Question

【題目】 If you want to learn why everything is usually cheaper, and what items are the best deals at your local or chain dollar or discount store, store employees have a lot of useful information. They tend to know what shoppers want — even before shoppers know themselves.

Everyone buys unnecessary things

Whether you shop at a chain dollar store such as Dollar Tree, Family Dollar or your local 99 cents store, not everything that’s on sale is necessarily worth purchasing. Bryan Waring, a former Dollar Tree employee, says that you’re not alone in buying more than necessary from these stores. “It seems basic, but everyone falls for this trap,” he says. “You go into a store where everything is cheap, and you walk out with things you don't need.” He suggests going into a store — yes, even the dollar store — with a checklist of things you truly need.

Everything is cheaper after the holiday season

Patricia, a seasonal worker at a Dollar Tree, says that the post-Christmas season means even more deals on everything from decorations to sweets. “After Christmas, all the gift wrap paper went to 50 cents, and all Christmas items were half price,” she says. “Even candy bars are 89 cents versus $ 1.”

Products are less expensive because of their size

In order for dollar stores to keep their prices low, product sizes are usually smaller than normal, according to Cheapism. Dollar stores area t the only ones guilty of this trick. Cheapism also reports Walmart is guilty of doing the same thing to attract customers.

【1】What is Bryan’s advice against buying unnecessary things?

A.Making a purchase alone.

B.Writing a to-buy list ahead.

C.Shopping at your local store.

D.Buying basic things separately.

【2】Which of the following is a better time for shopping according to Patricia?

A.In the Christmas sales.

B.At a particular discount.

C.After the Christmas season.

D.During some holiday seasons.

【3】How do stores make their products cheaper?

A.By reducing product sizes.

B.By lowering product costs.

C.By adopting discount strategies.

D.By attracting more customers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要是一些商店店員就如何購物提出的一些建議。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中He suggests going into a store — yes, even the dollar store — with a checklist of things you truly need.可知，他建議去商店——是的，即使是一元店——帶著你真正需要的東西的清單。由此可知，對于不要買不必要的東西，Bryan建議提前寫一份購買清單。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“After Christmas, all the gift wrap paper went to 50 cents, and all Christmas items were half price,” she says.可知，她說：“圣誕節(jié)過后，所有的禮品包裝紙都賣到了50美分，所有的圣誕禮物都是半價。”由此可知，Patricia認(rèn)為圣誕節(jié)之后購物比較好。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中In order for dollar stores to keep their prices low, product sizes are usually smaller than normal, according to Cheapism.可知，根據(jù)Cheapism的說法，為了讓一元商店保持低價格，產(chǎn)品尺寸通常比正常情況下要小。由此可知，商店通過縮小產(chǎn)品尺寸使他們的產(chǎn)品更便宜。故選A。