One supermarket in Tokyo has managed to solve the problems of shoplifting, ___1by cashiers, and long lines of customers waiting at cash registers. It is Japan's advanced computer technology that has come ___2 with the answers.
Shoppers at an OK supermarket on the outskirts of the city now push a cart ___3 a plastic card chained to it and buy from glass cases where the goods are on display. The plastic card has magnetic number imprinted on it. Each customer carries his or her own card, which is ___4 at the entrance. While shopping, the customer pushes the card into a slot beside ___5 items are wanted and pushes a button or two. The glass covered vending machines are connected to a computer that ___6 the price of every item in the store. Prices of every purchase are added up automatically. When she has finished shopping, the customer hands her card to a cashier who ___7 it to the register. A second later the total pops out. Shoplifting is physically impossible. Once you touch a commodity the computer remembers it ___8 you hide it or even if you eat it on the spot. A cashier at the OK supermarket is now able to work 15 times faster than her ___9 at a conventional supermarket. Only two cashiers, ___10, are required at the store, which sells 2,500 separate items. One man is enough to keep the vending machines filled, because of the stock for a certain commodity is ___11 to run out, a red lamp in the computer room___12 him. But there are disadvantages too: a customer cannot change his or her mind ___13 a purchase. Once ___14, the item cannot be put back. The customer must go through a cashier with it first and get a refund later. There are also no ___15 vegetables or fish on sale-everything is prepackaged.
1. A. mistakes B. made C. done D. problems
2. A. together B. up C. along D. on
3. A. with B. without C. carrying D. under
4. A. collected B. filled C. sent D. shown
5. A. those B. what C.the number D. whichever
6. A. shouts B. raises C. knows D. puts
7. A. opens B. feeds C. reads D. connects
8. A. except B. in spite of C. no matter how D. the way
9. A. friend B. colleague C. company D. neighbour
10. A. for instance B. still C. later D. however
11. A. not yet B. about C. at least D. ready
12. A. warns B. sees C. watches D. protects
13. A. at B. making C. throughout D. about
14. A. brought B. handling C. moving D. touched
15. A. frozen B. stale C. fresh D. cooked
參考答案及解析：
1. A) 此空和shoplifting, long lines為并列結(jié)構(gòu)，構(gòu)成介詞of的賓語，因此選項B和C可以排除；而選項D problems與of結(jié)構(gòu)所修飾的problems有沖突，故只有選項A為正確答案。
2. B) 此空涉及固定搭配。come up with意為“提出，跟上”。come along with意為“隨同”，意義不符。
3. A) 通過分析此空所在句可知，現(xiàn)在光顧一家OK超市的顧客推著一輛拴有一個塑料卡片的手推車從貨架上購物，因此空白處需要一個介詞引導(dǎo)一個復(fù)雜賓語結(jié)構(gòu)來修飾名詞a cart，四個選項中只有with有此功能。
4. A) 根據(jù)短文，這類超市發(fā)放的帶有磁碼的塑料卡片由每位顧客在購物時攜帶，出超市時在出口處被收集回來，因此此空應(yīng)選A collected “收集，回收”，其它各選項意義不符。
5. D) 根據(jù)句義（顧客不管想買哪種商品他都需要把卡片插到這種商品旁邊的插口里，然后按一下按鈕。）和結(jié)構(gòu)（此空需要一個聯(lián)接詞語作介詞beside的賓語）可知選項D為正確答案。
6. C) 電腦知道所有商品的價格，故C為正確答案。
7. B) 此題涉及動詞意義搭配問題，feed意為“送入，插入”。
8. C) 經(jīng)過分析可推斷句義為“一旦你碰了一件商品，不管你把塑料片藏到哪兒，即便是吃到肚子里，電腦也會記錄下來?！保瑥亩鴶喽ù鸢笧镃。
9. B) 此句帶有比較狀語從句，故空白處詞應(yīng)與句子主語相對應(yīng)。friend和neighbour不合邏輯，只有colleague為正確答案。
10. A) 此句是一例子，故答案為A。
11. B) “be about to”意為“即將發(fā)生…”。
12. A) 根據(jù)句義應(yīng)為A warns。
13. A) “change one's mind at” 為固定搭配。
