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18．Chinese consumers'crazy appetite for luxury goods and services appears unstoppable，with just 2 percent of the Chinese population responsible for one-third of the world's luxury items．
As China's economic miracle develops，the market opportunities for all sorts of luxury goods and services are increasing．Luxury consumption in China now extends ways beyond well-known car，clothing and jewelry brands．For example，the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world，even outstripping that of the United States，with a market share of 25 percent．This trend appears to continue，with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China，compared with only 2 to 3 percent in the US．But more importantly，China's luxury jet market growth represents a major development in the private consumption of luxury items．
China's high-quality red wine market also provides evidence of the growth in private consumption of luxury goods．In 2013，China became the largest market for red wine in the world，even overtaking France，with l.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year．Over the past five years，China's red wine consumption has grown 136 percent．
According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing，public consumption of such expensive global luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire to"gain face"and publicly display social climbing through material possessions．On the other hand，it is"self-reward"that lies behind consumer motivation in this area．Chinese consumers who have experienced rapid financial and economic gains appear particularly prone to the need to reward themselves for their success．But this has little to do with"gaining face"and impressing others and much more to do with the need for personal contentment．
Finally，the growth in private luxury consumption in China is set to continue in part due to the maturity of the Chinese consumer and advancement of Chinese consumer culture generally．

32．What do you think the author would most probably be？C
A．A news reporter．B．An accountant．C．A professor．D．A conductor．
33．The underlined word"outstripping"in Paragraph 2 probably means"C"．
A．falling far behind of      
B．going out of                    
C．going far ahead of          
D．keeping pace with
34．What can we learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3？B
A．China's luxury jet market growth is only 2% to 3%．
B．France was once the largest market for red wine in the world before 2013．
C．The luxury jet market in the US shares 25%of the jet consumption in the world．
D．China's red wine consumption has increased to 1.86 billion bottles since 2013．
35．What can be the best title for the passage？B
A．Future Private Luxury Consumption in China     
B．Chinese Appetite for Luxury Goods and Services
C．The Potential Luxury Jet Market in China           
D．The Maturity of the Chinese Consumers．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了中国消费者对奢侈品的消费很大，2%的中国消费者购买了全世界约三分之一的奢侈品．

解答 32．C．推理判断题．根据短文第三段According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing，可知作者是做研究的，最有可能是一个教授，故选C．
33．C．词义猜测题．根据第一段the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world，evenoutstripping that of the United States，with a market share of 25 percent．可知中国的奢侈品市场发展的很快，甚至超过了美国，故选C．
34．B．推理判断题．根据短文第二段 In 2013，China became the largest market for red wine in the world，even overtaking the French，with 1.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year．可知中国在2013年的红酒购买量超过了法国，说明以前法国是购买的最多的，故选B．
35．B．主旨大意题．根据第一段Chinese consumers'crazy appetite for luxury goods and services appears unstoppable，with just 2 percent of the Chinese population responsible for one-third of the world's luxury items可知本文主要讲述了中国人对奢侈品趋之若鹜，中国有望成为全球最大的奢侈品市场．故选B．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．