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Anotherstrategyusedatsomewell-knownparkssuchasDisneylandisfortopmanagerstospendatleastonedayintheirwork,toutingtheparkdressedasMickeyMouseorsomethinglikethat.Thisprovidesthemwithaperfectchancetoexaminethesceneandwatchthecustomerswithoutbeingnoticed.

1．Thetextisdesignedfor_______

A．mangers B．salesmen C．researchers D．customers

2．Whichofthefollowingcanhelpmanagersgetusefulinformation?

A．Visitingcustomersthemselves.

B．Givingcustomersfreefoodonthestreet.

C．Visitingparksasordinarycustomers.

D．Askingcustomersquestionsatsupermarkets.

3．Whatdoestheword"

this"

underlinedinthelastsentencereferto?

A．VisitingDisneyland．B．Wearingattractiveclothes.

C．ActingMickeyMouse.D．Dressingupandwalkingaround.

4．Themainideaofthetextis_________.

A．howtodomarketresearch B．howtodevelopmarketingstrategies

C．howtofindoutcustomers'

socialneeds

D．howtoencouragecustomerstospendmoremoney

B07湖南卷

WelcometomyMessageBoard!

Subject:

Slimmingdownclassics?

Mr.

Handsome

2007-5-12

6：

34AM

OrionBooks,whichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics（经典著作）,isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.Tolstoy,M.MitchellandC．Bronte.Now,eachofthemhasbeenwhittleddowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginal,withwords,sentences,paragraphsand,inafewcases,chaptersremoved．Thefirstsixshortenededitions,allpricedat￡6.99andadvertisedasgreatreads“inhalfthetime”,willgoonsalenextmonth,withplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.

Edwards

9：

40AM

Well,I’mpublisherofOrionGroup.Thanksforyourattention,Mr.Handsome.

Imustsay,theideadevelopedfromagameof“shame”inmyoffice.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess（承认）tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping（跳读）JaneEyre.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.

Asaleadingpublishinghouse,wearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.

Ms.Weir

11:

35AM

I’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.uk

Mr.Edwards,Ithinkyourshortenededitionsisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKarenina,becauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300-pagebooksthanone600-pagebook.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!

Crockatt

4:

38PM

I’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&

Powell.

Inmyopinion,thepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?

I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebookishardwork,andthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKarenina,thenfine.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.

5．Accordingtothemessageboard,OrionBooks___________.

A．opposesthereadingoforiginalclassics

B．isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassics

C．thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfuture

D．iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics

6．InMr.Edwards’opinion,OrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto_________.

A．makethemeasiertoreadB．meetalargedemandinthemarket

C．increasethesalesofliterarybooksD．competewiththeiroriginalversions

7．Bydescribingtheshortenedclassicsas"

abreathoffreshair"

Ms.Weir________.

A．speakshighlyofthecut-downclassicsB．showsherlovefororiginalclassics

C．feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassicsD．disapproveofshorteningtheclassics

8．Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat_________.

A．readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattempt

B．shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginal

C．publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjob

D．editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds

C07江西卷

BrianWalkerchewspens.Hebitesthemsohardthathisbosshaswarnedhimtostoporbuyhisown.Kate’sweaknessismoreacceptable-sheisunabletowalkpastacakeshopwithoutovereating.SophiaCartierfindshercigarettehabitaheadache,whileAlice’sthumb-suckingdrivesherboyfriendcrazy.Fourpeoplewithverydifferenthabits,buttheyallshareacommonproblemanxietydisorderor,inseriouscases.ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder（OCD）.

Fromnail-bitingtotoomuchhand-washing,overeatingandinternetaddiction,OCDiswidespreadinalmosteveryworkplaceandcountlesshome.“Itisarelativelycommonformofanxiety,”saysDr.Mootee.“ThemainfeatureofOCDistherepetitionofunwantedobsessive（过度的）thoughtssuchasworriesthatdoorsareleftunlocked,gasorelectricalappliancesarelefton.”Inordertofightagainsttheaddictionanddisorderscausedbytheseobsessions,anOCDsuffererperformssomeformofrepetitiveactsuchashand-washing,checkingdoorlocksandgasorelectricalappliances.

