Something Men Do Not Like to Do Eric Brown hates shopping. "It’s just not enjoyable to me, " said the 28-year-old. Chicago ma

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问题                   Something Men Do Not Like to Do
   Eric Brown hates shopping. "It’s just not enjoyable to me, " said the 28-year-old. Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city’s main street, Michigan Avenue. " When I’m out【51】, I basically know what I want to get. I rush in. I buy it. I【52】."
   Common wisdom says that guys hate to shop. You can ask generations of men. But people who study shopping say that a number of social, cultural and economic factors are now【53】this "men-hate- to-shop" notion.
   "【54】social class, ethnicity(种族划分), age-men say they hate to shop, "says Sharon Zukin, a City University of New York sociology professor. "Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they 【55】to shop. Men generally like to shop for【56】 , music and hardware. But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music, they’ll say ’Well’ that’s not shopping. That’s【57】".
   In other words, what men and women call "buying things" and how they approach that task are【58】.Women will【59】 through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress. Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the【60】 digital camcorder (可携式摄像机).
   Women see shopping as a social event. Men see it as a mission or a【61】 to be won.
    "Men are frequently shopping to win, "says Mary Ann McGrath, a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago. "They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best one, The last one and if they do that it【62】 them happy."
   When women shop, "they’re doing it in a way where they want【63】 to be very happy," says McGrath. "They’re kind of shopping for love. "
   In fact, it is in clothing where we see a male-female【64】 most clearly. Why, grumble(发牢骚) some men, are all male clothes navy, grey, black or brown? But would they wear light green or pink?
   These days, many guys wear a sort of "uniform", says Paco Underhill, author of Why We Bye, "It’s been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion. Conscious in a business way. It becomes much, much easier if you【65】 your range of choices. "

选项 A、confirming
B、challenging
C、proving
D、supporting

答案B

解析 前面提到了公众们都认为男人讨厌逛街。但是后面一个转折谈到了社会、经济、文化因素都在对这种说法产生质疑,也就是形成了挑战,故选B。
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