Question

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）:

Shop owners around the world are getting increasingly annoyed with the latest trend of customers coming into their shops just to try things on, but not to buy. They have decided to do something to stop it.

As online shopping has become more and more popular, some shop owners have   46 that although their shops look busy, they aren’t making much money. This is because customers are   47  to save money by buying online but are worried about choosing the wrong size or colour. So they go to stores to try on clothes before going home to   48   them from a website.

But now stores in Australia have come up with an idea to stop this. They are asking customers to pay a ‘trying on’ fee. Winter sportswear shops have introduced charges (收费) of up to $50 to try on boots or other ski wear. This charge is returned if customers come back to buy the   49  within seven days.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.E

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：随着网上购物越来越受欢迎，网上购物成为一种趋势。很多人担心选择错误的尺寸、大小或颜色，先去商店试穿衣服，然后再进行网购，现在澳大利亚的商店已经想出了一个主意来阻止这种行为。他们要求客户支付一个“试穿”的费用。此费用如果客户在七天内回来购买物品，将被退回。

1.C句意：一些店主注意到，虽然他们的商店看起来很忙，但他们并没有赚很多钱。此句是现在完成时态，缺少动词的过去分词，结合句意，答案为C。

2.A句意：这是因为客户热衷于通过网上购买来省钱，但担心选择错误的尺寸、大小或颜色。be keen to do sth. 渴望做某事。结合句意可知，答案为A。

3.E句意：他们去商店试穿衣服，回家后，从一个网站上再去订购他们。不定式to后跟动词原形，结合句意可知，答案为E。

4.句意：此费用如果客户在七天内回来购买物品，将被退回。此句缺少名词，结合句意可知，答案为B，items指代上文试穿过的商品。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。