Dr.Mooteesaysthatrepetitivewashing,particularlyofthehands,isthemostcommontypeofOCD．Shehastreatedmanypatientswhowashtheirhandsupto30timesaday.ThetechniqueMooteeusestotreatpeoplewithOCDiscalledcognitive-behavioraltherapy（认知行为疗法）.“Itisbasedonthegeneralideathatpeoplehavetheabilitytochangethewaytheythinkandbehave,”saysMootee.

Butwhendoesahabitbecomeaproblem?

“It’spersonal,”saysMootee.“Everyonehassomethingunusual,butifyoucan’tputupwithit,thenit’saproblemandyouneedtodosomethingtochangeit.”Mooteesaysmanypeopleresistfortreatmentbecausetheyfeartheyare“crazy”.Butaspeoplebecomemoreknowledgeableabouttheseproblemstheywillgoandgethelp.Theonlywaytocoreistoconquer.

9．IfapersonsuffersfromOCD,beislikelytokeepdoinganyofthefollowingEXCEPT.

A．chewingpensB．hurtinghimself

C．suckingfingersD．bitingnails

10．Accordingtothepassage,apersonsufferingfromOCD.

A．reduceshis/heranxietybytakingdrugs

B．getsintounwantedhabitstorelievestress

C．hasunwantedthoughtsabouthabits

D．hasunwantedthoughtsbecauseofillness

11．Dr.Mootee’streatingtechniqueisbasedontheideathat.

A．everyonehassomethingdifferent

B．peoplecanputupwiththeirproblems

C．peoplecanchangetheirwayofthinkingandaction

D．peopletendtorepeattheirobsessiveactions

12．Bysaying“Theonlywaytocureistoconquer.”Dr.MooteesuggeststhatanOCDsufferer.

A．hastobeanextraordinarypersonB．mustcurehisillnessbyhimself

C．mustovercomemanyphysicalillnessesD．shouldhavearightattitudetowardstheproblem

D2012届温州高三八校联考（c）

StarryNight

HaveyoueverseenarealnightskythatlookslikeVanGogh’sStarryNight?

Ihopenot!

So,whywouldanartistpainttheskythisway?

PerhapsIcananswerthatwithanotherquestion.Whenyou’rehappy,whydoyousinginsteadofspeaking?

Orwhenyou’reinlove,whydoyouspeakofrosesandhoney?

Whenwedothesethings,we,tooareartists.We’reusingsomethingthatgoesbeyondamerescientificdescriptioninordertocommunicateourfeelingsmorepowerfullythanstraightforwardwordscan.SoconsiderforamomentthatVanGoghmightnothavebeenhallucinating（产生幻觉的）onthenighthepaintedthis.Maybehefeltsomethingsopowerfulthathehadtogobeyondthefamiliartoexpressit.

IhopeI’mremindingyouofsomethingyoualreadyknowasIdescribetheexperienceofbeingoutsideatnightunderacrystalclearskythatmakeseverythingseemcleanandrefreshing.Soyoulookup.Andsuddenlyyouseetheskythatyou’veseldomseenbefore.It’snotjustthesameolddarknightskytonight.Instead,theblacknessisadeep,richbluethatismorebottomlessthananyocean.Thestarsarenotspotsoflightbutbrilliant,magicaldiamondsthatdanceliketinyangels.Injustthisspecialmoment,theskyissomehowalive,anditseemstospeaktoyousilentlyaboutthemeaningofinfinity（无限）.

Nowlookatthepaintingagain.Canyouseesomethingofwhatmakesthissuchafamousandwell-lovedimage?

Butthere’