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　　Visit http://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/ and click the button to enter. Then complete the registration form and follow the instructions to upload one album of up to six photos of your child aged three months to eight years. Photos must be taken by entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats (格式) and cannot exceed 3 MB.

　　Facebook Entry:

　　Visit Facebook.com/ParentsMagazine and click the Kid of 20xx tab. Fill out the registration form and upload one album of up to six photos of your child aged three months to eight years. You may provide one description and one album title that will be applied to all photos. Photos must be taken by entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB.

　　This promotion is in no way sponsored, supported or run by, or associated with Facebook. You are providing your information to Parents Magazine and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to run the promotion and register for Parents.com.

　　Photos must not contain material that infringes the rights of another, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright violation. Photos must not contain brand names or trademarks.

　　LIMIT: One entry per household, per eligible (有资格的) child, per week. One weekly prize per child. For entries of more than one eligible child in the household, the entry process must be completed separately for each child. No group entries.

　　1.We can learn from the passage that ________.

　　A. you should buy something first before you enter the contest

　　B. your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contest

　　C. you should send your entry before 12:00 p.m. on March 23, 20xx

　　D. the editors of the contest will decide who will win the 20,000 dollars in prizes

　　2.Linda, a mother with seven-year-old twins, wants to enter the contest. She MUST ________.

　　A. provide a description and an album title for the kid’s photos

　　B. go to Meredith Corporation to fill out the registration forms

　　C. complete the entry process separately for each of her kids

　　D. provide the information to Facebook if she chooses Facebook Entry

　　3.To enter the contest, photos must ________.

　　A. have won some prize or award

　　B. be taken by non-professional entrants

　　C. contain brand names or trademarks

　　D. contain parents’ personal information

　　4.What does the underlined word “infringes” mean?

　　A. violates.B. obtains.

　　C. grasps.D. cheats.

　　5.The purpose of the passage is ________.

　　A. to advertise the website Facebook. com

　　B. to make profits by attracting photographers’ interest

　　C. to introduce two methods of entering a photo contest

　　D. to encourage parents with children to enter a photo contest

　　??? During this shopping season, salesmen will come up with different strategies to get your business. Many product companies use specific colors to cause positive emotions and compete for a sale. However, sight is not the only sensory (感官的`) retail that companies use. Sounds and smells can also influence consumers’ purchasing decisions.

　　Nobel Prize-winning research shows that our sense of smell has great power to cause an emotional response. A study published earlier this year compared purchasing in a French flower shop when the smell of lavender (薰衣草) was given off and when it wasn’t. It found that the smell increased the number of consumers’ purchasing items and the amount of their purchases. An earlier study using Nike shoes found that consumers desired the shoes more, and were willing to pay more, when the room had a mixed smell of flowers. Realizing the subconscious impact of smell, many stores apply artificial scents (气味) through their heating and air-conditioning vents (通风口) or place scent machines above their doors. For instance, a coconut scent might make that bikini more appealing as you long for a vacation.

　　Ever felt frenzied due to a store’s fast-paced music? Or calmed by a piece of light music? A retailer’s choice of music can have a big impact on consumers’ moods. One study found that when subjected to loud music, consumers will spend less time in a store. But interestingly, the researchers did not find a difference in sales or customers’ satisfaction. Another interesting finding from a recent study was that customers actually shop longer when exposed to unfamiliar music. Just as department stores use different scents in certain departments, many use different music in some areas to appeal to varying consumers.

　　Well, you could always leave the store and take a break, but the food court probably isn’t your best choices as brands like Cinnabon and Panera Bread also use scents as part of their customers’ experience. Online retailers (零售商) use a variety of other strategies to get your business, but you can always neglect those and enjoy the familiar scents of home.

　　1.The passage is mainly about ________.

　　A. consumers’ favorite sounds and smells while shopping

　　B. shopping malls’ strategies for satisfying consumers

　　C. some special services from super shopping malls

　　D. two factors affecting consumers’ shopping decisions

　　2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

　　A. Decorating stores with flowers becomes a fashion.

　　B. Shops with special smells can attract more consumers.

　　C. Smells can actually help businessmen gain more profits.

　　D. The products with a kind of special smell are more popular.

　　3.How does music have an effect on consumers?

　　A. It controls consumers’ desire for shopping.

　　B. It influences how long consumers stay in a shop.

　　C. It gives consumers the satisfaction of enjoying shopping.

　　D. Whether consumers are willing to buy things depends on it.

　　4.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “frenzied” in Paragraph 3?

　　A. Satisfied.B. Depressed.

　　C. Surprised.D. Excited.

　　5.What does the writer try to express in the last paragraph?

　　A. Online shopping is becoming more and more popular nowadays.

　　B. People should spend more time at home with family members.

　　C. People can choose to get rid of salesmen’s promotion strategies.

　　D. Smells and sounds are important for consumers’ shopping experience.