14. D) 根據(jù)上文可知如果你碰了某種商品，電腦就會記錄下來，從而推測此句句義為“一旦你碰了某個商品，就不能放回去了?！币虼吮绢}正確答案為D。
15. C) 根據(jù)上下文可斷定為C。
Shoppers at an OK supermarket on the outskirts of the city now push a cart ___3 a plastic card chained to it and buy from glass cases where the goods are on display. The plastic card has magnetic number imprinted on it. Each customer carries his or her own card, which is ___4 at the entrance. While shopping, the customer pushes the card into a slot beside ___5 items are wanted and pushes a button or two. The glass covered vending machines are connected to a computer that ___6 the price of every item in the store. Prices of every purchase are added up automatically. When she has finished shopping, the customer hands her card to a cashier who ___7 it to the register. A second later the total pops out. Shoplifting is physically impossible. Once you touch a commodity the computer remembers it ___8 you hide it or even if you eat it on the spot. A cashier at the OK supermarket is now able to work 15 times faster than her ___9 at a conventional supermarket. Only two cashiers, ___10, are required at the store, which sells 2,500 separate items. One man is enough to keep the vending machines filled, because of the stock for a certain commodity is ___11 to run out, a red lamp in the computer room___12 him. But there are disadvantages too: a customer cannot change his or her mind ___13 a purchase. Once ___14, the item cannot be put back. The customer must go through a cashier with it first and get a refund later. There are also no ___15 vegetables or fish on sale-everything is prepackaged.
1. A. mistakes B. made C. done D. problems
2. A. together B. up C. along D. on
3. A. with B. without C. carrying D. under
4. A. collected B. filled C. sent D. shown
5. A. those B. what C.the number D. whichever
6. A. shouts B. raises C. knows D. puts
7. A. opens B. feeds C. reads D. connects
8. A. except B. in spite of C. no matter how D. the way
9. A. friend B. colleague C. company D. neighbour
10. A. for instance B. still C. later D. however
11. A. not yet B. about C. at least D. ready
12. A. warns B. sees C. watches D. protects
13. A. at B. making C. throughout D. about
14. A. brought B. handling C. moving D. touched
15. A. frozen B. stale C. fresh D. cooked
參考答案及解析：
1. A) 此空和shoplifting, long lines為并列結(jié)構(gòu)，構(gòu)成介詞of的賓語，因此選項B和C可以排除；而選項D problems與of結(jié)構(gòu)所修飾的problems有沖突，故只有選項A為正確答案。
2. B) 此空涉及固定搭配。come up with意為“提出，跟上”。come along with意為“隨同”，意義不符。
3. A) 通過分析此空所在句可知，現(xiàn)在光顧一家OK超市的顧客推著一輛拴有一個塑料卡片的手推車從貨架上購物，因此空白處需要一個介詞引導(dǎo)一個復(fù)雜賓語結(jié)構(gòu)來修飾名詞a cart，四個選項中只有with有此功能。
4. A) 根據(jù)短文，這類超市發(fā)放的帶有磁碼的塑料卡片由每位顧客在購物時攜帶，出超市時在出口處被收集回來，因此此空應(yīng)選A collected “收集，回收”，其它各選項意義不符。
5. D) 根據(jù)句義（顧客不管想買哪種商品他都需要把卡片插到這種商品旁邊的插口里，然后按一下按鈕。）和結(jié)構(gòu)（此空需要一個聯(lián)接詞語作介詞beside的賓語）可知選項D為正確答案。
6. C) 電腦知道所有商品的價格，故C為正確答案。
7. B) 此題涉及動詞意義搭配問題，feed意為“送入，插入”。
8. C) 經(jīng)過分析可推斷句義為“一旦你碰了一件商品，不管你把塑料片藏到哪兒，即便是吃到肚子里，電腦也會記錄下來?！保瑥亩鴶喽ù鸢笧镃。
9. B) 此句帶有比較狀語從句，故空白處詞應(yīng)與句子主語相對應(yīng)。friend和neighbour不合邏輯，只有colleague為正確答案。
10. A) 此句是一例子，故答案為A。
11. B) “be about to”意為“即將發(fā)生…”。
12. A) 根據(jù)句義應(yīng)為A warns。
13. A) “change one's mind at” 為固定搭配。
14. D) 根據(jù)上文可知如果你碰了某種商品，電腦就會記錄下來，從而推測此句句義為“一旦你碰了某個商品，就不能放回去了?！币虼吮绢}正確答案為D。
15. C) 根據(jù)上下文可斷定為C。