Question

Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.

64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "

The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.

In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 Yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 Yuan as service fee.

Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.

1.What is offline shopping?

A．Buying things in a common store.

B．Buying and selling things on the internet.

C．Buying things on the internet for the old.

D．Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet.

2.Why do many old people like offline shopping?

A．They don't like going shopping.

B．They are good at buying things on the internet.

C．They don't like buying things online themselves.

D．Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online.

3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge” in the fourth paragraph?

A．收费

B．管理

C．交纳

D．缴税

4.Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?

A．People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities.

B．The customers have to pay a suitable service fee.

C．There are many problems with the ordered things.

D．The store owners deal with the quality problems.

5.We can know from the passage that________.

A．Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping online

B．offline buy-for-you business is in great need

C．Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store

D．there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】本文讲述了网上购物对老年人和不会用电脑的人来说已经不再是梦，现在有了一些店会帮他们在网上买东西，还会帮他们处理购物所随之产生的问题。

1.根据文章第一段可得到答案。网上购物对年轻人来说很普遍，而对老年人来说不容易，因此，offline shopping在老年人中很受欢迎。

2.由文章第二段第二行可得到答案。

3.由这一句话For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 Yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 Yuan as service fee.可得到答案。

4.从最后一段可知，不是订购的东西有很多问题，而是有了任何问题店主会处理。

5.由文中的描述的“In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.”可得到答案。