广西柳州市三中2013——2014高二期末英语阅读理解冲刺训练试题2.doc

广西柳州市三中2013——2014高二期末英语阅读理解冲刺训练试题2 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 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 moneyFor me．its somethin would rather avoid．Thank goodness for the Internet! Its more convenient to buy CDs，electrical items，even food，from the comfort of your sofa．But that’ not the only reason：price is an important factor．We can buy goods and services cheaper onlineBut sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy．This has led t a type of shopping called “showrooming”． Showrooming is something Ive done． 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．Im not alone in doing this．Research by a company caed Foolproof，found 24％of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013． Amy Cashman，Head of Technology at TNS UK，says the reasos for this new shopping habit are that“people are lacking time，lacking money and they want security about the products they are buyin．”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 in—store discounts or free girls． 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’ 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 worlds51．The two questions in Paragraph l are raised toA．introduce the topic B．give two examples C．compare different opinions D．get answers from readers 52．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．Sh