Question

【題目】 Do you love Beats headphones, True Religion jeans, and UGG shoes? These are some of the most popular brands（牌子）around. They are also expensive. But some experts say they are not much better than cheaper brands.

For example, Jim Wilcox works for Consumer Reports. He tested all kinds of headphones. He says that $ 80 Koss Pro headphones provide basically the same quality and comfort as Beats. So why do people pay twice or even 10 times as much for the hottest brands?

Experts say it’s because fashionable, expensive brands send a message. Brands say “I belong” or “I can afford it.”

Some people think that expensive brand names are worth the price. They say that some designer clothes really are top quality and that they last longer than cheaper brands. Some teenagers choose to wear popular brands because these brands make them feel good about themselves.

Alexandra Allam, 17, likes to buy brand-name products. “I’d rather spend the extra money to get something I know I’ll be satisfied with.” she says. Her friend Emmy Swan agrees, saying “As long as you can afford it, it seems reasonable to buy what you want.” But not all teenagers agree. “Spending hundreds of dollars for designer is stupid and unreasonable.” says Daniel Steinbrecher, 16. “It’s fake（假的）happiness.”

People who are against wearing expensive brand names say that many designer brands aren’t any better. “It’s wasteful to buy things just because they are popular.” says Edmund Williams, 15. “You’ll feel better if you buy things because you like them. If you have extra（額外的）money to spend, it would be better to give it to people in need.”

【1】The example of Jim’s report wants to tell us ________.

A.popular brands make people comfortable

B.Koss Pro headphones are better than Beats

C.the hottest brands are of the highest quality

D.less-known brands may offer the same quality as name brands

【2】According to experts, people choose the hottest brands probably ________.

A.for their better qualityB.to show off

C.for their better designsD.to belong to a special group

【3】What does Edmund think of expensive brands?

A.They make him feel confident.B.They are not worth the price.

C.They need to improve their quality.D.They pay too much attention to personal likes.

【4】The text is mainly about ________.

A.how to buy things reasonablyB.the competition between brands

C.the different values of teenagersD.whether expensive brands are worth high prices

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文，在專家指出有些廉價(jià)品牌質(zhì)量好于昂貴著名品牌的情況下，不同的人對(duì)于仍然購買昂貴的品牌的不同的看法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2大段“He tested all kinds of headphones. He says that $80 Koss Pro headphones provide basically the same quality and comfort as Beats.” 他測(cè)試了各種各樣的耳機(jī)。他說，售價(jià)80美元的Koss Pro耳機(jī)提供的質(zhì)量和舒適度基本上與Beats相同。可知，舉例說明有些廉價(jià)品牌質(zhì)量要比昂貴知名品牌要好。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第3大段“Experts say it’s because fashionable, expensive brands send a message. Brands say “I belong” or “I can afford it.”” 專家說，這是因?yàn)闀r(shí)尚、昂貴的品牌傳達(dá)了一個(gè)信息。品牌們說我屬于，或者我買得起。可知，是為了炫耀。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第6大段““It’s wasteful to buy things just because they are popular.” says Edmund Williams, 15.” Edmund說僅僅因?yàn)榱餍芯腿ベI這些東西是很浪費(fèi)的�？芍�，Edmund覺得昂貴品牌不值這些錢。故選B。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第4大段“Some people think that expensive brand names are worth the price.”有些覺得昂貴品牌值這么多的錢；根據(jù)第6大段“People who are against wearing expensive brand names say that many designer brands aren’t any better.” 反對(duì)穿昂貴品牌服裝的人說，許多名牌服裝也好不到哪里去�？芍�，本文只要圍繞昂貴品牌值不值這么多的錢展開討論，不同的人有不同的觀點(diǎn)和看法。故選D。