Question

Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is  31  to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming   32   . In the United States, people  33  over US $ 2.5 billion on Internet Shopping in 2010. This figure is expected to   34  US $ 18 billion by the year 2012.

People can   35 for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical（物质的）products   36   items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy   37  products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer    38  through the Internet. Services such as   39  airline tickets, reserving (预订) hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line   40  .

Internet shopping offers a number of   41  for the shoppers. One of the most important advantages is   42  . You can shop whenever you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don’t have to   43  with other shoppers at the checkout counters. Secondly, it is easy to   44  what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often   45  to buy goods through the Internet, because you can pay less money for what you want than in a real supermarket.

1. A．joined B．connected C．tied D．united

2. A．rare B．important C．popular D．necessary

3. A．paid B．cost C．took D．spent

4. A．reach B．arrive C．add D．become

5. A．buy B．shop C．see D．research

6. A．contain B．sell C．include D．conclude

7. A．paper B．information C．technology D．language

8. A．software B．hardware C．screen D．website

9. A．offering B．finding C．booking D．selling

10. A．games B．groups C．teams D．sports

11. A．goods B．shops C．products D．benefits

12. A．convenience B．pleasure C．fashion D．comfort

13. A．argue B．queue C．discuss D．deal

14. A．exchange B．find C．transport D．print

15. A．safer B．quicker C．happier D．cheaper

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B  考查词语搭配，be connected to, 与….相连

2.C  考查联系上下文，从下文的数据可知网购很受欢迎

3.D  考查词语搭配，(sb) spend…on,  (sb) pay…for,  (sth) cost/take…

4.A  考查生活常识，reach[vt] 达到。到2012年预计达到180亿

5.B  考查词汇复现，根据上文的internet shopping可知选shop[vi]“购买”；buy[vt]

6.C  考查词语应用，有形产品“包括”书、衣服、食物等东西，contain为“包含，内含”

7.B  考查逻辑推断，下文提到的电子新闻、杂志属于信息产品

8.A  考查生活常识, 上网下载“软件”software，hardware为“硬件”

9. C  考查生活常识, 这里的提到的service与网络有关，book表“预订”

10.A  考查逻辑推断, 上文提到过entertainment推断可参加网络游戏

11.D  考查词汇复现，benefit意为“好处”与下句的advantage“优点”相呼应

12.A  考查逻辑推断, 从下文提到的“on-line shops are open 24 hours a day”推断好处是方便

13.B  考查逻辑推断，从本句后段可知不用“与其他顾客一起queue(排队)”。可用排除法。

14.B  考查联系上下文, 根据下文的“Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line”可知容易(find)找到要找的的东西

15.D  考查逻辑推断, 从下文的pay less money推断选cheaper

考点：考查知识类短文阅读