Question

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Online shopping is becoming more and more common all over the world, including in China.

For many people, the main concern (顾虑) with online shopping is security (安全).

There are several things that customers should     before they buy online. You shouldn’t trust a company just because it has a beautifully designed     . Customers should look for other information, such as the company’s full address and details of the different types of payment it accepts. Also before you buy anything, carefully     the information about the goods or services for sale.

It’s also very important for customers to ask for written confirmation. They should ask the company to send them an email to confirm their     and payment. Written confirmation gives the buyer further protection against     companies.

You should be able to send it back or change it. You may change your mind or not be     something you have bought online. So before you buy anything online, make sure that the shop offers a “cooling-off period”. This is a period of time when you can return an item and get your     back. All reputable (声誉好的) online shops offer this service.

When customers pay by credit card (信用卡), they have extra protection. This is a very safe way of buying goods and services online.     , if you don’t receive the goods you have paid for, you can make a claim against your credit card issuer. But of course, you need to make sure that your payment details are secure     you pay online by credit card.

Customers should be able to check that their payment details are secure. Many companies allow their customers to send their credit card details     a special secure page. You should only buy goods from companies that have this secure page facility.

1.A. work out    B. turn out     C. complain about     D. think about

2.A. product     B. website      C. programme          D. system

3.A. check      B. describe    C. provide           D. store

4.A. message    B. introduction  C. order              D. promise

5.A. organized   B. private      C. unknown            D. dishonest

6.A. satisfied with   B. confident about   C. interested in  D. nervous of

7.A. service     B. money         C. information        D. application

8.A. In fact    B. As a result  C. By the way        D. For example

9.A. after       B. till          C. before             D. as soon as

10.A. over       B. past          C. below              D. through

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：网购在全世界变得越来越受欢迎，也包括中国在内。对许多人来讲，最主要的顾虑是网购的安全。怎样注意网购的安全？本文从几个方面讲述了这个问题：了解商品相关的各种信息；有问题的商品申请换、赔，支付的安全等等。

1.D 考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。句意：顾客在购物前有几个方面应该考虑。A. work out算出，计算出；B. turn out 结果是； C. complain about抱怨；D. think about考虑。根据语境：顾客在购物前要认真考虑与商品相关的信息。故选D。

2.B 考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：你不应该只因为公司有精美设计的A. product产品；B. website网站；C. programme节目；D. system系统就信任它。顾客是从网站上看到产品及了解产品，故选B。

3.A 考查动词及语境理解。句意：而且，在你购买产品前，认真地核对与商品相关信息及售后服务。A. check检查，核对；B. describe形容，描述；C. provide 提供；D. store存储。购物前，认真核对信息，故选A。

4.C 考查名词及语境理解。句意：顾客应该要求公司给他们发一封邮件以确认订单及付款信息。A. message消息；B. introduction说明；C. order订单；D. promise承诺。确认订单信息，故选C。

5.D 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：书面的确认信息给予购买者更好的保护免受不诚信和公司的欺骗。A. organized，有组织的公司；B. private私人的公司；C. unknown不为人知的公司；D. dishonest不诚信的公司。根据语境，购物时要防止被不诚信的公司的欺骗，故选D。

6.A 考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：你可以改变想法或是对你购买的东西不满意。A. satisfied with对……满意；B. confident about对……自信；C. interested in对……感兴趣；D. nervous of对……紧张。对不中意的商品不满意。故选A。

7.B 考查名词及语境理解。句意：这是一个你可以退回商品并且退款的时间段。A. service 服务；B. money钱；C. information，信息；D. application申请。退回商品并且把钱收回来。故选B。

8.D 考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：这是一种很安全的在线购买货物及服务方式。比如，如果你付款后没有收到货物，你可以向信用卡发行商索赔。A. In fact事实上，实际上；B. As a result，其结果是；C. By the way顺便说一下；D. For example例如。这里是举例说明信用卡支付的安全。故选D。

9.C 考查连词及语境理解。句意：当然，你需要确信你的付款是安全的在你用信用卡在线支付前。A. after在……后；B. till 直到；C. before在……之前；D. as soon as一……就……。付款交易之前确保是安全的，故选C。

10.……上；B. past 经过（某点）；C. below在……下面；D. through通过。通过一个安全页面发送信息，故选D。

考点：生活类短文阅读。