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LastyearmorethanamillionandahalfforeigntouristsvisitedtheUnitedStates.Inordertounderstandinterculturalproblemsbetter,andperhapstofindwaystoimprovetheAmericanimageabroad,areporterrecentlyinterviewedsomeofthesevisitorsastheywereleavingtoreturnhome.HeespeciallywantedtofindouttheirfirstimpressionsoftheUnitedStates,whatplacestheymostenjoyedvisiting,andsomeoftheirlikesanddislikes.
Asfarasfirstimpressionsareconcerned,almostalloftheforeignerswereimpressedbythetremendoussizeofthecountry.TheUnitedStates,ofcourse,isalargecountry.ThedistancebetweenSanFranciscoandNewYorkisaboutthesameasthatbetweenGibraltarandBaghdad.Indeed,theentireMediterraneanSeacouldeasilyfitwithinthecountry'
sborders.Evenexpectingthis,foreignerswhovisittheUnitedStatesforthefirsttimeareoverwhelmedbythevastdistances.Apparentlytobebelieved,suchdistanceshavetobetraveld.
Theforeignvisitorswerealsoimpressedbytherangeofclimateandthevarietyofsceneryinthecountry.Manywereamazedtodiscoverthat,inthesameday,theycouldtravelfromthesnowycoldofNewEnglandwintertothesunnywarmthofFloridasunshine.EveninthesinglestateofCalifornia,theycouldfindsandybeaches,rockyshores,tropicalvegetation,hotdrydeserts,redwoodforests,andtoweringsnow-cappedmountains.
TheywerealsoimpressedbytheinformalfriendlinessofAmericans.Whetheronbuses,trains,planes,oratvacationorscenicresorts,therevisitorsgenerallyagreedthattheyhadbeengreetedwarmly.Ontheotherhand,somereportedthathotelclerks,waiters,andtaxidriverswereoftenunsympathetic,impatient,andrude.ThemostxxmonxxplaintofallwasthatsofewAmericanscanspeakanylanguagebutEnglish,andsomeforeignvisitorsclaimedthattheyhaddifficultyunderstandingtheAmericanaccent.
1.Whatdoes\…\(A)ThedistancebetweenSanFranciscoandNewYork.(B)Thevastnessofthecountry.
(C)ThesizeoftheMediterraneanSea.(D)Thecountry'
sborders.
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口译资料无限网2. 3. 4. 5.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage(A)NewEnglandwintersarecold.(B)Sometaxidriversareimpolite.
(C)Theisapopularplacefortourists.(D)Hotelstaffareoftensympathetic.NewEnglandislocated_______.(A)inthesouthwestoftheUS(B)tothesouthofCalifornia(C)inthenortheastoftheUS(D)tothewestofFlorida
Whatmadethemostnegativeimpressiononforeignvisitors(A)Thecountry'
svastness.
(B)TheinformalfriendlinessofAmericans.
(C)ThefactthattheAmericanaccentishardtounderstand.
(D)ThefactthatnotmanyAmericanscanspeakaforeignlanguage.Theoverallpurposeofthispassageisto_______.
(A)demonstratetheculturaldifferencesbetweenAmericaandEurope(B)indicatewaystoimprovetheAmericanimageabroad
(C)describethegeneralimpressionofforeignvisitorsonAmerica(D)criticizesomebehaviorsofAmericantaxidrivers
Questions6-10
Amillionmotoristsleavetheircarsfullupwithpetrolandwiththekeysintheignitioneveryday.Thevehiclesaresittinginpetrolstationswhiledriverspayfortheirfuel.TheAutomobileAssociation(AA)hasdiscoveredthatcarsareleftunattendedforanaveragethreeminutes—andsometimesconsiderablylonger—asdriversbuydrinks,sweets,cigarettesandotherconsumeritems—andthenpayatthecashtill.Withpaymentbythecreditcardmoreandmorexxmon,itisnotunusuallyforadrivertobeoutofhiscarforaslongassixminutes,providingthecarthiefwithagoldenopportunity.
InanexclusiveAAsurvey,carriedoutatabusygarageonamainroadoutofLondon,300motoristswerequestionedoverthreedaysoftheholidayperiod.Twentyfourpercentadmittedthatthey'
always'
or'
sometimes'
leavethekeysintheircar.Thismeansthatnationwide,amillioncarsdailybexxeeasytargetsfortheopportunistthief.
Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabiggerriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypesofcrime.Anaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokeninto,vandalizedorstolenintheUK.Carcrimeaccountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenceswithnosignsthatthetrendisslowingdown.
