16．A．ifB．thoughC．becauseD．since
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三）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分）One afternoon，my son Adam asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”I thought for a minute，and then I said，“I’ll explain, _21_ you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you.＂At the grocery store， we 24 some apples—red，green and yellow ones．Back home．I told Adam，＂It’s time to 25 your question．”I put oneapple of each 26 on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.“People are like apples．They come in all 28 colors，shapes and sizes．On the 29 ,some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 35 . See if that helps you 36 which one is which.”He took 37 , and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.21．A．although B．so C．because D．if
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they're always coming in for criticism．Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around． "It's iniquitous," they say, "that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year． It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making． Why don't they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it's the consumer who pays ．．．"The poor old consumer! He'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products． It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap． But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods． Another equally important function is to inform． A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read．Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about． Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc, from an advertisement．Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted． It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days． And what fun they often are,too!Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements． Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway by-laws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper?A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities． We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to ourpockets． Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue． The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers． Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price !Another thing we mustn't forget is the"small ads．" which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine． What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community!Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns． For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the"hatch, match and dispatch" column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or"agony" column． No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature． It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!Why do the critics criticize advertisers?A.Because advertisers often brag．B.Because critics think advertisement is a "waste of money"．C.Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary．D.Because customers pay more．
Why do the critics criticize advertisers?__________A.Because advertisers often bragB.Because critics think advertisement is a "waste of money"C.Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessaryD.Because customers pay more
根据以下材料，回答题Sometimes I really doubt whether there islove between my parents. They are very busy working to 16 the family. They don′t act in the 17 ways that I read in books or I see on TV.18 flowers to each other onValentine′s Day is even more 19.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (床单). I 20 sat down beside her and lookedat her. "Morn, is there love between you and Dad " I asked her in a21 voice.My mother stopped and raised her head with 22in her eyes. She didn′t answer immediately.Then she 23 her head and continued tosew the quilt. At last my mother said:"Susan," she said, "Look atthis thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it 24 in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and25. If life is a quilt, then love should be a 26. It can hardly beseen anywhere or anytime, but it′s really there. Love is 27."The next spring, my father suddenly got sickseriously. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale andit seemed 28 of them had a serious illness. Everyday in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 29 slowly on the country road. My father hadnever been so 30.Along the country road, there were manybeautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through theleaves. All of these 31 themost beautiful picture in the world."Dad, how are you feeling now " Iasked him one day.He said gently. " 32, I just like walking withyour morn. I like this kind of life." 33 his eyes, I know he lovesmy mother deeply.34 I thought love meant flowers, girls andsweet kisses. But from this 35, I understand that love is just a threadin the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm. A.Once B.Though C.When D.Unless
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