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Something Men Do Not Like to Do
Eric Brown hates shopping.ItS just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys main street，Michigan Avenue.When I, m out____1___，I basically know what 1 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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.
___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen 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，they11 say Well thats not shopping.Thats ___7___
In other words，what men and women callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____.
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search 0f the perfect party dress.Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ 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，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre 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 1ight green and pink?
These days，many guys wear a sort ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy We Bye, Its 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.
词汇：
guy n.家伙，伙计
mission n.任务，使命
grumble n.抱怨，发牢骚
ethnicity n.种族特点
camcorder n.摄像放像机
练习：
1.A)playing B)fishing C)shopping D)travelin
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
答案及解析：
1.文章标题分析：Something Men Do Not Like to Do
2.直接解题：
1.A)playing B)fishing C)shopping D)traveling
2.A)get out B)stay in C)look round D)move about
Eric Brown hates shopping.Its just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys 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___
1.C. 分析：借助后文后句中说我知道我想获得什么，因此判断空格处的结构中应该填购物。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
2.A. 分析：借助前文前文中说我冲进去，我购买了因此判断A我离开最合适。
stay in v.在家, 不外出
look around v.到处寻找,察看,观光
move about v.走来走去, 经常搬家
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
3.A)confirming B)challenging C)proving D)supporting
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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.
3.B. 分析：前文中句子的大意人们常说男人憎恨购物，空格所在的句子中出现了but，判断空格所在句子的大意应与前句大意相反，因此判断B挑战合理。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
4.A)Regardless of B)Because of C)Owing to D)Thanks to
___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen say they hate to shop，says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor.
4.A. 分析：被选项中B，C和D都是近义词，因此彼此排除掉，这样判断A是答案。
考点：近义项的辨析。
5.A)want B)like C)hate D)hope
Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they___5___to shop.
5. B。分析：空格所在的句子以yet打头，因此判断在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子形成转折，因此判断这里应该是喜欢。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
6.A)coats B)pants C)socks D)books
Men generally like to shop for___6___，music and hardware.
6.D. 分析：空格前三项都属于同一类服装，而与空格并列的结构的含义是..,音乐和硬件。因此判断C合适。
考点：考察并列结构在含义上，语法结构上的关系。
7.A)relaxation B)rest C)exercise D)research
But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，theyll say Well, thats not shopping.Thats ___7___
7.D.分析：A和D在含义上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，对比C和D判断D合适。
考点：上下文用词和近义词的辨析。
8.A)similar B)inclusive C)contradictory D)different
In other words，what men and women callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____
8.D. A，C和D在含义上有关系A分别与C和D构成反义词，所以首先重点注意这三项。借助空格所在的句子的大意他们怎样对待那个问题是。。和前文内容说那不是购物，那是研究判断D是答案。
考点：考察代词的指代内容和上下文。
9.A)wander B)go C)walk D)run
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress.
9.A. 分析：下文中的对称结构中也出现了wander ，因此判断A是答案。
考点：上下文中的用词。
10.A)cheap B)fashionable C)presentable D)perfect
Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ digital
Camcorder.
10.D.分析：上文中的对称结构中也出现了perfect ，因此判断D是答案。
考点：上下文中的用词。
11.A)task B)play C)game D)destination
Women see shopping as a social event.Men see it as a mission or a___11___to be won.
11.C.分析：借助空格后面的修饰性结构要被赢得的..判断C是答案。
考点：句意或搭配结构确定答案/短语。
12.A)brings B)causes C)makes D)keeps
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.
12.C.分析：借助空格所在的结构..+ 宾语+ 形容词判断只有C和D合适。从句意上看他们希望得到最好的，也是最后的那个，如果他们能那样，这会..他们快乐C)合适。Keep them happy: 使他们一直很快乐。
考点：特殊结构：动词+宾语+宾补
13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one
When women shop，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre kind of shopping for love.
13.A. 分析：后句中说她们购物在某种程度上是为了爱，因此判断空格处是A。
考点：上下文确定单词。
14.A)competition B)comparison C)division D)confrontation
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 1ight green and pink?
14.C.分析：借助空格前的修饰结构男性和女性的..，借助对上文的理解判断C正确。
考点：文章中心词。
15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow
These days，many guys wear a sort ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy We Bye, Its 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.
15.D. 分析：A和D是正反义词，所以重点注意。借助空格前句的大意他们很难了解什么是时尚，..判断选择范围对他们来说更容易些。
考点：上下文确定单词。
Something Men Do Not Like to Do
Eric Brown hates shopping.ItS just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys main street，Michigan Avenue.When I, m out____1___，I basically know what 1 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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.
