Question

【题目】

【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(男子服饰). 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】

试题分析:本文主要针对不同的职业、性格，以及有不同要求的的人来选择符合他们个人喜好和要求的物品和衣物。

【1】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据prefers clothes of older fashion.可知喜欢的复古一点的衣服，D选项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.经营经典款式的衣服，符合她的喜好，故选D。

【2】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。 根据buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price.可只是想要买跟随潮流并且价格适中的衣服，故 A选项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. 可知是价格合理的并且跟随潮流的，符合，所以选择A.

【3】F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。 根据buy something in preparation for the dinner.可知是要买晚餐的食材，F选项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.专门经营蔬菜、水果、杂货的大型超市，符合，故选F。

【4】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据 is a fan of fashion and favors French designs可知追求潮流并且喜欢法国设计，C选项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欧洲设计的产品，符合，故选C。

【5】B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据 visit some places specializing in men’s clothes.可知谁要买男士衣物，B选项符合 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.可知在这个商店里面有这家店专门买的男人的衣服的分店，故选B.