【正文】 free” is just the most irresistible 15 in your marketing language. And it always 16 . If you don39。t believe me, next time when you do a promotion 17 this test: one with and one without the free 18 You will be amazed by how many people will 19 hundreds of dollars to get something for 20 ! 1. A. forB. orC. soD. hut2. A. gratefulB. preparedC. rushedD. thankful3. A. limeB. priceC. chanceD. length4. A. singingB. judgingC. bargainingD. chatting5. A. wanderB. turnC. lookD. gather6. A. saveB. wasteC. recordD. kill7. A. meetingB. movieC. walkD. coffee8. A. break downB. sit throughC. cut downD. look through9. A. forgetB. continueC. mentionD. stop10. A. raceB. parkC. gateD. traffic11. A. employeesB. customersC. boysD. friends12. A. foodB. patienceC. momD. money13. A. probablyB. angrilyC. definitelyD. repeatedly14. A. EndingB. WritingC. RevoltingD. Stalling15. A. wordB. reasonC. letterD. desire16. A. failsB. cheatsC. worksD. loses17. A. tryB. studyC. faceD. attend18. A. helpB. giftC. adviceD. market19. A. gainB. hankC. receiveD. pay20. A. somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. anything【答案】（1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）B；（9）C；（10）D；（11）C；（12）D；（13）A；（14）D；（15）A；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）C； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，講述了作者為了看免費(fèi)的電影花費(fèi)了很多額外的金錢和不必要的時(shí)間，這些足夠看好幾部電影了．等到作者開了公司，發(fā)現(xiàn)免費(fèi)是一種營銷方式，而且大多數(shù)人無法抗拒，有很多人會(huì)花上幾百美元去買一份免費(fèi)的東西。(1)考查連詞。A. for“因?yàn)椤?；B. or“或者”；C. so“因此”；D. but“但是”。我對(duì)電影不感興趣，但是我的兩個(gè)兒子肯定會(huì)。前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D。(2)考查形容詞。A. grateful“感激的”；B. prepared“準(zhǔn)備好的”；C. rushed“匆忙的”；D. thankful“感謝的”。根據(jù)后一句的描述，我們?nèi)コ缘目觳投鴽]有在家吃，故推知是時(shí)間不夠，很匆忙，故選C。(3)考查名詞。A. time“時(shí)間”；B. price“價(jià)格”；C. chance“機(jī)會(huì)”；D. length“長度”。此處指吃快餐花了八張電影票的價(jià)格，故選B。(4)考查動(dòng)詞。A. singing“唱歌”；B. judging“判斷”；C. bargaining“討價(jià)還價(jià)”；D. chatting“聊天”。碰到朋友，坐下來聊天，故選D。(5)考查動(dòng)詞。A. wander“閑逛”；B. turn“轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，變”；C. look“看”；D. gather“聚集”。我們認(rèn)為最好還是隨便四處逛逛等到電影結(jié)束來接孩子們。故選A。(6)考查動(dòng)詞。A. save“節(jié)約”；B. waste“浪費(fèi)”；C. record“紀(jì)錄”；D. kill“殺死”。kill time固定短語，“消磨時(shí)間”，故選D。(7)考查名詞。A. meeting“會(huì)議“”；B. movie“電影”；C. walk“散步”；D. coffee“咖啡”。但是，電影比預(yù)期的一個(gè)小時(shí)更長，故選B。(8)考查動(dòng)詞短語。A. break down“出現(xiàn)故障”；B. sit through“一直挺到結(jié)束，耐著性子看完”；C. cut down“減少”；D. look through“仔細(xì)檢查”。觀看免費(fèi)的電影，我們不得不耐著性子看完一個(gè)小時(shí)的廣告。故選B。(9)考查動(dòng)詞。A. forget“忘記”；B. continue“繼續(xù)”；C. mention“提到”；D. stop“停止”。我有沒有提到停車和一路努力地開車穿過擁擠的交通最后到達(dá)正確的劇院？選C。(10)考查名詞。A. race“比賽”；B. park“停車場(chǎng)”；C. gate“大門”；D. traffic“交通”。我有沒有提到停車和一路努力地開車穿過擁擠的交通最后到達(dá)正確的劇院？答案為D。(11)考查名詞。A. employees“員工”；B. customers“顧客”；C. boys“男孩們”；D. friends“朋友”。根據(jù)第一段出現(xiàn)的boys，結(jié)合此處的題意可知此處是指他的孩子們，boys，屬于原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，故答案選C。(12)考查名詞。A. food“食物”；B. patience“耐心”；C. room“房間”；D. money“錢”。此處意為有剩下足夠多的錢再看十場(chǎng)電影?？措娪靶枰X，故選D。(13)考查副詞。