Men and women may have different experiences in shopping for clothes.
A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in __1__. He knows what he wants, and his __2__ is to find it and buy it. All men __3__ walk into a shop and ask the shop assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock (库存), the deal can be done and __4__ is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat to everyone's __5__. Sometimes, the salesman tries to sell them something else. Few men have __6__ with this treatment.
For a woman, buying clothes is always done in the __7__ way. Her shopping is not often __8__ on need. She has never fully decided what she wants, and she is only “having a look around”. She is always __9__ to persuasion, willing to try on any number of things. Deep in her mind is the thought of finding something that __10__ thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value and are always on the lookout for the unexpected __11__. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another __12__ selecting the dress she wants to __13__. It is a tiresome process, but clearly a(n) __14__ one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting __15__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了男性和女性在购物方面的不同表现。
1．A.detail B．hurry
C．advance D．mind
解析：选C 根据下句“He knows what he wants”可知男人购物时，他们要买的东西预先(in advance)就决定好了。
2．A.advice B．goal
C．demand D．question
解析：选B 既然他知道他想要什么，因此他的目标(goal)就是找到想要的东西并购买它。
3．A.quickly B．immediately
C．soon D．simply
解析：选D 所有的男士只是(simply)走进商店向售货员要求他们想要的东西。
4．A.often B．constantly
C．normally D．finally
解析：选A 如果商店有现货就可以进行交易，交易过程常常(often)在不到5分钟就可完成，几乎没有闲聊且皆大欢喜(to everyone's satisfaction)。
5．A.confidence B．amusement
C．satisfaction D．surprise
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
6．A.patience B．interest
C．expectation D．experience
解析：选A 根据上文男士购物特点的介绍可知，很少男士会对这种服务有耐心(patience)。
7．A.same B．clever
C．opposite D．similar
解析：选C 根据文章第一段可知，男性和女性在购买衣服方面有不同的体验。所以对于女士来说，她们总是以与男士相反的(opposite)方式购买衣服。
8．A.relied B．based
C．done D．related
解析：选B 女士购物经常不是基于需要。be based on “基于……”；be relied on“被依赖”。
9．A.open B．ready
C．close D．happy
解析：选A 根据后半句中的“willing to try on any number of things”可知，女士总是易于接受(be open to)劝导。
10．A.nobody B．somebody
C．everybody D．anybody
解析：选C 在女性购物者内心深处是想找到每个人(everyone)都认为适合她的东西。
11．A.deal B．surprise
C．luck D．bargain
解析：选D 根据上文(大多数女性都有超高的价值意识)可推知，女性购物者总是对意外的便宜货(bargain)很留意。
12．A.after B．as
C．before D．by
解析：选C 面对满屋子的衣服，女性购物者可能会很容易花一个小时从一个服装架走到另一个服装架才(before)会选中自己想要试穿(try on)的衣服。
13．A.try on B．try out
C．try up D．try for
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
14．A.tiring B．enjoyable
C．boring D．graceful
解析：选B 这个过程很烦人，但对女性购物者来说显然是一种令她们很愉悦的(enjoyable)过程。
15．A.customers B．assistants
C．wives D．husbands
解析：选D 男士不愿意购物，因此大多数服装店总是给等待女士购物的丈夫们提供椅子。
