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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goesshopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knowswhat he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. Allmen simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, thesalesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, thedeal can be and is often completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and toeveryone's satisfaction.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does nothave exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell thecustomer something else; he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesmanbrings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish:"I know this jacket is not thestyle you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned."Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is:"This is the right color andmay be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”

Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in theopposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind whatshe wants, and she is only "having a look round". She is always open to persuasion; indeed shesets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try onany number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyonethinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when theybuy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful ofdresses a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracingher steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparentlyan enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

单选题 According to the passage, when a man is buying clothes, _________.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据第一段第四句"He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; theprice is a secondary consideration.”可知，男士买衣服时目标很明确，价格只是次要的考虑因素，即他们买合适的衣服时并不是很在意价格。故选C。
单选题 What do men care about the fit of new clothes?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据第一段最后两句“..the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it onproceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and is often completed in less than five minutes..”可知，男士在买衣服前会试穿来确定衣服是否合身。故选C。
单选题 What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据第二段可知，当男士选购不到正合其意的衣服时，销售员通常都会介绍其他相似的衣服给他，但通常男士都没有耐心，而且一般的回答会是“这是合适的颜色，可能也是合适的尺码，但试穿这件衣服就是在浪费你我的时间"。由此可推知，面对此情况时，男士通常什么都不会买。故选B。
单选题 What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据第三段第五句"She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by whatthe saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her.”可知，女士在买衣服时总会广泛听取意见，所以A项正确。B、C、D三项的描述与第三段内容不符。故选A。
单选题 What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据第一段倒数第二、三句“All men...the business of trying it on proceeds at once.”可知，男士也会试穿衣服，所以A项错误；B、C两项在文中并未提及；根据第一段最后一句“.….the dealcan be and is often completed in less than five minutes…”和第三段最后三句“…spend an hour going fromone rail to another, to and fro...Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.”可知，男士买衣服通常在五分钟内完成，女士买衣服可能要一个小时，由此可推知，男顾客和女顾客最明显的差异是购物所花费的时间。故选D。