___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen 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，they11 say Well thats not shopping.Thats ___7___
In other words，what men and women callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____.
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search 0f the perfect party dress.Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ 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，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre 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 1ight green and pink?
These days，many guys wear a sort ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy We Bye, Its 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.
词汇：
guy n.家伙，伙计
mission n.任务，使命
grumble n.抱怨，发牢骚
ethnicity n.种族特点
camcorder n.摄像放像机
练习：
1.A)playing B)fishing C)shopping D)travelin
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
答案及解析：
1.文章标题分析：Something Men Do Not Like to Do
2.直接解题：
1.A)playing B)fishing C)shopping D)traveling
2.A)get out B)stay in C)look round D)move about
Eric Brown hates shopping.Its just not enjoyable to me，said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys 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___
1.C. 分析：借助后文后句中说我知道我想获得什么，因此判断空格处的结构中应该填购物。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
2.A. 分析：借助前文前文中说我冲进去，我购买了因此判断A我离开最合适。
stay in v.在家, 不外出
look around v.到处寻找,察看,观光
move about v.走来走去, 经常搬家
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
3.A)confirming B)challenging C)proving D)supporting
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___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.
3.B. 分析：前文中句子的大意人们常说男人憎恨购物，空格所在的句子中出现了but，判断空格所在句子的大意应与前句大意相反，因此判断B挑战合理。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
4.A)Regardless of B)Because of C)Owing to D)Thanks to
___4___social class，ethnicity, agemen say they hate to shop，says Sharon Zukin，a City University of New York sociology professor.
4.A. 分析：被选项中B，C和D都是近义词，因此彼此排除掉，这样判断A是答案。
考点：近义项的辨析。
5.A)want B)like C)hate D)hope
Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they___5___to shop.
5. B。分析：空格所在的句子以yet打头，因此判断在句意上空格所在的句子和空格前的句子形成转折，因此判断这里应该是喜欢。
考点：通过上下文确认单词/短语。
6.A)coats B)pants C)socks D)books
Men generally like to shop for___6___，music and hardware.
6.D. 分析：空格前三项都属于同一类服装，而与空格并列的结构的含义是..,音乐和硬件。因此判断C合适。
考点：考察并列结构在含义上，语法结构上的关系。
7.A)relaxation B)rest C)exercise D)research
But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，theyll say Well, thats not shopping.Thats ___7___
7.D.分析：A和D在含义上很接近，因此彼此排除掉，对比C和D判断D合适。
考点：上下文用词和近义词的辨析。
8.A)similar B)inclusive C)contradictory D)different
In other words，what men and women callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____
8.D. A，C和D在含义上有关系A分别与C和D构成反义词，所以首先重点注意这三项。借助空格所在的句子的大意他们怎样对待那个问题是。。和前文内容说那不是购物，那是研究判断D是答案。
考点：考察代词的指代内容和上下文。
9.A)wander B)go C)walk D)run
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress.
9.A. 分析：下文中的对称结构中也出现了wander ，因此判断A是答案。
考点：上下文中的用词。
10.A)cheap B)fashionable C)presentable D)perfect
Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ digital
Camcorder.
10.D.分析：上文中的对称结构中也出现了perfect ，因此判断D是答案。
考点：上下文中的用词。
11.A)task B)play C)game D)destination
Women see shopping as a social event.Men see it as a mission or a___11___to be won.
11.C.分析：借助空格后面的修饰性结构要被赢得的..判断C是答案。
考点：句意或搭配结构确定答案/短语。
12.A)brings B)causes C)makes D)keeps
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.
12.C.分析：借助空格所在的结构..+ 宾语+ 形容词判断只有C和D合适。从句意上看他们希望得到最好的，也是最后的那个，如果他们能那样，这会..他们快乐C)合适。Keep them happy: 使他们一直很快乐。
考点：特殊结构：动词+宾语+宾补
13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one
When women shop，theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre kind of shopping for love.
13.A. 分析：后句中说她们购物在某种程度上是为了爱，因此判断空格处是A。
考点：上下文确定单词。
14.A)competition B)comparison C)division D)confrontation
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 1ight green and pink?
14.C.分析：借助空格前的修饰结构男性和女性的..，借助对上文的理解判断C正确。
考点：文章中心词。
15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow
These days，many guys wear a sort ofuniform，says Paco Underhill，author ofWhy We Bye, Its 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.
15.D. 分析：A和D是正反义词，所以重点注意。借助空格前句的大意他们很难了解什么是时尚，..判断选择范围对他们来说更容易些。
考点：上下文确定单词。
