A.There were fewer shops selling jeans than before.
B.It was difficult to find time to wash jeans.
C.It was no easy to buy desirable jeans.
D.Jeans were not as popular as they had been.
正确答案：C
解析：Paragraph 1 opens with ironic sarcasm: ‘My favorite pair of jeans has finally blown a hole… I’m so excited to throw them out…’ — clearly indicating the opposite: she is *not* excited, because shopping for jeans is frustrating and difficult. The subsequent sentences reinforce this — ‘Shopping for a pair of jeans was so simple when I was younger… But somewhere along the line it got so much more complicated.’ Thus, the author implies that buying desirable jeans is now difficult.
2.What was the author’s trouble when she went to buy jeans last weekend?
A.She forgot where her favorite store was.
B.She got confused with the sizing systems.
C.She failed to try on enough kinds of jeans.
D.She found little variety in the style of jeans.
正确答案：B
解析：In Passage 1, after describing trying on thousands of pairs across nine stores, the author explicitly states: ‘And don’t even get me started on the sizing situation. I feel like every store I walk into I have a different jean size. There’s waist sizing, which is 24 through 32, and then there’s U.S. sizing, which is double zero through 14. And that doesn’t even include length.’ This directly supports option B.
3.Which word best describes the author’s buying experience?
A.Boring.
B.Terrible.
C.Amusing.
D.Valuable.
正确答案：B
解析：The author uses intensely negative language: ‘rage reached new heights’, ‘denim nightmare’, ‘spirit was broken’, ‘horrible experience’, ‘exhausting dance’, ‘horrific dressing room lighting’. She concludes by abandoning jeans altogether for leggings — underscoring profound dissatisfaction. ‘Terrible’ is the only option matching this emotional valence.
解析：The text states: ‘I usually wouldn’t walk into Smith’s because I don’t like to spend more than $50 on a pair of jeans, but I had reached my breaking point.’ This directly identifies price (exceeding her $50 budget) as the reason.
解析：The final sentence reads: ‘With that being said, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m going to live in leggings for the rest of my life.’ This is a personal, hyperbolic conclusion — not a prediction about all women (B), market trends (C), or evolving preferences (D). It means she will abandon jeans entirely — i.e., ‘no longer have jeans to wear’ as functional apparel.
6.What is the main message conveyed in paragraph 1?
A.Both men and women blame their partners for not listening to them.
B.Women are more effective than men in expressing themselves in talks.
C.Women listeners tend to give more responses than men listeners.
D.Both men and women attempt to control their conversations.
正确答案：A
解析：Paragraph 1 opens: ‘It is not surprising that many women complain that their partners don’t listen to them. But men make the same complaint about women, although less frequently.’ The core claim is mutual accusation — both genders perceive the other as failing to listen. While C is mentioned later, it is supporting detail, not the *main message* of paragraph 1.
7.What do women listeners tend to do in a talk according to Maltz and Borker?
A.To ask tough questions.
B.To interrupt from time to time.
C.To respond in a quiet manner.
D.To give frequent feedback.
正确答案：D
解析：The passage states: ‘women are more inclined to ask questions. They also give more listening responses—little words like mhm, uh-uh, and yeah—scattered throughout someone else’s talk. And they respond more positively and enthusiastically…’ All these constitute ‘frequent feedback’. ‘Tough questions’ (A) and ‘interrupt’ (B) are unsupported; ‘quiet manner’ (C) contradicts the described behavior.
8.Which of the following is a strategy of men listeners?
A.Challenging the speaker.
B.Giving positive responses.
C. Asking personal questions.
D.Showing interest in the talk.
正确答案：A
解析：The text says: ‘The corresponding strategies of men—giving fewer listener responses, making statements rather than asking questions, and challenging rather than agreeing—can be understood as moves in a contest…’ Thus, ‘challenging’ is explicitly listed as a male strategy.
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