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 troublesome business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parent’s card. They want a facility 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 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 them to spend 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 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. Buyers.

C. Teenagers. D. Parents.

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

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

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

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

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

3.New way to help teenagers shop online is to use ______.

A. a new machine

B. special coins and notes

C. prepaid cards

D. pay-as-you-go mobile phones

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Online shopping traps.

B. Internet users in the US and the UK.

C. New credit cards for parents.

D. The arrival of cyber pocket money.

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：現(xiàn)在很多青少年喜歡網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物，但是他們太小不能有自己的信用卡，用家長(zhǎng)的有諸多不便。所以現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)上想到用預(yù)付卡之類的可以把錢存到網(wǎng)絡(luò)賬戶上以便于網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。

1.詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，本文的主要對(duì)象是青少年。青少年喜歡上網(wǎng)，有很多的零花錢。他們喜歡網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。因此選C。

2.According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online－mainly CDs and books.可知，很多青少年在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。但是他們沒(méi)有自己的信譽(yù)卡。 故選A。

3.最后一段第一句話可知，幫助青少年網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的新方法是用預(yù)付卡。故選C。

4.段落大意題。由文章大意可知，本文講述的是網(wǎng)絡(luò)零花錢時(shí)代的到來(lái)。故選D。

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)類短文閱讀。

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