2015年自考学位英语考试阅读理解经典例题8

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 produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds 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 bluntly;he does so with skill and polish: “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 color 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 every one thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, 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 rail to another, to and often retracing (折回) 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.When a man is buying clothes, _______.

A. he buys cheap things regardless of quality

B. he chooses things that others recommend

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

Best Answer:C

详解:C)。细节题。根据文章第一段可知男性在购物时，“他们事先就已确定买什么，他们所要做的就是去买回来他们想要的物品，而价格是个次要的考虑因素”。由此推出选项C)所表达的意思和原文是一致的。

2.What do men usually respond when the shop offers the nearest to the article required?

A. They care little about what is recommended and buy it without hesitation.

B. They are easily persuaded to buy the recommended one.

C. Most men try to listen carefully to the salesman's talk and make buying decisions on second thoughts.

D. They usually complain for a word or two and then feel content with whatever is offered since there is no other choice.

Best Answer:B

详解:B)。细节题。该句考查了第二段最后一句话的理解。原文的大意是“很少有男士们对推销员说的一切有耐性，他们通常的回答就是‘这颜色和型号大小差不多适合我，我不想浪费你的时间和我的时间去试穿了’”。再结合文章在这一段开头时讲到“In that case the salesman tries to sell the customer something else.…”可推知男性在遇到这种场合时，因购物的需要(第一段中已提及)有可能被说服购买与其要求接近的物品。这与选项B)表述的内容相吻合。选项A)的错误在于“care little”，这一点在原文中并为体现出来。选项C)和选项D)均在原文中未提及。

3.In commerce a good salesman is one who ________.

A. treats his customers enthusiastically and warmheartedly

B. tries patiently to satisfy every wish or desire of a customer

C. maintain his presence of mind when confronted with difficult customers

D. sells something a customer does not particularly want

Best Answer:D

详解:D)。推理题。原文中第二段对“a good salesman”做了解释，“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.”由此可推知，选项D)的表述与原文相吻合，故为正确答案。选项A)和选项C)在原文中都没有提及。选项B)的错误表述在于“satisfy every wish or desire of a customer”。试设想若没有存货时，他们该如何处理?故可排除。

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

A. They welcome suggestions from anyone when they make their purchasing decisions.

B. They would prefer to buy unexpected bargains without regard for quality.

C. For most women, the buying decision is a hard and even painful process especially when faced with an abundance of choices.

D. Women are fond of wandering aimlessly from one shop to another, rarely considering making buying decisions.

Best Answer:A

详解:A)。细节题。根据原文第三段“She is always open to persuasion;indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her.”大意是：她们总是愿意听取劝说，事实上她们认为推销员所说的非常有价值，甚至是同伴的话也非常重要。据此可推出选项A)应为正确答案。其余选项中不正确的表述分别是：选项B)中的“without regard for quality”,选项C)中的“a hard and even painful process”,选项D)中的“rarely considering making buying decisions”。

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

A. The fact that men are too impatient to try clothes on in a shop.

B. Women's bargaining hard for their clothes.

C. Women's pride in finding unexpected bargains.

D. The time they take over buying clothes.

Best Answer:D

详解:D)。推理判断题。将第一、二段有关男士购买衣物时的做法和第三段女士们购买时的所作所为对比一下，可以看出二者明显的不同之处在于：男士们很容易做出购买决定，而女士在购买时考虑的问题较多，听取的意见较多，难以立刻做出购买决定。故选项D)体现了这一不同。