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第 73 題
📖 題組：
“Can I get a discount?” The answer depends __71.__ on what part of the world you’re in. Are you visiting Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, or Africa? In these places, and several others, prices often are not set in stone. __72__, customers are expected to bargain before agreeing to a price. Salespeople often ask for a high price first because they plan to decrease it. By contrast, in North America, Europe, and Australia, bargaining is rare and often __73.__. The price listed on a price tag cannot be changed. But expectations vary from store to store as well as from country to country. Large stores and malls usually don’t allow bargaining, even in countries __74.__ it would normally be acceptable. On the other hand, outdoor stalls and flea markets, even in Western countries, usually allow bargaining. When in __75.__, consult a guidebook, or better yet, a local friend.
“Can I get a discount?” The answer depends __71.__ on what part of the world you’re in. Are you visiting Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, or Africa? In these places, and several others, prices often are not set in stone. __72__, customers are expected to bargain before agreeing to a price. Salespeople often ask for a high price first because they plan to decrease it. By contrast, in North America, Europe, and Australia, bargaining is rare and often __73.__. The price listed on a price tag cannot be changed. But expectations vary from store to store as well as from country to country. Large stores and malls usually don’t allow bargaining, even in countries __74.__ it would normally be acceptable. On the other hand, outdoor stalls and flea markets, even in Western countries, usually allow bargaining. When in __75.__, consult a guidebook, or better yet, a local friend.
- A appealed to
- B clung to
- C hit upon
- D frowned on
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章中 'By contrast' 之後的描述：既然作者提到在這些國家議價是 'rare'（罕見的），且後文強調標價是 'cannot be changed'（不可更改的），那麼在這種社會情境下，若有人試圖議價，當地的社會大眾通常會抱持正面還是負面的觀感？哪一個動作最能描述這種『不認同』的表情或態度呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準選出 (D) frowned on，代表你對文章上下文的「轉折關係」掌握得非常透徹。這段話透過 By contrast（相比之下）建立了一個對比：在某些地區議價是常態，但在歐美地區，這種行為不僅少見，通常還會被視為「不妥」或「不被認同」的。frowned on（不贊成、反對）在這裡精確地傳達了這種社會性的負面觀感。
語意辨析與關鍵線索
在作答時，最關鍵的線索在於後方提到的 The price listed on a price tag cannot be changed（標籤上的價格不可更改）。這說明了在這些文化中，嘗試議價是不符合社會規範的。選項 (A) appealed to（訴求、吸引）、(B) clung to（堅持、黏著）與 (C) hit upon（偶然發現）在邏輯上都無法與「價格不可變動」的嚴肅性相呼應。
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