1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内的正确形式

For Southeast Asian shoppers, the Double 11 sales event rings much more familiarity     1     those from other parts of the world, because the region has more online shopping destinations     2     their promotion strategies are directly imported from China.

Blessed by the easy Internet access, recent years have seen the fast rise of e-commerce in Southeast Asia, a and the companies riding this wave have a rich history of bringing in an outsized promotion on November 11. Shopee, one of the top destinations in the region, is one example.     3    （found）six years ago, the company has adopted the Double 11 concept     4     it first came up. Last year, it recorded three times more orders in the first hour of the festival compared with the same period of the year before. Like other similar platforms that have swept through the region, Shopee is expected     5    （see）an enormous sales boost this year.

    6     is also fueling these companies’ confidence is the rapid     7    （ grow） of Southeast Asians’ awareness toward the shopping festival. A 2019 survey found that the awareness level among Malaysian online shoppers     8    （rise）to 65 percent.     9    （astonishing）, a recent survey even suggested that up to 86 percent of Thais planned to shop online on November 11. According to the survey, Shopee and Alibaba-owned Lazada were found to be their     10     （favored）destinations.

2 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

UK-based supermarket Waitrose has been accused by social media users for selling tree leaves at 6 pounds.

Photos of various tree leaves packaged in plastic bags and arranged as flower bouquets(花束) went hot on social media lately,     1     (cause) complaints because of the product's price, six British pounds. Considering tree leaves can literally be picked up from the street this time of year, it's understandable that some people went after Waitrose, accusing the supermarket of trying to make money by selling     2    that is actually free.

"A bag of actual leaves? I'll sell you a bin bag of leaves for 10p," one customer wrote.

"This has got to be from the drunk Monday morning meeting category of ideas," someone else commented.

Apparently, the bizarre bouquets appeared on Waitrose supermarket shelves as a way to welcome autumn, and     3     (feature) a sticker urging customers to "bring the outdoors inside".

"Brighten up your home with freshly picked flowers     4    pleasant scents(香味)refresh the season," the official product description read. "We source the best blooms from expert growers, and handle them gently    5     they can look beautiful for longer."

    6    the generally negative feedback on its autumn-themed product, the British supermarket proudly announced that the idea     7    (inspire) at the beginning of autumn by a demand from shoppers.

"    8    we intend to offer, we base our decision on the demands from customers. Our customers love using these leaves to mix in with their seasonal flowers to brighten their homes," a Waitrose spokesperson told The Sun.

Interestingly, there were those who seemed to somewhat justify the price tag of this bag of leaves. They said that those were obviously "high quality leaves". Their claim     9    be true. But even a bottle of wine can be bought at the same price or less. It seems crazy to charge 6 pounds for a bag of leaves.

This isn't the first time that English shops and supermarkets    10     (make) news headlines for selling free things at high prices. There used to be a shop in London, which sold painted logs for $14 apiece.

3 . Things You Shouldn't Do While Shopping

Leave your kids alone．

If you plan to bring your children with you to do holiday shopping, make sure that they are well-rested and fed．    1     It's also not the staff's responsibility to watch after your children since they have to attend to other customers．If you do have to take your kids with you, use this as an opportunity to teach them the manners every parent should teach their child．

Park like you own the place．

The only thing worse than shopping in stores during the holidays is parking at the store．Be patient in the lot and avoid unnecessary honking（鸣笛）or spot stealing．It is also recommended leaving your car at home and grabbing a cab, Lyft, or Uber instead．    2    

Keep the cart in the middle of the passageway．

Keep in mind that the flow of traffic in the passageways is the same as on the road-stick to the right and let people pass on the left．If you're looking at something, be sure to park your cart to the right side of the passageway so other people can get around you．    3     And that could make it difficult for other shoppers to get by．

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For the clothes that don't fit after the try-on, fold or hang them and return them to a staff member on your way out．This will make the shopping experience more pleasant for both the shoppers and staff since the changing rooms won't be filled with unwanted and messy clothes．    5     By keeping your changing room clean, you're showing respect for your fellow shoppers and staff who work there．

A．Otherwise, the staff have to organize them．

B．Leave unwanted clothes in the dressing room．

C．Especially rude driving habits could be dangerous, too．

D．The extra cost could be worth the lack of parking stress．

E．If it's possible to shop without a cart, you could save some money．

F．You shouldn't park your shopping cart in the middle of the passageway．

G．You should never leave your kids unattended because they may injure themselves．

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

What can you do if shops don’t sell the clothes you want? How can you get the clothes you want     1     you don’t have much cash?

Young     2     (create) people in the UK have always come up with ways to express their individuality through their clothes. “Printing your own T-shirt is the     3     (easy) and most common way to adapt clothes,” John said. “You don’t have to make a T-shirt. You can buy a cheap T-shirt and add an image of your choice.”

Everyone     4     (know) students don’t have a lot of money. That doesn’t have to be     5    problem if you’ve got a bit of imagination and a sewing machine. “Once I found a pair of trousers     6     I liked but I couldn’t afford them. I bought some cloth of the same colour and copied the trousers,     7     (use) my mum’s sewing machine,” Corinne said. “I went back to the shop wearing my homemade trousers     8     (see) if they were the same as the ones in the shop. And I thought they were much better!”

