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1、阅读理解专题TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.Weknowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthosein
2、ChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson'sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-condition(空调)comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslo-vakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson'sforal
3、ittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit."Howmuchcanyouoffer?"heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthe
4、articleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude(粗鲁).Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecan
5、afford,heshrugs(耸耸)hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetothatifthepricewasunacceptable,heshouldtryelsewhere.1.Theunderlinedword"haggling"(line2,Para.1)inthetextmostprobablymeans________.A.acce
6、ptingthepricesimmediatelyB.fixingtherightcostforsomegoodsC.arguingaboutthepriceofsomethingD.payingextraforcomfortableshopping2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinson’sisastorewhichsellsA.expensivegoodsB.air-conditionersC.CzechoslovakiangoodsD.goodsatabargainprice3.Thewriteraskeda
7、boutthepriceofaglassbutter-dishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedto________.A.buyitatalowerpriceB.changehisdishforsomethingelseC.findoutiftheshopassistantispoliteD.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestilefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen"heshrugs
8、hisshouldersandwalksaway"(line3,para.3)?A.Frightened.B.Worded.C.Annoyed.D.D
