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Why has leisure time become big business？A．Because shopping is an important leisure time a

Why has leisure time become big business？

A．Because shopping is an important leisure time activity.

B．Because spending a day at a giant mall has become a fashion.

C．Because visiting a museum is a popular leisure time activity.

D．Because enormous amounts of money are spent on leisure time activities.

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Text 4Shopping has become a private affair. Obvious consumption does not look good during

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Shopping has become a private affair. Obvious consumption does not look good during a depression, which explains why so many of us are accepting e-commerce. Online shopping on these shores is projected to grow from sales of￡ 8.9bn to around￡ 21. 3bn by the end of 2,011.

Often people proclaim they've accepted e-commerce because it's "green". This is understandable. If many shopping bags in a depression looks bad, bricks and mortar retail - huge out-of-town

shopping centres, retail shopping center that insist on leaving their doors open even in winter and grocery stores full of the most inefficient freezers - look terrible during an ecological emergency.

Should we buy the idea that e-commerce is any better？ Several studies have tried to answer this

with cold, hard data.

A 2,000 study on Webvan , a now disappearing US online grocer, concluded that a wider a-

doption of e-commerce would not give us environmental gains, while a 2 ,002 study of US book retailing found no greater energy savings selling online. But the study that all e-tailers are talking about is a new one from Carnegie Mellon University, which has found that shopping online via Buy. com's e-commerce model for electronic products uses 35 percent less energy consumption and C02 emissions than a traditional bricks model.

This is largely because it avoids the usual retail distribution model and, of course, the impact of consumers driving to a store. And, from the shopper's perspective, online buying often allows you to avoid the desire for retail.

But both models are flawed, because online or on the high street, retailers are dependent on a hydrocarbon-fuelled delivery system. Trucks deliver 4. 8m tonnes of freight each day in the UK, which works out at about 80kg per person. To make matters worse, after a truck drops off the goods it often returns empty to the depot. A 2002 study of 20,000 transportation trips found that only 2.4% of return journey legs found suitable backloads. This journey represents a large part of the impact of what we buy.

Online shopping may prove marginally more green in terms of energy saving, but we shouldn't

forget progressive retail. Places such as Ludlow in Shropshire, a fairtrade town based on ethical

trading ideas, where the independent high street has been hard won. It brings consumers face to

face with products with shortened supply chain and with values. This is a wiser and wider retail ex- perience; anything else could leave you feeling short change.

56. The main idea of the first paragraph is________

[A] The economy remains depression.

[B] More and more people like to choose online shopping.

[ C] Shopping center are growing.

[D] Online shopping is cheaper than shopping center.

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回答题。 My Parents&39; ChangeMy surprise over the past few winters has been the personal

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My Parents&39; Change

My surprise over the past few winters has been the personality transformation my parents go through around mid December as they change from Dad and Morn into Grandpa and Grandma. Yes, they become grandparents and are completely different from the people I know the other eleven and a half months of the year.

The first sign of my parents&39; change is the delight they take in visiting toy and children&39;s clothing stores. These two people, who usually dislike anything having to do with shopping malls, become crazy consumers. While they tell me to budget my money and shop wisely, they are buying up every doll and dump truck in sight.

And this is only the beginning of the holidays!

When my brother&39;s children arrive, Grandpa and Grandma come into full form. First they throw out all ideas about a balanced diet for the grandkids. While we were raised in a house where everyone had to take two bites of corn, beets (甜菜 ) , or liver (foods that appeared quite often on our table despite constant complaining ) , the grandchildren never have to eat anything that does not appeal to them. Grandma carries chocolate in her pockets to bribe (贿赂 ) the littlest ones into following her around the house, while Grandpa offers "surprises" of candy and cake to them all day long. Boxes of chocolate-pie disappear while the whole-wheat bread gets hard and stale. The kids love all the sweets, and when the sugar raises their energy levels, Grandma and Grandpa can always decide to leave and do a bit more shopping or go to bed while my brother and sister-in-law try to deal with their highly active kids.

Once the grandchildren have arrived, Grandma and Grandpa also seem to forget all of the responsibility lectures I so often hear in my daily life. If Mickey screams at his sister during dinner, he is "developing his own personality" ; if Nancy breaks Grandma&39;s mirror, she is "just a curious child" . But, if I track mud into the

house while helping to unload groceries, I become "careless"; if I scold one of the grandkids for tearing pages out of my textbook, I am "impatient." If Paula talks back to her mother, Grandma and Grandpa smile at her spirit. If I say one word about all of this excessive love, Morn and Dad reappear to have a talk with me about petty jealousies.

