Passage12Packagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatesomeonetobuyaproduct.Forexample,asmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterest

　　Passage12

　　Packagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatesomeonetobuyaproduct.Forexample,asmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolororcutout,gamesprintedonapackage,orsmallgiftsinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproducts—ortoasktheirparentsforthem.

　　Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinaplaincontainermightcostless,peopleoftenprefertobuytheproductinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.

　　Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackagehas"EconomySize"or"FamilySize"printedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargesizehasthemostproductsfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalwaystrue.Tofindout,abuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.

　　Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Buttheimportantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.

　　1.Theunderlinedword"motivate"inthepassagemostprobablymeans_________.

　　A.makeonedeepinthought?B.supplyathoughtorfeelingthatmakesoneact

　　C.provideastorythatmakesonemovedD.makeonebelievewhathedoesisjust?

　　2."Abuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing"mostprobablymeansthat________.

　　A.abuyerwillgetsomethingusefulfreeofcharge?

　　B.abuyerwillgetwhathepaysfor

　　C.abuyerwillgainmorethanheloses?D.abuyerwillnotgetwhathewants

　　3.Peoplearelikelytobuytheproductsoldinaglassordishbecause_______.

　　A.theybelievethecostofthecontainerisincludedinthecostoftheproduct

　　B.thecontaineristooattractive?

　　C.theythinktheycangetthecontainerforfree?D.theyhavenootherchoice?

　　4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?