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14.I ordered a new consumer product on New Year's Day.The order was so exciting that I felt it was going to enable me to stay organized and stylish.Then I went to the store and made the purchase.They made it pretty difficult because of a new process that had just been put in place.I went to the store with my cash in hand hoping to just give it to someone to get my new product,but I had to work pretty hard to get someone to let me buy it.
Two weeks later,a new accessory (附件)became available for my product.I decided to go and procure this new accessory on my birthday.However,they didn't have any and nobody could answer my questions,and they only had a number system before you could talk to anyone.So I spent an hour of my birthday sitting around waiting to be told that I couldn't be helped.I'm a customer that just wanted to buy the product,and then when I wanted to keep giving them money for my shiny new product,they stilll weren't interested
The only way I was told to get what I needed was to call someone and they could help.
I knew it would be an experience that would require much patience,so I waited a week and a half to make that call.Today was the day.I was also reminded today that sometimes things would just be comically bad from beginning to end.
After two specialists and one hour and twelve minutes,I got the information I needed.
This terrible experience isn't quite over yet,but it's definitely reached the comical stage.So I'm laughing and thinking about what lesson I should learn from this situation.

56.Why did the purchase become hard for the writer?(Within 8words)Because the company conducted a new process/Because a new process was put in place
/Because there was a new purchase process.
57.What does the underlined word"procure"mean?(1word)Buy/Purchase/Get/Obtain/Attain/Acquire
58.What did the writer have to do to get the accessory?(Within 10words)He had to call someone to get the accessory
59.How did the writer find his experience?(1word)Funny/Comical/Bad/Ridiculous/Uncomfortable/Disappointing
60.What would you do if you were in the writer's situation?(Within 20words)I would complain to the company about its/their bad service and wouldn't go shopping there any more.

分析 本文是一篇记叙文.主要讲述了我在新年订购了一个新产品,原以为这次订购时秩序井然且赶时髦的一件事,在我去实体店里准备购买时,正好遇到购买产品新规定的实施,所以当时并没有购买到产品.两周后,在我生日那天,我去购买产品新附件,但却被告知并没有货而且也没有人能作出答复.我唯一能做的办法是给某人打电话或许他们会提供帮助,我意识到这也许需要耐心等待,一周半后我打了电话.后来经过一小时二十分钟后,两位专家给了我答复,这次购物从头到尾都很荒唐,滑稽,让人苦笑不得,应该从中吸取教训:对差的购物服务态度要坚决维权.

解答 56.Because the company conducted a new process/Because a new process was put in place/Because there was a new purchase process.根据第一段中的"They made it pretty difficult because of a new process that had just been put in place"可知,这次购物变得很困难,因为购买产品新规定的落实实施,故填Because the company conducted a new process/Because a new process was put in place/Because there was a new purchase process.
57.Buy/Purchase/Get/Obtain/Attain/Acquire  根据第二段中的"Two weeks later,a new accessory (附件)became available for my product"及"they didn't have any and nobody could answer my questions"可知,两周后,产品新附件可以获得;可购得,但他们没有货也没有人能作出答复,所以"procure"是"购买",故填Buy/Purchase/Get/Obtain/Attain/Acquire.
58.He had to call someone to get the accessory         根据第二段中的"The only way I was told to get what I needed was to call someone and they could help"可知,我能做的唯一办法是打电话给某人,或许他们能提供帮助.
59.Funny/Comical/Bad/Ridiculous/Uncomfortable/Disappointing    根据第三段中的"I was also reminded today that sometimes things would just be comically bad from beginning to end"及"but it's definitely reached the comical stage"可知,这次购物非常的滑稽、荒唐、让人失望、不舒服.故填Funny/Comical/Bad/Ridiculous/Uncomfortable/Disappointing.
60.I would complain to the company about its/their bad service and wouldn't go shopping there any more   根据最后一段中的"So I'm laughing and thinking about what lesson I should learn from this situation"可知,对这次购物经历要反省,吸取教训.要把这次购物过程及商家的服务反映给有关部门,实施监管;这样的商家最后以后不要在有购物交易.

点评 解答此类阅读简答题可以先题后文,有的放矢,带着问题去看文章,快速阅读,找出信息,然后研究信息,根据问题对信息加工处理正确作答,最后检查表达方法是否得当、单词拼写是否正确等,确保无误.

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