2017届北京市高考英语一轮复习综合练习：7 （含解析）_高考复习指南

2017届北京市高考英语一轮复习综合练习：7 （含解析）

　　D. he drove too fast

　　60. The author moved to Virginia probably because ______.

　　A. he was homesick

　　B. he served in the army there

　　C. Virginia had better hospitals

　　D. his family could be better cared for

　　61. On hearing about the author’s cancer, the police officer ______.

　　A. said it was an excuse

　　B. doubted his honesty

　　C. showed sympathy for him

　　D. asked him to show his scars

　　62. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ______.

　　A. optimistic

　　B. adventurous

　　C. dishonest

　　D. romantic

　　A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.

　　The cost of producing a new - for example - toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at £1.20. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with; but the attraction of novelty soon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to £1.15. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.

　　Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old-age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult(侮辱), but he doesn’t. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.