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【題目】 Being stuck behind crowds of slow walkers when you’re in a hurry is one of the most annoying things. But now, Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, one of the UK’s largest shopping malls, has introduced its very own fast lane(通道) for shoppers in a hurry, aiming to help impatient shoppers avoid slow walkers and the anger that goes with them.

The Lakeside Shopping Center in Essex has introduced a 720-foot “fast lane” reserved for fast walkers only, just in time for the Christmas rush. The Center’s management team said, “The lane will help the shoppers who know where they want to go quickly and don’t want to get caught in behind unhurried shoppers at the busiest time of the year.”

The fast lane was introduced after a MasterCard survey found that 80 percent of consumers found slow walkers their biggest annoyance while shopping. The research also found that the average walking speed slowed down by 21 percent during the Christmas shopping period, as most shoppers spent more time window shopping during this period.

Gary Mortimer, an expert from the Queensland University of Technology, said he wasn’t surprised by the promotion about the launch of the fast lane, and thought the concept would appeal to shoppers all over the world. “Crowded parking lots and busy shopping centers tend to be two of the biggest complaints of shoppers over the festive season,” he said. “I think the fast lanes are a new approach. However, I suspect it will be a bit like fast lanes on the highway, so it might end up being more trouble than its worth.

The MasterCard survey also identified the four most common types of shoppers. They include“Skaters” who try and make their way through crowds politely, “Dodgers” who move down the paths to avoid slow walkers, “Bulldozers" who push their way through crowds, and “Tutters” who express their frustrations to slow walkers.

【1】The fast lane is intended for the shoppers who____.

A.can’t move quickly because of physical disabilities

B.buy things on their shopping lists quickly

C.take their time to do window shopping

D.want to leave the mall quickly

【2】What is Gary Mortimer’s attitude to the fast lane?

A.Supportive.B.Indifferent.

C.Objective.D.Negative.

【3】Who patiently moves behind a slow crowd?

A.Skaters.B.Dodgers.

C.Bulldozers.D.Tutters.

【4】What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Shopping can be annoying sometimes.

B.How to avoid “slow walkers” when shopping.

C.The problems that shopping centers face during busy holidays.

D.The shopping mall creates the fast lane to avoid“slow walkers”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文。本文主要講述針對圣誕節(jié)期間的顧客，購物中心創(chuàng)造快速車道避免"慢行者"，并針對這一現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行了討論。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段But now, Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, one of the UK’s largest shopping malls, has introduced its very own fast lane(通道) for shoppers in a hurry, aiming to help impatient shoppers avoid slow walkers and the anger that goes with them.（但現(xiàn)在，英國最大的購物中心之一埃塞克斯的湖畔購物中心(Lakeside Shopping Centre)為匆忙的購物者推出了自己的“快車道”，旨在幫助沒有耐心的購物者避免走得慢的人以及隨之而來的憤怒）可知“快車道”是專為那些在購物單上快速購物的人設(shè)計(jì)的。故選B。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中Gary Mortimer說的話："I think the fast lanes are a novel approach. However, I suspect it will be a bit like fast lanes on the highway, so it might end up being more trouble than its worth."(我認(rèn)為快車道是一種新穎的方法。但是，我懷疑它會(huì)有點(diǎn)像高速公路上的快車道，所以它可能比它的價(jià)值更麻煩)可見他對于fast lane的評價(jià)是客觀的，既說出它的優(yōu)點(diǎn)也指出了它可能存在的問題，故選C。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中They include "Skaters"-the 31 percent of shoppers who try and make their way through crowds politely可見，Skaters是禮貌地試著穿過人群。故選A。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句one of the UK's largest shopping malls, has introduced its very own fast lane for shoppers in a hurry, aiming to help impatient shoppers avoid slow walkers-and the rage that goes with them.(英國最大的購物中心之一，已經(jīng)為匆忙中的購物者引入了自己的快車道，旨在幫助不耐煩的購物者避免慢步者-以及隨之而來的憤怒)是本文的主旨句，因此推斷本文主要講述購物中心創(chuàng)造快速車道避免“慢行者”，故選D。