As regards his parents‘ shopping for the grandchildren， the author__________ 查看材料

A.feels jealous

B.feels amazed

C.thinks it unnecessary

D.thinks it annoying

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Ascott International is the largest serviced residential operator in the world.Managing th

Ascott International is the largest serviced residential operator in the world.

Managing the Ascott, the Somerset and Citadines brands in over 50 cities

41．across 23 countries, Ascott International is renowned for its charming hospitality

42．and luxurious residence. Each of brand has its unique attributes to satisfy the needs

43．of different guests. The Ascott Beijing is being strategically located in the heart of

44．the central business area in Chaoyang District. It is close to the China World

45．Trade Centre and has set among thriving retail and business districts. The residence

46．appeals to top executives who accustomed to discreet service and elegant living,

47．and provides with a comprehensive choice of apartments from one-bedroom suites

48．to duplex penthouses which ranging in size from 105 to 380 square meters. A wide

49．selection of dining choices in the building can caters to the different tastes of our

50．international guests. Grocery shopping is convenient with in a 24-hour mini-mart and

51．a complimentary shuttle bus to Wal-Mart and Carrefour. Business dealings become

52．easy here with wireless surfing zones set, a well-equipped business centre and function rooms, where video conferences can be held.

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选词填空：As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor

As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that_____(36)to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as_____(37)by sleep experts.

Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly_____(38)topic among sleep researches. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't_____(39), it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought_____(40)sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed_____(41)in the ability of insulin(胰岛素)to process blood sugar. That suggests that catchup sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep_____(42)causes, which is encouraging given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn't_____(43)to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later.

Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not_____(44)an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will_____(45)one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn't really replicates(复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep," says Dr.Nancy Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center.

A.alternatively

B.caters

C.chronically

D.debated

E.deprivation

F.ideal

G.improvements

H.necessarily

I.negotiated

J.pierce

K.presumption

L.ready

M.recommended

N.surpasses

O.target

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Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it

. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the US. But it is soon spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.

To begin with, "Muzak"(音乐广播网) was intended simply to create a soothing(起镇静作用 ) atmosphere. Recently, however, it's become big business—because in part of recent research. Dr. Ronald Milliman, an American marketing expert, has shown that music can promote sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.

But, it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts by 38%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to search for goods they like to buy. Yet, slow music isn't always the answer. Dr. Milliman found, for example, that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play up tempo music to keep the customers moving—unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints!

According to the passage, background music is so widespread because it can ______.

A．help to create a soothing atmosphere

B．decrease production in factories

C．promote sales in all places

D．help to have more meals

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听力原文：Time was when a visit to a museum included shopping for a postcard or an exhibiti

听力原文： Time was when a visit to a museum included shopping for a postcard or an exhibition catalogue. Nowadays, most art institutions have expanded their wares to include home furnishings, jewelry, clothing, toys and books. While it might enhance the museum experience, selling all those products can become a distraction for administrators, taking away time and money from their primary business: exhibiting works of art. If that weren't trouble enough, retail operations, intended to supplement museum admissions, don't always end up in the black.

Last year, to try to solve the problem of doing art and commerce profitably, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MFA) became one of the first museums in the country to spin off the management of its retail operations into a for-profit company, Museum Enterprise Partners Inc. (MEP). Owned by the MFA and senior management, MEP replaced the museum's 30-year-old Enterprise division and the MFA became its first client. From its offices in Boston's South End, MEP operates both the main MFA store and an exhibition store inside the museum, two mall stores in downtown Boston at Copley Place and Faneuil Hall, the MFA catalogue and Web site, the catalogue outlet store on Cape Cod and a wholesale/corporate division. To handle distribution and fulfillment, MEP has a state-of-the-art 100 O00-square-foot warehouse in Avon, Mass., which includes an 85-seat call center.

What is the primary business for a museum, according to the speaker？

A．Selling home furnishings.

B．Showing works of art.

C．Exhibiting books and toys.

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听力原文：For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.

