Something Men Do Not Like to Do

　　Eric Brown hates shopping.ItS just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys 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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.

　　___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen 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，they11 say Well thats not shopping.Thats ___7___

　　In other words，what men and women callbuying thingsand 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，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre 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 ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy 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.

　　練習：

　　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.Its just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys 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構中應該填購物。

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/短語。

　　2.A. 分析：借助前文前文中說我沖進去，我購買了因此判斷A我離開最合適。

　　stay in v.在家, 不外出

　　look around v.到處尋找,察看,觀光

　　move about v.走來走去, 經常搬家

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.

　　3.B. 分析：前文中句子的大意人們常說男人憎恨購物，空格所在的句子中出現了but，判斷空格所在句子的大意應與前句大意相反，因此判斷B挑戰合理。

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/短語。

　　4.A)Regardless of B)Because of C)Owing to D)Thanks to

　　___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen say they hate to shop，says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor.

　　4.A. 分析：被選項中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：近義項的辨析。

　　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打頭，因此判斷在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子形成轉折，因此判斷這里應該是喜歡。

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/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：空格前三項都屬于同一類服裝，而與空格并列的結構的含義是..,音樂和硬件。因此判斷C合適。

　　考點：考察并列結構在含義上，語法結構上的關系。

　　7.A)relaxation B)rest C)exercise D)research

　　But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，theyll say Well, thats not shopping.Thats ___7___

　　7.D.分析：A和D在含義上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，對比C和D判斷D合適。

　　考點：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 callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____

　　8.D. A，C和D在含義上有關系A分別與C和D構成反義詞，所以首先重點注意這三項。借助空格所在的句子的大意他們怎樣對待那個問題是。。和前文內容說那不是購物，那是研究判斷D是答案。

　　考點：考察代詞的指代內容和上下文。 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：下文中的對稱結構中也出現了wander ，因此判斷A是答案。

　　考點：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.

　　10.D.分析：上文中的對稱結構中也出現了perfect ，因此判斷D是答案。

　　考點：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構要被贏得的..判斷C是答案。

　　考點：句意或搭配結構確定答案/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：借助空格所在的結構..+ 賓語+ 形容詞判斷只有C和D合適。從句意上看他們希望得到最好的，也是最后的那個，如果他們能那樣，這會..他們快樂C)合適。Keep them happy: 使他們一直很快樂。

　　考點：特殊結構：動詞+賓語+賓補

　　13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one

　　When women shop，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre kind of shopping for love.

　　13.A. 分析：后句中說她們購物在某種程度上是為了愛，因此判斷空格處是A。

　　考點：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構男性和女性的..，借助對上文的理解判斷C正確。

　　考點：文章中心詞。

　　15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow

　　These days，many guys wear a sort ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy 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，所以重點注意。借助空格前句的大意他們很難了解什么是時尚，..判斷選擇范圍對他們來說更容易些。

　　考點：上下文確定單詞。

　　Something Men Do Not Like to Do

　　Eric Brown hates shopping.ItS just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys 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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.

　　___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen 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，they11 say Well thats not shopping.Thats ___7___

　　In other words，what men and women callbuying thingsand 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，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre 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 ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy 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.

　　練習：

　　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.Its just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys 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構中應該填購物。

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/短語。

　　2.A. 分析：借助前文前文中說我沖進去，我購買了因此判斷A我離開最合適。

　　stay in v.在家, 不外出

　　look around v.到處尋找,察看,觀光

　　move about v.走來走去, 經常搬家

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.

　　3.B. 分析：前文中句子的大意人們常說男人憎恨購物，空格所在的句子中出現了but，判斷空格所在句子的大意應與前句大意相反，因此判斷B挑戰合理。

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/短語。

　　4.A)Regardless of B)Because of C)Owing to D)Thanks to

　　___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen say they hate to shop，says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor.

　　4.A. 分析：被選項中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：近義項的辨析。

　　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打頭，因此判斷在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子形成轉折，因此判斷這里應該是喜歡。

　　考點：通過上下文確認單詞/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：空格前三項都屬于同一類服裝，而與空格并列的結構的含義是..,音樂和硬件。因此判斷C合適。

　　考點：考察并列結構在含義上，語法結構上的關系。

　　7.A)relaxation B)rest C)exercise D)research

　　But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，theyll say Well, thats not shopping.Thats ___7___

　　7.D.分析：A和D在含義上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，對比C和D判斷D合適。

　　考點：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 callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____

　　8.D. A，C和D在含義上有關系A分別與C和D構成反義詞，所以首先重點注意這三項。借助空格所在的句子的大意他們怎樣對待那個問題是。。和前文內容說那不是購物，那是研究判斷D是答案。

　　考點：考察代詞的指代內容和上下文。 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：下文中的對稱結構中也出現了wander ，因此判斷A是答案。

　　考點：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.

　　10.D.分析：上文中的對稱結構中也出現了perfect ，因此判斷D是答案。

　　考點：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構要被贏得的..判斷C是答案。

　　考點：句意或搭配結構確定答案/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：借助空格所在的結構..+ 賓語+ 形容詞判斷只有C和D合適。從句意上看他們希望得到最好的，也是最后的那個，如果他們能那樣，這會..他們快樂C)合適。Keep them happy: 使他們一直很快樂。

　　考點：特殊結構：動詞+賓語+賓補

　　13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one

　　When women shop，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre kind of shopping for love.

　　13.A. 分析：后句中說她們購物在某種程度上是為了愛，因此判斷空格處是A。

　　考點：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構男性和女性的..，借助對上文的理解判斷C正確。

　　考點：文章中心詞。

　　15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow

　　These days，many guys wear a sort ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy 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，所以重點注意。借助空格前句的大意他們很難了解什么是時尚，..判斷選擇范圍對他們來說更容易些。

　　考點：上下文確定單詞。