Question

【題目】Tips for Being a Smart Shopper

Supermarket is a good place for us to go shopping. But are you a smart shopper? Do you always shop in a wise way? There are 5 ways to help you to save at the supermarket.

【1】

It’s the first thing you should do at the store—and the first way to help yourself save. Unless you’re doing a week’s shopping, choose a small shopping cart（推車）. In an experiment, shoppers bought 40 percent more things when given a cart doubled the size they usually used.

【2】

When you’re buying bags of apples, don’t just buy the first bag you grab. Make sure to pick a heavy one. In a price comparison, a Consumer Reports reporter found that “3-pound” bags of apples ranged in weight from 3.06-3.36 pounds—that’s 10 percent more apples for the same price.

【3】

Stores put the most popular—and often the most costly—items at eye level. In fact, factories often pay more money for the best place in the supermarket. To find the cheaper things, look up and down to the higher and lower shelves. McCue advises managers to put store brands and big items on the bottom shelves.

【4】

People who shop with a list spend far less time in the store and also make fewer extra buys. If you are not good at remembering a paper list, keep one on your phone. You can use one of many free apps or just keep your list in your phone’s built-in Notes app.

【5】

While the smallest packages are often the worst deals, the biggest size isn’t necessarily the biggest value. The key is to look for a unit price below the item on the shelf—the price per ounce or liter or whatever. In some cases, the medium-sized package might be your winner.

A. Buy the right size when shopping.

B. Look high and low on the shelves.

C. Consider using the shopping apps.

D. Choose the right shopping cart.

E. Compare apples to apples.

F. Make a shopping list before shopping.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】B

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

短文講述了超市是我們購(gòu)物的好地方。你總是以明智的方式購(gòu)物嗎？這里有5種方法可以幫助你在超市省錢(qián)。

【1】根據(jù)“Unless you’re doing a week’s shopping, choose a small shopping cart（推車）. 除非你要買(mǎi)一周的東西，否則就選一輛小的購(gòu)物車。”，可知是告訴我們要選擇合適的購(gòu)物車，選項(xiàng)D. Choose the right shopping cart. 選擇正確的購(gòu)物車。符合文意，故選D。

【2】根據(jù)“When you’re buying bags of apples, don’t just buy the first bag you grab. Make sure to pick a heavy one.當(dāng)你買(mǎi)袋子蘋(píng)果的時(shí)候，不要只買(mǎi)你拿的第一個(gè)袋子。一定要挑一個(gè)重的。”可知選項(xiàng) E. Compare apples to apples.將蘋(píng)果與蘋(píng)果進(jìn)行比較。符合文意，故選E。

【3】根據(jù)“To find the cheaper things, look up and down to the higher and lower shelves.要找到更便宜的東西，就上下看看架子的高低。”可知是要我們要到處看看，選項(xiàng)B. Look high and low on the shelves.在架子上上下看一看。符合文意，故選B。

【4】根據(jù)“People who shop with a list spend far less time in the store and also make fewer extra buys.有清單購(gòu)物的人在商店里花費(fèi)的時(shí)間要少得多，而且額外購(gòu)買(mǎi)的東西也少得多。” 可知是在強(qiáng)調(diào)列清單的重要性，選項(xiàng)F. Make a shopping list before shopping. 購(gòu)物前先列一張購(gòu)物清單。符合文意，故選F。

【5】根據(jù)“While the smallest packages are often the worst deals, the biggest size isn’t necessarily the biggest value.雖然最小的套餐往往是最糟糕的交易，但最大的套餐不一定是最大的價(jià)值�！笨芍�是要告訴我們要選擇合適的尺碼，選項(xiàng) A. Buy the right size when shopping.購(gòu)物時(shí)買(mǎi)合適的尺碼。符合文意，故選A。