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1、阅读理解专题TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaiyinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.Weknowthatthepricesinsomestoresare
2、abithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson'sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-condition（空调）comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra・ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslo
3、 vakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson'sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit."Howmuchcanyo
4、uoffer?uheshoutedalme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthearticleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude（粗鲁）.Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop・AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhattheprice
5、is.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford,heshrugs（耸耸）hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetothatifthepricewasunacceptable,
6、heshouldtryelsewhere・1.Theunderlinedword"haggling"（line2,Para・1）inthetextmostprobablymeans.A.acceptingthepricesimmediatelyB.fixingtherightcostforsomegoodsC.arguingaboutthepriceofsomethingD・payingextraforcomfortableshopping2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobin
7、son'sisastorewhichsellsA.expensivegoodsB.air-conditionersC.CzechoslovakiangoodsD.goodsatabargainprice3.Thewriteraskedaboutthepriceofaglassbutter-dishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedtoA.buyitatalowerpriceB.changehisdishforsomethingelseC.findoutiftheshopassist
8、antispoliteD.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestilefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen"heshrugshisshouldersandwalksaway'1（line3,para.3）?A.Frightened・B.Worded.C・Annoyed・D・Disappointed・5・Wh
