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　　Peoplewithdecreasingincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptions（假设）aboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogouptheywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.

　　Onetypicalattitudewasexpresserbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.“Inafewmonths,”shesaid,“we’llhavepaymoreformeatandmilk;

we’llhavelesstospendonotherthings.“Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemaybedislikedandbuyer’sresistancemaybeproduced.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:

“Ijustdon’tpaytheseprices;

theyaretoohigh.”

　　TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica;

conditionmosthelpfultospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyarereasonable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology（心理学）.

　　1.Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstopredictthewayspendtheirmoney,heshould_______

　　A.relyontraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspending

　　B.trytoencourageordiscourageconsumerstospendmoney

　　C.carryoutinvestigationsonconsumerbehaviorandgetdataonconsumersincomesandmoneyspendingmotives

　　D.doresearchesinconsumerpsychologyinalaboratory.

　　2.Accordingtoparagraph2,onetraditionalassumptionisthatpeoplewith________incomesborrowmost.

　　A.averageB.stableC.decreasingD.rising

　　3.Accordingtoparagraph2,researchsurveyshaveprovedthat_________

　　A.priceincreasesalwaysstimulatepeopletohastentobuythings

　　B.risingpricesmaymakepeopleputofftheirpurchaseofcertainthings

　　C.womenaremoresensitivetotherisinginpricesthanmen

　　D.theexpectationsofpriceincreasesoftenmakebuyersfeelangry.

　　4.Fromtheresultsofthesurveys,thewriterofthisarticle_________

　　A.concludesthatthesavingandspendingpatternsinGreatBritainarebetterthanthoseinAmerica

　　B.concludesthattheconsumersalwaysexpectpricestoremainstable

　　C.concludesthatmaintainingstablepricesisacorrectbusinesspolicy

　　D.doesnotdrawanyconclusion

　　5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisalwaysTRUEaccordingtothesurveysmentionedinthepassage?

　　A.Consumerswillputoffbuyingthingsiftheyexpectpricestodecrease.

　　B.Consumerswillspendtheirmoneyquicklyiftheyexpectpricestoincrease

　　C.Thepriceconditionhasaninfluenceonconsumerbehavior

　　D.Traditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarereliable.

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.

　　No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“Villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline（衰落）aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.

　　Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanremember.What“villagelife”meanttheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury?

Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelamp―oilandcoal.

　　ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong―establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake“villagelife”and“townlife”almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh―levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout“villagelife.“Itisjustlife,andthatabetterlife.

　　Finally,ifwehaveanydoubtsaboutthefuture,oraboutthemanychanges,whichwehaveseeninourlives,wehaveonlytolookinattheschoolplaygroundanymid―morning;

orseethechildrenastheywalkhomewardinlittlegroups.Obviouslythesechildrenarebetterfed,betterclothed,bettereducated,healthier,prettierandhappierthananygenerationofchildrenthateverbeforewalkedthevillagestreet.

　　6.Bysayingthatvillageisnotdead,but“villagelife”isdead,thewritersuggeststhat_________

　　A.thoseyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”arewrong

　　Bthetwostatementsareagainsteachother

　　C.“villagelife”todayisratheruninteresting

　　D.“villagelife”todayisnolongerlikewhatisusedtobe.

　　7.Itwas_________that“villagelife”begantotakeasharpturn.

　　A.aboutacenturyago

　　B.duringthetwoworldwars

　　C.withelectricityandmotorcarsintroducedintothevillage

　　D.onlyrecently

　　8.Asissuggestedinparagraph2,villagersinthepast_________

　　A.livedasimplerlifethanvillagerstoday

　　B.knewfewerpeoplethanvillagerstoday.

　　C.founditdifficulttoenjoythemselves

　　D.likedtowashthemselveswithcoldwater.

　　9.Theexpression“....”Thereisnopointwhateverintalkingaboutinparagraph3meansthat_________

　　A.thereisnoendtothetalkingabout....

　　B.Itisharmfultotalkabout….

　　C.Itisnotmeaninglesstotalkabout....

　　D.thereisnoreasonfortalkingabout

　　10.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter’sattitudetoward“villagelife”is__________

　　A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.unclear

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　　Passage3

　　Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyarecloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.

　　Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting（报价）,whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?

　　Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'

sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.

　　Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovideuswithsuchopportunities.Ofcourse,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.

　　11.Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould_________.

　　A.getenoughinformationconcernedB.advertisehisproducts

　　C.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheabove

　　12.Theword"

indispensable"

inthefirstlinemeans_________.

　　A.impossible　　B.essential　　C.advisable　　D.available

　　13Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

　　A.Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.

　　B.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketinvestigation.

　　C.Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.

　　D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.

　　14.Makingmarketinvestigationisveryimportantbecause_________.

　　A.inmarket,goodsonsalearenumerousB.everyproducerisfacingkeencompetition

　　C.itcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheabove

　　15.Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept_________.

　　A.tohavecommercialcounselor’sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroad

　　B.topromotethequalityofourownproducts

　　C.tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen

　　D.tohaveface-to-facet