Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Which shop didn’t necessarily exist in small towns?

A.A butcher’s shop. B.A greengrocer’s shop. C.A book shop.

2.What affects small shops the most?

A.Their locations. B.The Internet. C.Big supermarkets.

3.What is the bad thing about the Internet shopping?

A.Price. B.Personal service. C.Quality.

4.How are physical shops now attracting customers?

A.By entertainment. B.By special offers. C.By window displays.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

【原文】

As a businessman, I am upset to see the decline of shopping. The Internet shopping has an effect on doing business in actual physical shops. Shopping on the Internet is, of course, developing quickly but this is at the expense of small, personal shops. At one time, every town used to have a butcher a greengrocer and a tailor my own town also had a book shop, though you didn’t see these in every town. Small shops began to find it difficult to survive when big supermarkets opened on the edges of towns. People also found it more and more difficult to park their cars on busy streets near the small shops. However, the biggest blow came from the Internet, when people found they could do most of their shopping at home. This is of course, progress and the Internet is a great thing. You can buy whatever you want at your home and it is often cheaper. The only thing that is missing is personal service. There is hope for our towns, however, and shops are using new ideas, such as entertainment and special events, instead of window displays and special offers, to attract customers.