2017年職稱英語試題《綜合A》完形填空專項練習(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

　　2017年職稱英語考試試題《綜合A》補全短文專項練習題

　　試題答案解析

　　1.C。第一段第一個句子是主題句，說的是：Eric Brown討厭買東西。因此shoppin9是合適的選擇。

　　2.A。語境是這樣的：當我出去買東西時，我基本上已經知道我要買什么了。我會沖進去，買了后__________。顯然，填入get out(出去)是連貫的。stay in是“在家里待著”，look round是“環(huán)顧”，move about是“閑蕩”，不難看出，這些都不是合適的選擇。

　　3.B。第二段的第一個句子說的是：一般認為，男人討厭買東西。第三段第四句的起始詞是“But”，它告訴我們意思將發(fā)生轉折，因而challengin9是合適的選擇。confirming是“確認”的意思，proving是“證明”，supportin9是“支持”。

　　4.A。第三段的第一個句子引自紐約城市大學社會學教授Sharon Zukin的話，大意是：__________在社會階層、種族特點以及年齡上是有差異的，男人都說他們討厭買東西。可以看出，合適的選擇是Regardless of(不管)，“Because of”“0wingto”“Thanks to”都表示“由于”，插入后意思上是不連貫的。

　　5.B。緊接著第三段第一個句子的后一個句子由Yet起始，這個詞提示我們由它引導的句子在意思上跟上一個句子構成對比。由于上一個句子說的是“男人們討厭買東西”，那么這個句子應當說的是男人們實際上是喜歡買東西的。因此，like是合適的選擇。

　　6.D。從下文的music(音樂)，hardware(硬件)判斷，coats(外套)，pants(褲子)，socks(襪子)都不是合適的選擇，因為它們都不能與music和hardware構成一個比較自然的類別，所以唯有books是合適的選擇。另外，緊隨其后的一句話中也出現(xiàn)了books這個詞，這是提示。

　　7.D。該題問的是：男人們不把買書和音樂制品看作是購物，那么他們把它看作是什么呢?從下面的三段提供的信息來看，research(研究)比relaxation(放松)，rest(休息)，exercise(鍛煉)更合適一點。

　　8.D。本空所在的句子實際上是對前面文章的總結。所以合適的選擇是different。similar(相似的)、contradictory(矛盾的)和inclusive(兼容的)都不構成答案。

　　9.A。買東西是需要來回看的，這是常識。另外，緊隨其后的句子中也用了wander(漫游)這個詞。

　　10.D。上文中出現(xiàn)了perfect(完美的)。注意：文章始終在把男人與女人做比較。因此此處也應用perfect。

　　11.D。注意緊隨其后的動詞不定式to be won(贏得)，此處只能是game(游戲)。

　　12.C。這個句子要表達的是：這會使得他們快樂。makes是正確的。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，但它的意思是他們原來就快樂，但是是否事實如此?文章沒有說。

　　13.A。nobody，no one和anybody用于否定意義。但該句提供的不是一種否定的語境，因此，正確的選擇是everybody。

　　14.C。至此文章都是在說男女之間的差別，因而division是理想的選擇。整個句子說的是：事實上，在服裝方面最能清楚地把男女區(qū)分開來。competition是“競爭”，comparison是“比較”，confrontation是“對抗”。

　　15.D。對許多男人來說，選擇的范圍越窄，買衣服越方便。因此narrow(窄)是合適的選擇。