Question

Do you know that you can use the Internet to buy things? For several       , Americans have enjoyed online shopping. Now online shopping is starting in the world. In many countries, people can       their computers and shop for clothes, food, toys and many other things.

Online shopping is in fashion in England. For example, the ABC Company is one of the biggest       in 15 European countries. It sells different kinds of things over the Internet, and in one year it made ＄100 million. In France, until last year online shopping was only possible           one web page. Then the government allowed more online shopping. The Frenchmen spend much money a year      things through these web pages. French businesses are hoping this new online shopping will help them sell more things in the future.

Some people like online shopping because it allows them to do      shopping without leaving their homes. And they don’t have the problems of traffic in the cities. But they usually worry       the quality of the things for sale over the Internet. Good quality is       to them. So the companies will have to be more careful about the quality of the things      sell. Because people always care about both the quality      the price. Enjoy online shopping!

1.A. hours   B. days    C. weeks    D. years

2.A. turn on   B. turn up   C. turn down   D. turn off

3.A. country  B. countries   C. company   D. companies

4.A. at    B. on    C. in     D. of

5.A. buying  B. keeping   C. saving    D. doing

6.A. his   B. her    C. its    D. their

7.A. in    B. about    C. of    D. with

8.A. difficult  B. interesting   C. important   D. different

9.A. it    B. he    C. she    D. they

10.A. and   B. or    C. so    D. But

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们越来越多的人们喜欢网购，并且讲述了网购的优缺点。

1.词辨析。 A. hours 小时；B. Days日子；C. Weeks周；D. Years年。根据句意：美国人已经享受网上购物许多年了。美国人网购已经好多年了。故选D。

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.。这句话的意思是，一些人们喜欢网购因为它允许他们不离开家就能买东西。根据句意和句法，选D。

7.。故选B。

8.。根据句意：好的质量对于他们来说是重要的。东西的质量问题是重要的。故选C。

9.。结合下文，可知所以公司不得不小心他们买的东西的质量问题。故选D。

10. 动词及语境的理解A. And和，又 ；B. Or或者；C. So因此；D. But但是。本句句意是，因为人们总是在乎东西的质量和价格。根据短语both....and....。根据句意，可知选A。

考点：日常生活类短文