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单选题 Questions refer to the following article.
The traditional distinction between products that satisfy needs and those that satisfy wants isno longer adequate to describe classes of products.In today's prosperous societies the distinctionhas become blurred because so many wants have been turned into needs.A writer, for instance,can work with paper and pencils.These are legitimate needs for the task.But the work can be donemore quickly and efficiently with a word processor.Thus a computer is soon viewed as a needrather than a want.
In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in which they arepurchased.The two main categories are convenience goods and shopping goods.Two lesser types arespecialty goods and unsought goods.It must be emphasized that all of these types are based on theway shoppers think about products, not on the nature of the products themselves.What is regardedas a convenience item in France (wine, for example) may be a specialty good in the United States.
People do not spend a great deal of time shopping for such convenience items as groceries,newspapers, toothpaste, razor blades, aspirin, and candy.The buying of convenience goods maybe done routinely, as some families buy groceries once a week.Such regularly purchased items arecalled staples.Sometimes convenience products are bought on impulse: someone has a sudden desire for an ice cream sundae on a hot day.Or they may be purchased as emergency items.
Shopping goods are items for which customers search.They compare prices, quality, and styles, and may visit a number Of stores before, making a decision.Buying an automobile is oftendone this way.Shopping goods fall into two classes: those that are perceived as basically the sameand those that are regarded as different.Items that are looked upon as basically the same includesuch things as home appliances, television sets, and automobiles.Having decided on the modeldesired, the customer is primarily interested in getting the item at the most favorable price.Itemsregarded as inherently different include clothing, furniture, and dishes.Quality, style, and fashionwill either take precedence over price, or they will not matter at all.
Specialty goods have characteristics that impel customers to make special efforts to find them.
Price may be no consideration at all.Specialty goods can include almost any kind of product.Normally, specialty goods have a brand name or other distinguishing characteristics.
Unsought goods are items a consumer does not necessarily want or need or may not even knowabout.Promotion or advertising brings such goods to the consumer's attention.The product couldbe something new on the market as the Sony Walkman once was or it may be a fairly standard service, such as life insurance, for which most people will usually not bother shopping.
A word processor can be looked on as satisfying___________ rather than___________if it becomes the only means to an end.

A．a want, a need
B．a need, a want
C．a machine, a tool
D．a tool, a machine

参考答案B

解析: 本题的意思是推断需求和需要的区别，第一段的最后一句话，当它是达到目的的唯一手段时，计算机已不再是一种需求，而成了一种需要。可见，这里所说的需要指的是完成某一事情所必需的手段，而不是可有可无的手段。故B项为正确答案。

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单选题 The word "staples" (Line 3, Para.3) most probably means___________.

A．commodities that people buy constantly
B．commodities that people do not really want
C．commodities that people want but don't need
D．commodities that are inconvenient to purchase

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单选题 Shopping goods that are considered as basically the same are those___________.

A．that satisfy similar needs of the consumer
B．that consumers don't care where to buy them
C．that consumers spend much time..to look for
D．that can be found in nearly every shop

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单选题 Unsought goods refer to___________.

A．items a consumer doesn't need
B．new items
C．life insurance
D．all the above

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