听力原文： For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.But recently many Americans have taken up crafts of various kinds.They make things out of wood,metal,glass,wax,leather and cloth.They usually design the things they make themselves and often they sell what they make too. The work of these crafts people has become very good and very popular.These people's crafts are sold at craft fairs. These are usually community sponsored events.Some fairs are small,bringing together a dozen or so people. Such fairs are held in shopping centers or churches.At large fairs,several hundred crafts people assemble their works for people to admire and buy.These fairs are held in public parks or on country grounds.Crafts fairs are usually held on weekends when people are free from work and looking for things to do.The fairs are directed toward families.They offer rides and shows for the children to keep them busy while the parents look at the crafts.The crafts people buy include things to decorate their homes,clothes for their children,and gifts for their friends for holidays,weddings or special occasions.People go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores because they look for things that are different and original.They also look out for bargains.The prices for works of art at craft fairs are usually very reasonable.

What does the speaker tell us about today's Americans？

A．They like mass produced things.

B．They design things themselves and sell them.

C．They make clothes and tools for themselves.

D．They use crafts to decorate their homes.

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Norwich Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in exis

Norwich

Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum. At the time of the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.

With two cathedrals and a mosque(清真寺), Norwich has long been a popular centre for various religions. The first cathedral was built in 1095 and has recently celebrated its 900th anniversary, while Norwich itself had a year of celebration in 1994 to mark the 800th anniversary of the city receiving a Royal Charter. This allowed it to be called a city and to govern itself independently.

Today, in comparison with places like London or Manchester, Norwich is quite small, with a population of around 150,000, but in the 16th century Norwich was the second largest city of England. It continued to grow for the next 300 years and got richer and richer, becoming famous for having as many churches as there are weeks in the year and as many pubs as their are days in the year.

Nowadays, there ate far fewer churches and pubs, but in 1964 the University of East Anglia was built in Norwich. With its fast-frowing student population and its success as a modern commercial centre (Norwich is the biggest centre for insurance services outside London), the city now has a side choice of entertainment: theatres, cinemas, nightclubs, busy cafes, excellent restaurants, and a number of arts and leisure centres. There is also a football team, whose colours are green and yellow. The team is known as "The Canaries (金丝雀)",though nobody can be sure why.

Now the city's attractions include another important development, a modern shopping centre called "The Castle Mall". The people of Norwich lived with a very large hold in the middle of their city for over two years, as builders dug up the main car park. Lorries moved nearly a million tons of earth so that the roof of the mall could become a city centre park, with attractive water pools and hundreds of trees, but the local people are really pleased that the old open market remains, right in the heart of the city and next to the new development. Both areas continue to do good business, proving that Norwich has managed to mix the best of the old and the new.

The River Wensum flows by Norwich.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

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NorwichNorwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in exist

Norwich

Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small village beside the River Wensum. At the time of the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.

With two cathedrals and a mosque(清真寺), Norwich has long been a popular centre for various religions. The first cathedral was built in 1095 and has recently celebrated its 900th anniversary, while Norwich itself had a year of celebration in 1994 to mark the 800th anniversary of the city receiving a Royal Charter. This allowed it to be called a city and to govern itself independently.

Today, in comparison with places like London or Manchester, Norwich is quite small, with a population of around 150,000, but in the 16th century Norwich was the second largest city of England. It continued to grow for the next 300 years and got richer and richer, becoming famous for having as many churches as there are weeks in the year and as many pubs as their are days in the year.

Nowadays, there are far fewer churches and pubs, but in 1964 the University of East Anglia. was built in Norwich. With its fast-frowing student population and its success as a modern commercial centre (Norwich is the biggest centre for insurance services outside London), the city now has a side choice of entertainment: theatres, cinemas, nightclubs, busy cafes, excellent restaurants, and a number of arts and leisure centres. There is also a football team, whose colours are green and yellow. The team is known as "The Canaries (金丝雀)",though nobody can be sure why.

Now the city's attractions include another important development, a modern shopping centre called "The Castle Mall". The people of Norwich lived with a very large hold in the middle of their city for over two years, as builders dug up the main car park. Lorries moved nearly a million tons of earth so that the roof of the mall could become a city centre park, with attractive water pools and hundreds of trees, but the local people are really pleased that the old open market remains, right in the heart of the city and next to the new development. Both areas continue to do good business, proving that Norwich has managed to mix the best of the old and the new.

The River Wensum flows by Norwich.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

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