Something Men Do Not Like to Do
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___”
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2012年職稱英語沖刺備考 職稱英語資料中心 免費(fèi)下載 [答疑]2012年職稱英語考試在線答疑活動(dòng) [動(dòng)態(tài)]2012年職稱英語準(zhǔn)考證下載入口匯總 [備考]2012職稱英語考試臨場(chǎng)發(fā)揮技巧總結(jié) [備考]2012年職稱英語考試考前注意事項(xiàng) [資料]2012職稱英語考前沖刺每日一練精選 [資料]2012年中石油職稱英語考試題型分析 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____. 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 ___l0___ 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.” 練習(xí)： 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 答案及解析： 1.文章標(biāo)題分析：Something Men Do Not Like to Do 2.直接解題： 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—后句中說“我知道我想獲得什么”，因此判斷空格處的結(jié)構(gòu)中(“當(dāng)我出去..”)應(yīng)該填“購(gòu)物”。 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 2.A. 分析：借助前文—前文中說“我沖進(jìn)去，我購(gòu)買了”因此判斷A“我離開(商店)”最合適。 stay in v.在家, 不外出 look around v.(=look round)到處尋找,察看,觀光 move about v.走來走去, 經(jīng)常搬家 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 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“人們常說男人憎恨購(gòu)物”，空格所在的句子中出現(xiàn)了but，判斷空格所在句子的大意應(yīng)與前句大意相反，因此判斷B“(大量的社會(huì)的，文化的，經(jīng)濟(jì)的因素正在)挑戰(zhàn)(這個(gè)“男人憎恨購(gòu)物”的這種說法)”合理。 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 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：被選項(xiàng)中B，C和D都是近義詞，因此彼此排除掉，這樣判斷A是答案。 考點(diǎn)：近義項(xiàng)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)打頭，因此判斷在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子(男人說他們討厭購(gòu)物)形成轉(zhuǎn)折，因此判斷這里應(yīng)該是“喜歡(購(gòu)物)”。 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 6.A)coats B)pants C)socks D)books Men generally like to shop for___6___，music and hardware. 6.D. 分析：空格前三項(xiàng)都屬于同一類—服裝，而與空格并列的結(jié)構(gòu)的含義是“..,音樂和硬件”。因此判斷C(書籍)合適。 考點(diǎn)：考察并列結(jié)構(gòu)在含義上，語法結(jié)構(gòu)上的關(guān)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在含義上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，對(duì)比C和D判斷D(研究)合適。 考點(diǎn)：上下文用詞和近義詞的辨析。 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在含義上有關(guān)系—A分別與C和D構(gòu)成反義詞，所以首先重點(diǎn)注意這三項(xiàng)。借助空格所在的句子的大意“他們(男人和女人)怎樣對(duì)待那個(gè)問題是。?！焙颓拔膬?nèi)容“(男人們)說‘那不是購(gòu)物，那是研究’”判斷D(不同的)是答案。 考點(diǎn)：考察代詞的指代內(nèi)容和上下文。 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：下文中的對(duì)稱結(jié)構(gòu)(women will../men will wander)中也出現(xiàn)了wander (閑逛)，因此判斷A是答案。 考點(diǎn)：上下文中的用詞。 10.A)cheap B)fashionable C)presentable D)perfect Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ digital Camcorder(可攜式攝像機(jī)). 10.D.分析：上文中的對(duì)稱結(jié)構(gòu)(in search of the perfect party dress / in search of the… digital Camcorder)中也出現(xiàn)了perfect (完美的)，因此判斷D是答案。 考點(diǎn)：上下文中的用詞。 11.A)task B)play C)game D)destination Women see shopping as a social event.Men see it as a mission or a___11___to be won. 11.C.分析：借助空格后面的修飾性結(jié)構(gòu)“要被贏得的..”判斷C(比賽)是答案。 考點(diǎn)：句意或搭配結(jié)構(gòu)確定答案/短語。 12.A)brings B)causes C)makes D)keeps “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.” 12.C.分析：借助空格所在的結(jié)構(gòu)“..+ 賓語+ 形容詞(作賓補(bǔ))”判斷只有C和D合適。從句意上看“他們希望得到的，也是最后的那個(gè)，如果他們能那樣，這會(huì)..他們快樂”C(使(他們快樂))合適。Keep them happy: 使他們一直很快樂。 考點(diǎn)：特殊結(jié)構(gòu)：動(dòng)詞+賓語+賓補(bǔ) 13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one 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.” 13.A. 分析：后句中說“她們購(gòu)物在某種程度上是為了愛”，因此判斷空格處是A(每個(gè)人)。 考點(diǎn)：上下文確定單詞。 14.A)competition B)comparison C)division D)confrontation 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? 14.C.分析：借助空格前的修飾結(jié)構(gòu)“男性和女性的..”，借助對(duì)上文的理解判斷C(區(qū)別)正確。 考點(diǎn)：文章中心詞。 15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow These days，many guys wear a sort of“uniform”，says Paco Underhill，author of“Why We Bye”, “Its 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.” 15.D. 分析：A和D是正反義詞，所以重點(diǎn)注意。借助空格前句的大意—“他們很難了解什么是時(shí)尚，..”判斷“(縮小)選擇范圍對(duì)他們來說更容易些。” 考點(diǎn)：上下文確定單詞。
