职称英语考试试题《综合A》完形填空练习题及答案(2)

 　　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 I 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'll 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 of the perfect party dress. Men will wander through 100 Intemet sites in search of the__________(10)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__________(13) 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 Light green and pink?

　　These days, many guys wear a sort of "uniform", says Paco Underhill, author of "Why We Buy", "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."

　　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

　　试题答案解析

　　1.C。第一段第一个句子是主题句，说的是：Eric Brown讨厌买东西。因此shoppin9是合适的选择。

　　2.A。语境是这样的：当我出去买东西时，我基本上已经知道我要买什么了。我会冲进去，买了后__________。显然，填入get out(出去)是连贯的。stay in是“在家里待着”，look round是“环顾”，move about是“闲荡”，不难看出，这些都不是合适的选择。

　　3.B。第二段的第一个句子说的是：一般认为，男人讨厌买东西。第三段第四句的起始词是“But”，它告诉我们意思将发生转折，因而challengin9是合适的选择。confirming是“确认”的意思，proving是“证明”，supportin9是“支持”。

　　4.A。第三段的第一个句子引自纽约城市大学社会学教授Sharon Zukin的话，大意是：__________在社会阶层、种族特点以及年龄上是有差异的，男人都说他们讨厌买东西。可以看出，合适的选择是Regardless of(不管)，“Because of”“0wingto”“Thanks to”都表示“由于”，插入后意思上是不连贯的。

　　5.B。紧接着第三段第一个句子的后一个句子由Yet起始，这个词提示我们由它引导的句子在意思上跟上一个句子构成对比。由于上一个句子说的是“男人们讨厌买东西”，那么这个句子应当说的是男人们实际上是喜欢买东西的。因此，like是合适的选择。

　　6.D。从下文的music(音乐)，hardware(硬件)判断，coats(外套)，pants(裤子)，socks(袜子)都不是合适的选择，因为它们都不能与music和hardware构成一个比较自然的类别，所以唯有books是合适的选择。另外，紧随其后的一句话中也出现了books这个词，这是提示。

　　7.D。该题问的是：男人们不把买书和音乐制品看作是购物，那么他们把它看作是什么呢?从下面的三段提供的信息来看，research(研究)比relaxation(放松)，rest(休息)，exercise(锻炼)更合适一点。

　　8.D。本空所在的句子实际上是对前面文章的总结。所以合适的选择是different。similar(相似的)、contradictory(矛盾的)和inclusive(兼容的)都不构成答案。

　　9.A。买东西是需要来回看的，这是常识。另外，紧随其后的句子中也用了wander(漫游)这个词。

　　10.D。上文中出现了perfect(完美的)。注意：文章始终在把男人与女人做比较。因此此处也应用perfect。

　　11.D。注意紧随其后的动词不定式to be won(赢得)，此处只能是game(游戏)。

　　12.C。这个句子要表达的是：这会使得他们快乐。makes是正确的。如果用brings，需改原文：it brings them happiness或it brings happiness to them;如果用causes，也需改原文：it causes them to become happy;it keeps them happy是可以的，但它的意思是他们原来就快乐，但是是否事实如此?文章没有说。

　　13.A。nobody，no one和anybody用于否定意义。但该句提供的不是一种否定的语境，因此，正确的选择是everybody。

　　14.C。至此文章都是在说男女之间的差别，因而division是理想的选择。整个句子说的是：事实上，在服装方面最能清楚地把男女区分开来。competition是“竞争”，comparison是“比较”，confrontation是“对抗”。

　　15.D。对许多男人来说，选择的范围越窄，买衣服越方便。因此narrow(窄)是合适的选择。