23. Which of the following is NOT used as an example of discounted goods? (A)Cartier watches. (B)Hermès dresses and shoes. (C)A Gucci leather shoulder bag. (D)Salvatore Ferragamo Carla leather pumps.

四、閱讀測驗 Luxury goods makers have long valued Chinese consumers not just because of their huge appetite for Gucci bags and Cartier watches—consultancy Bain estimates that Chinese purchased a third of all luxury goods sold globally in 2013—but also for their willingness to pay more than their Western counterparts. So it wasn't business as usual in July when a pair of light brown Salvatore Ferragamo Carla leather pumps was being sold at 40 percent off, for 3,120 yuan on a site run by e-retailer Xiu.com, which is less than the item's European retail price. Likewise, at a downtown Shanghai outlet of Kering's Gucci, a light pink leather shoulder bag was discounted 30 percent to slightly more than 12,000 yuan, about the same price as a similar bag in the U.S. Several forces are fueling the price slides. Sales in China of goods from Europe's most prestigious fashion houses have been damped by the government's antigraft campaign, which has curbed gift-giving. And steep import and consumption taxes on luxury goods bought in China have led an increasing number of wealthy locals to shop more while overseas. Left with stacks of unsold merchandise in their mainland stores, high-end brands are resorting to something they rarely had to do earlier: price-cutting. Some discounting is more understated, as luxury houses try to avoid lowering the value of their brands along with their prices. Hermès dangled price cuts of as much as half off on dresses and shoes in April at an invitation-only sale, held in the eastern city of Hangzhou, according to reports by Chinese media. Guests were invited by mail to the four-hour sale at a hotel, and barred from taking pictures, according to a story posted on the website of the People's Daily. 21. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? (A)Luxury Goods: Global Trends and Prospects (B)Purchase and Consumption of Luxury Goods (C)Shhh…Luxury Goods Are Discounted in China (D)Chinese Desire for Luxury Goods Expands at Rapid Pace

23. Which of the following is NOT used as an example of discounted goods?

(A)Cartier watches.

(B)Hermès dresses and shoes.

(C)A Gucci leather shoulder bag.

(D)Salvatore Ferragamo Carla leather pumps.

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