【Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;】
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstockthesalesmanpromptlyproducesitandthebusinessoftryingitongoesforwardatonce.Allbeingwellthedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminuteswithhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foramanslightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewantsordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesmanasthenameimpliestriestosellthecustomersomethingelseheoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutewithoutleastconsideration;hedoessowithskillandpolish(完美):“Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwantsirbutwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned."Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatmentandtheusualresponseis:“ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.
Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewantsandsheisonly“havingalookround".Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion:indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsherevenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokesmostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanothertoandfrooftenretracingherstepsbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisatiresomeprocessbutapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.
【小题1】Accordingtothepassageaman’sshoppingisbasedon_______.
A.hismoneyB.hishobbiesC.hisneedD.hisfriends