【題目】They like using the Internet. They have lots of pocket money to spend, and they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy games, CDs and clothing are easily sold on the Web.

But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parent’s card. They want a service that allows them to spend money.

That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (網(wǎng)絡(luò)的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic. If successful, these products can stimulate (刺激)online sales.

In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and ￡20bn annually in the UK. Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school 88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online mainly CDs and books.

In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street. They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.

One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cyber cash is through prepaid cards such as Internet Cash in the US and Smart cards in the UK. Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as￡20 or $50 with a concealed (隱藏的) 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.

【1】What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Sellers. B. Teenagers C. Buyers. D. Parents.

【2】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.

B. Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards.

C. More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access.

D. Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.

【3】A new way to help teenagers shop online is to use _________.

A. prepaid cards B. special coins and notes

C. a new machine D. pay-as-you-go mobile phones

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. The arrival of cyber pocket money. B. Internet users in the US and the UK.

C. New credit cards for parents. D. Online shopping traps.

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 A

【解析】

本文屬于說(shuō)明文，介紹大多數(shù)英美青少年都在網(wǎng)上進(jìn)行購(gòu)物，且網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物的市場(chǎng)巨大，同時(shí)網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司也采用各種辦法吸引青少年網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in可知，they指代現(xiàn)在的青少年，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school－88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK.看出是半數(shù)以上的美國(guó)英國(guó)的年輕人可以接觸網(wǎng)絡(luò)。選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章最后一段中的One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cyber cash is through prepaid cards such as Internet Cash in the US and Smart cards in the UK 說(shuō)明可以用prepaid card支付,選A。

【4】主旨大意題。從文章第三That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (網(wǎng)絡(luò)的) space are coming out 可知解決問(wèn)題的辦法是用網(wǎng)絡(luò)零錢，即將到來(lái)了。選A。

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