy. For them, simply browsing （浏览）can be a nice experience. That's because it helps them form future shopping plans.     4    

The simple act of leaving home and spending time around other humans is another possible reason for the effectiveness of shopping therapy.     5     Many people even use shopping as a specific social activity by bringing friends along with them and turning the process into a pleasant one.

A．So why not shop until you start feeling better?

B．So how do people benefit from shopping therapy?

C．These plans offer great expectation and hope in their life.

D．Many people shop for this reason without even realizing it.

E．People can have the feeling of achievement after shopping.

F．Many people have gone into debt due to shopping addiction.

G．There is sometimes a sense of community in the shopping experience.

2 . Most of us struggle through the time it takes to get a cup of coffee to our lips once our alarms go off. Luckily, this coffee-brewing alarm clock could make those few struggling minutes practically disappear.

An alarm clock that brews a fresh pot of coffee as soon as you wake up actually exists, and you can buy it right now. Thanks to the Barisieur, your morning time will never be the same.

Here’s how it works: Before you go to bed, fill the glass container with water and pour ground coffee into the filter (过滤器). Not a black coffee drinker?

Not to worry --- special drawers keep your cream cold and store your sugar, too.

Then, just set your alarm and go to sleep. This machine will take care of the rest.

A few minutes before your alarm goes off next morning, the Barisieur will begin to brew your coffee. And voila! A hot cup of coffee is waiting for you when your alarm rings and you open your eyes. You won’t even have to leave your bed.

London designer Joshua Renouf designed this invention himself, raising over $500,000 through donations on IndieGoGo. Coffee lovers should act fast and put in a pre-order on the website now, paying just $300. Otherwise, you have to wait until it hits stores and pay $420.

Owning one of these clocks will be totally worth it. Nothing says “seize the day” quite like waking up to a pot of freshly brewed coffee, after all. Also, the machine isn’t limited to making coffee only in the morning. You can go out and return home with a hot cup of coffee waiting for you.

1. Why does the author mention the struggle?

A．To show making coffee is challenging.

B．To show coffee can make us feel better.

C．To show the coffee-brewing alarm clock is great.

D．To show it is difficult to get up early in the morning.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The Barisieur.	B．The morning time.
C．A hot cup of coffee.	D．The glass container.

3. What’s the benefit of pre-ordering the clock on the website now?

A．You can get one much earlier.

B．You can get one at a great discount.

C．You can get donations from its designer.

D．You may have a chance to meet Joshua Renouf.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To tell us how to make coffee easily.

B．To advertise a new product in a store.

C．To recommend a special kind of alarm clock.

D．To compare traditional alarm clocks and new ones.

3 . Having slept on mid-priced mattresses（床垫）for the past 20 years, my wife and I decided to buy a higher quality mattress. Like many other customers, we visited several local mattress stores and were not pleased with either the construction quality or the sales. So, we decided to check on-line to see what was available. And in all the research, Saatva kept coming up over and over again as one of the highest rate mattress factories in terms of comfort, customer service and producing quality. After an afternoon of interest research, we decided to order the 14.5 inch Luxury（奢侈）Firm king-sized mattress.

As someone who has led an active athletic life-style, I have had 5 knee surgeries（手术）, serious neck injuries, and most recently I was recovering from shoulder surgery. Following the recovery from the shoulder surgery, I was unable to return to our old tired bed because it was so uncomfortable. I was so excited the day our Saatva mattress arrived. My wife and I couldn’t wait to get the sheets on it and try it out.

The next few night’s sleep has proved that. No longer do I move and um al night with all my various damaged and surgically repaired joints screaming at me. Sleeping on our new Saatva mattress is like sleeping on a cloud. You close your eyes and it feels like you are floating. The moment you stretch（伸出）out, all the pressure points on all the old aching joints and injuries just disappear. My wife and I both sleep so well on this mattress that t made me realize how badly I had actually been sleeping on our old tired mattress.

The quality of this mattress and the entire buying experience couldn’t have ben any better. The Saatva mattress has really changed my life. I have run out of superlatives so I will wrap it up by saying “Thanks Saatva!”

1. Why didn’t the author buy mattress in the local stores?

A．He didn’t love the old style.

B．He couldn’t afford to purchase it.

C．He’d like to buy one on-line.

D．He was dissatisfied with the quality and sales.

2. What does Saatva refer to in the text?

A．A mattress material.	B．A mattress seller.
C．A mattress factory.	D．A mattress model.

3. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The good feeling of their sleeping on the new mattress.

B．The design style of the newly-bought mattress.

