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. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the price is a less important consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it is done at once. All being well, the bargain 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. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you want." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is: "This is the right color 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? She does so in the opposite. 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 considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. Highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes a great deal of time but gives great joy. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands.

53. When a man is buying clothes, he ___________.

A. puts price before quality　　B. chooses things that others think suitable for him

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

D. buys good quality things, so long as they do not cost too much

54. When a man cannot get what he wants, he ________.

A. buys something of the same color in a slight different style

B. usually does not buy anything

C. will try on some other clothes of the same style

D. wastes no time in buying something else

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

A. They welcome suggestions from anyone

B. Women seldom consider buying cheap clothes

C. Women often buy things without thinking　　D. They listen to advice but never take it

56. The most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is ________.

A. that men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do

B. that women bargain for their clothes and men don't

C. that women do their shopping standing up but men do theirs sitting down

D. the time they take over buying clothes

　　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．He knows what he wants， and his purpose is to find it and buy it，the price is a less important consideration．All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want．If the shop has it，the salesman immediately produces it and the business of trying it on is done at once．All being well， the bargain（交易） 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．Then the salesman tries to sell the customer（顾客） something else he offers the nearest he can to the thing required．He usually says，“I know this jacket is not the style（式样） you want， sir， but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the colour you wanted．”Few men have patience with this treatment，and the usual reply 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? She does so in the opposite way．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 considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her，even what her friends tell her．She will try on any number of things．Highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone think suits her．Most women have an excellent sense（判断力） of value when they buy clothes．They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain．Faced with a roomful of dresses， a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter（柜台） to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on．It takes a great deal of time but gives great joy．Most dress shop supply chairs for the waiting husbands．

1．When a man is buying clothes，he________．

A．puts price before quality

B．choose things that others think suitable for him

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

D．buys good quality things，so long as they do not cost much

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

A．They welcome suggestions from anyone．

B．Women seldom consider buying cheap clothes．

C．Women often buy things without thinking．

D．They listen to advice but never take it．

3．The most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is________．

A．that men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do

B．that women bargain for their clothes and men don't

C．that women do their shopping standing up but men do theirs sitting down

D．the time they take over buying clothes

阅读理解

　　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. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it, and the price is a less important consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it on is done at once. All being well, the bargain can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

　　Far a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for sure? It happens to be the color you want. ”Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is, “This is the right colour and maybe 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? She does so in the opposite way. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she's only “having a look around” . She is open to persuasion; indeed she considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. Highest in her mind is the though of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Mast women have an excellent sense of value when they buy cloths. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a women may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes a great deal of time but was great joy. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands.

1．When a men is buying clothes, he ________.

[　　]

A．puts price before quality

B．chooses things that others think suitable for him

C．doesn't mind much the pace he has to pay for the right thin

D．buys good quality thin, so long as they do not coat much

2．From the passage we know that in shopping for a jacket ________.

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A．most men can tell whether it is the right size for them

B．men like their jackets to be bigger than their size

C．men don't worry whether the clothes fit well or not so long as it is the right colour

D．men make sure it fits them before buying it

3．When a man cannot get what he wants he ________.

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A．usually doesn't buy anything

B．buys something of the same colour in a slightly different style

C．wastes no time in buying something else

D．will try on some other clothes of the same style

4．What can we learn from the passage about women shoppers for clothes?

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A．They listen to advice but never takes it.

B．Women often buy things without thinking.

C．Women seldom consider buying cheap clothes.

D．They welcome suggestions from anyone.

5．The most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is ________.

[　　]

A．that women bargain for their clothes while men don't

B．that men do rat try clothes on in a shop while women do

C．that women do their shopping standing up while men do theirs sitting down

D．that women often go shopping while men seldom go shopping

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Two women who used to be the best of friends have fallen out over a big win at bingo(宾果游戏).

　　Tamara Foxton and 40 year old Helena Wallace used to play on Friday evenings and they had an agreement to divide any prize money they won between them. Three weeks ago, 56 year old grandmother Tamara won the national first prize of 63,000.Office worker Helena said, “We wept (流泪) with joy when the prize was announced. When I went to her house the following day to talk about splitting (分享) the money, she said that she had talked about it with her husband Billy and they had decided to keep it. She said the agreement had only been an informal (非正式的) one. She offered me three thousand, but I turned it down. ”

　　Tamara's side of the story is rather different :

　　“ I was going to offer her five thousand, but when she turned on me I didn't feel like giving her anything. A month ago, Billy, Helena and I all went to bingo and she won three hundred dollars. She wouldn't split the money three ways and include Billy, even though he had lent her ten dollars to play that evening. I told her I wasn't going to split my winnings any more. Of course, now she says she can't remember the conversation. Billy is retiring (退休) soon and now we are looking forward to traveling a bit. ”

　　Helen says :

　　“I always used to look up to Tamara… she always seemed honest. She has really let me down… it's so unfair. She has gone back on an agreement we had. As far as I am concerned (就我而言) , it's half or nothing. ”.

1．Tamara didn't want to divide her winning because ________ .

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A．she didn't know Helena

B．she thought Helena broke the rule first

C．she thought Helena refused to accept the money

D．she wanted to travel

2．If Helena and Tamara go to court (法庭) , their agreement will be ________ .

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3．The best title for this story is ________ .

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4．What do you think will happen later?

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A．They will go to court.

B．They will have a new agreement and continue to play together.

C．They won't be friends any more.

D．Helena will have half of the prize.