2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the woman going to buy?

A．Some modern guitars.

B．Some modern musical instruments.

C．Some records of modern guitar music.

2. What happened to the records given by the woman s father?

A．The woman lost them.

B．The woman broke them.

C．The woman left them in the shop.

3. Where are the new records of Julian Bream now?

A．In the suitcase.

B．In the shop window.

C．On the shelf.

3 . If you've ever made a promise to change your spending habits, only to break that promise repeatedly, you are not alone. After all, you still have to go past your favorite coffee shop every morning where a delicious drink is only minutes from your lips. Throughout the day, your inbox may bring news of sales and special offers from your favorite retailers. It's attractive to spend isn't it?

If you find it hard to change your attitude towards spending, you might be interested in learning what scientists are discovering about habits and why they're difficult to change. However, what is it that creates your bad financial habits instead of saving more and building long-term wealth?

According to the research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, humans have a brain chemical called dopamine (多巴胺) that is caused with pleasure. When it is caused, it releases signals from cell to cell and creates pathways for addictions to enjoyable stimuli (刺激物), such as food, cigarettes, alcohol, and shopping. When we do something giving us happiness, such as buying the latest smart phone or new, fashionable clothes, our brain receives a dopamine rush. Some of that chemical then moves to the area of the brain where memories are created and stored, causing the brain to positively associate the spending of money with pleasure.

But dopamine doesn't stop there-it also controls our decision-making and motivation functions. For example, the next time you pass by the neighborhood coffee shop, your brain releases dopamine that causes you to want to stop and enter for a cup of coffee. This is how our brains cause us to continue behavior that results in a reward. So you visit the cafe and make your purchase, which strengthens the memory and positive association. This is an example of how our spending habits start, and why they keep pushing us to spend money on items we don't need but simply want because they make us happy Fighting the desire to spend pleasurably means that you must fight neurological wires (神经网络).

1. How do people usually behave when it comes to changing spending habits?

A．They can usually manage it well.	B．They always eat their words on it.
C．They usually repeat their promises.	D．They often create bad financial habits in turn.

2. Why does the author mention the research in Paragraph 3?

A．To explain what substance dopamine is.

B．To test the effects of dopamine on motivation.

C．To uncover the secret bond between dopamine and memory.

D．To present how dopamine affects people's spending decisions.

3. What can be inferred from the last sentence in the text?

A．Purchasing will make people enthusiastic.

B．Spending habits will strengthen people's nerves.

C．It's not easy to control the inner drives of purchasing.

D．It's unreasonable to waste for the purpose of happiness.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Positive attitude contributes to changing bad financial habits.

B．Dopamine in human brains results in bad financial habits.

C．People's spending habits affect human brains' development.

D．New research focuses on how to change spending habits.

7 . 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

2. Why does the author mention milk in Paragraph 3?

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.

3. What does the house buyer want to do?

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.

4. How does the author organize the text?(P: Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

8 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. Which of the following does the woman recommend?

A．Paintings.

B．Stamps.

C．Posters

2. What color of mask would the man like?

A．Orange.

B．Black

C．Red

3. Where are the masks made in?

A．In China.

B．In Greece.

C．In England

4. Who likes eating foreign cookies?

A．The man’s cousin.

B．The man’s daughter.

C．The man’s mother.