Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it"s

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Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it"s not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.
64-year-old man Li Hui"an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It"s very convenient to buy things online, however, I can"t use the internet. A

fter I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I"d searched for for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "
The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can"t use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.
In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.
Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easie

r for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let"s say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.
小题1:What is offline shopping?

A．Buying things in a common store.

B．Buying and selling things on the internet.

C．Buying things on the internet for the old.

D．Buying things on the internet for the people who can"t use the internet.

小题2:Why do many old people like offline shopping?

A．They don"t like going shopping.

B．They are good at buying things on the internet.

C．They don"t like buying things online themselves.

D．Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online.

小题3:What"s the meaning of the underlined word "charge"in the fourth paragraph?

A．收费

B．管理

C．交纳

D．缴税

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?

A．People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities.

B．The customers have to pay a suitable service fee.

C．There are many problems with the ordered things.

D．The store owners deal with the quality problems.

小题5:We can know from the passage that________.

A．Li Hui"an is crazy about shopping online

B．offline buy-for-you business is in great need

C．Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store

D．there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city

答案

小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B

解析

【文章大意】本文讲述了网上购物对老年人和不会用电脑的人来说已经不再是梦，现在有了一些店会帮他们在网上买东西，还会帮他们处理购物所随之产生的问题。
小题1:根据文章第一段可得到答案。网上购物对年轻人来说很普遍，而对老年人来说不容易，因此，offline shopping在老年人中很受欢迎。
小题1:由文章第二段第二行可得到答案。
小题1:由这一句话For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.可得到答案。
小题1:从最后一段可知，不是订购的东西有很多问题，而是有了任何问题店主会处理。
小题1:由文中的描述的“In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.”可得到答案。

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Hands play an importanty part in our daily life.But do you know which of your two hadns you use more?Very few people use both hands epually well.Most of us are right-handed.Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed.New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands,but in about two years they usually use their right hands.Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world.Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other,but it can be either hand.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.Next time you visit a zoo,watch the monkeys carefully,you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands.But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-hadned people.We live in a right-handed world.
小题1:How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
A.5%.                   B.50%.                C.95%.
小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?
A.公正地              B.均等地               C.平凡地
小题3:New-born babies can use __________.
A.both of their hands    B.neither of their hands    C.their right hands
小题4:Which of the following is true?
A.There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.
B.There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.
C.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.
小题5:“We live in a right-handed world.”means __________.
A.Most people use their right hands better.
B.Few people use their right hands better.
C.Half of the people use their right hands better.

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Rock climbing(攀岩) did not become a sport until late in the 1900s. But now it has become a popular outdoor activity. While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing, most people just climb low mountains for fun.
If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice. What most people don’ t know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind(意志).
To climb successfully, one must use wonderful skills. One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up, the closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb.
Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Once you start to learn how to climb, you"ll find more fun. People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love rock climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape, rock climbing is a fun and good way. Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby.
小题1: When did rock climbing become a sport?

A．In 1900.

B．Early in the 1900s.

C．In the middle of the 1900s.

D．Late in the 1900s.

小题2: The chess players may like rock climbing because .

A．they"d like to get into beautiful shape

B．it is more interesting than chess playing

C．it is like chess playing in the way of thinking

D．they really tike to do sports

小题3:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Rock climbing is a kind of indoor and outdoor activity,

B．Rock climbing is a very easy sport.

C．When you climb, your arms push you up.

D．The closer you are to the rock face, the more difficult it is to climb.

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How do you pay for things? Do you usually use cash(现金), or do you like to pay by credit card(信用卡)? If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card. Also, you might use it more often than you probably should.
Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顾客). Unlike today"s credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card. Customers had to pay for things in full. They couldn"t pay for something a little at a time.
In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company — Diners Club. Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants. Customers liked the card because they didn"t have to carry a lot of cash with them. Restaurant owners liked the card, too. Why? They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card.
In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7. 6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.
小题1:What can we know about the earlier credit cards from the passage?

A．They could be used everywhere.

B．Customers had to pay for things in full.

C．They were very popular before the 1920s.

D．Everyone could get this kind of credit card.

小题2: The underlined word "issued" here probably means " ".

A．showed

B．took

C．borrowed

D．provided

小题3: This passage is mainly about .

A．part of the development of credit cards

B．how to use cash

C．the number of people who use credit cards in the world

D．how credit cards help businessmen

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A green life sometimes just needs a good idea like sharing cars. It’s a new way of thinking. You can use a car but you don’t need to own it. Now the idea of “ car sharing” has become    51   in many countries.
As we know, most cars   52   in garages for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars    53   one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and   54   things. That costs too much money. To   55  money, some people come up with the idea of “ car sharing”. If we share a car, we’ll only  56    when we use it.
Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have    57   it. Japan is also trying to make    58    popular around the country.
Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in    59    . It is also very for us to travel everywhere   60   buying a car. Do you love to share a car with others?
小题1:A. popular             B. interesting            C. funny
小题2: A. are washed          B. are driven              C. are parked
小题3: A. as far as           B. as long as              C. as much as
小题4: A. other               B. others                  C. another
小题5: A. make                B. save                    C. find
小题6: A. spend               B. cost                    C. pay
小题7: A. joined              B. covered                 C. dropped
小题8: A. time saving         B. money saving            C. car sharing
小题9:A. fashion             B. transportation          C. family
小题10: A. without             B. with                    C. by

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An old man has a cat. The cat now is very old. She can’t run quickly, and she can’t bite 41    .One day the old cat saw a mouse, she jumped and   42 it. But she couldn’t bite it. So the mouse got out of her    43   and ran away. The old man got very    44  and beat the cat. The cat said to him. “Don’t beat your servant. Don’t be unkind to the 45  When they are young, they can do good work.”
小题1:A. too        B. also        C. either
小题2: A. catch      B. caught      C. catches
小题3: A. mouth      B. eyes       C. hands
小题4:A. sad         B. satisfied    C. angry
小题5:A. young      B. old         C. sick

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