【正文】 h more tactics（策略） . One tactic involves where to display the goods. Foe example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, the women’s shoe section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics section： while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later. Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up. When it es to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses. do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section? A. To save customers’ time. B. To show they are high quality foods. C. To help sell junk food. D. To sell them at discount prices. to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy? A. Opening the store early in the morning. B. Displaying British wines next to French ones. C. Inviting customers to play music. D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread. is the California builder’s story intended to prove? A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider. B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells. C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste. D. A good first impression (印象 )increases sales. is the main purpose of the passage? A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers. B. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past. C. To report researches on customer manners. D. To show dishonest business practices. C There are many places to go on safari in Africa, but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana39。 13． What is a daypack? A． A box． B． A bag． C． A lock． 14． What surprises the girl at school? A． A lot of discussions in class． B． Teachers giving little homework． C． Few students asking questions in class． 15． At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? A． At the end of it． B． In the middle of it． C． At the beginning of it． 16． What do we know about the girl? A． She is new to the school． B． She writes for the school newspaper． C． She seldom asks questions in class． 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。s too small． B． It’ s too dark． C． It’ s too expensive 9． What does the woman buy in the end? A． A yellow Tshirt． B． A blue Tshirt． C． A pink Tshirt． 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。 6． What is the man doing? A． Changing seats on the plane． B． Asking for a window seat． C． Trying to find his seat． 7． What is the woman’ s seat number? A． 6A． B． 7A． C． 8A． 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 題。每段對話讀兩遍。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。 例： How much is the shirt? A．￡ ． B．￡ ． C．￡ ． 答案是 B。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話后有一個小題。 第Ⅰ卷（選擇題 共 100 分） 第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分） 做題時，先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。 4. 語法填空、短文改錯 和短文寫作的作答 : 用 黑色簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應的答題區(qū)域內。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，在選涂其他答案標號。 湖北省黃石市高三下學期 3 月份調考考英語試卷 注意事項： 1. 本試卷分第 Ⅰ 卷（選擇題）和第 Ⅱ 卷（非選擇題）兩部分。 2. 答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上 3. 選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用 2B 鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非 答題區(qū)域均無效 。 第一節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 分，滿分 分） 聽下面 5 段對話。從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。每段對話僅讀一遍。 1． What do the speakers need to buy? A． A fridge． B． A dinner table． C． A few chairs． 2． Where are the speakers? A． In a restaurant． B． In a hot