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1、格致-2012专升本英语考前复习资料（阅读理解）TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.Weknowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithighe
2、rthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson'sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-condition(空调)comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslo-vakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson'
3、sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit."Howmuchcanyouoffer?"heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthe
4、articleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude(粗鲁).Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford
5、,heshrugs(耸耸)hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetothatifthepricewasunacceptable,heshouldtryelsewhere.1.Theunderlinedword"haggling"(line2,para.1)inthetextmostprobablymeans________.A.acceptingthepric
6、esimmediatelyB.fixingtherightcostforsomegoodsC.arguingaboutthepriceofsomethingD.payingextraforcomfortableshopping2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinson’sisastorewhichsellsA.expensivegoodsB.air-conditionersC.CzechoslovakiangoodsD.goodsatabargainprice3.Thewriteraskedaboutthepriceofagla
7、ssbutter-dishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedto________.A.buyitatalowerpriceB.changehisdishforsomethingelseC.findoutiftheshopassistantispoliteD.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestilefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen"heshrugshisshouldersandwalksaway
8、"(line3,para.3)?27A.Frightened.
