Question

“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.

Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物站), has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young people. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products (产品) are the most popular online.

It was reported that more than 500 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.

Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.

You may question the security of online shopping Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless（除非） you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied（满意的） with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”

1. Taobao is_______________.

A. a shopping mallB. an online shopper

C. an online shopping site D. the China’s largest website

2. In the last paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to (所指) “_____________”.

A. productsB. the shop owners C. sellersD. online shops

3. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Wang Lin’s lifeB. Online shopping in China

C. China’s online shoppers D. Shopping online is not safe

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了中国最大的网上购物的网站——淘宝，大部分网上购物者是年轻人。据报告显示，去年通过淘宝在网上购物花费了超过500 billion，网上购物的安全问题是我们所怀疑的。

1.根据第二段Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物站),故选择C。

2.根据Unless（除非） you receive the products from the sellers，故选择A。

3.根据对整个文章的理解，可知这篇文章最好的标题是网上购物，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。