Question

In the United States you will find yourself being urged from every page of every newspaper and every television station to buy all kinds of goods.
Not only is there a wide range of prices for goods in America, there is also a wide range in the quality of goods offered for sale. Unlike some countries, Americans generally pay the price of a product without question, instead of trying to get a lower price by bargaining. However, there are many “sales” in the United States, during which time stores will lower their normal prices. This may all be very confusing to visitors. How are you going to know how to “get your money’s worth” when you shop? Perhaps the best advice is: Don’t hurry. Visit various stores and determine the quality of goods. Read the advertisements so that you can compare prices.
There is a great variety of shops in the United States, ranging from very large stores called “department stores” to very small shops. There are “discount houses” offering goods at low prices, and “dime stores” specializing in a wide range of inexpensive items.
Most department stores in large cities carry better quality products at higher prices. However, they offer the shoppers great convenience since they contain such a wide variety of products.
If convenience isn’t as important to you as price, you may want to shop in discount houses. These stores have nearly as great a variety of goods as department stores, but offer lower prices. They can do so for several reasons. They don’t offer the same services to buyers that department stores do; there may be fewer sales people; and the store probably doesn’t deliver purchases.
Another popular shop is the “dime store”. No longer selling many things for five or ten cents, these stores got their name in the last century when it was decided that a small profit on a great quantity of goods would be better than a large profit on fewer sales. Dime stores specialize in a wide variety of inexpensive items and today, prices range from a quarter or 50 cents up to several dollars.
【小题1】Where can we most probably read this passage?

A．In a research paper.	B．In a science report.
C．In a geography book.	D．In a travel magazine.

【小题2】Why can discount houses offer goods at lower prices compared with department stores?
a. They have fewer employees.
b. They have larger quantities of goods.
c. They offer fewer services.
d. They don’t provide delivery service.

A．a b c

B．a b d

C．a c d

D．b c d

【小题3】What’s special about dime stores?

A．They sell lots of goods at a small profit.

B．They make big profits by selling some goods.

C．They provide goods with a price lower than 50 cents.

D．They provide goods ranging from bargains to expensive ones.

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】A

解析试题分析：在美国购物人们很少讲价，那么面对玲琅满目、价格各异、质量不同的商品，如何才能做到物有所值呢？在本文中作者向游客们介绍了美国的各类商店，从大商场到折扣商店，以及这些商店各自的特点，而且建议人们要货比三家，不要匆忙购物。
【小题1】D推理判断题。文章介绍了美国的各种购物商店，根据第一段This may all be very confusing to visitors. How are you going to know how to “get your money’s worth” when you shop?可以推断这篇文章是写给游客的，所以D选项正确。
【小题2】C细节理解题。文章倒数第二段是介绍discount houses的情况，根据They can do so for several reasons. They don’t offer the same services to …..doesn’t deliver purchases.判断C为正确选项。
【小题3】A细节理解题。从文章最后一段对dime shop 的介绍和a small profit on a great quantity of goods would be better than a large profit on fewer sales.可以判断A选项正确。
考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。