2021专升本阅读理解练习及答案详解.pdfVIP

博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辨之，笃行之。——《礼记》

2021专升本阅读理解练习及答案详解

ReadingComprehension

(January,2021)

Passage1

Packagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimes

motivatesomeonetobuyaproduct.Forexample,asmallchildmayaskfora

breakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechild

ismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesfor

childrentocolorortocutout,gamesprintedonapackageorsmallgifts

insideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproducts,ortoasktheir

parentstobuyforthem.

Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Food

productssoldinreusablecontainerareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilar

productinaplaincontainermaycostless,peopleoftenprefertobuythe

productinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontaineris

free.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.

Thesizeofthepackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackagehas

“EconomySize”or“FamilySize”paintedonit.Thissuggeststhatthe

largesizehasthemostproductsfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalways

true.Tofindout,abuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandtheprice

ofthebasicunit.

Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Butthe

importantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenan

advertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlythe

productinsidecandothat.

1.Asusedinthepassage,theword“motivate”mostprobably