Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?
Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (瀏覽) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (詐騙) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.
Another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.
Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使煩惱) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!
Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.
【小題1】The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to        .

A．support online shopping
B．collect answers from readers
C．show his dislike of going shopping
D．introduce the topic of the passage
【小題2】By what can online shoppers avoid fraud?
A．Using only trusted websites.
B．Choosing big websites.
C．Collecting shopping evidence.
D．Seeking advice from the police.
【小題3】The author agrees with the fact that ______.
A．customers are never satisfied with products
B．online shopping is a safe way to make purchases
C．online shopping has nothing to do with global warming
D．delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy
【小題4】What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?
A．Very popular.B．A wise choice.C．Not trouble free.D．A waste of time.


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C 

解析試題分析：網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物現(xiàn)在越來越流行，但是它并不像有人說的那樣沒有麻煩，文章介紹了網(wǎng)購(gòu)的問題和注意事項(xiàng)。
【小題1】寫作手法題：文章的第一段提了四個(gè)問題，然后說：If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?可知是為了引出網(wǎng)購(gòu)的話題，選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation(名聲).可知是使用值得信任的網(wǎng)站。選A
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated(使煩惱) by the fact that the delivery is late !可知是顧客對(duì)送貨遲了是很生氣的。選D
【小題4】作者態(tài)度題：從文章最后一段的句子：Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.可知作者認(rèn)為網(wǎng)購(gòu)不是沒有麻煩的，選C 
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