Something Men Do Not Like to Do
Eric Brown hates shopping.ItS just not enjoyable to me,said the 28-year-old.Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the citys main street,Michigan Avenue.When I, m out____1___,I basically know what 1 want to get.I rush in.I buy it.I___2___
Common wisdom says that guys hate to shop.You Can ask generations of men.But people who study shopping say that a number of social,cultural and economic factors are now ___3___thismen-hate-to-shopnotion.
___4___social class,ethnicity, agemen say they hate to shop,says Sharon Zukin,a City University of New York sociology professor.Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they___5___tO shop.Men generally like to shop for___6___,music and hardware.But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music,they11 say Well thats not shopping.Thats ___7___
In other words,what men and women callbuying thingsand how they approach that task are ___8____.
Women will___ 9___ through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search 0f the perfect party dress.Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the ___lO___ digital camcorder.
Women see shopping as a social event.Men see it as a mission or a___11___to be won.
Men are frequently shopping to win,says Mary Ann McGrath,a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago.They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best one,The last one and if they do that it__12__them happy.
When women shop,theyre doing it in a way where they want__l3__ to be very happy,says McGrath.Theyre kind of shopping for love.
In fact, it is in clothing where we see a male-female__14__most clearly.Why, grumble some men,are all male clothes navy,grey, black or brown? But would they wear 1ight green and pink?
These days,many guys wear a sort ofuniform,says Paco Underhill,author ofWhy We Bye, Its been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion.Conscious in a business way. It becomes much,much easier if you__15__your range of choices.
词汇:
guy n.家伙,伙计
mission n.任务,使命
grumble n.抱怨,发牢骚
ethnicity n.种族特点
camcorder n.摄像放像机
练习:
1.A)playing B)fishing C)shopping D)traveling
2.A)get out B)stay in C)look round D)move about
3. A)confirming B)challenging C)proving D)supporting
4.A)Regardless of B)Because of C)Owing to D)Thanks to
5.A)want B)like C)hate D)hope
6.A)coats B)pants C)socks D)books
7.A)relaxation B)rest C)exercise D)research
8.A)similar B)inclusive C)contradictory D)different
9.A)wander B)go C)walk D)run
10.A)cheap B)fashionable C)presentable D)perfect
11.A)task B)play C)game D)destination
12.A)brings B)causes C)makes D)keeps
13.A)everybody B)nobody C)anybody D)no one
14.A)competition B)comparison C)division D)confrontation
15.A)broaden B)expand C)extend D)narrow
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