阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people's desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers' money. Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters with the message that there were fewer calories in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic, but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf. On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer's real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising. Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision. 1.Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _____. [ ] A.stressing their high quality B.convincing him of their low price C.maintaining a balance between quality and price D.appealing to his buying motives 2.The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that _____. [ ] A.thin slices of bread could contain more calories B.the loaf was cut into regular slices C.the bread was not genuine bread D.the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same 3.The passage tells us that _____. [ ] A.sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needs B.advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they don't need C.the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisements D.fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment 4.It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should _____. [ ] A.think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements B.guard against the deceiving nature of advertisements C.be familiar with various advertising strategies D.avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal 5.The passage is mainly about _____. [ ] A.how to make a wise buying decision B.ways to protect the interests of the consumer C.the positive and negative aspects of advertising D.the function of advertisements in promoting sales
阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people's desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers' money.
Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters with the message that there were fewer calories in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic, but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.
On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer's real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.
Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.
1.Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _____.
[ ]
A.stressing their high quality
B.convincing him of their low price
C.maintaining a balance between quality and price
D.appealing to his buying motives
2.The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that _____.
[ ]
A.thin slices of bread could contain more calories
B.the loaf was cut into regular slices
C.the bread was not genuine bread
D.the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same
3.The passage tells us that _____.
[ ]
A.sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needs
B.advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they don't need
C.the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisements
D.fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment
4.It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should _____.
[ ]
A.think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements
B.guard against the deceiving nature of advertisements
C.be familiar with various advertising strategies
D.avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal
5.The passage is mainly about _____.
[ ]
A.how to make a wise buying decision
B.ways to protect the interests of the consumer
C.the positive and negative aspects of advertising
D.the function of advertisements in promoting sales
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广告可以利用消费者的购买动机,从而产生积极或消极的效果。消极效果包括让消费者购买质量差或价格高的产品,而积极效果则包括满足消费者的实际需求。
步骤 2:分析面包广告的误导性
面包广告声称每片面包的卡路里更少,但实际上只是因为切片更薄,总卡路里数并没有减少。这说明广告可能故意误导消费者。
步骤 3:理解保险广告的积极影响
保险广告通过强调消费者对损失的恐惧,来推销保险产品。这种恐惧是购买保险的真正原因,因此广告可以带来积极影响。
步骤 4:消费者如何做出购买决策
消费者需要评估产品的实际价值,而不仅仅是广告中的信息。广告可以吸引消费者,但最终的购买决定仍然由消费者自己做出。