6．Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent（具備智能的）．They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap，and keep a record of the bill．
The touch-screen devices（觸摸屏裝置）are on show at the Food Marketing Institute's exhibition here this week．"These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker，"said Michael Alexander，manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc．，which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge．
Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July．A similar device，IBM's"Shopping Buddy"，has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts．
Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart，but they will flash you with items on sale．The idea is to make it easier for people to buy，not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf．
"The whole model is driven by advertisers'need to get in front of shoppers，"said Alexander．"They're not watching 30-second TV ads anymore．"
People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists．Once at the store，a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system（系統(tǒng)）that will organize the trip around the store．If you're looking for toothpicks，you type in the word or pick it from a list，and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them．
The device also keeps a record of what you buy．When you're finished，the device figures out your bill．Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay．
The new computerized shopping assistants don't come cheap．The Buddy devices will cost the average store about﹩160，000，and the Concierge will cost stores about﹩500 for each device．
25．The underlined word"they"（paragraph 1）refers toC．
A．supermarkets
B．shop assistants
C．shopping carts
D．shop managers
26．Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts？B
a．Start the system．
b．Make a shopping list．
c．Find the things you want．
d．Go to a self-checkout stand．
A．abdc
B．bacd
C．acbd
D．bcad
27．We can learn from the last paragraph thatA．
A．intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money
B．the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices
C．shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid
D．average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices
28．What might be the most suitable title for the text？C
A．New age for supermarkets．
B．Concierge and Shopping Buddy．
C．New computers make shopping carts smarter．
D．Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了安裝新電腦后購物車就成了智能購物車．
解答 25．C．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent可知超市安裝新電腦后可以幫助顧客找到他們所買的東西，并記錄單；故選C．
26．B．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第六段…made their shopping lists..start a system…looking for…into a self-checkout stand and pay．可知這種智能購物推車的使用順序；故選B．
27．A．細節(jié)理解題，The Buddy devices will cost…160，000，and…cost…500for each device．可知"一家超市要裝備齊全The Buddy devices一般共需花費?160，000，而The Concierge則是配備一臺購物手推車就需?500，一家店得裝備許多臺才行"；故選A．
28．C．推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent可知文章講的是安裝新電腦后購物車就成了智能購物車；故選C．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