2012年職稱英語沖刺備考 職稱英語資料中心 免費(fèi)下載 [答疑]2012年職稱英語考試在線答疑活動(dòng) [動(dòng)態(tài)]2012年職稱英語準(zhǔn)考證下載入口匯總 [備考]2012職稱英語考試臨場(chǎng)發(fā)揮技巧總結(jié) [備考]2012年職稱英語考試考前注意事項(xiàng) [資料]2012職稱英語考前沖刺每日一練精選 [資料]2012年中石油職稱英語考試題型分析 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____. 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 ___l0___ 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.” 練習(xí)： 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 答案及解析： 1.文章標(biāo)題分析：Something Men Do Not Like to Do 2.直接解題： 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—后句中說“我知道我想獲得什么”，因此判斷空格處的結(jié)構(gòu)中(“當(dāng)我出去..”)應(yīng)該填“購(gòu)物”。 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 2.A. 分析：借助前文—前文中說“我沖進(jìn)去，我購(gòu)買了”因此判斷A“我離開(商店)”最合適。 stay in v.在家, 不外出 look around v.(=look round)到處尋找,察看,觀光 move about v.走來走去, 經(jīng)常搬家 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 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“人們常說男人憎恨購(gòu)物”，空格所在的句子中出現(xiàn)了but，判斷空格所在句子的大意應(yīng)與前句大意相反，因此判斷B“(大量的社會(huì)的，文化的，經(jīng)濟(jì)的因素正在)挑戰(zhàn)(這個(gè)“男人憎恨購(gòu)物”的這種說法)”合理。 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 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：被選項(xiàng)中B，C和D都是近義詞，因此彼此排除掉，這樣判斷A是答案。 考點(diǎn)：近義項(xiàng)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)打頭，因此判斷在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子(男人說他們討厭購(gòu)物)形成轉(zhuǎn)折，因此判斷這里應(yīng)該是“喜歡(購(gòu)物)”。 考點(diǎn)：通過上下文確認(rèn)單詞/短語。 6.A)coats B)pants C)socks D)books Men generally like to shop for___6___，music and hardware. 6.D. 分析：空格前三項(xiàng)都屬于同一類—服裝，而與空格并列的結(jié)構(gòu)的含義是“..,音樂和硬件”。因此判斷C(書籍)合適。 考點(diǎn)：考察并列結(jié)構(gòu)在含義上，語法結(jié)構(gòu)上的關(guān)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在含義上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，對(duì)比C和D判斷D(研究)合適。 考點(diǎn)：上下文用詞和近義詞的辨析。 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在含義上有關(guān)系—A分別與C和D構(gòu)成反義詞，所以首先重點(diǎn)注意這三項(xiàng)。借助空格所在的句子的大意“他們(男人和女人)怎樣對(duì)待那個(gè)問題是。?！焙颓拔膬?nèi)容“(男人們)說‘那不是購(gòu)物，那是研究’”判斷D(不同的)是答案。 考點(diǎn)：考察代詞的指代內(nèi)容和上下文。 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：下文中的對(duì)稱結(jié)構(gòu)(women will../men will wander)中也出現(xiàn)了wander (閑逛)，因此判斷A是答案。 考點(diǎn)：上下文中的用詞。 10.A)cheap B)fashionable C)presentable D)perfect Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ digital Camcorder(可攜式攝像機(jī)). 10.D.分析：上文中的對(duì)稱結(jié)構(gòu)(in search of the perfect party dress / in search of the… digital Camcorder)中也出現(xiàn)了perfect (完美的)，因此判斷D是答案。 考點(diǎn)：上下文中的用詞。 11.A)task B)play C)game D)destination Women see shopping as a social event.Men see it as a mission or a___11___to be won. 11.C.分析：借助空格后面的修飾性結(jié)構(gòu)“要被贏得的..”判斷C(比賽)是答案。 考點(diǎn)：句意或搭配結(jié)構(gòu)確定答案/短語。 12.A)brings B)causes C)makes D)keeps “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.” 12.C.分析：借助空格所在的結(jié)構(gòu)“..+ 賓語+ 形容詞(作賓補(bǔ))”判斷只有C和D合適。從句意上看“他們希望得到的，也是最后的那個(gè)，如果他們能那樣，這會(huì)..他們快樂”C(使(他們快樂))合適。Keep them happy: 使他們一直很快樂。 考點(diǎn)：特殊結(jié)構(gòu)：動(dòng)詞+賓語+賓補(bǔ) 13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one 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.” 13.A. 分析：后句中說“她們購(gòu)物在某種程度上是為了愛”，因此判斷空格處是A(每個(gè)人)。 考點(diǎn)：上下文確定單詞。 14.A)competition B)comparison C)division D)confrontation 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? 14.C.分析：借助空格前的修飾結(jié)構(gòu)“男性和女性的..”，借助對(duì)上文的理解判斷C(區(qū)別)正確。 考點(diǎn)：文章中心詞。 15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow These days，many guys wear a sort of“uniform”，says Paco Underhill，author of“Why We Bye”, “Its 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.” 15.D. 分析：A和D是正反義詞，所以重點(diǎn)注意。借助空格前句的大意—“他們很難了解什么是時(shí)尚，..”判斷“(縮小)選擇范圍對(duì)他們來說更容易些。” 考點(diǎn)：上下文確定單詞。