Buying second-hand clothes is     9     fashion option for many young Brits to get individual styles. “I really love changing second-hand clothes. I can make skirts shorter or longer. Sometimes I just change all the buttons to give clothes a new look. Only     10     adapting these clothes can you be sure you will always have something original as well as cheap,” said Helen.

5 . Twilight of the Brands

It's a truism of business-book thinking that a company's brand is its "most important asset," more valuable than technology or patents or manufacturing prowess．But brands have never been more fragile．The reason is simple: consumers are supremely well informed and far more likely to investigate the real value of products than to rely on logos．

Absolute Value, a new book by Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen shows that, historically, the rise of brands was a response to an information-poor environment．    1     If a car was made by G.M, or a ketchup by Heinz, you assumed that it was pretty good．It was hard to figure out if a new product from an unfamiliar company was reliable or not, so brand loyalty was a way of reducing risk．

Today, consumers can read much research about whatever they want to buy．This started back with Consumer Reports, which did objective studies of products．    2     It has given ordinary consumers easy access to expert reviews, user reviews, and detailed product data, in an array of categories．

A recent study found that eighty per cent of consumers look at online reviews before making major purchases, and a host of studies have logged the strong influence those reviews have on the decisions people make．    3     An undesirable product can become a laughingstock（笑柄） in a matter of hours．In the old days, you might buy a Sony television set because you'd owned one before, or because you trusted the brand．Today, such considerations matter much less than reviews on Amazon and Engadget and CNET. As Simonson said, "each product how has to prove itself on its own．"

It's been argued that in a world where consumers are overwhelmed with information, the information will actually make brands more valuable．Indeed, the role a brand plays in people's lives has become all the more important, But information overload is largely a myth．    4     And this has made customer loyalty pretty much a thing of the past．Only twenty-five per cent of American respondents in a recent study said that brand loyalty affected how they shopped．

A．But what really weakened the power of brands is the Internet．

B．For consumers this is ideal: heightened competition has raised quality and held down prices．

C．When consumers had to rely on advertisements and their past experience with a company, brands served as a guarantee for quality．

D．A large quantity of consumers fail to get a great deal of information efficiently and effectively．

E．The rise of social media has sped up the trend to an astonishing degree．

F．Most consumers figure out how to find what they're looking for without spending huge amounts of time online．

6 . Where does the man want to go?

A．Chicago.

B．New York.

C．Los Angeles.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What can we know about the man?

A．His leg is broken.

B．He lacks money.

C．He wants to borrow some records.

2. What does the man want to do?

A．Buy some new records.

B．Listen to some music at home.

C．Just walk around the music store.

8 . How much did the man give to the woman?

A．$4.

B．$36.

C．$40.

9 . How much did the ice cream cost?

A．$5.

B．$9.

C．$10.

10 . As part of a health initiative, Berkeley is getting ready to become the first city in the US to require large grocery stores to stop allowing the sales of junk food and candy in checkout aisles(过道). The new rule is expected to go into effect in March 2021.

The “Healthy Checkout Ordinance(法规)” was approved by Berkeley’s City Council. It requires stores over 2,500 square-feet in size to sell at least 25 square-feet of healthy items within a three-foot radius(半径) of checkout registers. So now instead of candy and soda and other high calorie items, shoppers can expect to see fresh fruit and whole grain alternatives at checkout counters.

“Placement of unhealthy snacks near a register increases the likelihood that customers will purchase these foods and drinks when willpower is weak at the end of a long shopping trip,” City Council member Kate Harrison said. The new rule will affect at least 25 retailers(零售商)in Berkeley. These include Whole Foods, CVS, Walgreens and Safeway.

“It's not a ban: it's a nudge(推动),” Harrison said. “Stores can still sell candy and soda, just not at your child's eye level in the checkout.” The council said the shift to selling more healthy products at checkouts will still be profitable for stores because data shows customers are looking for more low sugar and low sodium products anyway. They also said retailers in test cases around the country and in California have seen dramatic increases in sales of healthy foods since they changed their checkouts to include more fresh options in displays.

The ordinance will make grocery stores a “more neutral and health-friendly space for consumers,” said Ashley Hickson, senior policy associate at the Center for Science in the Public Interest(CSPI). Junk food makers spend a lot to make sure their products are front and center in stores, Hickson said, but some consumers don't like the practice. In a CSPI survey, 76% of shoppers who bought unhealthy food or drink at checkout regretted the purchase, she added.

1. What can we infer from Harrison's words in Paragraph 3?

A．Customers tend to ignore the price when tired.

B．Items placed near checkouts are most profitable.

C．Customers will easily spend a fortune when tired.

D．Items placed near checkouts are inviting to customers.

2. Why will the rule bring stores no loss in profit according to the council?

A．Alternatives will make up for sales.

B．Retailers will get financial support.

C．Healthy food will attract more customers.

D．Retail prices of other goods will be raised.

3. What do the underlined words “practice” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Spending a lot to promote sales.	B．Advertising some unhealthy drinks.
C．Placing junk food at checkout aisles.	D．Replacing junk food with healthy ones.

4. What's the best title of the text?

A．The Negative Influences of Junk Food

B．How to Maximize the Profits of Stores

C．Berkeley Will Ban Most Junk Food at Checkouts

D．Berkeley Pays More Attention to People's Health