Althoughtherearehighlyprofessionalcriminalsinvolvedincartheft,almost90percentofcarcrimeisxxmittedbytheopportunist.Amateurthievesareaidedbyourowncarelessness.WhenAAengineerssurveyedontowncentercarparklastyear,tenpercentofthecarscheckedwereunlocked,afigurebackedbyaHomeOfficenationalsurveythatfound12percentofdriverssometimeslefttheircarsunlocked.TheAArexxmendslockingupwheneveryouleave
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thecar—andforhowevershortaperiod.Apartiallyopensun-rooforwindowisafurtherxxe-ontothieves.
Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.TheHomeOfficehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivesaboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidamongdrivesaboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspotsawayfromstreetlights—justtheplacesthieveslove.TheAAadvisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound—thievesdon'
tlikeaudiences.Leavingvaluablesinviewisaninvitationtothecriminals.AManchesterProbationaryServiceresearchproject,whichinterviewedalmost100carthieveslastyear,foundmanywouldinvestigateacoatthrownonaseat.Neverleaveanydocumentsshowingyourhomeaddressinthecar.Ifyouhaveagarage,useitandlockit—agaragecarisatsubstantiallylessrisk.
6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue
(A)Theuseofcreditcardsmayincreasetheriskofcartheft.(B)Itisadvisedthatthedriverstakecarkeyswiththem.(C)Mostcarsarestolenbyprofessionalthieves.
(D)TheAAadvisesthatmotoristsleavetheircarslocked.
7.Whereinthepassagedoestheauthormentionleavingvaluablesinviewisaninvitationto
thecriminals
(A)Thefirstparagraph.(B)Thesecondparagraph.(C)Thethirdparagraph.(D)Thelastparagraph.
8.ThecartheftisduetoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.(A)people'
scarelessness
(B)unawarenessofsafeparking(C)coatleftonthecarseat(D)poorqualityofacarlock
9.Inordertopreventcartheft,peoplearerexxmendedto_______.(A)parkcarsinquietplaces(B)useagarageandlockit
(C)leaveasparecarkeyathome(D)bexxeamemberofAA
10.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_______.(A)analysethecartheftriseinBritain(B)reportthesurveyresultsbyAA
(C)suggestthewaystoinvestigatecartheft(D)xxparecarcrimewithothertypesofcrime
Questions11-15
TravellersarrivingatHeathrowairportthisyearhavebeenmetbythesmelloffreshly-cutgrass,pumpedfromadiscreetcornerviaan'
aromabox'
amachinewhichblowswarm,scented
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airintotheenvironment.Itcanscenttheareaofanaveragehighstreetshopwiththesmellofthechocolate,freshly-cutgrass,orseabreezes,infactanysyntheticodoursthatcanbemadetosmellliketherealthing.
Heathrow'
smoveinto'
sensory'
marketingisthelatestinalonglineofattemptsbybusinessestousesensorypsychology—thescientificstudyoftheeffectsofthesensesonourbehaviourtohelpsellproducts.Marketingpeoplecallthis'
atmospherics'
—usingsoundsorsmellstomanipulateconsumerbehaviour.OnValentine'
sDaytwoyearsagothechainofchemist'
sSuperdogscentedoneofitsLondonshopswithchocolate.Thesmellofchocolateissupposedtohavetheeffectofreducingconcentrationandmakingcustomersrelax.'
Chocolateisassociatedwithlove'
saidamarketingspokeswoman,'
wethoughtitwouldgetpeopleinthemoodforromance.'
Shedidnotreveal,though,whetherthesmellactuallymadepeoplespendmoremoney.
However,researchintocustomersatisfactionwithcertainscentedproductshasclearlyshownthatsmalldoeshaveaxxmercialeffect,thoughofcourseitmustbeanappropriatesmell.Inasurvey,customersconsideredalemon-scenteddetergentmoreeffectivethananotherscentedwithcoconutdespitethefactthatthedetergentusedinbothwasidentical.Ontheotherhand,acoconut-scentedsuntanlotionwasratedmoreeffectivethatalemon-scentedone.AresearchgroupfromWashingtonUniversityreportedthatthesmellofmintororangesprayedinastoreresultedincustomersratingthestoreasmoremodernandmorepleasantforshoppingthanotherstoreswithoutthesmell.Customersalsoratedthegoodsonsaleasbetter,andexpressedastrongerintentiontovisitthestoreagaininthefuture.
Musictoohaslongbeenusedinsupermarketsformarketingpurposes.Supermarketsareaware,forexample,thatslowmusiccausescustomerstostaylongerintheshop(andhopefullybuymorethings).AtLeicesterUniversitypsychologistshavefoundthataspecifickindofmusiccaninfluenceconsumerbehaviour.InasupermarketFrenchwinesoldattherateof76%xxparedto20%GermanwinewhenFrenchaccordionmusicwasplayed.ThesamethinghappenedinreversewhenGermanBierkellermusicwasplayed.InoneAmericanstudypeopleevenbou
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