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The days when the only fender a businessman needed to stave off a midlife crisis was on the end of a Ferrari are gone. This year
The days when the only fender a businessman needed to stave off a midlife crisis was on the end of a Ferrari are gone. This year
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2011-05-29
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The days when the only fender a businessman needed to stave off a midlife crisis was on the end of a Ferrari are gone. This year he needs to dig deep and purchase the Fender Jazz Bass he dreamed of as an acne-ridden youth. Guitars have seen a massive resurgence in the past few years, propping up the music retail industry and overtaking the keyboard. Sales of electric guitars have jumped 30 per cent in two years, bass guitars 11 per cent in the past 12 months. Barry Moorhouse, whose bass and acoustic centre, House of Guitars, has long been a Mecca for rock stars, recognized the trend and relocated his business to Bmne Street on the edge of the city. The wisdom of the move was evident at the new shop’s opening when insurance brokers and IT consultants appeared at his door like disciples drawn to a shrine. Silently they stood eyeing the gleaming rainbow of guitars-angular or curvaceous, simple or ostentatious.
Charlie Pearch, 46, a customer, explained: "I’m having a midlife crisis. First I bought a Harley Davidson and then I thought I would learn to play the guitar. My wife thinks it’s better to have a motorbike and play the guitar than chase young girls." Seven months ago, Mr. Pearch went into a guitar shop to avoid the rain. A short while later he left with a pounds 800 Fender Stratocaster. Mr. Moorhouse, 49, believes the generation that grew up with guitar bands is now intent on recapturing its youth, with the added bonus that a father can share his interest with his son. "Nowadays they can indulge that passion because they have the disposable income," Mr. Moorhouse said. "I get fathers and sons in here who listen to the same music." Brightly lit and gleaming, the new shop is a far cry from what one might expect of a music lover’s haunt. Mr. Moorhouse has already endured accusations of "guitars at Gap" from his more tradition-al clientele. But when your customers are spending pounds 1,000 or more on an instrument they do not expect grange, he explained.
And these guitars are not just toys for the boys. City bankers can expect a good in-vestment return from their instruments. Nine years ago Barry McCormack, an IT project manager, spent pounds 400 on a 1955 Gibson Les Paul. It is now worth pounds 5,000. Mr McCormack said: "People like me are recapturing their youth but they are also buying these guitars as an alternative investment to a pension."
Which statement is WRONG according to the opening paragraph?
选项
A、Ferrari was the only way that helped businessmen beat a midlife crisis before.
B、Buying guitars becomes another effective way to stave over a middle crisis.
C、Guitars have gained a renewal because the young people purchased a lot.
D、Mr. Moorhouse relocated his business because he intended to make more money.
答案
C
解析
由第1段可知C与大意不符。段落中提到的人物都是事业有成的中年人insurance brokers and IT consultants;...he dreamed of as an acne-ridden youth也告诉我们这些购买者都不再是年轻人了。因此本题的答案是C。
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