C．The curing result of the new mattress in surgeries.

D．The disgusting sense to their old tired mattress.

4. What does the underlined word “superlatives” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．maximum strength	B．all savings
C．whole wisdom	D．high praise

4 . Hi Judy!

You often complain to me that you always buy goods unreasonably on sale promotion（促销）and feel it shameful after going back to your school dormitory with new things not needed, considering all the money you spend is your parents’ income.

In fact, this is a common phenomenon, called impulsive buying, a buying unplanned and hard to control. It usually happens when a store offers discounts（打折）or sales promotion—a special way used by stores to get more customers, which means you may fall into its traps even without notice.

Stores, with a good knowledge of customers’ psychology（心理）, make use of it to drive business. Avoiding all the impulsive buying is a hard thing. However, knowing our psychology behind it and reducing the times when influenced by sales promotion may be useful. So you should keep calm when facing the sales promotion by keeping in mind what you really need.

Find out the conditions where you are likely to buy things blindly. When seeing a dress advertised at 20% off, do not concentrate on the discount, but warn yourself against falling into the trap of “saving money’’.

Besides, do not forget the long-term effects of your choice when meeting a sales promotion. Short-term benefits, like excited feeling just after buying items encourage impulsive buying. But the long-term costs such as waste of money and the sense of shame really annoy you. When seeing the advertisements, remember what you really want to buy originally and warn yourself of that terrible feeling. Only in this way can you save money for really needed things.

Yours,

Rachel

1. Judy felt it a shame to ________.

A．complain to others about the poverty of her family

B．waste her parents’ money on unneeded things

C．buy cheap things at lower prices or with less money

D．rely on her parents for further education

2. Which of the following is true of impulsive buying according to Rachel?

A．It is designed by shops to draw customers’ attention.

B．It can be brought under control with the help of stores.

C．It is planned by buyers with the purpose of saving money.

D．It is done by customers without considering its bad effects.

3. In face of sales promotion Judy is advised to ________.

A．have belief in her own immediate decision

B．check the quality of the goods at low prices

C．stay calm by thinking about what she really needs

D．take the chance to learn more about stores tricks

4. How do buyers usually feel in the long run after buying discounted things?

A．Regretful.

B．Thrilled.

C．Relaxed.

D．Sceptical.

5 . Shorts may feel nice and casual on your legs on a warm summer’s day, but they’re not so gentle on your wallet.     1     Usually the fact that one obviously uses less cloth than the other makes it hard to be accepted So what gives?

It turns out clothing sellers aren’t trying to cheat you by charging you too much money. They’re just pricing shorts according to what it costs to produce them.    2     Extra material does go into a full pair of pants but not as much as you may think. As experts explain, shorts that don’t fall past your knees may contain just a fifth less cloth than ankle-length trousers.    3    

Those same details that end up accounting for most of the material—pockets, belt loops, waist bands—also require the most human labor to make.    4     The physical cotton in blue jeans accounts for just a small part of its price Jag. Most of that money goes to pay the people stitching (缝合) it together, and they put in roughly the same amount of time whether they’re working on a pair of pants or some shorts.

    5     For another example, short-sleeved shirts cost roughly the same as long-sleeved shirts. There are also numerous invisible factors that make some shorts more expensive than nearly identical pairs, like where they were made9marketing costs, and the brand on the label. If you don’t want to spend $40 on something that covers just a small piece of leg, stay at home with your wallet!

A．More or less, shorts almost cost what pants do.

B．This is where the true cost of a garment is determined.

C．This price trend becomes popular across the fashion field.

D．This is because most of the cloth is sewn into the top half.

E．In general, a pair of shorts isn’t any cheaper than a pair of pants.

F．To tell you the truth, it is a real bargain to pay for a pair of shorts.

G．Customers are willing to purchase a pair of shorts if it is at a reasonable price.

6 . Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman immediately finds it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed inless than five minutes.
For a man, small problems may begin when the shop doesn't have what he wants. In that case, thesalesman, tries to sell the customer something else. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be thecolour you mentioned. "Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."
However, a woman in almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on needand she is only "having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she _________ what the saleswoman tells her. She will try on any number ofthings. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one room to another, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
1. The underlined part “sets great store by ” in paragraph 3 means___

A．has much information about	B．knows nothing bout
C．believes in	D．has her doubts about

2. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?

A．They welcome suggestions from others.

B．They rarely consider buying cheap clothes.

C．They predict what they want to buy.

D．They listen to advice but never take it.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Men never buy what they don’t need

B．A man’s shopping is often based on need

C．A woman goes shopping in order to look for cheap things

D．A woman’s shopping is never based on need.

