2013年广西成人本科学士学位英语统考试题 【B】卷

Passage 1

Packaging is a very important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate people to buy products. For example, a little child might ask for a breakfast food contained in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in the breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivates many children to buy products -- or to ask their parents to buy for them.

Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish , because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.

The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has “Economy Size” or “Family Size” printed on it. This suggests that the larger size has the most products for the least money. But that is not always true. To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.

The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.

1. “A buyer will get something for nothing ”(Para.2) may probably mean .

A. a buyer will not get what he pays for

B. a buyer will get more than what he pays for

C. a buyer will get something useful free of charge

D. a buyer will get more but pay less

2. From the passage we know the buyer pays more attention to .

A. the size of a container

B. a container with no picture

C. a reusable container

D. a plain container with low cost

3. What suggestion does the writer give in the passage?

A. It’s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.

B. The quality of a container has something to do with the quality of the product.

C. The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product with no package.

D. A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a reusable package.

4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In fact glasses or dishes used for packaging do not cost money at all.

B. “Family size” printed on the package means that it is rather economic.

C. To a child, even to an adult, the form is far more important than the content.

D. Words and pictures written on the package are thought to be an advertisement.

5. What do you think is the best title for the package?

A. How to Package a Product.

B. How to Make an Advertisement.

C. How to Sell Product.

D. How to Attract More Buyers.

Passage 4

Some people dream of being President of the United States. Some dream of becoming stars in a Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight. But, could a dream like that come true in real life? Well, it did happen to Peter Johnson.

Peter was an auto mechanic. One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimore and took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him. The guards and other employees stood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to prevent him from taking the money. No one pressed an alarm. No one pulled the gun. No one called the police. Why did they allow him to get away with it?

Well, everything was legal. Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radio station. The first prize entitled him to enter the Union Trust Bank and gather up as much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes. Because he could not bring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in his pockets.

As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large bills as he could find. When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $5,000 richer.

16. Why did Peter go to the Union Trust Bank?

A. To withdraw his deposit.

B. To cash a check.

C. To rob the bank.

D. To get his prize.

17. What was Peter’s job?

A. A radio announcer.

B. A bank employee.

C. A car mechanic.

D. A movie actor.

18. What did the guards do when Peter started gathering the money?

A. They let him do what he wanted to.

B. They helped him find large bills.

C. They pressed the alarm.

D. They called the police.

19. Why didn’t Peter take more money from the bank?

A. He was afraid that he would be caught on the spot.

B. Large bills were not within his reach.

C. The maximum sum allowed was $5,000.

D. He was limited by time and the size of his pockets.

20. What do we know about Peter?

A. He used to be very poor.

B. He got $5,000 as a prize of the contest.

C. He dreamed of making millions of dollars overnight.

D. He dreamed of robbing a bank.

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