Ineededtobuyadigitalcamera,onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps(快照),maybeoccasionallyformagazines.Beingthecautioustype,Ifanciedareliablebrand.SoIwentonthenet,spent15minutesreadingproductr eviewsongoodwebsites,wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastore.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.Ipointedatitandaskedanassistant,“CanIhaveoneofthose?”Helookedperturbed(不安).“Doyouwanttotr yitfirst?”hesaid.Itd idn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto?”Ireplied,“Thereisnothingwrongwithit？”ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbad.“No,no.Butyoushouldtr yit,”hesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers.”
Ilookedacrossattheothers:shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystr yingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop,itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.
Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetr apsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice,thewisechoice.Intheend,Iagreedtotr ythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutofmychosencamerafromcupboard,showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers…andwhenhestartedtointr oducethespecialfeatures,IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.
Whydowethinkthatnewoptions(选择)stillofferusanythingnew?Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine.
57.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould
A.tr ythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit.
B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers.
C.getmoreinformationaboutd ifferentcompanies.
D.tr usthimandstopaskingquestions.
正确答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段作者与推销员之间的对话，可以了解到，推销员一直在劝说作者试一下机器，并且与其他的机器进行比较。故选择B。
