职称英语《综合A》完形填空专项练习(2)

2017年职称英语考试试题《综合A》补全短文专项练习题

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