英语四级
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 proceeds 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 bluntly；he does so with
skill and polish．“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 fight color and may be the fight 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 around”．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 look—out 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 laborious process，but apparently an enjoyable one．So most
dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands．
When a man is buying clothes，( )．
A．he chooses things that others recommend
B．he buys cheap things，regardless of quality
C．he buys good things，so long as they are not too expensive
D．he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
买衣服对男人和女人来说是不同的经历。[51]男人去购物是因为他需要某些东西。他的目的是既定的，而且提前就做好了决定。他知道自己需要什么，而他的目的就是找到那个东西并买下来，价格倒在其次[55]男人都是直接走进商店，询问店员自己想要买的东西。如果店里有货，销售员能及时找到，而且马上就能试穿或试用，这一切顺利的话，整个交易一般在五分钟之内就可以完成。虽然几乎没什么言语交谈，但是买卖双方各自都满意。
[52] 对于男人来说，如果商店没有他想买的东西或者并不完全符合他心里的条件，可能会引发一些小问题。在那种情况下，导购就要像自己的职业名称(导“购”.所暗示的那样，尝试卖给顾客别的东西：他把跟顾客要求最接近的东西推荐给他。优秀的导购都不会贸然向顾客推荐替代品，他会花一番心思和技巧。比如，他会说：“先生，我知道这件上衣不是您想要的样式，但您能否试一下，看看大小合不合适。它的颜色刚好符合您的要求。”[53]对于这种情况，男人很少会买账，他们一般都会说：“也许衣服的颜色和大小都合适，但要是让我试穿的话：既浪费了你的时间，也浪费了我的。”
现在来看一下女人买衣服的过程是怎样的呢?每个环节差不多都和男人相反。女人购物通常都不是因为有什么需求。她从来都没完全决定自己想要买什么，只是 “四处看看”。[54]女人总是肯听他人的劝说．她重视女店员的话，甚至是同伴的话。她会什么都试穿一下。在她内心深处，她要找的衣服，是所有人都认为适合她的。与很多笑话里讲的不同，很多女人在买衣服的时候还是精打细算的。她们总是在寻找意外的超值商品。[55]面对一屋子衣服，她们也许很容易就花上一个小时，一排排浏览，来来回回乐此不疲；她们会不时地折返脚步，直到发现自己想试穿的衣服。这是个累人的过程，但是很显然，她们很享受这个过程。因
此大部分服装店都为那些等待的丈夫提供座椅。
【答案解析】
定位：根据题干信息when a man is buying clothes可将答案定位到文章前两段。
解析：第一段中提到： “男人去购物是因为他需要某些东西。他的目的是既定的，而且提前就做好了决定。他知道自己需要什么，而他的目的就是找到那个东西并买下来，价格倒在其次。”可见。男士不怎么会考虑价格，故选D。
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