Classified advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as “Help Wanted”, “Real Estate”, “Lost and Found” are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising. Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser.

The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him. The advertisers may, on this account, use a very small advertisement if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper. It is evident that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does not need to rely too much extent on display type to get the reader’s attention. Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is competing with others in the same group for the reader’s attention. In many cases, the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way, the classified advertisement has in reality advertisement. This is particularly true of real estate advertising?

1. All of the following facts are advantages of classified advertisement for advertisers EXCEPT that ____.

A) classified advertisement charges less money

B) it is easier to attract the attention of the target consumers

C) it provides more information for the readers

D) it does not have to rely too much on display type

2. One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is ____

A) houses for sale

B) people who are asking for help

C) people who are lost

D) job vacancies

3. What sort of attitude do people have when they look at classified advertisement, according to the writer?

A) They are in the frame of mind to buy anything.

B) They are looking for something they need.

C) They feel lost because there are so many advertisements.

D) They feel the same as when they look at display advertisements.

4.According to the passage, in which way have the classified advertisements changed nowadays?

A) They depend more on display type.

B) More money is charged for them.

C) They are divided into more groups.

D) They are less formal.

5.Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance?

A) Because people no longer want headlines and pictures.

B) Because real estate advertising is particularly truthful now.

C) Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now.

D) Because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers.

答案與解析：

1. C

分類廣告的優(yōu)越性不包括為讀者提供更多的信息。事實(shí)辨析題。從文中可看出，分類廣告的優(yōu)越性在于收費(fèi)低、無需很多的展現(xiàn)形式，以及更易吸引對(duì)某類廣告感興趣的讀者的注意力，因此A，B，D都正確。文中唯獨(dú)沒有提到C。

2. A

房地產(chǎn)業(yè)就是分類廣告的其中一塊。細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考察對(duì)“Real Estate”的理解，它的意思是“房地產(chǎn)”，故選項(xiàng)A 正確。

3. B

當(dāng)讀者看分類廣告時(shí)，他們會(huì)搜索自己需要的信息。事實(shí)辨析題。從文中可知，讀者在看分類廣告時(shí)和看展示廣告的注意力的模式是不一樣的，他們會(huì)去瀏覽自己感興趣的類別，查找所需信息。故選項(xiàng)B正確。

4. A

根據(jù)文章，分類廣告更多地依賴展現(xiàn)形式。推斷題。文章最后指出，由于競爭的加劇，分類廣告商們不得不用大標(biāo)題和圖片來吸引讀者的注意力。故選項(xiàng)A正確。

5. D