Question

【题目】Tips for Being a Smart Shopper

Supermarket is a good place for us to go shopping. But are you a smart shopper? Do you always shop in a wise way? There are 5 ways to help you to save at the supermarket.

【1】

It’s the first thing you should do at the store—and the first way to help yourself save. Unless you’re doing a week’s shopping, choose a small shopping cart（推车）. In an experiment, shoppers bought 40 percent more things when given a cart doubled the size they usually used.

【2】

When you’re buying bags of apples, don’t just buy the first bag you grab. Make sure to pick a heavy one. In a price comparison, a Consumer Reports reporter found that “3-pound” bags of apples ranged in weight from 3.06-3.36 pounds—that’s 10 percent more apples for the same price.

【3】

Stores put the most popular—and often the most costly—items at eye level. In fact, factories often pay more money for the best place in the supermarket. To find the cheaper things, look up and down to the higher and lower shelves. McCue advises managers to put store brands and big items on the bottom shelves.

【4】

People who shop with a list spend far less time in the store and also make fewer extra buys. If you are not good at remembering a paper list, keep one on your phone. You can use one of many free apps or just keep your list in your phone’s built-in Notes app.

【5】

While the smallest packages are often the worst deals, the biggest size isn’t necessarily the biggest value. The key is to look for a unit price below the item on the shelf—the price per ounce or liter or whatever. In some cases, the medium-sized package might be your winner.

A. Buy the right size when shopping.

B. Look high and low on the shelves.

C. Consider using the shopping apps.

D. Choose the right shopping cart.

E. Compare apples to apples.

F. Make a shopping list before shopping.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】B

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

短文讲述了超市是我们购物的好地方。你总是以明智的方式购物吗？这里有5种方法可以帮助你在超市省钱。

【1】根据“Unless you’re doing a week’s shopping, choose a small shopping cart（推车）. 除非你要买一周的东西，否则就选一辆小的购物车。”，可知是告诉我们要选择合适的购物车，选项D. Choose the right shopping cart. 选择正确的购物车。符合文意，故选D。

【2】根据“When you’re buying bags of apples, don’t just buy the first bag you grab. Make sure to pick a heavy one.当你买袋子苹果的时候，不要只买你拿的第一个袋子。一定要挑一个重的。”可知选项 E. Compare apples to apples.将苹果与苹果进行比较。符合文意，故选E。

【3】根据“To find the cheaper things, look up and down to the higher and lower shelves.要找到更便宜的东西，就上下看看架子的高低。”可知是要我们要到处看看，选项B. Look high and low on the shelves.在架子上上下看一看。符合文意，故选B。

【4】根据“People who shop with a list spend far less time in the store and also make fewer extra buys.有清单购物的人在商店里花费的时间要少得多，而且额外购买的东西也少得多。” 可知是在强调列清单的重要性，选项F. Make a shopping list before shopping. 购物前先列一张购物清单。符合文意，故选F。

【5】根据“While the smallest packages are often the worst deals, the biggest size isn’t necessarily the biggest value.虽然最小的套餐往往是最糟糕的交易，但最大的套餐不一定是最大的价值。”可知是要告诉我们要选择合适的尺码，选项 A. Buy the right size when shopping.购物时买合适的尺码。符合文意，故选A。