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【題目】Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us, shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For me, it's something I would rather avoid. Thank goodness for the Internet! It's more convenient to buy CDs, electrical items, even food, from the comfort of your sofa. But that’s not the only reason: price is an important factor. We can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy. This has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”.

Showrooming is something I've done. I will go to a shop to see, touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a lower price. I'm not alone in doing this. Research by a company called Foolproof, found 24％of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013.

Amy Cashman, Head of Technology at TNS UK, says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that “people are lacking time, lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying.” She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop around.

But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change. They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving store discounts or free gifts.

We mustn’t forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare. It’s good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by showrooming, you get the best of both worlds!

【1】The two questions in Paragraph 1 are raised to

A. give two examples

B. introduce the topic

C. compare different opinions

D. get answers from readers

【2】What does showrooming mean in the text?

A. Trying in shops and buying online.

B. Showing products in a room.

C. Buying something in a store.

D. Shopping on the Internet.

【3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. Online shops will disappear.

B. Free gifts will surely promote sales.

C. Shops need necessary changes.

D. Shops will be replaced by online shops.

【4】The author's attitude towards showrooming is .

A. critical B. negative C. casual D. supportive

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析: 目前,國內(nèi)外興起了一種購物方式—Showrooming（商品展廳）。Showrooming指的是消費者在零售店挑選商品,然后在網(wǎng)上購買的消費行為。在本文中作者就這一現(xiàn)象以及網(wǎng)上購物對商場的沖擊進行了分析，指出商場必須做出相應(yīng)的改變來迎接這一挑戰(zhàn)

【1】B推理判斷題。本文內(nèi)容是介紹網(wǎng)上購物，由此可知作者在文章開篇提出的問題只是起到引出話題的作用，答案選B項。

【2】A細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段Showrooming is something I've done．I will go to a shop to see，touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knock—down price．可知showrooming指的是去實體店看或者試用產(chǎn)品，然后去網(wǎng)上購買，故答案選A

【3】C細節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段Certainly shops will change．They will have to offer more competitive prices …free girls可以判斷商店不會因為網(wǎng)購的增多而倒閉，但是商場卻的確需要一些改變，答案選C

【4】D推理判斷題。A批判的；B否定的；C隨意的；D支持的。從文章末段but at least by showrooming，you get the best of both worlds!可知作者對showrooming持贊同的觀點，答案選D

考點 ：日常生活類閱讀。