20.Chinese consumers'crazy appetite for luxury goods and services appears unstoppable,with just 2percent of the Chinese population responsible for one-third of the world's luxury items.
As China's economic miracle develops,the market opportunities for all sorts of luxury goods and services are increasing.Luxury consumption in China now extends ways beyond well-known car,clothing and jewelry brands.For example,the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world,even outstripping that of the United States,with a market share of 25percent.This trend appears to continue,with 20to 30percent growth expected in China,compared with only 2to 3percent in the US.But more importantly,China's luxury jet market growth represents a major development in the private consumption of luxury items.
China's high-quality red wine market also provides evidence of the growth in private consumption of luxury goods.In 2013,China became the largest market for red wine in the world,even overtaking France,with 1.86billion bottles consumed in China last year.Over the past five years,China's red wine consumption has grown 136percent.
According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing,public consumption of such expensive global luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire to"gain face"and publicly display social climbing through material possessions.On the other hand,it is"self-reward"that lies behind consumer motivation in this area.Chinese consumers who have experienced rapid financial and economic gains appear particularly prone to the need to reward themselves for their success.But this has little to do with"gaining face"and impressing others and much more to do with the need for personal contentment.
Finally,the growth in private luxury consumption in China is set to continue in part due to the maturity of the Chinese consumer and advancement of Chinese consumer culture generally.
28.What do you think the author would most probably be?C
A.A news reporter.
B.An accountant.
C.A professor.
D.A conductor.
29.The underlined word"outstripping"in Paragraph 2probably means"C".
A.falling far behind of
B.going out of
C.going far ahead of
D.keeping pace with
30.What can we learn from Paragraph 2and 3?B
A.China's luxury jet market growth is only 2% to 3%.
B.France was once the largest market for red wine in the world before 2013.
C.The luxury jet market in the US shares 25% of the jet consumption in the world.
D.China's red wine consumption has increased to 1.86billion bottles since 2013.
31.What can be the best title for the passage?B
A.Future Private Luxury Consumption in China
B.Chinese Appetite for Luxury Goods and Services
C.The Potential Luxury Jet Market in China
D.The Maturity of the Chinese Consumers.
分析 本文主要講述了中國人對奢侈品的消費很大,百分之二的中國消費者購買了全世界三分之一的奢侈品,中國有望成為全球最大的奢侈品市場.而中國私人奢侈品消費的增長將繼續(xù)在一定程度上由于中國消費者的成熟和進步的中國消費文化.
解答 28.答案:C.推理判斷題.根據第四段第一句中的"According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing"可推知,作者有可能是一名大學教授,故選C.
29.答案:C.詞義猜測題.根據第二段中的"For example,the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world"和"This trend appears to continue,with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China,compared with only 2 to 3 percent in the US"可推知,outstripping意為遙遙領先的.故選C.
30.答案:B.推理判斷題.根據第三段的第二句"In 2013,China became the largest market for red wine in the world,even overtaking France,with 1.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year"可推知,2013年以前法國是世界上紅酒的最大消費市場.故選B.
31.答案:B..標題判斷題.文章第一段開篇點題,結合全文的整體內容可知,本文主要討論的是中國人對奢侈商品及服務熱烈追捧的問題,故選B.
點評 本文是一篇議論文,題目涉及推理判斷題,詞義猜測題,標題判斷題,做題時應結合文章上下文內容并根據所給選項的含義進行分析,從而得出正確答案.切記胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據.