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【題目】Shopping in the United States changes a lot. About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family. Women went from the bakery to the butcher's to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week.

Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born. In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores.

The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall. A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof. Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular. The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping. If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee. Malls are places for teenagers to hang out. Many teens will often just“go to the mall”and spend time with their friends.

The recent change in American shopping was the superstore. Large chain stores such as WalMart, Office Depot and Toys“R”Us have been built all across the United States. Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores.

Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close. They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors.

And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States. People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet. Online shopping has lots of advantages. For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day. Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores. While, online shopping also has its disadvantages. People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store. And privacy of personal information may be let out.

【1】Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?

①small stores　

②superstores　

③shopping malls

④shopping online　

⑤supermarkets

A. ①②③④⑤ B. ①⑤②③④

C. ①⑤③②④ D. ②③④①⑤

【2】Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?

A. Shopping malls. B. Small stores.

C. Supermarkets. D. Superstores.

【3】Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?

A. Because they are built near small towns.

B. Because they are across the United States.

C. Because they sell all kinds of products people need.

D. Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the prices.

【4】What's the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?

A. Wasting time.

B. Leaking personal information.

C. Fixed prices.

D. No chance to do physical activities.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：全文介紹了美國商店的發(fā)展變化。90年前個人或家庭經(jīng)營小商店，女人們從一個店到另一店去買需要的東西。60年前，超市誕生了。人們在一個超市就可以買到需要的任何東西。接下來大商場蓋起來。人們購物在室內，不用擔心天氣，還可以休閑、娛樂、聊天。廣受歡迎。最近大的連鎖店在全美國興起，其最大的特點是價格低�，F(xiàn)在網(wǎng)上購物越來越受歡迎了。利弊參半。

【1】推理判斷題。通讀全文，美國商店發(fā)展的正確順序是small stores→supermarkets→ shopping malls→superstores→shopping online。故選C 。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。第三段后半部分的意思是，商場已經(jīng)成為人們購物和社交的地方。走過商場，你會看到老人們坐在那兒聊天、喝咖啡。青少年和朋友去商場玩。由此判斷選擇A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。倒數(shù)第三段Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores.（因為他們規(guī)模大，可以以很大的折扣價買東西。賣的當然比小商店便宜得多。）推斷選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段從while后開始提到網(wǎng)上購物的缺點：人們比在實體店更可能上當受騙判斷，而且個人信息有可能被泄漏。由此選B 。