Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on goes forward at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish(完美): “I know this jacket is not the style 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 and may 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 the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round". She is always open to persuasion: indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. 小题1:According to the passage, a man’s shopping is based on _______.
A.his money
B.his hobbies
C.his need
D.his friends小题2:Why does a lady welcome suggestions from anyone while buying a dress?
A.Because she wants to buy a dress that every one thinks suits her.
B.Because she doesn’t know how to buy a dress.
C.Because she doesn’t know whether to buy it or not.
D.Because she wants to show herself off in public.小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Most men have patience with trying it on while buying a jacket.
B.Most women have a poor sense of value when buying a dress.
C.A woman’s shopping is based on her need.
D.A man doesn’t pay much attention to the price of the clothes he wants to buy.小题4:The passage mainly talks about the __ between men shoppers and women shoppers for clothes.
A.similarities
B.differences
C.varieties
D.intentions
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We should learn to put love in motion every day.We should show our children that even the 36 act of kindness counts.
The chiming clock announced it was time to leave for church, but I was far from 37 .Seeing this, my husband 38 to iron my clothes for me.Our 3-year-old daughter approached him.
“Are you ironing 39 shirt, Daddy? ” she asked.
“No, I’m ironing Mommy’s shirt.”
“Oh, did you think it was your shirt? ” A small giggle(咯咯笑)escaped her 40 .“That’s silly.”
“No, I knew it was Mommy’s shirt.” he said.
A(n) 41 expression crossed my daughter’s face.“Then why are you doing that?”
“Because your Mommy is a special person, and I like to 42 her.” he answered.
“Oh,” she happily replied, and then skipped out of the room.“I’m going to help my brother.”
As our children’s 43 teachers, we know that little eyes watch our every move.They imitate not only our actions, but our 44 .For example, we often hear our children 45 their brothers, sisters or friends in a 46 we know they learned from 47 .But on the positive side, the propensity (倾向性) to 48 can serve us well when we try to model, and 49 teach, an attitude of kindness and cheerful servanthood.
We all try to do nice things for our family.Think about the last time when you cooked a meal or folded laundry. 50 did you feel about 51 your family in this way? Were you glad to do it 52 did you feel resentful that you were stuck with this mundane (平凡的) chore? 53 , none of us has a cheerful servant’s heart every day. 54 if we want our children willingly to reach out to others and show kindness and compassion, it is essential that they see us doing the 55 .
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