全国职称英语考试综合类C级课堂笔记阅读理解第1讲4

1、全国职称英语考试综合类 C 级课堂笔记 :阅读理解第 1 讲 4Passage 2 来源：考试大The business of wedding 来源：考试大Every couple who goes to the altar believes that they will make that trip only once in their lives. They want the day to be perfect, and they are asking for much more than good weather. They want the most beautiful clothes

2、, the freshest flowers. Moreover, her family who will foot the bill is not in any mood to economize.A quick look at any bride magazine will reveal that plenty of attractive goods and services compete for a share of the wedding budget. Besides the obvious choices of rings, dresses, flowers, and photo

3、graphs, there are the less apparent expenses: a lavish cake, a rehearsal dinner, a receptions, music for both the ceremony and the reception, tips, and even napkins and matchbooks printed with the couple's names and the wedding date.As the arrangements are generally complicated, there are plenty

4、 of services that can be hired to help with the planning and execution of the every aspect of the wedding: planning the photographs, selecting the wedding rings, choosing the flowers, picking the honeymoon spot, and so on. One magazine lists over 350such pamphlets published of course by businesses w

5、ho have something to offer. Considering that weddings do more than 12billion dollars worth of business annually in the US alone, such activity isn't surprising.What is surprising is that no one company dominates the industry. It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a weddi

6、ng, they resist standardization. They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends. Family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers and musicians. This not only helps bring the wedding cost down, but makes it more personal. What about the couple that d

7、oesn't want to take in this billion-dollar industry? They can go to city hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger.练习：1. What does the expression "this billion-dollar industry" refer toA) The budgets of weddings.B) The business of weddings.C) The planning and executio

8、n of weddings.D) The high wedding expense.2. Which of the following is not mentioned?A) The wedding budget. 来源：考试大B) The wedding breakfast.C) The wedding date.D) The wedding cost.3. Not a single company can dominate the industry becauseA) People resist standardization.B) Parents want to reduce the w

9、edding costC) Many couples can't afford more than the price of a hamburger.D) Family members are surprised at the complicated arrangements.4. Which of the following can best replace the phrase "foot the bill"in the first paragraph?A) play footballB) bring the billC) approve the bill 来源

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