Question

    More and more shoppers are buying things online these days, allowing them to avoid aggressive salespeople and long lines at checkout counters. In spite of online convenience, however , there are some items — like clothes — that customers prefer to examine before buying. In light of this, two companies are finding ways to modernize stores and ______ the gap between online and in-store retail (零售).

A software company that also happens to sell designer jeans, Hointer has created a fast and painless shopping experience for its customers.

Shoppers walk into a Hointer store and select one of the many pairs of jeans _____ down from bars. Then they point their smartphones at the tag and ______ the Hointer app, after which they select the size and press “try on.” The app then directs them to a specific dressing room. German-made robots bring out the ______ jeans and deliver them through a chute (斜槽) to the dressing room in about 30 seconds. Immediately after _____ pairs of jeans are dropped through another chute, the “outbox,” they disappear from the list in the app.

Purchases at Hointer are made with a swipe (刷卡) of a credit card. And interacting with a salesperson is optional! This allows Hointer to hire fewer people and focus on their ultimate goal: developing ______ that supports a retail revolution.

Men’s clothing retailer Bonobos has come up with a more personalized shopping experience. Although it is — in fact — an online retailer, Bonobos has decided to open a handful of brick-and-mortar stores called Guideshops. Shoppers make an appointment online before arriving at a Guideshop, where they receive one-on-one ______ from a fitting guide. Because these shops have limited inventories (存货), shoppers aren’t able to take home the outfits they select. But guides help shoppers make online purchases before they leave, after which the items will be____ to customers in one or two days.

While Hointer focuses on convenience, Bonobos Guideshops focus on customer service. But both efforts have one thing in common: giving clothing retailers a new look for the 21^st century.

1.A.break B.shallow C.bridge D.deepen

2.A.hiding B.hanging C.storing D.labeling

3.A.start B.upload C.save D.download

4.A.desired B.well-designed C.promoted D.well-prepared

5.A.qualified B.wanted C.chosen D.unwanted

6.A.employment B.efficiency C.technology D.market

7.A.contact B.instruction C.notice D.attention

8.A.presented B.packaged C.delivered D.transferred

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了两家公司正在寻找使商店现代化的方法，并缩小网上零售和实体零售之间的差距。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：鉴于此，两家公司正在寻找使商店现代化的方法，并缩小网上零售和实体零售之间的差距。A. break打破；B. shallow使变浅；C. bridge架桥；D. deepen使加深。根据two companies are finding ways to modernize stores 可知这里意思是两家公司正在寻找使商店现代化的方法，并缩小网上零售和实体零售之间的差距。bridge the gap缩小差距，该短语是固定短语，故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：购物者走进Hointer商店，从挂在架子上的众多牛仔裤中挑选一条。A. hiding隐藏；B. hanging悬挂；C. storing储存；D. labeling贴标签。商店里的牛仔裤自然是挂在架子上，故选B。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他们将自己的智能手机对准标签，启动Hointer应用程序，选择大小后，按“试穿”按键。A. start启动；B. upload上传；C. save节省；D. download下载。根据after which they select the size and press “try on.”可知这里意思是启动Hointer应用程序，故选A。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：德国制造的机器人拿出人们想要的牛仔裤，用斜槽把它们送到更衣室，大约需要30秒。A. desired想要的；B. well-designed精心设计的；C. promoted促进；D. well-prepared做好充分准备。上文说人们选择好了想要试穿的衣服，所以这里意思是德国制造的机器人拿出人们想要的牛仔裤。故选A。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当不需要的牛仔裤被扔进另一个斜槽后，“发件箱”，它们会立即从应用程序的列表中消失。A. qualified合格的； B. wanted受到关爱的；C. chosen挑选出来的；D. unwanted不需要的。根据they disappear from the list in the app.可知这里意思是当不需要的牛仔裤被扔进另一个斜槽后，故选D。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这使得Hointer可以雇佣更少的人，并专注于他们的最终目标:提高零售革命的效率。A. employment雇佣；B. efficiency效率；C. technology技术；D. market市场。根据This allows Hointer to hire fewer people可知这里意思是提高零售革命的效率，故选B。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：顾客在到达一家Guideshop店之前要在网上预约，Guideshop店的试衣员会对他们进行一对一的关心。A. contact联系；B. instruction指令；C. notice通知；D. attention关心，关注。文中表示店员对顾客进行一对一的关心，故选D。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但导购帮助购物者在离开前网购，之后商品会在一两天内邮送到顾客手中。A. presented提出；B. packaged包装；C. delivered邮送；D. transferred转让。根据But guides help shoppers make online purchases before they leave可知这里意思是之后商品会在一两天内邮送到顾客手中，故选C。