Question

【題目】

【1】Bree is a middle-aged lady. She doesn’t like the contemporary styles but prefers clothes of older fashion.

【2】Margaret is an office clerk and doesn’t earn a high salary. She wants to buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price.

【3】 Alice, a young housewife, is now planning a family party. She would like to buy something in preparation for the dinner.

【4】 Peter is a sales manager in an international company. He is a fan of fashion and favors French designs.

【5】 Richard is a young engineer working at a hi-tech company. He would like to visit some places specializing in men’s clothes.

A. Abraham & Strauss, more familiarly known as A & S, is a busy store which carries reasonably — priced ready — to make adults and children wear fashions. It is the centerpiece of the largest mall in Manhattan.

B. Barney’s New York is a favorite among the young professional New Yorkers. It specializes in excellent, but expensive designer clothes. A branch for men is located in the glittering World Financial Center.

C. Berdorf Goodman is luxurious, very elegant. It carries top-quality contemporary fashions at high prices, specializing in European designers.

D. Lord & Taylor is famous for its classic and much more conservative fashions for men and women. The store places an emphasis on US designers. You need a strong pair of legs, comfortable shoes and lots of spare time to wander around.

E. John Lewis has a gorgeous selection of fabrics and haberdashery(男子服飾). Its china, glass and household items make John Lewis, and its well-known partner, Peter Johns, equally popular with Londoners.

F. The king of London department stores, by tradition, is Harrods. The spectacular food hall has splendid displays of fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables; other specialties include fashions for all ages, china and glass, and household items.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】F

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析:本文主要針對不同的職業(yè)、性格，以及有不同要求的的人來選擇符合他們個人喜好和要求的物品和衣物。

【1】D考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)prefers clothes of older fashion.可知喜歡的復(fù)古一點的衣服，D選項Lord & Taylor is famous for its classic and much more conservative fashions for men and women. The store places an emphasis on US designers. You need a strong pair of legs, comfortable shoes and lots of spare time to wander around.經(jīng)營經(jīng)典款式的衣服，符合她的喜好，故選D。

【2】A考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。 根據(jù)buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price.可只是想要買跟隨潮流并且價格適中的衣服，故 A選項Abraham & Strauss, more familiarly known as A & S, is a busy store which carries reasonably — priced ready — to make adults and children wear fashions. It is the centerpiece of the largest mall in Manhattan. 可知是價格合理的并且跟隨潮流的，符合，所以選擇A.

【3】F考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。 根據(jù)buy something in preparation for the dinner.可知是要買晚餐的食材，F(xiàn)選項The king of London department stores, by tradition, is Harrods. The spectacular food hall has splendid displays of fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables; other specialties include fashions for all ages, china and glass, and household items.專門經(jīng)營蔬菜、水果、雜貨的大型超市，符合，故選F。

【4】C考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù) is a fan of fashion and favors French designs可知追求潮流并且喜歡法國設(shè)計，C選項Berdorf Goodman is luxurious, very elegant. It carries top-quality contemporary fashions at high prices, specializing in European designers.奢侈品商店并且有很多歐洲設(shè)計的產(chǎn)品，符合，故選C。

【5】B考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù) visit some places specializing in men’s clothes.可知誰要買男士衣物，B選項符合 Barney’s New York is a favorite among the young professional New Yorkers. It specializes in excellent, but expensive designer clothes. A branch for men is located in the glittering World Financial Center.可知在這個商店里面有這家店專門買的男人的衣服的分店，故選B.