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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly shows it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute(替代品)impolitely; he does so with skill: "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the colour you mentioned. Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”

Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary(相反的) to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lockout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro(来回地), often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

1.According to the passage, when a man is buying clothes, ________.

A. he buys cheap things, regardless of quality

B. he chooses things that others introduce

C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things

D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear

2.What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?

A. They welcome suggestions from anyone.

B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.

C. Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought.

D. They listen to advice but never take it.

3.What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?

A. He buys a similar thing of the colour he wants.

B. He usually does not buy anything.

C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.

D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.

4.Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that________.

A. they waste money on inferior(劣质的) goods

B. they should buy only the best clothes

C. they are much more sensible than men

D. they think of the price of clothes and nothing else

5.What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?

A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.

B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.

C. Women stand up to shop, but men sit down.

D. The time they take over buying clothes.

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了男性和女性在购买衣服的时候的差别,男性是因为需要买衣服,女性不管需不需要都会买的。

1.语义理解题。根据第1段第 2、3、4 句 A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it 可知男人因为需要而买东西,他买东西的目的预先订下来,他知道他需要什么,而且他的目标是找到他需要的东西并买下来。由此可推断只要东西合适,是他需要的,价格则是次要的事情。故答案为 C。

2.细节题:从第三段的句子:She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her,可知妇女会欢迎很多人的建议。选A。

3.推理判断题。根据第3段首句 For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. 和末句This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on 可知虽然价格和颜色都合适,但如果不是他想要的东西,他认为“试穿是浪费时间”,因此可推知他不会买。故答案为 B。

4.推理题:从第三段的句子:Contrary(相反的) to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lockout for the unexpected bargain. 可知和笑话相反的是,很多妇女能用很少的钱买到很好的东西,也就是说这些笑话是说女性浪费钱买了很多劣质的东西,选A

5.推理题:从第一段的句子:All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.可知男子购物的时间很短,最后一段的句子:a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro(来回地), often retracing her steps,而女性要花很长时间,所以他们最明显的差异是用的时间不同。选D

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