Question

Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts (購物車) more intelligent(具備智能的). They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch-screen devices(觸摸屏裝置) are on show at the Food Marketing Institute’s exhibition here this week, “These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker,” said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.

Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM’s “Shopping Buddy”, has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.

“The whole model is driven by advertisers’ need to get in front of shoppers,” said Alexander. “They’re not watching 30-second TV ads anymore.”

People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system(系統(tǒng)) that will organize the trip around the store. If you’re looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.

The device also keeps a record of what you buy. When you’re finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don’t come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.

1.Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts?

a. Start the system.

b. Make a shopping list.

c. Find the things you want.

d. Go to a self-checkout stand.

A. abdc B. acbd C. bacd D. bcad

2.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A. the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

B. intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

C. shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid

D. average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

3.What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. New computers make shopping carts smarter

B. Concierge and Shopping Buddy

C. New age for supermarkets

D. Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇說明文。作者告訴我們超市安裝新電腦后電腦購物車更智能化，可以幫助顧客找到他們所買的東西，并記錄賬單。并詳細(xì)敘述了如何用電腦購物車進(jìn)行購物以及給人們帶來的便利。同時，作者還告訴我們使用電腦智能購物車會花費大量數(shù)目的金錢。

1.描述可知用電腦購物車購物正確的順序應(yīng)是b. Make a shopping list. 列出購物單；a. Start the system.啟動電腦系統(tǒng)；c. Find the things you want. 找你想要的東西；d. Go to a self-checkout stand.去自動收銀臺付款。故選C。

2.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一二行The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.描述可知使用電腦智能購物車會花費大量數(shù)目的金錢。故選B。

3.3】A標(biāo)題歸納題。文章主要講了超市安裝新電腦后可以幫助顧客找到他們所買的東西，并記錄賬單。電腦購物車就成了智能購物車，文章主要圍繞這一主題展開論述。故文章最合適的題目是新電腦使購物車更智能更聰明，故選A。

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