17.Group buying is one of the fastest growing trends in South Africa today.Industry leaders are confident the growth potential remains strong since group buying is location-specific(區(qū)域性的).Start-up costs are low and profit room remains high,so many sites continue to receive invested money despite widespread criticism and Facebook's decision to phase out of the deals business due to privacy concerns.
In the early stages of all industries,some companies fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions.To deal with difficult conditions,an alarming number of businesses are developing group buying websites in places like China and India,so the increase of group buying in South Africa is nothing more than a natural progression into the international mainstream.
The group buying concept is fairly new and consumers have accepted this concept because they can now make full use of the rich information available on the Internet.Group buying is convenient and easy so it works.Anyone can view a site,join a mailing list,subscribe to RSS or print out a coupon(優(yōu)惠券).The current group buying structure offered by the industry leaders works although there are still challenges to overcome.
Perhaps,the future of group buying is tied to the joining together of social media and mobile devices.Mobile devices are with us wherever we go and almost everyone is using some type of social media site like Facebook or Twitter to stay informed.Using GPS and social media technology to provide real time location-specific promotions would be beneficial to every consumer looking for the best deals in town.
Pause for a moment and think about it!What is better than signing on to your phone while having fun in town and you receive a real time information that your favorite shop across the street is offering a killer deal?
The future of the group buying in South Africa is bright and we can expect to see more advanced approaches to this concept in the future.In addition to the technological advances consumers will see the range of promotions expand to include new products and services.
72.What does the underlined phrase"phase out of"mean in the passage?A
A.Gradually stop. B.Gradually increase.
C.Begin to develop. D.Continue to enlarge.
73.The author sets China and India as examples to show thatD.
A.China and India are powerful countries
B.China and India are in difficult economic conditions
C.group buying is successful worldwide
D.group buying is an international trend
74.Which of the following is true according to the passage?C
A.People have accepted group buying because it's a new concept.
B.Social media and mobile devices have been joined together for group buying.
C.GPS and social media technology will be helpful in group buying.
D.Shops usually offer a killer deal when their customers are having fun.
75.The author's attitude towards the future of group buying isB.
A.pessimistic B.optimistic C.objective D.subjective.
分析 文章討論的就是在南非出現(xiàn)的團(tuán)購的新的流行趨勢,并分析了前景與未來.
解答 ADCB
72 A 推理題.根據(jù)本句so many sites continue to receive invested money despite widespread criticism and Facebook's decision to phase out of deal business due to privacy concerns.說明盡管由于對個(gè)人隱私的擔(dān)心導(dǎo)致廣泛的批評以及Facebook決定停止這個(gè)生意,但是很多網(wǎng)站還是決定繼續(xù)接受投資.說明該短語指慢慢停止.故A正確.
73 D 推理題.根據(jù)第二段2,3行To deal with difficult conditions,an alarming number of businesses are developing group buying websites in places like China and India說明為了應(yīng)付目前的困難情況,在中國和印度的很多行業(yè)都發(fā)展了團(tuán)購.舉這個(gè)例子就是想說明團(tuán)購現(xiàn)在正在成為一種趨勢.故D正確.
74 C 推理題.根據(jù)第四段第一行Perhaps,the future of group buying is tied to the joining together of social media and mobile devices.說明本段是關(guān)于團(tuán)購是與GPS等移動(dòng)裝置的迅速發(fā)展有很大的關(guān)系的.,也就是說這樣的裝置對于團(tuán)購是很有幫助的,故C正確.
75 B 推理題.根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句The future of the group buying in South Africa is bright and we can expect to see more advanced approaches to this concept in the future.說明作者認(rèn)為團(tuán)購的未來很光明,故B正確.
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