38 New Modern Product
Today some people like to go shopping on Saturday and Sunday. They often check the newspaper first before they decide where and what they will go and buy．They do this because they believe what the newspaper says．
M r Green saw a piece of news in yesterday's evening paper. It said there was a kind of new modern product like a watch which could help you go to sleep easily if you wind it when you want to sleep．And you would be
given another present, if you bought one．
M r Green decided to have a try because he often slept badly at night．
When he bought one and wore it on his hand，he didn't get to sleep very well but had a serious headache at once.
新型现代产品
如今有些人喜欢周六和周日去逛两店。在他们决定到哪儿去和买什么东西之前，他们会查看报纸。这样做是因为他们相信报纸上说的。
格林先生看到昨晚报纸上的一则消息。消息说有一种类似于表一样的新型现代产品，当你想睡觉时，只要一上弦就可以帮你轻松入睡。而且如果你买一个这样的产品还会得到另外一份礼物。
格林先生决定试试，因为他夜里经常睡不好觉。
当他买了一只戴在手上时，他不仅没有睡好觉，而且还感到头痛得厉害。
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词汇：
modern 现代的 product 产品
serious 严重的 headache 痛头
believe 相信
I．听全文录音，选择正确答案
1 ．Today some people often check the newspaper before they go
shopping because ．
A．they don’t have enough time
B. the y believe what the newspaper says
C. there are many ads on it
D. they want to save money
2 ．The modern product ．
A. only cost 10 y u an
B. is a watch indeed
C. is said to be useful for insomnia（失眠症）
D. is produced in America
3 ．M r Green bought one because ．
A ．he often slept badly at night B．he had a bad headache
C ．his wife could n’t sleep well D．he wanted to get the present
II．听录合，补全下列段落
M r Green saw a piece of news in 1 evening paper. It said there was a kind of new modern product like a 2 which could help you go to sleep 3 if you 4 it when you want to sleep． And you would be given another 5 ，if you bought one．
M r Green decided to have a 6 because he often slept 7 at night．
When he bought one and wore it on his 8 ,he did n’t get to sleep very 9 but had a serious 10 at once．
答案：
I ．1．B 2．C 3．A
II ．1．yesterday's 2. watch 3．easily 4. wind 5．present
6. try 7.badly 8.hand 9.well 10.headache