Conspicuous consumption refers to the practice of buying some things not because they are ________ or because they are ________ but because we hope they will make us ________ as a particular sort of person. They are intended to show that we are ________ than others, or have better ________. Expensive brand-name goods can serve this purpose, and are often wanted precisely because they are ________.A. expensive B. stand out C. richerD. comfy E. essential F. taste
Conspicuous consumption refers to the practice of buying some things not because they are ________ or because they are ________ but because we hope they will make us ________ as a particular sort of person. They are intended to show that we are ________ than others, or have better ________. Expensive brand-name goods can serve this purpose, and are often wanted precisely because they are ________. A. expensive B. stand out C. richer D. comfy E. essential F. taste
题目解答
答案
本题考察对“炫耀性消费”（conspicuous consumption）的理解。根据定义，这种消费行为并非出于物品的实用性或必需性，而是为了彰显身份、地位或品味。我们需要将六个选项（A. expensive, B. stand out, C. richer, D. comfy, E. essential, F. taste）填入句子中，使语义连贯。
- 第一空： “not because they are _” 表明这里需要一个词表示“必需的”。结合选项，E. essential 最合适，表示“不是因为它们是必需的”。
- 第二空： “or because they are _” 需要一个词表示“舒适的”。D. comfy 符合语境，表示“也不是因为它们舒适”。
- 第三空： “but because we hope they will make us _” 需要一个词表示“脱颖而出”。B. stand out 表示“突出”，符合“希望这些物品能让我们显得与众不同”。
- 第四空： “show that we are _ than others” 需要一个词表示“更富有”。C. richer 表示“更富有的”，符合“炫耀性消费”的核心目的。
- 第五空： “or have better...” 后接“Expensive brand-name goods can serve this purpose, and are often wanted precisely because they are _.” 这里需要一个词表示“昂贵的”。A. expensive 表明这些商品因昂贵而被追求。
- 第六空： “...or have better...” 需要一个词表示“品味”。F. taste 表示“品味”，与“better”搭配，表示“更好的品味”。
综上，填入后的句子为：
“Conspicuous consumption refers to the practice of buying some things not because they are essential, or because they are comfy, but because we hope they will make us stand out as a particular sort of person. They are intended to show that we are richer than others, or have better taste. Expensive brand-name goods can serve this purpose, and are often wanted precisely because they are expensive.”
最终答案：
- essential
- comfy
- stand out
- richer
- taste
- expensive
答案：E, D, B, C, F, A
解析
本题主要考查对“炫耀性消费”概念的理解以及词汇在语境中的运用。解题的关键在于根据句子前后的逻辑关系和语义，从给定的选项中选择合适的词汇填入相应的空格。
- 对于第一空，“not because they are _” 表达的是购买物品不是因为其某种特性，结合“炫耀性消费”并非基于物品实用性的特点，“essential（必需的）”符合语境，即不是因为物品是必需的才购买。
- 第二空，“or because they are _” 同样是在说明购买物品的非主要原因，“comfy（舒适的）”能体现出不是因为物品舒适才购买。
- 第三空，“but because we hope they will make us _” 这里需要一个表示通过物品达到某种效果的词汇，“stand out（脱颖而出）”能准确表达希望通过购买物品让自己显得与众不同。
- 第四空，“show that we are _ than others” 结合“炫耀性消费”的目的是显示自身优势，“richer（更富有）”符合语义，即显示自己比别人更富有。
- 第五空，“Expensive brand - name goods can serve this purpose, and are often wanted precisely because they are _” 说明昂贵的品牌商品常被追求的原因，“expensive（昂贵的）”符合逻辑。
- 第六空，“or have better...” 这里需要一个与“better”搭配且能体现个人特质的词汇，“taste（品味）”合适，即有更好的品味。