单选题 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
With the development of material prosperity, advertisements have become more and more important in our daily life.
Advertisements give the newest information about product. If there are no advertisement, consumers could not know about goods in their nearby shops. Advertisement helps sell to a bigger market. Therefore, as more goods are sold, they are cheaper. Advertisements also provide money for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, etc.
But there are also some opinions against advertising. Some people think that advertisements do not give much information but only try to persuade you to buy. They create a demand for goods that are not really needed. Besides, advertising adds to the price of goods.
Actually, every coin has two sides. Advertising is without exception. But in today's world, advertising is not only necessary but also helpful.
单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT among the advantages of advertisements?
  • A. Giving information about goods.
  • B. Adding to the price of goods.
  • C. Helping sell more goods.
  • D. Providing money for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
单选题 Some people are against advertising because they think that advertising ______.
  • A. has more disadvantages than advantages
  • B. can persuade consumers to buy more goods
  • C. can create greater demand for goods
  • D. can add goods to the market
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】
单选题 The writer's attitude towards advertising is that ______.
  • A. he is against it
  • B. he supports it
  • C. both A and B
  • D. we are not told
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
单选题 "Every coin has too sides" in the last paragraph means ______.
  • A. advertising is neither good nor bad
  • B. advertising is not only necessary but also helpful
  • C. strong points are different from weak points
  • D. everything has two sides, the good and the bad
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】
单选题 Which topic fits the passage best?
  • A. An Advertisement
  • B. Advantages of Advertisements
  • C. Advertising
  • D. Disadvantages of Advertisements
【正确答案】 C
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