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Something Men Do Not Like to Do　（难度B/C级）

Eric Brown hates shopping．“It’S just not enjoyable to me，”said the 28-year-old．Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city’s main street，Michigan Avenue．“When I, m out____1___，I basically know what 1 want to get．I rush in．I buy it．I___2___”
Common  wisdom says that guys hate to shop．You Can ask generations of men．But people who study shopping say that a number of social，cultural and economic factors are now ___3___this“men-hate-to-shop”notion．
“___4___social class，ethnicity, age—men say they hate to shop，”says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor．“Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they___5___tO shop．Men generally like to shop for___6___，music and hardware．But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，they’11 say ‘Well' that’s not shopping．That’s  ___7___”
In other words，what men and women call“buying things’’and how they approach that task are  ___8____.来源：考
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search 0f the perfect party dress．Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ digital camcorder．
    Women see shopping as a social event．Men see it as a mission or a___11___to be won．
    “Men are frequently shopping to win，’’says Mary Ann McGrath，a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago．“They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best one，The last one and if they do that it__12__them happy．”
    When women shop，“they’re doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,”says McGrath．“They’re kind of shopping for love．”
     In fact, it is in clothing where we see a male-female__14__most clearly．Why, grumble some men，are all male clothes navy，grey, black or brown? But would they wear 1ight green and pink?
These days，many guys wear a sort of“uniform”，says Paco Underhill，author of“Why We Bye”, “It’s been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion．Conscious in a business way. It becomes much，much easier if you__15__your range of choices．”
 
词汇：
guy  n．家伙，伙计
mission  n．任务，使命
grumble  n．抱怨，发牢骚
ethnicity  n．种族特点
camcorder  n．摄像放像机

练习：
1．A)playing    B)fishing C)shopping 　D)traveling
2．A)get out    B)stay in  C)look round  D)move about
3。A)confirming　  B)challenging  C)proving 　D)supporting
4．A)Regardless of  B)Because of    C)Owing to 　D)Thanks to
5．A)want    B)like    C)hate    D)hope
6．A)coats    B)pants    C)socks 　D)books
7．A)relaxation    B)rest    C)exercise    D)research
8．A)similar    B)inclusive    C)contradictory  D)different
9．A)wander    B)go    C)walk    D)run
10.A)cheap    B)fashionable    C)presentable    D)perfect
11．A)task    B)play    C)game 　D)destination
12．A)brings    B)causes    C)makes    D)keeps
13．A)everybody    B)nobody    C)anybody 　D)no one
14．A)competition  B)comparison    C)division 　D)confrontation
15．A)broaden    B)expand    C)extend  D)narrow

[Page] 答案及解析：
1．文章标题分析：Something Men Do Not Like to Do
2．直接解题：
1．A)playing    B)fishing    C)shopping D)traveling
2．A)get out    B)stay in    C)look round    D)move about
Eric Brown hates shopping．“It’s just not enjoyable to me，”said the 28-year-old．Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city’s main street，Michigan Avenue．
“When I, m out____1___，I basically know what I want to get．I rush in．I buy it．I___2___”
1．C． 分析：借助后文—后句中说“我知道我想获得什么”，因此判断空格处的结构中（“当我出去..”）应该填“购物”。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
 
2．A． 分析：借助前文—前文中说“我冲进去，我购买了”因此判断A“我离开（商店）”最合适。
stay in v.在家, 不外出
look around v.(=look round)到处寻找,察看,观光
move about v.走来走去, 经常搬家
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
 
3．A)confirming  B)challenging  C)proving D)supporting
     Common  wisdom says that guys hate to shop．You can ask generations of men．But people　who study shopping say that a number of social，cultural and economic factors are now___3___this“men-hate-to-shop”notion．
3．B. 分析：前文中句子的大意“人们常说男人憎恨购物”，空格所在的句子中出现了but，判断空格所在句子的大意应与前句大意相反，因此判断B“（大量的社会的，文化的，经济的因素正在）挑战（这个“男人憎恨购物”的这种说法）”合理。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
 
4．A)Regardless of  B)Because of    C)Owing to D)Thanks to
    “___4___social class，ethnicity, age—men say they hate to shop，”says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor．
4．A． 分析：被选项中B，C和D都是近义词，因此彼此排除掉，这样判断A是答案。
考点：近义项的辨析。
 
5．A)want    B)like    C)hate    D)hope
 “Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they___5___to shop．
5． B。分析：空格所在的句子以yet（然而）打头，因此判断在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子（男人说他们讨厌购物）形成转折，因此判断这里应该是“喜欢（购物）”。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
 
6．A)coats    B)pants    C)socks D)books
Men generally like to shop for___6___，music and hardware．
6．D． 分析：空格前三项都属于同一类—服装，而与空格并列的结构的含义是“..,音乐和硬件”。因此判断C（书籍）合适。
考点：考察并列结构在含义上，语法结构上的关系。
 
7．A)relaxation    B)rest    C)exercise    D)research
But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，they’ll say ‘Well,  that’s not shopping．That’s  ___7___’”
7．D．分析：A和D在含义上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，对比C和D判断D（研究）合适。
考点：上下文用词和近义词的辨析。
 
8．A)similar    B)inclusive    C)contradictory  D)different
In other words，what men and women call“buying things’’and how they approach that task are  ___8____
8．D． A，C和D在含义上有关系—A分别与C和D构成反义词，所以首先重点注意这三项。借助空格所在的句子的大意“他们（男人和女人）怎样对待那个问题是。。”和前文内容“（男人们）说‘那不是购物，那是研究’”判断D（不同的）是答案。
考点：考察代词的指代内容和上下文。[Page]9．A)wander    B)go    C)walk    D)run
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect　party dress．
9．A． 分析：下文中的对称结构（women will../men will wander）中也出现了wander （闲逛），因此判断A是答案。
考点：上下文中的用词。
 
10.A)cheap    B)fashionable    C)presentable    D)perfect
Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in

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