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2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（33）及答案 A Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price! 41.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach. At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer. Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price. How many friends did Balzac gather? A. Six B. Twelve C. Ten D. Five Who asked for the lowest price? A. The first one. B. The second one. C. The last of his friends. D. Balzac What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends? A. Unkind B. Dishonest C. Selfish D. Clever B Advertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Today’s advertisements, or ads, try to get consumers to buy certain brands(品牌) . Writers of advertising are so skillful they can sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cere