閱讀下面短文并回答問題，然后將答案寫到答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上（請注意問題后的詞數(shù)要求）。
[l] We expect companies selling products to make them as available as possible. But now some of them are bringing back rationing(定量供應(yīng)). As you might expect, it's all part of a plan to make us spend more, not less.
[2]Butter, bacon, sugar, tea and meat were rationed in Britain during World War II, because goods at that time were scarce, and hard to get for all. But nowadays industrial mass production           . Factories all over the world are pumping out bright and beautiful objects.
[3]When everyone has to wait and save up for new things, owning them feels exciting and special. But when lovely things are available every day, they stop being a treat. The other characteristic of consumer society is that we aim for social distinction through what we own. But if everyone has lots of things, how can we impress anyone with our purchases? All of this takes the fun out of shopping and means there's a limit to how much consumerism can grow.
[4] This is deeply worrying to companies, and some of them have started to fight it, by creating artificial scarcity(短缺). For example, Swedish rapper Adam Tensta has limited access to his latest track. Only one person at a time can access it, and fans must take their place in a digital queue.
[5] This hend means we can again own something rare. But the risk for these companies is that in a world of so many things, if they make their products too hard to get, we'll just buy from someone else instead.
小題1:What is the text mainly about? (no more than 3 words)
                                                                               
小題2:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
                                                                               
小題3:In which paragraph can the following sentences be put as an example?
In Singapore, a small cafe called Liberty Coffee only opens on random days. It sometimes stays closed for over a week at a time.
                                                                               
小題4:What are the two characteristics of consumer society? (no more than 15 words)
①                                                                           
②                                                                           
小題5:What is the risk for the companies creating artificial scarcity ? (no more than l0 words)
                                                                              

小題1:Artificial scarcity.
小題2:has changed all of that/has increased a lot/has made that different
小題3:Paragraph 4.
小題4:①Lovely things are available every day.
②People aim for social distinction.
小題5:They may lose some customers.

試題分析：本文敘述了以前由于經(jīng)濟(jì)不夠發(fā)達(dá)，所以有些東西缺乏是屬于正�，F(xiàn)象，而在現(xiàn)在工業(yè)發(fā)達(dá)的經(jīng)濟(jì)社會里，竟然也出現(xiàn)了某個產(chǎn)品緊缺的情況，原來是公司在搞人為的短缺，進(jìn)而獲得更大的收益。同時該公司也可能失去了一些顧客。
小題1:根據(jù)This is deeply worrying to companies, and some of them have started to fight it, by creating artificial scarcity(短缺).整篇短文的大意可知Artificial scarcity.
小題2:根據(jù)Butter, bacon, sugar, tea and meat were rationed in Britain during World War II, because goods at that time were scarce, and hard to get for all. But根據(jù)連詞But表轉(zhuǎn)折，可知has changed all of that/has increased a lot/has made that different.
小題3:This is deeply worrying to companies, and some of them have started to fight it, by creating artificial scarcity(短缺).這是對人為短缺的例子故選Paragraph 4.
小題4:
①根據(jù)But when lovely things are available every day，故Lovely things are available every day.
②根據(jù)The other characteristic of consumer society is that we aim for social distinction 故People aim for social distinction.
小題5:根據(jù)if they make their products too hard to get, we'll just buy from someone else instead. 故They may lose some customers.
點(diǎn)評：考查包括一是考查主要事實(shí)、特定的信息和細(xì)節(jié)。二是概括文章的標(biāo)題、主題思想及段落大意。三是測驗(yàn)文章特定的詞義或句意。四是考查作者的態(tài)度與傾向。五是考查考生對文章某一觀點(diǎn)的認(rèn)識和看法。需要考生有扎實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)知識。
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