7 . 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

8 . The state of Nevada holds a number of famous attractions.
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is located in eastern Nevada, which features the Lehman Caves, an ideal destination for tourists interested in underground exploration. Activities include camping, biking, hiking, star gazing, skiing and snowboarding in winter. Entry to the Great Basin National Park is free; however, it is closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
775-234-7331
______
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon. It is one of the largest hydroelectric power(水力发电) plants in the world. The visitor center is open from 9 am to 6 pm daily, except for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Prices for the tour are $11 for adults and $9 for seniors, children and military personnel.
702-294-3517
___________
National Automobile Museum
The National Automobile Museum is located in Reno, Nevada, which houses vehicles from the long history of automotive technology, most notably from the 19^th century until the 1960s. Visitors are welcome from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm from Monday to Saturday and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday. The facility is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Prices are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and $3 for children aged 6 to 18. Those under 6 are free. Parking is free all year round.
775-333-9300
_______
Wolf Creek Golf Club
Experience the unique desert scenery of Nevada while you are playing golf. Wolf Creek Golf Club is located within a desert view that is unusual among golf courses. The surrounding bluffs (悬崖峭壁) and valleys are a striking contrast to the rich green colors of the fairway. The club is closed on Christmas.
866-252-4653
    4    
1. If you can only go to Nevada on Thanksgiving Day, you can only go to _____.

A．Hoover Dam

B．Wolf Creek Golf Club

C．Great Basin National Park

D．National Automobile Museum

2. If you want to go skiing in winter, you can visit the website of ____.

A．nps.gov/grba	B． automuseum.org
C．golfwolfcreek.com	D． usbr. gov/lc/hooverdam

3. Which number will you call if you are interested in cars?

A．775-234-7331	B．702-294-3517
C．775-333-9300	D．866-252-4653

9 . Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere wall away from your college．
King’s Art Centre
A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere．This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists．
You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn from the masters’ or get more creative with paint – free of charge．
The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee．
the Botanic Garden
The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University．
The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive．The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss．
Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals．
The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts．Look for grass snakes in the lake．A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun．
Byron’s Pool
Many stories surround Lord Byron’s time as a student of Cambridge University．Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”．However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough．I’m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms．He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.
It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron’s Pool．A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields．The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea．If you don’t trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf – over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool．
1. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for ____．

A．attending the masters’ class

B．working with local artists

C．seeing an exhibition

D．learning life drawing

2. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ____．

A．impressive plants	B．common insects
C．rarely-seen snakes	D．wildlife-enthusiasts

3. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ____．

A．to like walking

B．to fear pet bears

C．to be a heavy drinker

D．to finish university in 1805

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Some places for weekend break．

B．A way to become creative in art．

C．The colourful life in the countryside．

D．Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

10 . Every year holidays Broughton teams up with Sopraviva Trekking to offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest. Depending on where this year's rain forest adventure is located, you may be going to Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest.
You will fly with your fellow adventurers to one of our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training, and talks on the local wildlife by trained and experienced experts. You will also go on walks which take you deeper and deeper under the forest canopy until on your final night you camp out in the rain forest itself.
Then you transfer by bus into the forest itself. If you go on one of the Asian holidays, you will have to walk the final five miles to the camp site itself, to avoid disturbing the local ecology. All of the Sopraviva sites have been carefully built to conform with the latest regulations, and to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife.
From the camp, you will go on daily walking tours to experience for yourself the beauty and diversity of the forests, and plants and vegetation that can be found nowhere else on the planet. Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness, and they are not suitable for families with young children or for anyone who is not physically able to meet the demands of this kind of adventure. Also remember that in order to preserve the delicate ecological system that you will be walking through, no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays, you will need to book early!
1. If you want to go on the camp, you will first have to___________.

A．attend talks on the local wildlife	B．have survival training
C．walk the final five miles	D．book beforehand

2. What does the organizer of the camp mainly stress?

A．Disturbing the local ecology.

B．Preserving the forest environment.

C．Private possessions and possible dangers.

D．The survival training.

3. Go on daily walking tours and you’ll enjoy___________.

A．the wilderness	B．the Amazonian forest
C．the Asian forest	D．the forest canopy

4. Which of the following people is/are allowed to enter the forest?

A．A family with young kids.

B．A person with physical problems.

C．Walking tourists

D．Cyclists.

5. Which of the following is true of the holiday camp?

A．It is free of charge.

B．It lasts 12 days.

C．It is organized by Broughton.

D．It attaches little importance to ecology.