2022年大学英语四级考试阅读讲义(三十八)

2022大学英语四级考试阅读讲义(三十八)PartⅡReadingComprehension

(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ItissaidthatthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptive(哄骗性的)packagingrumpus(喧嚣)startedbecauseSenatorHartdiscoveredthattheboxesofcerealsconsumedbyhim,Mrs.Hart,andtheirchildrenwerebecominghigherandnarrower,withadeclineofnetweightfrom12to101/2ounces,withoutanyreductioninprice.Therewerestilltwelvebiscuits,buttheyhadbeenreducedinsize.Later,theSenatorrightlycomplainedofastore-boughtpieinahandsomelyillustratedboxthatpictured,inasingleslice,almostasmanycherriesastherewereinthewholepie.

Themanufacturerwhoincreasestheunitpriceofhisproductbychanginghispackagesizetolowerthequantitydeliveredcan,withoutunduehardship,puthisproductintoboxes,bags,andtinsthatwillcontaineven4-ounce,8-ounce,one-pound,two-poundquantitiesofbreakfastfoods,cakemixes,etc.Astudyofdrugstore(杂货店)andsupermarketshelveswillconvinceanyobserverthatallpossiblesizesandshapesofboxes,jars,bottles,andtinsareinuseatthesametime,and,asthepackagejournalsshow,weekbyweek,thereisneveranyhesitationinintroducinganewsizeandshapeofboxorbottlewhenitaidsinproductdifferentiation.Theproducersofpackagedproductsarguestronglyagainstchangingsizesofpackagestocontainevenweightsandvolumes,butnooneinthetradecommentsunfavorablyonthehugecostsincurredbyendlesschangesofpackagesizes,materials,shape,artwork,andnetweightsthatareusedforimprovingaproduct”smarketposition.

Whenapackagingexpertexplainedthathewasabletomultiplythepriceofhardsweetsby2.5,from$1to$2.50bychangingtoafancyjar,orthathehadmadea5_ouncebottlelookasthoughitheld8ounces,hewasineffecttellingthepublicthatpackagingcanbeaveryexpensiveluxury.Itevidentlydoescomehigh,whenanaveragefamilypaysabout$200ayearforbottles,cans,boxes,jarsandothercontainers,mostofwhichcan”tbeusedforanythingbutstuffingthegarbagecan.

21.WhatstartedthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptivepackagingrumpus?考试大

A)Consumers”complaintsaboutthechangesinpackagesize.

B)Asenator”sdiscoveryofthetricksinpackaging.

C)Expensivepackagingforpoorqualityproducts.

D)Theriseintheunitpriceformanyproducts.

22.Theword“undue”(Line2,Para.2)means“”.

A)improper

B)adequate

C)excessive

D)unexpected

23.Consumersareconcernedaboutthechangesinpackagesize,mainlybecause.

A)theunitpriceforaproductoftenrisesasaresult

B)theyhatetoseeanychangesinthingstheyarefamiliarwith

C)theyhavetopayforthecostofchangingpackagesizes

D)thisentailsanincreaseinthecostofpackaging

24.Accordingtothispassage,varioustypesofpackagingcomeintoexistenceto.

A)meettheneedsofconsumers

B)suitallkindsofproducts

C)introducenewproducts

D)enhancethemarketpo