A. probably“可能”；B. angrily“生氣地”；C. definitely“肯定”；D. repeatedly“重復(fù)地”。下一次再有免費(fèi)的東西，我可能會(huì)拒絕。課根據(jù)下一段的原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)“probably得出選A。(14)考查動(dòng)詞。A. Ending“結(jié)束”；B. Writing“寫”；C. Reporting“報(bào)道”；D. Starting“開始”。從2004年開始，我開辦了自己的公司。故選D。(15)考查名詞。A. word“詞”；B. reason“原因”；C. letter“信件”；D. desire“渴望”。免費(fèi)是你的買賣市場(chǎng)里最無法抗拒的詞語。故選A。(16)考查動(dòng)詞。A. fails“失敗”；B. cheats“欺騙”；C. works“起作用，有效果”；D. loses“失去”。這總是有效。故選C。(17)考查動(dòng)詞。A. try“嘗試”；B. study“研究，學(xué)習(xí)”；C. face“面對(duì)”；D. attend“參加”。下次你做促銷時(shí)，嘗試一下這個(gè)測(cè)試：一個(gè)提供免費(fèi)禮品，一個(gè)不提供。故選A。(18)考查名詞。A. help“幫助”；B. gift“禮物”；C. advice“建議”；D. market“市場(chǎng)”。根據(jù)上題題意可知選B。(19)考查動(dòng)詞。A. gain“獲得”；B. bank“銀行”；C. receive“接受”；D. pay“花（錢），付錢”。你將會(huì)震驚于人們會(huì)付成百上千美元去得到不勞而獲的東西。故選D。(20)考查代詞。A. something“某事”；B. everything“每件事”；C. nothing“沒有事”；D. anything“一切事”。get something for nothing固定短語，“不勞而獲”，故選C。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及動(dòng)詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，連詞，固定短語等多個(gè)知識(shí)點(diǎn)的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 It39。s true that “A small change can make a big difference” in our life. A better technical term that can well 1 this idea is the “Butterfly Effect”. A butterfly39。s 2 wings can make changes in the path of a tornado。 it may 3 create or prevent a tornado at a certain location. The “Butterfly Effect” plays a role in our 4 to a great extent. Small 5 could make a huge difference in our relationships. Most of the time we take things for granted in our 6 relations. We don39。t even think of saying “Thank You” to our parents as we 7 they are supposed to do things for us. Understanding some of the subtle（細(xì)膩的）feelings of our loved ones and 8 them the way they need would 9 change the relationship into a stronger one. I39。ve e across people who feel 10 in their relationships as they 11 to address these small needs. The “Butterfly Effect” also plays a role in our work. Looking 12 into the smallest details while starting a 13 is critical. A subtle mistake while taking care of our customer39。s 14 could end up creating big trouble at the end of the process. This would mean a huge expense to 15 at the final delivery stage. Every morning, the time it takes me to 16 to my office depends on what time I start from my home. It usually takes 30 minutes if I start at 7:20 am. It takes more than a(n) 17 if I start at 7:30 am. At first I was 18 how just a 10minute difference initially could add more than 30 minutes to the journey. 19 , the number of vehicles that e out on the road increases more than twice due to that 10minute 20 and it looks like butterflies crowding on the road. Yes, this is nothing but the “Butterfly Effect”.1. A. developB. absorbC. explainD. shape2. A. whiteB. tinyC. longD. flat3. A. evenB. yetC. onlyD. ever4. A. educationB. experienceC. needsD. relationships5. A. excusesB. conditionsC. gesturesD. promises6. A. normalB. closeC. publicD. cultural7. A. believeB. expectC. doubtD