1、Listening in task1The son wants to buy a pair of basketball shoes as his old ones look kind of funny . But the father thinks there is still a lot of life left in the old shoes. The son points out that in an ad Yao Ming claims that these shoes give him extra spring . The father, on the other hand, sa
2、ys that he does not make as much money as Yao Ming does, and that the tall man does not need extra spring. Whats more, the advertiser may give him dollers for wearing the shoes in the ad. To this the son answers jokingly that he would wear the new shoes for nothing . Then the father replies that Yao
3、 Ming did not reach the top simply because of the shoes. Rather, there must be something else. The son knows his father means things like hard work and dedication. Finally the father asks the son to focus on his studies and get the shoes. Your answer Correct answer (1) shoes shoes (2) funny funny (3
4、) a lot of life a lot of life (4) ad ad (5) extra spring extra spring (6) money money (7) dollers millions of dollars (8) for nothing for nothing (9) reach the top reach the top (10) hard work hard work (11) focus on focus on (12) get forget 1. The firm has been asked to change the wording of its ad
5、vertising because it prejudices against friendly people. (A) True (B) False 2. Travelco is looking for an employee to provide food for its staff. (A) True (B) False 3. Mr. Smith agreed to the decision to remove the word “friendly“ from the advertisement. (A) True (B) False 4. The job center intends
6、to set guidelines of not using personality characteristics in advertisements. (A) True (B) False 5. According to an official of the job center, the local judges will determine the results of the dispute. (A) True (B) False 1. How does the Pepsi commercial begin? (A) Shaq is playing basketball while
7、a kid is looking on. (B) Shaq drinks Pepsi while a kid plays basketball. (C) Shaq and a kid are both drinking Pepsi. (D) Shaq is teaching a kid to play basketball. 2. Why does Shaq walk toward the kid? (A) Because he wants to know if the kid admires him. (B) Because he wants to ask the kid for the P
8、epsi. (C) Because he is going to buy a Pepsi from the kid. (D) Because he likes the kid. 3. What is the Pepsi commercial trying to say? (A) The basketball star has a stronger appeal to the kid than anything else. (B) Pepsi has a stronger appeal to the kid than the basketball star does. (C) The kid l
9、ikes basketball better than anything else. (D) Pepsi is better than Coca-Cola. 4. What is the Coca-Cola commercial trying to tell us? (A) Coke is more valuable than any other souvenir. (B) The boy likes Coke better than the football stars towel. (C) The football star likes Coke very much. (D) Coke i
10、s superior to other drinks. 5. What does the road sign in New York City mean? (A) While parking, dont think too much about anything else. (B) The road there is dangerous. (C) Parking there is not allowed. (D) Parking is permitted only beside the road sign. 1. An advertiser should begin with what ben
11、efits consumers can get. (A) True (B) False 2. In an advertisement you should use such pronouns as you, we and I, but not yours, ours and mine. (A) True (B) False 3. Both an extra number and a percentage can be used in an ad. (A) True (B) False 4. In an advertisement you should use many adverbs to m
12、odify verbs to convey a sense of action and urgency. (A) True (B) False 5. At the end of your ad, you need to tell consumers what they should do next. (A) True (B) False 1. What have many countries done to discourage smoking?They have banned tobacco ads completely. Your answer Correct answer banned
13、tobacco ads banned tobacco ads / banned cigarette ads 2. What kind of tobacco advertising is not allowed in the United States?Advertisers are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes . Your answer Correct answer young people smoking cigarettes young people smoking cigarettes 3. What do ad
14、vertisers do with the law against cigarette ads aimed at youth?They keep finding ways around the law . Your answer Correct answer ways around the law ways around the law 4. Why do cigarette manufacturers want to target young people?They must keep bringing in new customers , as the old ones are dying
15、 of lung cancer. Your answer Correct answer (1) new customers new customers (2) old ones old ones 5. According to the woman, what should the Student Union do?It should do some publicity against smoking on campus . Your answer Correct answer smoking on campus smoking on campus 1. What is true of the
16、contemporary business world? (A) Supply usually outnumbers demand. (B) Demand usually outnumbers supply. (C) Supply is usually equal to demand. (D) When supply exceeds demand, prices rise. 2. What is NOT mentioned in the passage? (A) Manufacturers advertise their products in newspapers. (B) Manufact
17、urers advertise their products through songs. (C) Manufacturers advertise their products by sponsoring sporting events. (D) Manufacturers advertise their products through salesgirls. 3. According to the passage, what is the most important means of advertising? (A) The cinema. (B) The television. (C)
18、 The newspaper. (D) The radio. 4. According to the passage, why can advertisements influence people? (A) Because ads are cleverly designed. (B) Because many people are eager to buy. (C) Because people like ads even if they know ads may not be telling the truth. (D) Because people believe what ads sa
19、y without thinking if the ads are true. 5. What is the passage discussing? (A) The importance of advertising. (B) Various ways of advertising. (C) The successes and failures of advertising. (D) The causes, methods and effects of advertising.1. A small range of good-quality items is being sold at the
20、 store. (A) True (B) False 2. “An easy rent-to-own plan“ probably means a plan to help customers rent something until finally they own it. (A) True (B) False 3. The maximum price of a digital piano is 399 dollars. (A) True (B) False 4. Major items are delivered free of charge. (A) True (B) False 5.
21、The ad encourages customers to go further outside the city to find better and cheaper furniture. (A) True (B) False 单元测试Part I Script Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will
22、be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Because short slogans are refreshing.B. Because short slogans can catch busy peoples attention.C. Because only short slogans are impressive.D. Because th
23、e Coca-Cola company has set a good example.2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man asks for some money to buy bread.B. The woman spends a lot of money shopping.C. The woman wants to buy some spring clothes for the man.D. The man is quite angry at the woman not buying him bread.
24、3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Ads should be made by local people.B. The lipstick ad is more effective in Germany.C. Ads should be adapted for particular places.D. The same ad can be used in various places.4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To show how fast
25、one can buy things with the card.B. To show how much he likes the card.C. To express his disagreement with the woman.D. To express his agreement with the woman.5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She is a loyal customer to Nokia.B. She is a loyal customer to Ericsson.C. She is easi
26、ly influenced by advertisements.D. She is a tough consumer.Part II Script Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then fill in the blanks with the missing words. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to write the missing words. Use the second playing to check your answers. W: So, Mr. Smith, you want to increase ridership on the buses.M: (1) We do , and we hope you can help us.W: Certainly we can. First, we must (2) change the image of bus travel.M: How do you do that?
