Part Two Reading Comprehension

　　Directions

　　In this part there are passages and one listing, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements．For each of them, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center．

　　Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:

　　Internet shopping is a new way of shopping．Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair．Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular．In the United States people spent US$2．5 billion on Internet shopping in2003．

　　People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet．Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and foods．These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet．

　　Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper．The most important advantage is convenience．As the on-line shops are open 24´ hours a day you don´t have to queue with other shoppers at the checkout counters．Secondly; it is easy to find what you are looking for on the Internet．Finally, it is often cheaper to buy goods throughthe Internet．

　　The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or check their quality．Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends．

　　Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead．It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things from tonight´s dinner to a new car．

　　11．The first paragraph indicates that _________．

　　A．there are many problems with on-line shopping．

　　B．people hate the on-line shopping in cities

　　C．it is veryinconvenient for on-line shopping

　　D．on-line shopping is becoming very popular

　　12．The phrase "physical products" in the second paragraph means

　　A．things that can beseen or felt

　　B．things useful for health care

　　C．things can help you keep fit

　　D．things connected with sports

　　13．The most important advantage about Internet shopping is ______ ．

　　A．the speed the goods are delivered at

　　B．the reasonable priceand color

　　C．the quality ofthe goods

　　D．the convenience it brings to you

　　14．In the passage, the following disadvantages of Internet shopping are mentioned EXCEPT That ______

　　A．customers cannot actually see the products they are buying

　　B．customers cannot check the product´s quantity they arebuying

　　C．many people miss the opportunity to talk to their friends

　　D．some people are worded about paying for goods using credit cards

　　15．The fifth paragraph is mainly about

　　A．people´s enjoyment of a new way of shopping

　　B．Intermit companies´ finding of a new way for payment

　　C．there being various problems with Intermit shopping

　　D．serious disadvantages of Internet shopping

　　Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:

　　Electronic books could change the way of reading, but people ought to consider their far-reaching impacts as well．"The e-book promises to cause a slow tragedy on life as we know it," Jason Ohler, professor of technology, warned the world．He weighed the advantages and disadvantages of e-book technology´s impact on social relationships, the environment, the economy, etc．Before you read an e-book, consider the disadvantages．

　　He believed that the e-books increase harness of eye due to poor screen, replace a relatively cheap commodity with a more expensive one, and displace workers in print-book production and traditional publishing．E-books make it easy to share data, thereby threatening copyright agreements and reducing compensation of authors．

　　On the other hand, e-books save paper and trees, reduce the burden of the carrying and storing of printed books, promote self-sufficiency in learning, and make reading a collaborative experience online．They also create new jobs for writers and artists and encourage self publishing．

　　In final analysis, Ohler points out, e-books should gain society´s approval if a few conditions are met, make them recyclable, solve the problem of eye fatigue, be sure the "have-nots" get the technology, and support e-book training in schools and business．

　　16．What is the purpose of this writing?

　　A．To encourage people to use more e-books．

　　B．To help people how to read e-books effectively．

　　C．To talk about the impacts of e-books on society．

　　D．To make e-books more popular with the students．

　　17．One of the advantages ofe-books is ________．

　　A．Theycancreate new jobs for everyone．

　　B．They can save paper and trees．

　　C．They mayenhance the relationgships among people．

　　D．They may help protect eyes．

　　18．One of the disadvantages ofthe use of e-books is that ________．

　　A．they may promote self-sufficiency in learning．

　　B．they may pollute the environment．

　　C．they may encourage self publishing．

　　D．they may make some people lose their jobs．

　　19．What is Jason Ohler´s attitude towards e-books?

　　A．Positive．

　　B．Indifferent．

　　C．Cautious．

　　D．Suspicious．

　　20．What is one of the problems which need to be solved?

　　A．Environmental protection．

　　B．E-book training in schools and business．

　　C．Society’s approval of e-books．

　　D．Convincingpeople of using e-books．