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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,”hesaidencouraging,“compareitwiththeothers.”
Ilookedacrossattheothers:shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystr yingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop.,itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.
Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetr upsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice,thewisechoice.Intheend,Iagreedtotr ythemodelIhadchose.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutofmychosencamerafromcapboard,showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers…andwhenhestartedtointr oducethespecialfeatures,IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.
Whydowethinkthatnewoptions(选择)stillofferusanythingnew?Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimaging.
57.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould
A.tr ythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit.
B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwithothers.
C.getmoreinformationaboutd ifferentcompanies.
D.tr usthimandstopaskingquestions.
正确答案：B
