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考点分类练(十一)主旨大意题(2)

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Passage1

(2024辽宁鞍山二模)

Afewyearsago,Iwentshoppingwithafriendforanewmotorcycle.Hedidn’thaveaparticularbrandormodelinmindexcepttwostandards.Abigengine—sincetoomuchhorsepowerisneverenough—andsincehe’stall,arelativelyrelaxedridingposition.

IsuggestedaHayabusa,whichmethisstandardsoranXS-14R.Bothwerewithinhisbudget,especiallytheHayabusasincethedealerwasofferinga$2,500discountonapreviousyear’smodel.

Herodethembothandlovedthemboth.ButthenhebecameveryinterestedinaZX-6RKRT—agreatmotorcycle,sure,butwithamuchsmallermotorandaridingpositionthatmadehimlooklikeacontortedmantis(变形的螳螂).Itseemedlikeastrangechoice.

Ifeltpuzzleduntilithitme.Thepurchaseofanymotorcycle750ccandundercamewithafreehelmet(头盔).Sincemyfriendalsowantedanewhelmet,gettingoneforfreewasextremelyattractive.Afterall,themathdidn’twork.Weeventuallynegotiated$3,200offthepriceoftheHayabusa.Thefreehelmetwasonlyworth$250.However,myfriend’sfinaldecisionwasZX-6RKRTwithafreehelmet.

A2017studypublishedinMarketingSciencefoundthatpeopletendtosignificantlyovervalue“free”.Whenfacedwithachoiceofselectingoneofseveralavailableproducts,peoplewillchoosetheoptionwiththehighestcost-benefitdifference;however,decisionsaboutfree(zero-price)productsdiffer,becausepeopledonotsimplytakeawaycostsfrombenefitsbutinstead,considerthebenefitsassociatedwithfreeproductstobehigher.

Twomonthslater,myfriendtradedinhis6Rfora14R.ButIdon’tthinkbadlyofhim.We’veallbeenblindedbythepowerof“free”.Sowheneversomethingisfree,stopandconsidertheintention,andsee“free”asareasontodoevenmoremath.

1.Whatkindofmotorcycledidtheauthor’sfriendintendtobuy?

A.Agoodsecond-handone.

B.Apreviousyear’sHayabusa.

C.AhighlyfashionableXS-14R.

D.Apowerfulandcomfortableone.

2.W