Question

【題目】 FLEA MARKETS (跳蚤市場)

For the best selection of flea market product, get there as soon as it opens on the first day of the market. If it’s open Saturday and Sunday all year round, go early on Saturday morning. For seasonal or annual flea markets, go early in the season, preferably the first weekend. You’ll have first pick of the goods the vendors (小販) gathered during the year.

For the biggest discounts, it’s just the opposite. Shop mid to late afternoon during the final day, or days, of the flea market. The vendors are tired and ready to get home –and they might just cut you some fantastic deals if you ask. You may have to haggle a bit, but you’ll probably go home with some bargains, especially if you’re buying large, heavy pieces the tired sellers don’t want to pack and load.

YARD SALES

Yard sale shopping is a lot like flea market shopping. You’ll find the best selections when the sale first starts. Go early on the first day of the sale. If the sale starts at 7 am, be there a few minutes before – but not so early that you’re labeled an early bird. Don’t wait until Saturday to visit a yard sale that starts on Friday.

Like flea market vendors, yard sale sellers aren’t as willing to haggle early in the morning, but the prices are usually pretty low to start. Don’t wait until the afternoon bargain hours to shop at yard sales.

THRIFT STORES (舊貨店)

For the best thrift store selections, ask the employees when the new product arrives. It could be a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Find out, and then plan your visits for those days and times.

Thrift store prices are usually low, so you might want to snatch things up as soon as you find them. If the prices seem unusually high, ask about their sale structure. Thrift stores don’t always state their sales clearly and sometimes the sales are confusing. Find out when they discount the items that interest you. That’s when you’ll find the best deals.

【1】As for the biggest discounts in the Flea Markets, you’d better______.

A.get there about 6:50 am on Friday

B.go early on Saturday morning

C.ask the host when the new product arrives

D.buy items late afternoon during the last day

【2】The best Thrift Store selections should be taken_______.

A.after the sale startsB.as soon as you find them

C.when new items arriveD.before the afternoon bargain begins

【3】The text is most probably intended for ______.

A.antique collectorsB.economical shoppers

C.product vendorsD.wealthy people

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹FLEA MARKETS，YARD SALES及THRIFT STORES的一些基本信息。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)FLEA MARKETS (跳蚤市場)部分中的For the biggest discounts, it’s just the opposite. Shop mid to late afternoon during the final day, or days, of the flea market.(對于最大的折扣，情況正好相反。在跳蚤市場最后一天或幾天的下午中段時(shí)間到傍晚去買東西)可知，在跳蚤市場買到最低價(jià)的商品的時(shí)間是最后一天下午晚些時(shí)候。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)THRIFT STORES (舊貨店)部分中的For the best thrift store selections, ask the employees when the new product arrives.(要想在舊貨商店買到最好的產(chǎn)品，可以詢問店員新產(chǎn)品什么時(shí)候到)可知，舊貨店最好的選貨時(shí)間應(yīng)該是在新物品到達(dá)的時(shí)候。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。 根據(jù)全文綜合推理，這三個(gè)購物場所都與如何買到優(yōu)惠的商品有關(guān)。由此可知，這篇文章極可能是為節(jié)省的購物者準(zhǔn)備的。故選B。

做閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案。如第2小題，The best Thrift Store selections should be taken_______.要求判斷出舊貨店最好的選貨時(shí)間是在什么時(shí)候。根據(jù)THRIFT STORES (舊貨店)部分中的For the best thrift store selections, ask the employees when the new product arrives.(要想在舊貨商店買到最好的產(chǎn)品，可以詢問店員新產(chǎn)品什么時(shí)候到)可知，舊貨店最好的選貨時(shí)間應(yīng)該是在新物品到達(dá)的時(shí)候。故選C。