7.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.All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want.If the shop has it in stock,the salesman immediately finds 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.
For a man,small problems may begin when the shop doesn't have what he wants.In that case,the saleswoman tries to sell the customer something else."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."
However,a woman in almost every respect does so in the opposite way.Her shopping is not often based on need and she is only"having a look around".She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her.She will try on any number of things.Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes.They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain.Faced with a roomful of dresses,a woman may easily spend an hour going from one room to another,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.
21.The underlined part"sets great store by"in paragraph 3meansC.
A.has much information about
B.knows nothing about
C.believes in
D.has her doubts about
22.What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?A
A.They welcome suggestions from others.
B.They rarely consider buying cheap clothes.
C.They predict what they want to buy.
D.They listen to advice but never take it.
23.What can we learn from the passage?B
A.Men never buy what they need.
B.A man's shopping is often based on need.
C.A woman goes shopping in order to look for cheap things.
D.A woman's shopping is never based on need.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了男性與女性在購買服裝方面的差異,男性購買時目標明確,并且不容易被推銷員說服,而女性正好相反,她們會嘗試一切事物,卻喜歡比較和還價.
解答 21.C.詞義推斷題.根據文章第三段"She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her.She will try on any number of things"可知意為女人會相信售貨員的話;故選C.
22.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據文章第三段"She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her.She will try on any number of things"可知女人歡迎售貨員給她們提建議;故選A.
23.D.細節(jié)理解題、根據文章最后一段"Her shopping is not often based on need and she is only"having a look around"."可知一個女人的購物從來都不是根據需要來的;故選D.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.